How Well Do You Know Elton John's Songs? Take This Trivia Quiz!
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Created 6/21/2024
Are you a die-hard Elton John fan? Test your knowledge of his iconic songs with this fun quiz! See how many correct answers you can get out of 15.
1. Which song did Elton John write in memory of his friend Ryan White and later sang as a tribute to Freddie Mercury and Princess Diana?
Candle in the Wind
Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)
The Last Song
The Show Must Go On
2. Elton John's first British recording success was with which song?
Lady Samantha
Border Song
Your Song
Daniel
3. Which song did Elton John perform at Princess Diana's funeral in 1997, with revised lyrics by Bernie Taupin?
Candle in the Wind
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Something About The Way You Look Tonight
The One
4. In which song does Elton John pay homage to 1950s rock and roll?
Crocodile Rock
Philadelphia Freedom
Bennie and the Jets
Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me
5. Which of Elton John's songs won the Academy Award for Best Original Song for the film 'The Lion King'?
Circle of Life
Can You Feel the Love Tonight
Hakuna Matata
I Just Can't Wait to Be King
6. Which album featured the track 'Burn Down the Mission'?
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Tumbleweed Connection
Honky Château
Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy
7. Who was Elton John's primary songwriting collaborator?
Tim Rice
John Lennon
Bernie Taupin
Paul McCartney
8. Which song did Elton John duet on with Kiki Dee in 1976?
Don't Go Breaking My Heart
Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me
Nikita
Sacrifice
9. Elton John's debut American album, released in 1970, was titled what?
Elton John
Empty Sky
Madman Across the Water
Tumbleweed Connection
10. In which track did Elton John reference Philadelphia soul?
Philadelphia Freedom
Island Girl
Daniel
Someone Saved My Life Tonight
11. Which Elton John song contains the lyrics 'Hold me closer, tiny dancer'?
Tiny Dancer
Rocket Man
Your Song
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
12. For which film did Elton John and Bernie Taupin win an Academy Award for the song '(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again'?
The Lion King
Rocketman
Gnomeo & Juliet
The Road to El Dorado
13. Which Elton John song begins with the lyrics 'It's a little bit funny, this feeling inside'?
Your Song
Rocket Man
Tiny Dancer
Candle in the Wind
14. On which album does the song 'Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding' appear?
Honky Château
Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Caribou
15. Which Elton John album features the track 'Someone Saved My Life Tonight'?
Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Tumbleweed Connection
Honky Château
