Legends of Music: Coldplay
Celebrating the release of their new album "Music of the Spheres", try this fun trivia game on rock legends Coldplay.
15 questions · Published November 16, 2021
Trivia questions (5 of 15)
- Multiple Choice
1. In which English city did Coldplay form as a band in 1996?
The members of Coldplay met at University College in London during orientation week in 1996.
- Multiple Choice
2. What was Coldplay's first Billboard Hot 100 Number One hit in the United States?
"Viva la Vida" reached the top spot of the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the band's first number-one single in both the U.S. and U.K.
- Multiple Choice
3. As of 2021, Coldplay has won two Grammys for Best Alternative Music Album. One for 2002's "Parachutes" and one for the album _____________.
"A Rush of Blood to the Head" won the Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album the very next year, in 2003.
- Fill In The Blank
4. In 2008, what song from "Viva la Vida..." did Coldplay collaborate with Jay-Z on for a live version?
There are three versions of the song "Lost".
"Lost!" is the album version, "Lost?" which is piano only, and "Lost+" which features Jay-Z and would serve as precursor to their 2013 "Viva La Hova" collaboration album.
- Multiple Choice
5. What Coldplay song's inspiration was Chris Martin's desire to comfort wife Gwyneth Paltrow through the grief of losing her father?
Though her father, Bruce Paltrow, passed away in 2002, the 2005 song "Fix You" was written for her as a way to say he hoped he could help put her back together.
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