Prince
Purple Rain became Prince's commercial breakthrough. This topic is part of Music Artists within Music. This page currently draws on 31 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
Prince trivia questions
Prince was famous as a singer, songwriter, and what?
Answer: Multi-instrumentalist
Bonus fact: He played many instruments on his recordings.
Which Prince album and film share the title Purple Rain?
Answer: Purple Rain
Bonus fact: Purple Rain became Prince's commercial breakthrough.
What symbol did Prince briefly use as his professional name in the 1990s?
Answer: An unpronounceable Love Symbol
Bonus fact: Media often called him The Artist Formerly Known as Prince.
In British history, the Prince Regent governed for which king?
Answer: George III
Bonus fact: The future George IV served as Prince Regent from 1811.
Which English prince led the victorious army at Poitiers?
Answer: Edward the Black Prince
Bonus fact: Edward captured the French king after the battle.
Who wrote The Happy Prince?
Answer: Oscar Wilde
Bonus fact: The story was published in 1888.
What kind of figure is the Happy Prince at the start of the story?
Answer: Statue
Bonus fact: The gilded statue overlooks the city.
Which bird helps the Happy Prince aid the poor?
Answer: Swallow
Bonus fact: The swallow carries jewels and gold from the statue to people in need.
On which network did The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air originally air?
Answer: NBC
Bonus fact: Television Academy records list The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air as an NBC series.
Hamlet is prince of which country in Shakespeare’s play?
Answer: Denmark
Bonus fact: Much of Hamlet takes place at Elsinore Castle.
Which prince is a close friend of Pierre Bezukhov?
Answer: Andrei Bolkonsky
Bonus fact: Prince Andrei serves in the Russian army and experiences the Battle of Austerlitz.
What is the name of the poor London boy who exchanges identities with Prince Edward in Mark Twain's The Prince and the Pauper?
Answer: Tom Canty
Bonus fact: The novel was first published in 1881.