Bing Music Festivals Quiz: Woodstock to Glastonbury

This Bing music festivals quiz travels to the world's most famous festivals, from Woodstock in 1969 to Glastonbury in England, Coachella in California, Tomorrowland in Belgium, Burning Man in Nevada, Roskilde in Denmark, Rock in Rio, Sziget and the Montreux Jazz Festival.

Start Bing Music Festivals Quiz

🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 90 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 90s

Woodstock
In which U.S. state was the Woodstock festival held in 1969?
Woodstock
Which guitarist closed Woodstock with a famous version of The Star-Spangled Banner?
Glastonbury
On whose farm is the Glastonbury Festival held?
Glastonbury
Glastonbury often skips a year to let the land and the village recover. What is this called?
Coachella
In which U.S. state is Coachella held?
Electronic
Tomorrowland, one of the biggest electronic music festivals, takes place in which country?
Burning Man
What is burned at the end of the Burning Man festival in Nevada?
Europe
Roskilde, known for its Orange Stage, is one of Europe's oldest big festivals. Where is it?
Jazz
Which rock song tells the story of a fire during a concert at the Montreux casino in 1971?
South America
Which festival, first held in 1985 with Queen among its headliners, began in Brazil?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: In which U.S. state was the Woodstock festival held in 1969?
Answer: New York
Woodstock took place on Max Yasgur's dairy farm in Bethel, New York, about 70 kilometers from the town of Woodstock.
Q2: Which guitarist closed Woodstock with a famous version of The Star-Spangled Banner?
Answer: Jimi Hendrix
Hendrix played on the Monday morning, after the festival ran late, to a crowd that had already shrunk to tens of thousands.
Q3: On whose farm is the Glastonbury Festival held?
Answer: Michael Eavis
Michael Eavis held the first festival at Worthy Farm in Somerset in 1970. His daughter Emily now co-runs it.
Q4: Glastonbury often skips a year to let the land and the village recover. What is this called?
Answer: A fallow year
Glastonbury took a fallow year in 2026 to give Worthy Farm and the nearby village a break. Its best-known stage is the Pyramid Stage.
Q5: In which U.S. state is Coachella held?
Answer: California
Coachella takes place at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, over two weekends each April.
Q6: Tomorrowland, one of the biggest electronic music festivals, takes place in which country?
Answer: Belgium
The festival has been held in the town of Boom since 2005 and is famous for its huge, fairy-tale stages.
Q7: What is burned at the end of the Burning Man festival in Nevada?
Answer: A giant wooden figure
Burning Man builds a temporary city, Black Rock City, in the desert. The festival follows a principle of leaving no trace.
Q8: Roskilde, known for its Orange Stage, is one of Europe's oldest big festivals. Where is it?
Answer: Denmark
Roskilde started in 1971 and is run as a non-profit event, with money going to charitable causes.
Q9: Which rock song tells the story of a fire during a concert at the Montreux casino in 1971?
Answer: Smoke on the Water
Deep Purple watched the fire during a Frank Zappa show. The Montreux Jazz Festival was founded by Claude Nobs in 1967.
Q10: Which festival, first held in 1985 with Queen among its headliners, began in Brazil?
Answer: Rock in Rio
Queen's performance of Love of My Life with a huge crowd singing along became legendary. Rock in Rio has since been held in Lisbon, Madrid and Las Vegas.

Bing Music Festivals Quiz – Where Music Meets the Crowd

Music festivals bring together thousands of people for days of live music, art and community. Some last a single weekend, while others turn fields, deserts and islands into temporary cities. For many fans, going to a big festival is a once-in-a-lifetime experience, and some festivals sell out within minutes of tickets going on sale.

The most famous festival of all may be Woodstock, held in August 1969 on a farm in Bethel, New York. Around 400,000 people came to hear artists such as Janis Joplin, The Who and Jimi Hendrix. In England, Glastonbury began in 1970 on Michael Eavis's Worthy Farm and grew into one of the largest greenfield festivals in the world, regularly taking fallow years to rest the land.

Today, festivals cover every style of music. Coachella in California blends pop, hip-hop, rock and art installations, while Tomorrowland in Belgium is a giant celebration of electronic dance music. Denmark's Roskilde and Hungary's Sziget, held on an island in the Danube in Budapest, attract huge international crowds. Switzerland's Montreux Jazz Festival is famous for its lakeside setting.

Other festivals have their own unique traditions. Burning Man in Nevada focuses on art and self-expression, ending with the burning of a giant wooden figure. Rock in Rio started in Brazil in 1985 and later spread to other countries. Lollapalooza began as a touring festival in 1991 and now has a permanent home in Chicago's Grant Park.

This quiz covers the history, locations and famous moments of the world's great music festivals.

What This Quiz Teaches

This quiz is perfect for festival-goers, music fans and anyone planning their next summer trip.

Where Woodstock really took place
How Glastonbury began and why it takes fallow years
Which countries host Tomorrowland and Roskilde
What happens at Burning Man
The story behind Smoke on the Water
How Rock in Rio and Lollapalooza started

Quick Facts About Music Festivals

Lollapalooza was created by Jane's Addiction singer Perry Farrell.
Japan's Fuji Rock Festival is held at a ski resort in Naeba.
Sziget takes place on Óbuda Island in the Danube.
Glastonbury's tickets are often sold before any acts are announced.
Coachella was first held in 1999.
Many festivals now run programs to cut plastic and reduce waste.