Elton John Quiz With Answers: Test Your Knowledge

Elton John and lyricist Bernie Taupin met through a 1967 newspaper advert and have written together for more than five decades, and this Elton John quiz with answers follows their partnership. Learn about Reginald Dwight from Pinner, the Royal Academy of Music, Your Song, Dodger Stadium in 1975, The Lion King and his 2024 EGOT.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Taupin
Who writes most of Elton John's lyrics?
Name
What is Elton John's birth name?
Pinner
In which town was Elton John born?
Academy
Which music school did young Elton attend?
Candle
Which 1997 single became one of the best-selling singles ever?
Lion King
Which film's songs did Elton write with Tim Rice?
Dodger
Which stadium did Elton famously play in 1975 in a sequined baseball uniform?
EGOT
When did Elton John complete his EGOT?
Rocketman
Who played Elton in the 2019 film Rocketman?
Foundation
Which charity did Elton found in 1992?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: Who writes most of Elton John's lyrics?
Answer: Bernie Taupin
They met in 1967.
Q2: What is Elton John's birth name?
Answer: Reginald Dwight
He changed it legally.
Q3: In which town was Elton John born?
Answer: Pinner
It is in northwest London.
Q4: Which music school did young Elton attend?
Answer: Royal Academy of Music
He won a junior scholarship.
Q5: Which 1997 single became one of the best-selling singles ever?
Answer: Candle in the Wind 1997
It honored Princess Diana.
Q6: Which film's songs did Elton write with Tim Rice?
Answer: The Lion King
Can You Feel the Love Tonight won an Oscar.
Q7: Which stadium did Elton famously play in 1975 in a sequined baseball uniform?
Answer: Dodger Stadium
He returned there in 2022.
Q8: When did Elton John complete his EGOT?
Answer: 2024
An Emmy completed it.
Q9: Who played Elton in the 2019 film Rocketman?
Answer: Taron Egerton
He sang the songs himself.
Q10: Which charity did Elton found in 1992?
Answer: Elton John AIDS Foundation
It has raised hundreds of millions.

Elton John Quiz – Rocket Man's Career

Elton John was born Reginald Dwight in Pinner, northwest London, in 1947. A gifted pianist, he won a junior scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music, and in 1967 he answered a newspaper advert that introduced him to lyricist Bernie Taupin.

Their partnership produced Your Song, Rocket Man, Tiny Dancer and Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. Elton's flamboyant costumes peaked at Dodger Stadium in 1975, where he wore a sequined baseball uniform. With Tim Rice he wrote songs for The Lion King, winning an Oscar.

Candle in the Wind 1997, a tribute to Princess Diana, became one of the best-selling singles ever. Elton founded the Elton John AIDS Foundation in 1992, finished his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour in 2023, was portrayed by Taron Egerton in Rocketman and completed his EGOT in 2024.

What This Quiz Teaches

Music fans and pianists will enjoy these questions.

Who writes his lyrics
What his birth name is
Which single honored Diana
Which stadium he played in 1975
When he completed his EGOT

Did You Know?

He was knighted in 1998.
Crocodile Rock was his first US number one.
He wrote music for Billy Elliot the Musical.
His husband is David Furnish.
He entered the Rock Hall in 1994.