Test your knowledge of Bruno Mars's biggest hits, deep cuts and iconic moments.
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From the four-count intro of 'Uptown Funk' to the finger-snaps of '24K Magic', Bruno Mars' hits announce themselves in the first bar. These are the easy points, before the quiz asks which decade each one is copying.
The details behind the grooves decide the tie-breakers: a fourteen-week number one, a child Elvis impersonator from Honolulu, a retro-soul duo that won Record of the Year. Exactly what a superfan hoards.
Bruno Mars' catalog is a tour through pop history. Start with the throwback smashes, then test yourself on the era each song borrows, the Silk Sonic soul turn, and the deep cuts only superfans place.
Start with the hits everyone shouts along to. 'Uptown Funk', '24K Magic', 'Just the Way You Are' and the ballad 'When I Was Your Man' are among his most recognizable, and most players name them from the first bar. These are the free points before the retro guessing begins.
Here is the real game. 'Uptown Funk' channels 80s Minneapolis funk, 'Finesse' rebuilds late-80s new jack swing, 'Treasure' is 70s disco, and 'Locked Out of Heaven' echoes the reggae-rock of The Police. The trick is not the song title but the decade the track is dressed as.
In 2021 Mars teamed with Anderson .Paak as Silk Sonic, a full throwback to smooth 70s soul. 'Leave the Door Open' and 'Smokin Out the Window' sound closer to the Delfonics than to his own solo hits, so telling the duo apart from his catalog trips up newer fans.
The top tier goes back to the start. Mars performed as a child Elvis impersonator in Honolulu, and his albums hide cuts like 'Talking to the Moon', 'Marry You' and 'Calling All My Lovelies'. Place these from a short clip and you have cleared the whole catalog.
Pick a Bruno Mars quiz below. Guess the song from a short clip, then answer trivia on his albums, his Silk Sonic project and his biggest collaborations. Some rounds stay on the hits; others test the eras his songs borrow.
Because Bruno Mars builds hits from older blueprints. 'Uptown Funk' channels 80s funk, 'Finesse' revives new jack swing, and 'Treasure' leans on 70s disco. The quiz often asks you to place the era, not just the song.
Uptown Funk, Just the Way You Are, 24K Magic and When I Was Your Man are the fastest to recognize. Silk Sonic's 'Leave the Door Open' is the one that catches newer fans.
Naming the song is easy, since the hooks are huge. The challenge is that each track copies a different decade, so pinning the style and year is where scores separate.
His real name is Peter Gene Hernandez. He was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, in 1985 and was nicknamed 'Bruno' as a toddler.
Yes. Every Bruno Mars quiz is free to play, with no signup and no Spotify account needed. You can also guess the song with friends in a multiplayer music quiz. Just pick one and start guessing.
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