The standards everyone can name
'What a Wonderful World', 'Hello, Dolly!' and 'La Vie en Rose' are the ones most players name from a few warm bars. These are the easy points before the older jazz sides show up.
Louis Armstrong Quiz: Guess the Song & Test Your Trivia
Test your knowledge of Louis Armstrong's biggest hits, deep cuts and iconic moments.
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Louis Armstrong at a glance
- Main genre
- Pop (New Orleans jazz that crossed into pop)
- Real name
- Louis Daniel Armstrong, known as Satchmo or Pops
- Best-known songs to guess
- What a Wonderful World, Hello Dolly!, La Vie en Rose, Mack the Knife, When the Saints Go Marching In
- Deep cuts fans miss
- West End Blues, Potato Head Blues, Heebie Jeebies, Stardust, Cheek to Cheek
- Eras in the quiz
- 1920s Hot Fives and Sevens, 1950s-60s pop standards, the late 'What a Wonderful World' era
- Standards that scored films
- What a Wonderful World (Good Morning, Vietnam), La Vie en Rose, We Have All the Time in the World (On Her Majesty's Secret Service)
- Related artists
- Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Frank Sinatra
- Quiz difficulty
- Easy on the film standards, hard on the 1920s trumpet sides and guess-the-year rounds
Guess the Louis Armstrong Song
'What a Wonderful World', 'Hello, Dolly!' and 'La Vie en Rose' are the ones players name from a few bars.
- 01
What a Wonderful World
- 02
Hello Dolly!
- 03
La Vie en Rose
- 04
Mack the Knife
- 05
When the Saints Go Marching In
- 06
West End Blues
- 07
Potato Head Blues
- 08
Heebie Jeebies
Louis Armstrong Trivia: The Standards That Scored Films
The late-blooming hit, the number one that beat The Beatles, and the trumpet solo that changed jazz.
- 'What a Wonderful World' barely charted in the United States on its 1967 release but reached number one in the UK in 1968; it became an American hit only after the 1987 film 'Good Morning, Vietnam', climbing the US charts in 1988.
- In 1964 'Hello, Dolly!' reached number one and knocked The Beatles off the top of the Billboard Hot 100, when Armstrong was in his early sixties.
- His 1928 recording 'West End Blues' opens with an unaccompanied trumpet cadenza considered one of the most influential moments in early jazz. Recordings like this anchor the jazz side of any music genre quiz.
- Armstrong recorded the standards albums 'Ella and Louis' (1956) and 'Ella and Louis Again' (1957) as duets with Ella Fitzgerald. Two voices that distinct are a gift when you guess the artist from a clip.
- His 1950 version of 'La Vie en Rose' is an English-language take on Edith Piaf's French song and has been used in many films since.
How Well Do You Know Louis Armstrong
The film standards are quick points; the 1920s trumpet sides are where the lead changes hands.
The trumpet and vocal revolution
Armstrong's trumpet and vocal innovations ran side by side. His 1928 'West End Blues' opens with a solo cadenza that rewrote jazz, and by 1926 he had already reshaped singing, popularising scat on 'Heebie Jeebies'. Instrumentals like 'Potato Head Blues' are where casual fans lose the thread.
The standards films later borrowed
His standards keep turning up on screen. 'What a Wonderful World' became a US hit only after 1987's Good Morning, Vietnam, though it had topped the UK chart back in 1968, and 'La Vie en Rose' has been licensed by film after film. These were pre-existing recordings later used on screen, not written for it, so a round often asks which movie later borrowed a song.
Duets and the pop crossover
In 1964 'Hello, Dolly!' knocked The Beatles off the top of the American chart, and his 1956 duet album with Ella Fitzgerald turned jazz standards into pop. Spotting the crossover is the trap here.
About Louis Armstrong
The trumpet and gravel voice that turned jazz into pop. In 1964 'Hello, Dolly!' knocked The Beatles off the top of the American chart.
A Louis Armstrong quiz starts the moment that gravel voice or a bright trumpet phrase comes in. Guess the Louis Armstrong song from 'What a Wonderful World' and 'Hello, Dolly!' to 'La Vie en Rose', 'Mack the Knife' and the 1928 landmark 'West End Blues', then test your trivia on the standards films later borrowed. 'What a Wonderful World' flopped in the US in 1967 yet topped the UK chart in 1968, so a guess-the-year round misleads on purpose. That is why he is such a good curveball in a quiz on music by decade. Find out how well you know Satchmo by ear. Then challenge your friends to a jazz round.
Louis Armstrong Quiz FAQ
How does the Louis Armstrong quiz work?
You hear a short piece of a Louis Armstrong recording and name it, then answer trivia across his trumpet jazz, the pop standards, and the songs that later scored films.
Which Louis Armstrong songs are in the quiz?
Standards like 'What a Wonderful World', 'Hello, Dolly!' and 'La Vie en Rose', plus older sides such as 'West End Blues' and 'When the Saints Go Marching In'.
Why is the Louis Armstrong quiz tricky?
'What a Wonderful World' only reached the US charts years after it was recorded, though it was a UK number one in 1968, and his catalogue spans 1920s jazz to 1960s pop, so guess-the-year rounds are deceptive.
Which film made 'What a Wonderful World' famous?
The 1987 movie 'Good Morning, Vietnam' turned it into a lasting American hit; the song had flopped in the US in 1967 but was already a UK number one in 1968.
Who was Louis Armstrong?
Louis Armstrong, nicknamed Satchmo, was an American trumpeter and singer from New Orleans and one of the founding figures of jazz. He lived from 1901 to 1971.
Is the Louis Armstrong quiz free?
Yes. The Louis Armstrong quiz is free to play on Songtrivia, with no account and no Spotify needed. You can also guess the song with friends in a multiplayer round.
Sources & methodology
Sources consulted
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Our methodology
Each topic is curated by a Quiz Master with category expertise. Selection crosses cultural impact, chart performance, recognition potential and era variety.