Bob Dylan Quiz: Guess the Song & Test Your Trivia
The Bob Dylan quiz rewards two ears: one for the nasal voice, one for the words no one else could write. Guess the Bob Dylan song from 'Like a Rolling Stone', 'Blowin' in the Wind' and 'Mr. Tambourine Man', then test your trivia on the covers, on 'Knockin' on Heaven's Door', and on the 1965 night he plugged in at Newport and split the folk world. Place the acoustic protest years against the electric turn and find out how well you know the first songwriter to win the Nobel in Literature.
Start your solo quiz
Name as many tracks as you can from short audio clips. The faster you answer, the more you score.
10 questions4 answers each
Guess the Bob Dylan Song
'Like a Rolling Stone', 'Blowin' in the Wind' and 'The Times They Are a-Changin'' are the ones the voice names in a heartbeat.
Like a Rolling Stone
Blowin' in the Wind
The Times They Are a-Changin'
Knockin' on Heaven's Door
Mr. Tambourine Man
Subterranean Homesick Blues
Tangled Up in Blue
Just Like a Woman
Bob Dylan Trivia: Lyrics as Literature
The Nobel Prize, the night he went electric at Newport, and the covers that outsold his own records.
How Well Do You Know Bob Dylan
Start with the voice and the anthems, then place the covers, the electric turn and the Nobel-winning words.
The voice and the words (easy points)
Two things give Dylan away: the nasal voice and lines everyone half-knows. 'Like a Rolling Stone', 'Blowin' in the Wind' and 'The Times They Are a-Changin'' are the ones most players name first, and they are the easy points early in a round.
The songs other artists made famous (the cover trap)
Half the trick is that his compositions often became major hits in other artists' recordings. The Byrds took 'Mr. Tambourine Man' to number one, Jimi Hendrix owned 'All Along the Watchtower', and 'Knockin' on Heaven's Door' has been covered for decades. Naming Dylan as the writer is the catch.
The night he went electric (1965 Newport)
In 1965 Dylan walked onto the Newport Folk Festival stage with an electric band and reportedly drew boos from purists. Telling the acoustic protest singer of 1963 from the electric 'Highway 61 Revisited' sound is a real quiz skill.
Lyrics as literature (the Nobel angle)
In 2016 Dylan became the first songwriter awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, for poetry written inside American song. A round often leans on the words, so knowing a lyric can place a track a melody alone would not.
Bob Dylan Quiz FAQ
How do you play the Bob Dylan quiz?
A clip of a Bob Dylan song plays and you name it, then answer trivia on his lyrics, the artists who covered him and his switch from acoustic to electric.
Which Bob Dylan songs are in the quiz?
'Like a Rolling Stone', 'Blowin' in the Wind', 'The Times They Are a-Changin'' and 'Knockin' on Heaven's Door', plus deeper cuts like 'Tangled Up in Blue'.
Did Bob Dylan really win the Nobel Prize?
Yes. In 2016 he became the first songwriter awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, honored for the poetry in his lyrics.
What makes the Bob Dylan quiz tricky?
Many of his songs are better known through covers, so the hard part is naming Dylan as the writer of a hit made famous by the Byrds, Hendrix or Guns N' Roses.
Who is Bob Dylan?
Robert Allen Zimmerman, an American singer-songwriter from Minnesota who reshaped popular music in the 1960s and won the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature.
Is the Bob Dylan quiz free?
Yes. The Bob Dylan quiz is free on Songtrivia, with no signup and no Spotify account needed.
📚 Sources & methodology
Sources consulted
Wikipedia · AllMusic · Pitchfork · Billboard · Songtrivia editorial team.
Our methodology
Each topic is curated by a Quiz Master with category expertise. Selection crosses cultural impact, chart performance, recognition potential and era variety.