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Louis Armstrong Quiz: Guess the Song & Test Your Trivia

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. Find out how well you know Satchmo by ear.

Main genrePop (New Orleans jazz that crossed into pop)
Real nameLouis Daniel Armstrong, known as Satchmo or Pops
Best-known songs to guessWhat a Wonderful World, Hello Dolly!, La Vie en Rose, Mack the Knife, When the Saints Go Marching In
Deep cuts fans missWest End Blues, Potato Head Blues, Heebie Jeebies, Stardust, Cheek to Cheek
Eras in the quiz1920s Hot Fives and Sevens, 1950s-60s pop standards, the late 'What a Wonderful World' era
Standards that scored filmsWhat a Wonderful World (Good Morning, Vietnam), La Vie en Rose, We Have All the Time in the World (On Her Majesty's Secret Service)
Quiz difficultyEasy on the film standards, hard on the 1920s trumpet sides and guess-the-year rounds

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What a Wonderful World

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Hello Dolly!

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La Vie en Rose

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Mack the Knife

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When the Saints Go Marching In

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West End Blues

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Potato Head Blues

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Heebie Jeebies

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'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.
Armstrong recorded the standards albums 'Ella and Louis' (1956) and 'Ella and Louis Again' (1957) as duets with Ella Fitzgerald.
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.

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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.

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.

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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.

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