George Michael Quiz: Guess the Song & Test Your Trivia

A George Michael quiz turns on one question fans keep getting wrong: is this Wham! or solo? Guess the George Michael song from the go-go bounce of 'Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go' or the strummed riff of 'Faith', then test your trivia on the crossovers: 'Careless Whisper' charted under both names, and there are two 'Freedom' songs. File the solo soul of 'Father Figure' and 'Fastlove' alongside the Aretha Franklin duet 'I Knew You Were Waiting', and see how well you really know George Michael.

Main genrePop (pop and blue-eyed soul)

Active1982 to 2016, peak in the 1980s

Best-known songs to guessCareless Whisper, Faith, Last Christmas, Freedom! '90, Father Figure, Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go

Deep cuts fans missJesus to a Child, Praying for Time, Fastlove, Cowboys and Angels, Kissing a Fool

Eras in the quizWham! duo pop (1982-1986), Faith-era solo stardom, 90s soul ballads

Real nameGeorgios Kyriacos Panayiotou (of Greek Cypriot descent)

Duets to catch'I Knew You Were Waiting' (Aretha Franklin), 'Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me' (Elton John)

Related artistsElton John, Madonna, Whitney Houston

Quiz difficultyEasy on the hits, hard on the Wham!-or-solo calls

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Reconhece o máximo de músicas a partir de excertos áudio. Quanto mais rápido responderes, mais pontos fazes.

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As 8 músicas mais conhecidas

De intros imediatamente reconhecíveis a refrãos universais — perfeitas para testar a sua memória.

Careless Whisper

Faith

Last Christmas

Freedom! '90

Father Figure

Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go

Jesus to a Child

Praying for Time

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✦'Careless Whisper' was released as George Michael's first solo single in the UK but credited to Wham! featuring George Michael on the US charts, the attribution trap at the heart of any quiz.

✦There are two different George Michael songs called 'Freedom': the 1984 Wham! single and the solo 'Freedom! '90', whose video he sat out while supermodels lip-synced the words.

✦His 1987 solo debut Faith won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year, and he wrote, arranged and produced nearly all of it himself.

✦He shared a UK and US number one with Aretha Franklin on 'I Knew You Were Waiting (For You)' in 1987, a duet many players forget is his.

✦Born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou in London in 1963 to a Greek Cypriot father, he died on Christmas Day 2016, the holiday 'Last Christmas' keeps returning to.

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The instant hits (where casual fans score)

These give themselves away before the first line: the go-go bounce of 'Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go', the sleigh-bell open of 'Last Christmas', the strummed riff of 'Faith', and the saxophone of 'Careless Whisper'. Most players name all four fast, so they are the opening points on any George Michael quiz, whichever act they belong to.

Wham! or solo? (the attribution trap)

This is where the quiz sharpens. 'Careless Whisper' charted as a solo single in Britain but as Wham! featuring George Michael in America, and there are two 'Freedom' songs, the 1984 Wham! single and the solo 'Freedom! '90'. Knowing the tune is not enough; you have to file it under the right name.

The solo soul ballads (where superfans pull ahead)

Beyond the pop, the solo catalog rewards deeper fans: the confessional 'Father Figure', 'One More Try', 'Praying for Time' and 'Jesus to a Child' from Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 onward. Place these from a short clip and you are separating a casual fan from someone who followed him past Wham!.

The duets fans forget (the curveballs)

The trickiest points sit alongside other stars: 'I Knew You Were Waiting (For You)' with Aretha Franklin, 'Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me' with Elton John, and his 'Somebody to Love' at the 1992 Freddie Mercury tribute. Many players know the songs but forget the voice guiding them is George Michael.

Perguntas frequentes

How well do you know George Michael?

Play a George Michael quiz on Songtrivia and find out. Guess the song from a short clip across the Wham! years and his solo run, then decide which act each track belongs to. Naming the hits is easy; sorting Wham! from solo is what tells fans apart.

Is 'Careless Whisper' a Wham! or a solo George Michael song?

Both, depending on where you were. In the UK it was George Michael's first solo single in 1984; in the US it charted as Wham! featuring George Michael. That split is exactly the kind of call the quiz makes you get right.

What are George Michael's most guessed songs?

'Careless Whisper', 'Faith', 'Last Christmas' and 'Freedom! '90' are named fastest, all radio and playlist staples. 'Father Figure' and 'Fastlove' come up for the solo-era fans.

How hard is the George Michael quiz?

The hits are easy points, but one voice ran two chart-topping acts, so the trap is attribution: is a track Wham! or solo? There are even two different 'Freedom' songs to keep straight.

What was George Michael's real name?

He was born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou in London in 1963, to a Greek Cypriot father and an English mother. He performed as George Michael from his Wham! days until his death on Christmas Day 2016.

Is the George Michael quiz free?

Yes. Every George Michael quiz is free to play on Songtrivia, with no signup and no Spotify account needed. Just pick one and press play.

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Fontes consultadas

Wikipédia · AllMusic · Pitchfork · Billboard · equipe editorial Songtrivia.

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