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Elton John Quiz

by Grethel RuelasPublished: July 25, 2026

Elton John has dazzled audiences for decades with his flamboyant style and unforgettable music. This quiz will take you through the highlights of his illustrious career, from chart-topping hits to fascinating trivia about his life and achievements. Ready to prove you’re an Elton John aficionado? Let’s get started!
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Elton John Quiz
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1. What is Elton John’s real name?
Hint: He was born in England.

Elton John Quiz Questions Overview

1. What is Elton John’s real name?

Elton Hercules John
Reginald Kenneth Dwight
David Robert Jones
Bernard John Taupin

2. Which song did Elton John perform at Princess Diana’s funeral?

Candle in the Wind
Your Song
Rocket Man
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

3. Elton John collaborated with which lyricist for most of his songs?

Bernie Taupin
Tim Rice
Paul McCartney
David Bowie

4. Which Elton John song features the lyrics ‘I’m not the man they think I am at home’?

Rocket Man
Tiny Dancer
Daniel
Levon

5. In what year was Elton John knighted by Queen Elizabeth II?

1995
1997
1998
2000

6. Which album features the hit single ‘Your Song’?

Elton John
Tumbleweed Connection
Madman Across the Water
Honky Château

7. What is the name of the biographical film about Elton John released in 2019?

Rocketman
Tiny Dancer
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Bennie and the Jets

8. Which Elton John song begins with the lyrics ‘It’s a little bit funny, this feeling inside’?

Your Song
Sacrifice
Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word
Can You Feel the Love Tonight

9. Elton John composed the music for which Disney animated film?

Beauty and the Beast
The Lion King
Aladdin
Pocahontas

10. Elton John won his first Academy Award for which song?

Circle of Life
Can You Feel the Love Tonight
Hakuna Matata
Be Our Guest

11. What is the title of Elton John’s 1973 album that includes the song ‘Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting’?

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Don’t Shoot Me I’m Only the Piano Player
Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy
Caribou

12. Which Elton John song was rewritten as a tribute to Ryan White, a young AIDS victim?

Candle in the Wind
Philadelphia Freedom
Someone Saved My Life Tonight
The Last Song
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