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50 free Amy Winehouse trivia questions with answers — music quiz, new questions added Aug 2026.
Amy Winehouse made two albums and changed what British pop sounded like. Frank, recorded with Salaam Remi in 2003, won an Ivor Novello for Stronger Than Me; Back to Black, cut in five months with Remi, Mark Ronson and the Dap-Kings, became the UK's best-selling album of 2007, swept five Grammys on a single night and has passed 20 million copies worldwide. These 50 questions stay with the music and the life around it: the Enfield childhood in a jazz household, the National Youth Jazz Orchestra, the Sylvia Young and BRIT schools, the Island signing through Darcus Beese, the Ivor Novello wins, Valerie with Ronson, the 3 a.m. Grammy performance by satellite, the Camden Town acceptance speech, Lioness Records and goddaughter Dionne Bromfield, the Fred Perry collection, the Tony Bennett duet Body and Soul, the Amy documentary and the Back to Black biopic. Easy questions stick to the hits; the expert tier asks about producers, festivals, chart numbers and the Ronettes-inspired beehive. Every answer is cited to a page we checked, with a short explanation so you learn something even when you miss. Play it solo or print it for a music quiz night.
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Q 01What was the title of Amy Winehouse's debut album?
Frank
It was released on 20 October 2003 and produced mainly by Salaam Remi.
Q 02In which year was Back to Black released in the UK?
2006
It topped the UK chart for two weeks in January 2007.
Q 03Which single was the first released from Back to Black?
Rehab
Time magazine named it the best song of 2007.
Q 04Which producer shared Back to Black's production credits with Salaam Remi?
Mark Ronson
Ronson won the Grammy for Producer of the Year for the work.
Q 05Which New York band backed Winehouse on Back to Black and on tour?
The Dap-Kings
They were Sharon Jones's longtime band.
Q 06How many Grammy Awards did Winehouse win on 10 February 2008?
Five
She was the first British woman to win five in one night.
Q 07Why did Winehouse perform at the 2008 Grammys by satellite from London?
Her visa was not processed in time
She performed from Riverside Studios at 3 a.m. UK time.
Q 08Her Record of the Year speech ended with which district 'ain't burning down'?
Camden Town
She was referring to the 2008 Camden Market fire.
Q 09Which Ronson single featured Winehouse on vocals and reached UK number two?
Valerie
It was nominated for British Single of the Year at the 2008 Brits.
Q 10What was the name of Ronson's 2007 covers album that featured her?
Version
It was released in 2007.
Q 11In which London borough was Winehouse born?
Enfield
She was born at Chase Farm Hospital in Gordon Hill.
Q 12What was her father Mitch Winehouse's job?
Taxi driver
Her mother Janis was a pharmacist.
Q 13Which jazz saxophonist and club owner had dated Winehouse's grandmother Cynthia?
Ronnie Scott
Cynthia was a singer who nurtured Amy's interest in jazz.
Q 14Which song did the young Winehouse sing before seeing the headmistress when in trouble?
Q 21Which record label signed Winehouse in 2002?
Island
EMI and Virgin were circling by the time Island closed the deal.
Q 22Which Frank single won Winehouse her first Ivor Novello Award?
Stronger Than Me
She shared the 2004 award with Salaam Remi.
Q 23Frank was shortlisted for which UK album award in 2004?
Mercury Music Prize
She played the Jazz World stage at Glastonbury that summer.
Q 24Winehouse said she was only what percentage 'behind' Frank after the label overruled her?
Fly Me to the Moon
Her father sang Sinatra and Tony Bennett songs around the house.
Q 15With childhood friend Juliette Ashby, Winehouse formed a short-lived rap duo called what?
Sweet 'n' Sour
She was attending the Susi Earnshaw Theatre School at the time.
Q 16Which song did Winehouse sing at her Sylvia Young Theatre School audition?
On the Sunny Side of the Street
One teacher there thought she could have been a novelist or journalist.
Q 17Winehouse sang with which ensemble as a teenager before her record deal?
National Youth Jazz Orchestra
She also worked as an entertainment journalist for a news network.
Q 18Which soul singer and best friend sent her demo tape to an A&R scout?
Tyler James
He later mourned her at her funeral alongside Mark Ronson.
Q 19Which Simon Fuller company managed Winehouse from 2002?
19 Management
She was initially paid £250 a week against future earnings.
Q 20Which A&R man tracked her down after hearing her uncredited on a demo?
Darcus Beese
It took him months of asking around to learn her name.
80 percent
The label had overruled her preferred songs and mixes.
Q 25How many months did it take to complete Back to Black?
Five
It has 11 tracks.
Q 26Where did Back to Black first enter the US Billboard 200?
Number seven
It rose to number two after the Grammys.
Q 27How many copies did Back to Black sell in the UK in 2007 as the year's best-seller?
1.85 million
By March 2008 it had sold nearly 2.5 million there.
Q 28Which rapper featured on the remix of You Know I'm No Good?
Ghostface Killah
It was the lead US single from the album.
Q 29Which actor asked to introduce her Rehab performance at the 2007 MTV Movie Awards?
Bruce Willis
The show was held in Universal City, California.
Q 30On Jools Holland's 2006 Hootenanny she sang a Marvin Gaye classic with which singer?
Paul Weller
The song was I Heard It Through the Grapevine.