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40 free Austin Mahone trivia questions with answers — music quiz, new questions added Oct 2026.
Austin Mahone was a Texas teenager posting cover songs online when the views started to pile up, and a record deal, a debut single and a devoted fan army soon followed. His 2012 track "Say You're Just a Friend" turned a hip-hop classic into a teen-pop singalong, and it is still the song many listeners know him for. This quiz follows the whole story: the early covers, the guests and borrowed hooks behind "Say You're Just a Friend", the EPs and mixtapes, the awards, the famous collaborators, and the surprise second life that one of his singles found overseas years after its release. It suits longtime fans who remember the first videos as well as casual listeners who know a chorus or two. Every answer comes with a short explanation, so you pick up the backstory as you play.
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Q 01Which rapper, of whom Austin Mahone was a huge fan, guests on his 2012 single "Say You're Just a Friend"?
Flo Rida
Flo Rida co-wrote the song as well as rapping on it. Mahone later called him a super nice guy, talented and very humble.
Q 02Austin Mahone's "Say You're Just a Friend" borrows its chorus from a 1989 single by which rapper?
Biz Markie
Biz Markie took "Just a Friend" to number 9 on the Billboard Hot 100, his most successful single. Mahone's song interpolates its chorus rather than sampling the recording.
Q 03Austin Mahone shares a first name with the Texas capital, but in which other Texas city was he born?
San Antonio
San Antonio is where Mahone was born and raised, and the title of his 2023 album A Lone Star Story nods to growing up there.
Q 04Austin Mahone built his first following as a Texas teenager by posting pop covers on which website?
YouTube
YouTube is where Mahone began sharing cover versions in January 2011, promoting each clip so hard that he reached 20,000 subscribers within two months.
Q 05Austin Mahone's 2011 cover of "Mistletoe" paid tribute to which pop star he cites as his inspiration?
Justin Bieber
Justin Bieber's "Mistletoe" was the song Mahone chose for his first full music video, and the cover drew more than 3 million views within a couple of months.
Q 06Which rapper guests on both "Mmm Yeah" and "Lady", two Austin Mahone singles released three years apart?
Pitbull
Pitbull appears on both: "Mmm Yeah" reached number 49 on the Billboard Hot 100, and "Lady" gave Mahone his first number one on the US Dance Club Songs chart.
Q 07Austin Mahone was one of the opening acts for Taylor Swift in 2013 on which of her tours?
The Red Tour
The Red Tour began its North American leg in March 2013 with Ed Sheeran opening every show there. Mahone was one of several acts added on selected dates.
Q 08Austin Mahone's 2023 album A Lone Star Story left teen pop behind for which genre he grew up on?
Country
Country was new ground for Mahone, who said it still felt right because he grew up on the music. He began the album at the start of the pandemic, so it was years in the making.
Q 09Austin Mahone's "Dirty Work" became a surprise hit in Japan in 2017 after which kind of performer used it?
A comedian
A comedian, Blouson Chiemi, used the song as background music for her popular "Career Woman" routine, sending the two-year-old single to number four on the Japan Hot 100.
Q 10Austin Mahone's "Dirty Work" video, with its to-camera interviews and dancing co-workers, was inspired by which sitcom?
The Office
The Office, in its American version, was the model, with Mahone as the workplace heart-throb chasing the new girl. An earlier black-and-white video was shot but never released.
Q 11Austin Mahone's video for "What About Love" won him which award at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards?
Artist to Watch
Artist to Watch went to Mahone for the Colin Tilley-directed clip, which later became his first video to pass 100 million views on Vevo.
Q 12Austin Mahone said his bouncy single "Dirty Work" had the vibe of which hit sung by Bruno Mars?
Uptown Funk
Uptown Funk was Mahone's own comparison for the bouncy, funky jam, which Billboard's reviewer called his best and most ambitious single to date.
Q 13Which singer recorded "Magik 2.0" with Austin Mahone for The Smurfs 2 soundtrack and later dated him?
Becky G
Becky G made the song with Mahone in 2013, and two years later he starred in her "Lovin' So Hard" video while the pair were dating.
Q 21The 1989 rap hit behind Austin Mahone's "Say You're Just a Friend" has a video starring its rapper as which composer?
Mozart
Mozart, in a powdered wig and 18th-century clothes, is the costume the rapper wears to sing the chorus in a candlelit room.
Q 22Austin Mahone signed a 2012 deal to promote Trukfit, the clothing line of which rapper?
Lil Wayne
Lil Wayne's fashion line made the deal in November 2012, the same year Mahone signed his first record contract.
Q 23Which rapper joined Austin Mahone and Spanish singer Abraham Mateo on the 2017 single "Háblame Bajito"?
50 Cent
50 Cent said he knew it would be a success the first time he heard it. Mateo wrote and produced the song for his fifth studio album.
Q 14Austin Mahone briefly dated which member of the girl group Fifth Harmony in 2014?
Camila Cabello
Camila Cabello was still in the group at the time. She left in late 2016 to go solo.
Q 15What name do Austin Mahone's millions of devoted fans go by?
Mahomies
Mahomies became a brand of its own, with the name printed on shirts, snapbacks, phone cases and wristbands.
Q 16Which 2014 Austin Mahone EP, featuring the single "Mmm Yeah", debuted at number five on the Billboard 200?
The Secret
The Secret sold 46,000 copies in its first week, and it reached Europe four days before its North American release.
Q 17Austin Mahone described his 2014 EP as pop, R&B and dance mixed with the 1990s sound of which boy band?
Backstreet Boys
Backstreet Boys were the touchstone, and reviewers heard it too, tracing the EP's hooks to the late-1990s teen pop of producer Max Martin.
Q 18After fans said they couldn't hear his voice on "Say You're Just a Friend", Austin Mahone issued it again in which form?
A piano version
A piano version arrived in February 2013 with its own video, because Mahone wanted to reassure fans that he could really sing the song.
Q 19Austin Mahone's "Say You're Just a Friend" and "Say Somethin" each earned which certification from the RIAA?
Gold
Gold status went to both 2012 singles and to "What About Love" as well, while "Mmm Yeah" went one better and reached platinum.
Q 20Austin Mahone gave away his 2015 mixtape This Is Not the Album as a free download on which audio platform?
SoundCloud
SoundCloud hosted the 2015 release, which Mahone named to make clear that his real debut album was still on the way.
Q 24Austin Mahone played himself in the two-part 2013 series finale of which Nickelodeon show?
Big Time Rush
Big Time Rush bowed out with a finale set at a fictional awards show, where Nick Cannon and Karmin also appeared as themselves.
Q 25Which singer-songwriter wrote Austin Mahone's 2019 single "Why Don't We", a fusion of modern pop and old-school R&B?
Charlie Puth
Charlie Puth penned the song, which leans on 1990s influences. Mahone followed it that year with the singles "Anxious" and "Dancing with Nobody".
Q 26Austin Mahone made two appearances at fashion shows in Italy for which luxury fashion house?
Dolce & Gabbana
Dolce & Gabbana was one of several fashion ties for Mahone, who began a campaign with Fossil in April 2017.
Q 27Which Dutch DJ joined Austin Mahone on "Creatures of the Night", premiered at Miami's Ultra Music Festival in 2017?
Hardwell
Hardwell issued the song through his own Revealed Recordings label. It topped the US Dance Club Songs chart, Mahone's second number one there.
Q 28Austin Mahone's 2017 single "Lady" reworks a chart-topping house hit from 2000 by which French duo?
Modjo
Modjo became the first French group to debut at number one on the UK singles chart with the original, earning a place in the Guinness Book of World Records.
Q 29The moving-room concept of Austin Mahone's "Mmm Yeah" video recalls the 1996 "Virtual Insanity" clip by which band?
Jamiroquai
Jamiroquai's clip, directed by Jonathan Glazer, won four MTV Video Music Awards in 1997. Gil Green directed Mahone's take on the idea.
Q 30Austin Mahone filmed commercials for the Mexican snack Hot Nuts and for which fast-food chain?
McDonald's
McDonald's was one of several big brands to hire him. In December 2013 Aquafina named him a "Digital and Brand Strategist" for its FlavorSplash sparkling water.