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50 free Gwen Stefani trivia questions with answers — music quiz, new questions added Aug 2026.
Gwen Stefani was named after a stewardess in a 1968 airport novel, joined her brother's ska band in 1986, and became its only singer after tragedy struck the following year. Tragic Kingdom then sold sixteen million copies, and a decade later her solo debut turned 1980s nostalgia into 'Hollaback Girl', the first million-selling download in the US. This quiz covers it all: the Anaheim upbringing and the Yamaha-exec dad whose Japan trips seeded the Harajuku obsession, the Tony Kanal breakup behind 'Don't Speak' and 'Cool', the Eve and Moby collaborations, Jean Harlow in The Aviator, The Sweet Escape with Akon, L.A.M.B. and GXVE, the bindi and the platinum hair, Gavin Rossdale and three sons, Blake Shelton and the Oklahoma chapel, the Voice seasons, the Vegas residency, Bouquet, and the No Doubt reunions at Coachella and FireAid. Fifty questions, four options each, with a short explanation after every answer. Play on your phone or print it for a music quiz night.
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Q 01Gwen Stefani rose to fame as lead singer of which band?
No Doubt
The Anaheim ska band's Tragic Kingdom sold over 16 million copies.
Q 02Stefani was born in Fullerton and raised in which Southern California city?
Anaheim
She was inducted into the inaugural Orange County Hall of Fame in 2023.
Q 03Stefani was named after a stewardess in which 1968 novel?
Airport
Her middle name Renée comes from the Four Tops' version of 'Walk Away Renée'.
Q 04Stefani's father Dennis was a marketing executive for which company?
Yamaha
His 18 years of travel to Japan fed her fascination with Japanese culture.
Q 05Stefani's older brother Eric left No Doubt to work as an animator on which show?
The Simpsons
He had been the band's keyboardist and first invited Gwen to sing in 1986.
Q 06Stefani became No Doubt's sole lead singer after which original singer died in 1987?
John Spence
Eric had first formed a band with her called Applecore before starting No Doubt.
Q 07Which 2 Tone bands did Eric Stefani introduce Gwen to?
Madness and The Selecter
She cited Blondie's Debbie Harry as a major influence for her mix of power and sex appeal.
Q 08On which Sublime album did Stefani guest on 'Saw Red' before either band broke big?
Robbin' the Hood
It came in 1994, a year before Tragic Kingdom.
Q 09Which No Doubt album, released in 1995, sold more than 16 million copies?
Tragic Kingdom
Stefani left college for one semester to tour it and never returned when the tour ran two and a half years.
Q 10Which No Doubt single topped the Hot 100 Airplay year-end chart for 1997?
Don't Speak
Like 'Sunday Morning' and 'Hey You!', it chronicles her breakup with bassist Tony Kanal.
Q 11Which bandmate's breakup with Stefani inspired 'Don't Speak' and later her solo song 'Cool'?
Tony Kanal
The band nearly split when he ended it; the 'Cool' video was shot on Lake Como.
Q 12Stefani's 2002 Grammy for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration came for which song with Eve?
Let Me Blow Ya Mind
Eve returned for 'Rich Girl' and toured with her in 2016.
Q 13Stefani's 'South Side' collaboration was with which electronic musician?
Moby
She also sang 'You're the Boss' with the Brian Setzer Orchestra in the same era.
Q 21Which rapper features on 'The Sweet Escape', earning Stefani a Grammy nomination?
Akon
They performed it together while she mentored on American Idol's sixth season.
Q 22Which Keane member co-wrote material for The Sweet Escape?
Tim Rice-Oxley
Kanal, Linda Perry and the Neptunes also returned for the album.
Q 23What is the name of Stefani's fashion line launched in 2004?
L.A.M.B.
The acronym matches her debut album; it drew on Guatemalan, Japanese and Jamaican styles.
Q 24Stefani's entourage of four dancers, named for a Tokyo district, were called what?
Q 14No Doubt's 2003 greatest hits included a cover of which Talk Talk song?
It's My Life
The Singles 1992–2003 later became playable in Rock Band 2.
Q 15What was the title of Stefani's 2004 debut solo album?
Love. Angel. Music. Baby.
It opened at No. 7 with 309,000 copies and was built to modernise the 1980s music she loved in high school.
Q 16Which Stefani single was the first US download to sell a million copies?
Hollaback Girl
Rolling Stone calls the brass-driven track her signature song; it was her first US No. 1.
Q 17'Rich Girl' adapts a 1990s song that itself loosely reworked a tune from which musical?
Fiddler on the Roof
Dr. Dre produced the Eve duet, which borrowed from Louchie Lou & Michie One.
Q 18Which songwriter co-wrote 'What You Waiting For?', Stefani's first solo single?
Linda Perry
The song addresses her fear of leaving No Doubt and her wish to have a baby.
Q 19Stefani made her film debut as Jean Harlow in which 2004 Martin Scorsese film?
The Aviator
Scorsese's daughter was a No Doubt fan; Stefani watched 18 Harlow films to prepare for four or five days of shooting.
Q 20'Wind It Up' featured yodeling and an interpolation of which musical?
The Sound of Music
The single reached the top 10 in the US and UK.
The Harajuku Girls
Love, Angel, Music and Baby inspired a fragrance line and the cartoon Kuu Kuu Harajuku.
Q 25Which Michelle Pfeiffer character inspired Stefani's 2006 image makeover?
Elvira in Scarface
The new look came with a double-G symbol on a diamond key necklace.
Q 26Stefani started wearing a bindi in the 1990s after attending family gatherings with whom?
Tony Kanal
The bassist is of Indian heritage; she briefly popularised it as an accessory.
Q 27What is Stefani's natural hair colour?
Brunette
Her hair has not been its natural colour since ninth grade; she has been platinum since late 1994.
Q 28Stefani married Gavin Rossdale, frontman of which band, in 2002?
Bush
They wed at St Paul's, Covent Garden, and divorced in 2016.
Q 29What is the name of Stefani's eldest son, born in 2006?
Kingston
Zuma followed in 2008 and Apollo in 2014.
Q 30Which country singer did Stefani marry in July 2021?
Blake Shelton
They met as coaches on The Voice and wed at a chapel on his Oklahoma ranch.