50 free Avril Lavigne trivia questions with answers — music quiz, new questions added Aug 2026.
Avril Lavigne was singing country covers in a Kingston bookstore when her first manager found her, and a year later a fifteen-minute audition got a sixteen-year-old a $1.25 million deal with Arista. Let Go became the best-selling album of the century by a Canadian artist, 'Complicated' and 'Sk8er Boi' made her the pop-punk princess and the 'anti-Britney', and 'Girlfriend' became the most-downloaded song in the world in 2007. This quiz covers the whole run: Napanee, hockey MVP, the Shania Twain contest, the Matrix, the UK chart record, Under My Skin and the Kreviazuk feud, 'Breakaway' for Kelly Clarkson, the Rubinoos lawsuit, the Malaysia ban attempt, Sum 41 and Nickelback marriages, the Lyme diagnosis, Love Sux on Travis Barker's label, Glastonbury, the Order of Canada and the body-double conspiracy she calls 'so weird'. 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 01In which Ontario city was Avril Lavigne born?
Belleville
The family moved to Napanee, a town of about 5,000, when she was five.
Q 02Lavigne's first name is the French word for which month?
April
Her father chose it; her grandfather was born in Quebec and her father in France.
Q 03In which small Ontario town did Lavigne grow up from age five?
Napanee
Her father turned the basement into a studio with a drum kit, keyboard and guitars.
Q 04Which sport did Lavigne play in high school, twice named MVP as a right winger in a boys' league?
Ice hockey
She also sang Garth Brooks, the Chicks and Shania Twain at country fairs.
Q 05In 1999 Lavigne won a radio contest to sing on stage in Ottawa with which Canadian star?
Shania Twain
They sang 'What Made You Say That' before 20,000; she told Twain she wanted to be 'a famous singer'.
Q 06Lavigne's first manager discovered her singing country covers in which kind of store?
A bookstore
Cliff Fabri spotted her at a Chapters in Kingston and mailed VHS tapes to the industry.
Q 07Which Arista Records head signed a 16-year-old Lavigne after a 15-minute audition?
L.A. Reid
The deal was worth $1.25 million for two albums plus a $900,000 publishing advance.
Q 08Which production team co-wrote 'Complicated' with Lavigne in Los Angeles in 2001?
The Matrix
They later claimed to be the main writers of her first three singles, which she disputed.
Q 09What was the title of Lavigne's 2002 debut album?
Let Go
It is the best-selling album of the 21st century by a Canadian artist, with over 16 million sold.
Q 10Lavigne's debut album made her the youngest female soloist to top which country's album chart?
The UK
She was 18 years and 106 days old when it hit No. 1 in its 18th week; Joss Stone took the record in 2004.
Q 11Which of these early singles did Lavigne NOT release from her debut album?
My Happy Ending
'My Happy Ending' came from Under My Skin in 2004.
Q 12Which Metallica song did Lavigne perform at the band's 2003 MTV Icon tribute?
Fuel
On her first headlining tour she also covered Green Day's 'Basket Case'.
Q 13Which Canadian singer-songwriter co-wrote most of Under My Skin with Lavigne?
Chantal Kreviazuk
She later accused Lavigne of not writing alone, then apologised; her husband Raine Maida co-produced the album.
Q 21Lavigne's song over the end credits of which 2010 Tim Burton film shares its heroine's name?
Alice in Wonderland
She also designed Alice-inspired clothing for Disney.
Q 22Which Rihanna song sampled Lavigne's 'I'm with You'?
Cheers (Drink to That)
Lavigne appeared in its music video.
Q 23Lavigne's 2011 album Goodbye Lullaby opens with 'Black Star', a song written to promote what?
Her first fragrance
Black Star's notes were pink hibiscus, black plum and dark chocolate; Forbidden Rose and Wild Rose followed.
Q 14Lavigne co-wrote which Kelly Clarkson hit for the Princess Diaries 2 soundtrack?
Breakaway
Her own version surfaced on the 20th-anniversary edition of Let Go in 2022.
Q 15Lavigne recorded the theme song for which 2004 animated film?
The SpongeBob Movie
She made it with producer Butch Walker.
Q 16Lavigne's 'Keep Holding On' was written for which 2006 fantasy film?
Eragon
Fox approached her for the soundtrack; the same year she sang at the Turin Olympics closing ceremony.
Q 17Which Lavigne single became her first and only US Hot 100 No. 1?
Girlfriend
She recorded it in eight languages and it was 2007's most-downloaded track worldwide.
Q 18How many downloads of Lavigne's 2007 chart-topper did the IFPI count that year?
7.3 million
It was also the first video to reach 100 million views on YouTube.
Q 19Which band's founder sued Lavigne, claiming her 2007 No. 1 copied 'I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend'?
The Rubinoos
Dr. Luke called the chord progression 'the Sex Pistols, not the Rubinoos'; a settlement followed in 2008.
Q 20Which country's Islamic opposition party tried to ban Lavigne's 2008 concert as 'too sexy'?
Malaysia
The government approved the Kuala Lumpur show; the tour also made her the first Western act to tour China fully.
Q 24Which Nickelback frontman featured on 'Let Me Go' and married Lavigne in 2013?
Chad Kroeger
They wed at the Château de la Napoule in the South of France and separated in 2015.
Q 25Which 2014 Lavigne video sparked accusations of racism that she denied?
Hello Kitty
The song mixed J-pop, dubstep and EDM.
Q 26Lavigne revealed in 2015 she had been diagnosed with which illness after her 30th birthday?
Lyme disease
It inspired 'Head Above Water' and a 2020 #FightLyme livestream for the Global Lyme Alliance.
Q 27Which rapper features on Lavigne's 2019 single 'Dumb Blonde'?
Nicki Minaj
It came from Head Above Water, her first album for BMG.
Q 28Whose label, DTA Records, did Lavigne sign with in 2021 for Love Sux?
Travis Barker
The album was largely written with her then-boyfriend Mod Sun and debuted at No. 9.
Q 29Which English singer joined Lavigne on 'I'm a Mess' in 2022?
Yungblud
It led the deluxe edition of Love Sux; she also recorded 'Fake as Hell' with All Time Low.
Q 30Lavigne's 2025 single 'Young & Dumb' reunited her with which band from her first tour?
Simple Plan
They had toured together on the Try to Shut Me Up Tour in 2002–03.