50 free Daft Punk trivia questions with answers — music quiz, new questions added Aug 2026.
This Daft Punk trivia quiz covers the whole career of Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, from a short-lived indie band called Darlin' to the Epilogue video that ended it all in 2021. The easy questions cover the albums and the hits: Homework, Discovery, Human After All, Random Access Memories, Around the World, One More Time, Get Lucky and Starboy. The harder ones dig into the Melody Maker review that named them, the EuroDisney rave, Roulé and Crydamoure, Stardust, the Leiji Matsumoto film Interstella 5555, Electroma at Cannes, the Alive 2007 pyramid, the Tron: Legacy score, the Grammy night with Stevie Wonder and the Kanye West and Weeknd collaborations. It also covers the robots themselves: why they wore the helmets, the Phantom of the Paradise connection, the French knighthood, the Grammys performance that was their first on TV, and what each of them has done since the split. Questions are about the songs and their history, never their lyrics. Every answer was checked against the encyclopaedia entry before publishing. For more, try our EDM, 2000s music and French music quizzes.
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Q 01Who were the two members of Daft Punk?
Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo
They met at the Lycée Carnot in Paris in 1987; Brancowitz was in their earlier band and went on to another.
Q 02What was the name of the indie rock band the pair played in before Daft Punk?
Darlin'
Named after a Beach Boys song, it lasted about six months, two gigs and four songs.
Q 03Where did the name Daft Punk come from?
A negative Melody Maker review of Darlin'
Critic Dave Jennings dismissed their music as 'a daft punky thrash', and they found it funny.
Q 04Where did Daft Punk hand over the demo tape that became their first single?
A rave at EuroDisney
Stuart Macmillan of Slam took it to his Glasgow label, which released 'The New Wave' in 1994.
Q 05Which Scottish label released Daft Punk's first singles?
Soma
Soma dug out the unreleased 1990s track 'Drive' for its 20th anniversary in 2011.
Q 06In which year was Daft Punk's debut album Homework released?
1997
Muzik called it one of the most hyped debuts in a long time; it revived house music beyond the Eurodance formula.
Q 07Which was the most successful single from Homework?
Around the World
'Da Funk' also turned up on the soundtrack of The Saint.
Q 08Which four directors made the Homework videos collected on D.A.F.T.?
Spike Jonze, Michel Gondry, Roman Coppola and Seb Janiak
D.A.F.T. stands for A Story About Dogs, Androids, Firemen and Tomatoes.
Q 09Who managed Daft Punk from 1996 to 2008?
Pedro Winter
He runs Ed Banger Records and records as Busy P.
Q 10What was the name of the one-off group Bangalter formed with Alan Braxe and Benjamin Diamond?
Stardust
Their only song, 'Music Sounds Better With You', was a huge 1998 hit.
Q 11What were the two labels Bangalter and Homem-Christo founded after Homework?
Roulé and Crydamoure
Homem-Christo released records as Le Knight Club on his; Bangalter's put out Together.
Q 12What did Daft Punk say the album Discovery was an attempt to reconnect with?
The playful, open-minded attitude of childhood
Rolling Stone later placed it at number 236 on its 500 Greatest Albums list.
Q 13Which Discovery single hit number one on the US club play charts?
Face to Face
Q 21Which Kanye West single, built on a Daft Punk sample, did the duo perform with him at the 2008 Grammys?
Stronger
Their reworked performance of it with West at the 2008 Grammys was their first televised live show.
Q 22Where was Daft Punk's first televised live performance?
The 2008 Grammy Awards
It was a surprise appearance at the Staples Center.
Q 23Which 2010 film did Daft Punk score?
Tron: Legacy
24 tracks with an 85-piece orchestra, arranged by Joseph Trapanese; they cameo as DJs in the film.
Todd Edwards sings on it; 'One More Time' was the lead single and a global hit.
Q 14Which Japanese manga artist supervised Interstella 5555, the animated film set to Discovery?
Leiji Matsumoto
The Space Battleship Yamato creator's film first aired in four episodes on Toonami in 2001; a 4K remaster came in 2024.
Q 15What did Daft Punk wear for promotional appearances before the robot helmets?
Halloween masks or bags
The robot costumes debuted with the second album in 2001; even in 2006 they were interviewed with bags on their heads.
Q 16Which 1974 film did Bangalter call 'the foundation for a lot of what we're about artistically'?
Phantom of the Paradise
Brian De Palma's rock opera stars a masked composer; they also loved the helmeted 1970s band Space.
Q 17How long did it take to write and record Human After All?
Six weeks
Reviews were mixed, though 'Robot Rock' and 'Technologic' did well in the UK.
Q 18Where did Daft Punk premiere their film Electroma in 2006?
Cannes
It contains none of their music; the 2021 split video reused its exploding-robot scene.
Q 19What structure did Daft Punk perform from on the Alive 2006/2007 tour?
A giant LED pyramid
The Guardian likened its impact on American dance music to the Beatles on Ed Sullivan.
Q 20Which city's show was released as the live album Alive 2007?
Paris
It won a Grammy for Best Electronic/Dance Album; the single's video used audience footage from Brooklyn.
Q 24Which actress appears in the 'Derezzed' video in specially shot footage?
Olivia Wilde
She plays Quorra in the film.
Q 25What French honour did Bangalter and Homem-Christo each receive in 2010?
Chevalier of the Arts et des Lettres
A knighthood in France's order of merit for arts and letters.
Q 26During whose Madison Square Garden encore did Daft Punk make a surprise appearance in 2010?
Phoenix's
Their old bandmate Laurent Brancowitz is Phoenix's guitarist; the medley segued into '1901'.
Q 27Which label released Random Access Memories after Daft Punk left Virgin?
Columbia
It came out on 17 May 2013.
Q 28Which two guests feature on 'Get Lucky'?
Pharrell Williams and Nile Rodgers
It was their first UK number one and, at the time, Spotify's most-streamed new song ever.
Q 29Which Strokes frontman sings on 'Instant Crush'?
Julian Casablancas
Warren Fu directed the video; Casablancas and the Voidz also feature on 'Infinity Repeating', billed as their last song ever.
Q 30How many Grammys did Random Access Memories win in 2014?
Five
Including Album of the Year and Record of the Year for 'Get Lucky'.