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40 free Marshmello trivia questions with answers — music quiz, new questions added Oct 2026.
Marshmello is one of the few pop stars most fans would not recognise in the street. The white helmet kept his identity a guessing game for years, while the songs underneath it kept climbing the charts. Happier, Friends, Wolves, Silence and Alone turned an anonymous SoundCloud producer into one of the best-paid DJs in the world. This quiz covers the whole story: the early remixes, the albums, the singers and bands he has shared hits with, the music videos, the feuds and stunts, and the side projects away from the decks. The questions range from the famous hits to details only long-time fans will know. Every answer comes with a short explanation, so you will leave knowing a little more about the man behind the mask than when you started.
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Q 01Inside which video game did Marshmello stage a 2019 virtual concert that drew over 10 million players?
Fortnite
Fortnite ran the show on February 2 and 3, and the exposure sent his 2016 single Alone to a new peak on the Billboard Hot 100.
Q 02Marshmello's 2018 smash Happier was first written by its British co-writer for which Canadian pop star?
Justin Bieber
Justin Bieber was the intended singer, but the song's writers decided to keep it for themselves. Marshmello then found euphoria in what its author called a pretty melancholy song.
Q 03Which Canadian producer, who also performs in a mascot head, inspired Marshmello's helmet and stage name?
Deadmau5
Deadmau5 mocked him on Twitter, and Marshmello answered in the Alone video by caging a rat labelled Joel, the Canadian's real first name.
Q 04Which Dutch DJ pulled off Marshmello's helmet on stage in 2016, pretending to be the masked star?
Tiësto
Tiësto wore the same outfit at Electric Daisy Carnival and lifted the helmet as a gag. Fans soon called it a stunt, since the two had clashing tour dates and were photographed together before the show.
Q 05Besides gaming, which everyday activity is the theme of a Marshmello YouTube series in which he never speaks?
Cooking
Cooking with Marshmello shows him making meals, snacks and desserts while communicating only through body language. Paula Abdul once joined him as a guest.
Q 06Which American singer wore a pink version of Marshmello's helmet to announce their 2017 single Wolves?
Selena Gomez
Selena Gomez shared the pink-helmet photos in October 2017, and the pair first performed Wolves live at that year's American Music Awards.
Q 07Which British band, fronted by Dan Smith, sings on Marshmello's number-two hit Happier?
Bastille
Bastille had never climbed higher on the Hot 100, and Happier went on to lead Billboard's dance chart for 69 weeks, a record at the time.
Q 08Which drinks brand sold a limited-edition strawberry and watermelon flavour created with Marshmello?
Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola released it in 2022 under its Creations line of short-run flavours, in cans designed around his signature look.
Q 09Which R&B singer, a military child who moved often, sang on Marshmello's 2017 hit Silence?
Khalid
Khalid has said Silence reflects the dejection he felt moving around as a child while his mother served in the military. The single climbed to number three in the UK.
Q 10Which British singer joined Marshmello on the 2018 hit Friends, written and finished in about three hours?
Anne-Marie
Anne-Marie wanted to work with him after hearing his remix of her single Alarm. They met in a London studio, and she later described the result as an anthem for the friend zone.
Q 11Which American group joined Marshmello on Leave Before You Love Me at the 2021 Billboard Music Awards?
Jonas Brothers
Jonas Brothers Nick and Joe share the vocals while Kevin plays guitar. The chorus borrows from Can't Smile Without You, so that older song's writers are credited too.
Q 12Which American singer recorded Be Kind with Marshmello and later added it to a deluxe edition of Manic?
Halsey
Halsey and Marshmello teased it by each posting a flower picture captioned only with the release day. In the video he appears to her on a small screen.
Q 13Which late rapper's posthumous album Legends Never Die features the Marshmello collaboration Come & Go?
Juice Wrld
Q 21Which independent dance label released Marshmello's 2016 single Alone on one of its compilation albums?
Monstercat
Monstercat, a Canadian label, earned its first platinum certification in the United States with Alone.
Q 22Which dubstep star reposted Marshmello's early track Find Me and later released his single Ritual on Owsla?
Skrillex
Skrillex is one of the two producers Marshmello names as his biggest influences, and he even turned up in the Ritual video.
Q 23Marshmello released Spotlight in 2018 only after speaking with the mother of which late rapper?
Lil Peep
Lil Peep's mother encouraged the release as a tribute to her son, and Spotlight became the rapper's first posthumous single.
Juice Wrld had teased a rough demo of the track back in 2018. Released the day before the album, it entered the Hot 100 at number two, equalling Marshmello's best showing.
Q 14Which country singer paired with Marshmello on One Thing Right and again on the 2024 hit Miles on It?
Kane Brown
Kane Brown called One Thing Right kind of the opposite of Happier. Miles on It later gave Marshmello his first number one on Billboard's Country Airplay chart.
Q 15Which former Nickelodeon star plays the teenager with braces in the official video for Marshmello's Happier?
Miranda Cosgrove
Miranda Cosgrove carries the whole story, since neither Marshmello nor the song's singers appear on screen. Only his logo and the colour yellow run through the video.
Q 16Which real name did Forbes confirm in 2017 as the man hiding under Marshmello's white helmet?
Chris Comstock
Chris Comstock was given away by a royalty database that listed his real name. Fans had already spotted matching tattoos and a shared birthday.
Q 17Marshmello headlined the opening ceremony of which major European football match in May 2021?
Champions League final
Champions League final viewers saw his virtual show before an all-English tie between Manchester City and Chelsea, played in Porto.
Q 18What is the title of Marshmello's self-released 2016 debut album, which later gained two numbered sequels?
Joytime
Joytime landed among iTunes' top electronic albums on its first day, with no outside record company behind it. Its ten tracks came out on a label he had set up himself.
Q 19Which American singer released OK Not to Be OK with Marshmello alongside a suicide prevention campaign?
Demi Lovato
Demi Lovato plays opposite a younger version of herself in the video, which closes with details of the Hope For The Day movement.
Q 20Under which earlier stage name did Marshmello post mashups and dubstep remixes on SoundCloud from 2010?
Dotcom
Dotcom grew out of a school nickname that played on his surname. Under it he moved from dubstep into trap, and one remix passed four million SoundCloud plays.
Q 24Which American rapper put the Marshmello collaboration Everyday on his 2018 mixtape Bobby Tarantino II?
Logic
Logic plays an office worker in the ten-minute video, a tribute to films such as Office Space. In a teaser, Marshmello danced silently at the mic while being told to rap.
Q 25Which Scottish band sang on Marshmello's 2019 single Here with Me, their first Hot 100 entry?
Chvrches
Chvrches reached number nine on the UK chart with it, and the two acts performed the song together on Jimmy Kimmel Live.
Q 26Which American rock band sang on Rescue Me, the first single from Marshmello's third studio album?
A Day to Remember
A Day to Remember bring a pop-punk edge to the track, and the album also credits vocals to Elohim and Marshmello himself.
Q 27Which 2021 Marshmello album earned his first Grammy nomination, for Best Dance/Electronic Album?
Shockwave
Shockwave came out on his own label and features Megan Thee Stallion, Juicy J and bass producers such as Subtronics.
Q 28Which 2023 album was Marshmello's first Latin music record, with guests including Anuel AA and Nicky Jam?
Sugar Papi
Sugar Papi began when Sony's Latin division asked whether he wanted to make such a record, an idea he had been unsure how to time.
Q 29Which song featuring rapper Omar LinX was the lead single from Marshmello's 2016 debut album?
Keep It Mello
Keep It Mello was his first commercial single and went gold in the United States. Its video ends at a backyard party packed with cameos from fellow DJs.
Q 30The Marshmello collaboration Friends was the fifth single from which 2018 debut album by its British singer?
Speak Your Mind
Speak Your Mind lists Marshmello as the only guest on its standard track listing, and Friends reached number four in the UK and number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100.