Rihanna Trivia
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47 free Rihanna trivia questions with answers — music quiz, new questions added Sep 2026.
42 free Rihanna trivia questions with answers. Rihanna has fourteen Hot 100 number ones, nine Grammys, a cosmetics empire and the title of National Hero of Barbados, and she got there from a three-bedroom bungalow in Bridgetown and a girl-group audition singing Destiny's Child. This Rihanna trivia quiz covers her whole story: the Jay-Z signing, every studio album from Music of the Sun to Anti, the big singles, the tours, the films, Fenty Beauty and Savage X Fenty, the Clara Lionel Foundation, motherhood and the record-setting Super Bowl LVII halftime show. The 47 questions range from easy ones anyone who owns a radio can get to hard ones about writers, chart runs and business deals, so both casual listeners and the Navy can play. Every answer is checked against documented chart data, interviews and reporting rather than fan lore.
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Q 01Rihanna once turned down the Super Bowl halftime show in solidarity with which NFL quarterback?
Colin Kaepernick
Colin Kaepernick: she ended her boycott in 2023, when she headlined the Super Bowl halftime show herself.
Q 02What is Rihanna's first name?
Robyn
Robyn: she performs under her middle name, and in 2019 she sued her own father over the Fenty name he used for his company, Fenty Entertainment.
Q 03Which future singer was Rihanna's drill sergeant when she joined her country's Cadet Corps at age 11?
Shontelle
Shontelle: years later, the former drill sergeant co-wrote Rihanna's song 'Man Down'.
Q 04Which rock legend recorded the 2015 acoustic single 'FourFiveSeconds' with Rihanna and Kanye West?
Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney: Kanye West said Rihanna heard a song he had made with McCartney and wouldn't be satisfied until it was on her album.
Q 05What was Rihanna's debut single, released in 2005?
Pon de Replay
Pon de Replay: Jay-Z at first thought the song was too big for a new artist, but he still invited her to audition.
Q 06What was the title of Rihanna's debut album?
Music of the Sun
Music of the Sun: Rihanna said the 'sun' stands for her Caribbean culture, so the album is music from where she comes from.
Q 07Which song gave Rihanna her first Billboard Hot 100 number one, in 2006?
SOS
SOS: co-writer Evan 'Kidd' Bogart has said he hid the titles of 1980s pop songs throughout its second verse.
Q 08Which 2007 Rihanna album featured her hit 'Umbrella'?
Good Girl Gone Bad
Good Girl Gone Bad: to shed her innocent image she cut her hair into an edgy bob and swapped Caribbean rhythms for sleek R&B.
Q 09Which streaming service sponsored Rihanna's 2023 Super Bowl halftime show?
Apple Music
Apple Music: Rihanna said becoming a mother made her feel she could take on the world, which is why she agreed to perform.
Q 10'Umbrella' was nearly given to which R&B singer before Rihanna got it?
Mary J. Blige
Mary J. Blige: she said the writers made the song for her, but she was so busy during Grammy season that it went to Rihanna.
Q 11Which two Rihanna singles topped the Hot 100 in 2008?
Take a Bow and Disturbia
Take a Bow and Disturbia: Chris Brown co-wrote 'Disturbia' but gave it to Rihanna, feeling the song didn't personally fit him.
Q 12Which darker, rock-influenced 2009 album did Rihanna record after Chris Brown assaulted her?
Rated R
Rated R: when the label gave her 12 hours to turn it in, she drank some red wine, dimmed the lights and sang 'The Last Song'.
Q 13Which 2010 hit paired Rihanna's chorus with Eminem's verses?
Love the Way You Lie
Love the Way You Lie: Skylar Grey wrote the chorus, and said the abusive relationship she had in mind was her own with the music industry.
Q 21In which 2012 film, based on a board game, did Rihanna make her feature acting debut?
Battleship
Battleship: director Peter Berg said he knew she could act after watching her in a comedy sketch on Saturday Night Live.
Q 22On which streaming service was Anti released exclusively in January 2016?
Tidal
Tidal: Samsung bought one million copies and gave them away free, so the album was certified platinum within days.
Q 23Which single from Rihanna's album Anti topped the Billboard Hot 100?
Work
Work: PartyNextDoor, who wrote it, said people think it's a party song, but it's really a breakup song.
Q 14Which single from Rihanna's album Loud won the Grammy for Best Dance Recording in 2011?
Only Girl (In the World)
Only Girl (In the World): after a dark previous album, Rihanna asked Stargate for happy, uptempo songs, and this was the first one they made.
Q 15In 2011, Rihanna set a record for a solo female artist with ten nights at which London venue?
The O2 Arena
The O2 Arena: demand for her Loud Tour tickets was so high that extra London dates were added until she reached ten nights.
Q 16Which DJ produced and featured on Rihanna's 2011 hit 'We Found Love'?
Calvin Harris
Calvin Harris: the video shoot in a Northern Ireland field was halted when the farmer objected to Rihanna appearing topless.
Q 17Which rapper's 2008 number one 'Live Your Life' featured Rihanna?
T.I.
T.I.: he wrote its album, Paper Trail, under house arrest while awaiting trial on federal weapons charges.
Q 18Which was Rihanna's first album to debut at number one on the Billboard 200?
Unapologetic
Unapologetic: it included a duet with Chris Brown, and the pair briefly got back together soon after.
Q 19Which Australian singer-songwriter wrote 'Diamonds' with producers Benny Blanco and Stargate?
Sia
Sia: it was the last song she worked on before leaving the session, writing it in minutes while her car waited outside.
Q 20What was the gimmick of Rihanna's 777 Tour, promoting her seventh album?
Seven shows, seven countries, seven days
Seven shows, seven countries, seven days: fans and journalists flew with her on one plane, but many complained of delays and scant access to her.
Q 24In 2014, Rihanna left her first record label for which company?
Roc Nation
Roc Nation: Jay-Z's company had managed her career since 2010, so the move put her records and her management under one roof.
Q 25Which pop star featured on the 2011 remix of Rihanna's 'S&M'?
Britney Spears
Britney Spears: combined sales of the remix and the original sent 'S&M' to number one on the Hot 100.
Q 26Which guitarist played on Rihanna's song 'Rockstar 101'?
Slash
Slash: in the song's video Rihanna dresses up as him, and he said the video was better with her being him than with him being him.
Q 27Which store chain sold Fenty Beauty at its 2017 launch?
Sephora
Sephora: the line launched with 40 foundation shades, and rival brands soon widened their own shade ranges to keep up.
Q 28Which luxury conglomerate partnered with Rihanna on Fenty Beauty and later the Fenty fashion house?
LVMH
LVMH: Rihanna became the first Black woman to lead one of its fashion houses, but the Fenty label was halted in 2021.
Q 29What is the name of Rihanna's lingerie brand, launched in 2018?
Savage X Fenty
Savage X Fenty: its debut collection sold out within a month of the brand's launch.
Q 30Rihanna's charity, the Clara Lionel Foundation, is named after whom?
Her grandparents
Her grandparents: Clara and Lionel Braithwaite, and a Barbados cancer centre Rihanna funded also carries her late grandmother's name.