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111 free Taylor Swift trivia questions with answers — music quiz, new questions added Sep 2026.
120 free Taylor Swift trivia questions with answers. From her country debut to the record-shattering Eras Tour, Taylor Swift has redefined what a pop career can look like. This quiz covers all 12 studio albums, the Taylor's Version re-recordings, iconic music videos, Grammy records, surprise songs, the masters dispute, her cats, and everything in between. It starts easy and ends with a genuinely hard Taylor Swift trivia round: soundtrack songs she wrote for other films, the working title she nearly gave Speak Now, who really features on Coney Island, and the number of Eras Tour shows. Whether you're a casual listener or a die-hard Swiftie who decodes every Easter egg, these 111 questions will put your knowledge to the test.
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Q 01What is the name of Taylor Swift's debut single, released in 2006?
Tim McGraw
"Tim McGraw" was Taylor Swift's debut single, released in June 2006. She wrote it during her freshman year of high school about a senior she was dating who was heading off to college.
Q 02Which musician did Swift approach to collaborate on the 1989 song "Clean"?
Imogen Heap
Imogen Heap co-wrote and co-produced "Clean," the minimalist closing track of 1989, built on sparse percussion and programmed keyboards.
Q 03How many Grammys did Taylor Swift win at the 2010 ceremony, where Fearless took Album of the Year?
Four
Fearless won four Grammy Awards at the 2010 ceremony: Album of the Year, Best Country Album, Best Country Song ("White Horse"), and Best Female Country Vocal Performance ("White Horse").
Q 04What is the name of Taylor Swift's first pop album that abandoned her country sound?
1989
1989, released in October 2014, was Taylor Swift's first official pop album. Named after her birth year, it marked a deliberate departure from her country music roots.
Q 05Which song begins with the lyrics "We were both young when I first saw you"?
Love Story
"Love Story" opens with those iconic lyrics. Released in 2008 from the Fearless album, the song reimagines Romeo and Juliet with a happy ending and became one of Taylor's signature songs.
Q 06What year was Taylor Swift born?
1989
Taylor Alison Swift was born on December 13, 1989, in West Reading, Pennsylvania. Her birth year later became the title of her landmark fifth studio album.
Q 07Which Taylor Swift album includes the songs "cardigan," "exile," and "august"?
Folklore
Folklore won Album of the Year at the Grammys; its sister record Evermore followed five months later.
Q 08What is the opening track on Taylor Swift's "Reputation" album?
...Ready for It?
"...Ready for It?" is the opening track on Reputation (2017). While "Look What You Made Me Do" was the lead single and got more attention, the album opens with the bass-heavy "...Ready for It?"
Q 09The ten-minute cut of Swift's most famous Red track carries 'Taylor's Version' and which other parenthetical?
(From the Vault)
Released with Red (Taylor's Version) in 2021, the unabridged song became the longest ever to top the Billboard Hot 100.
Q 10What are the names of Taylor Swift's three cats?
Meredith, Olivia, and Benjamin
Meredith, Olivia, and Benjamin: Meredith Grey from Grey's Anatomy, Olivia Benson from Law & Order: SVU, and Benjamin Button.
Q 11Travis Kelce, whom Taylor Swift began dating in 2023, played tight end for which NFL team?
Kansas City Chiefs
Kelce was the Kansas City Chiefs' tight end; in February 2023 his Chiefs beat brother Jason's Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LVII, the 'Kelce Bowl.'
Q 12Which Taylor Swift album was entirely written by her alone, with no co-writers?
Speak Now
Speak Now (2010) is the only Taylor Swift album where she is the sole credited songwriter on every track. She wrote all 14 songs (plus 6 deluxe tracks) without any co-writers.
Q 13Who directed the short film for "All Too Well (10 Minute Version)"?
Taylor Swift
Q 21Which surprise duet partner joined Taylor Swift on "exile" from the Folklore album?
Bon Iver
Bon Iver (Justin Vernon) provided the male vocals on "exile," the fourth track on Folklore. The emotional duet became one of the album's standout tracks.
Q 22Fans at which 2023 tour stop caused shaking equivalent to a 2.3-magnitude earthquake, the 'Swift Quake'?
Seattle (Lumen Field)
Seattle's Lumen Field: seismologists measured fan dancing on July 22 and 23, 2023 as equivalent to a magnitude 2.3 earthquake, dubbed the 'Swift Quake.'
Q 23What was unique about Taylor Swift's surprise song performance at each Eras Tour show?
Taylor Swift wrote and directed the All Too Well short film herself, starring Sadie Sink and Dylan O'Brien. It premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and won a Grammy for Best Music Video.
Q 14What was the name of the businessman who acquired Taylor Swift's original master recordings in 2019?
Scooter Braun
Scooter Braun's Ithaca Holdings acquired Big Machine Records in June 2019, giving him ownership of Taylor's first six albums' masters. This prompted her decision to re-record all those albums.
Q 15Which Taylor Swift music video features her emerging from a bathtub full of jewels?
Look What You Made Me Do
In the "Look What You Made Me Do" music video (2017), Taylor famously bathes in a bathtub overflowing with diamonds and jewels, a scene that became one of her most iconic visual moments.
Q 16Why does the number 13 keep turning up in Taylor Swift's lyrics, videos and release dates?
She considers it lucky
She considers it lucky: born on the 13th, she turned 13 on a Friday the 13th and her first album went gold in 13 weeks, by her own telling.
Q 17When Taylor Swift was 14, her father transferred his Merrill Lynch job so the family could move to which state for her music?
Tennessee
Tennessee: the family settled in Hendersonville, near Nashville, and she signed with Big Machine at 15.
Q 18Which producer co-wrote and co-produced most of Folklore and Evermore with Taylor Swift?
Aaron Dessner
Aaron Dessner of the band The National co-produced and co-wrote the majority of both Folklore and Evermore. He sent Taylor instrumentals during lockdown, and she wrote lyrics to them remotely.
Q 19Which Taylor Swift "Taylor's Version" re-recording was released first?
Fearless (Taylor's Version)
Fearless (Taylor's Version) came first and debuted at number one; Red, Speak Now and 1989 followed.
Q 20How many albums did Taylor Swift need to re-record to own her masters?
Six
Taylor needed to re-record six albums: Taylor Swift, Fearless, Speak Now, Red, 1989, and Reputation — all originally released under Big Machine Records. Everything from Lover onward she already owns.
Two songs from her own catalog, on guitar and piano
Each night she played two unannounced songs from her own catalog, one on guitar and one on piano, a tradition dating to the Speak Now World Tour; fans tracked the list to predict future picks.
Q 24Which Speak Now single won Best Country Song at the 2012 Grammy Awards?
Mean
"Mean" won Best Country Song and Best Country Solo Performance at the 2012 Grammys; Swift wrote the banjo-driven Speak Now single as a reply to a harsh critic.
Q 25Swift's 2018 stadium tour concert film premiered on New Year's Eve exclusively on which service?
Netflix
Netflix premiered Taylor Swift: Reputation Stadium Tour on December 31, 2018, filmed at the October 6, 2018 show at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
Q 26In which movie did Taylor Swift play the character Bombalurina?
Cats
Taylor Swift played Bombalurina in the 2019 film adaptation of Cats, directed by Tom Hooper. Despite the film's poor critical reception, Taylor's brief musical number was one of the more memorable moments.
Q 27Which Grammy Award did Taylor Swift win for "Folklore" in 2021?
Album of the Year
Folklore won Album of the Year at the 2021 Grammy Awards, making Taylor Swift the first woman to win Album of the Year three times (after Fearless and 1989).
Q 28How many times has Taylor Swift won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year (through 2024)?
Four
Taylor Swift has won Album of the Year four times: Fearless (2010), 1989 (2016), Folklore (2021), and Midnights (2024). She is the only artist in Grammy history to win this category four times.
Q 29Which Ed Sheeran collaboration appeared on Taylor Swift's "Red" album?
Everything Has Changed
"Everything Has Changed" is a duet with Ed Sheeran from the Red album (2012). The two became close friends, and Ed later appeared on Reputation's "End Game" as well.
Q 30What was Taylor Swift's reason for removing her music from Spotify in 2014?
Objection to ad-supported free streaming
Her catalog stayed only on paid, subscription-required platforms until it returned to Spotify in June 2017.