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Motown Deep Dive Quiz
Deep dive Motown with 50 expert trivia questions on Berry Gordy, The Temptations, and Hitsville USA.
Deep dive Motown with 50 expert trivia questions on Berry Gordy, The Temptations, and Hitsville USA.
Motown's 'Hitsville USA' studio on West Grand Boulevard in Detroit produced 110 Billboard top-10 hits during the 1960s. Founded in 1959 by Berry Gordy Jr. with an $800 family loan, Motown Records became the first African-American-owned label to achieve sustained mainstream crossover success and reshape American popular music.
Each round presents 10 randomized questions from a pool of 50, with four multiple-choice options and instant feedback after every answer. Your final score comes with a performance tier and shareable results.
You'll explore Berry Gordy's founding of Motown and Hitsville U.S.A., the artists who made it iconic — Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross and the Supremes, the Temptations, the Four Tops, Martha and the Vandellas, and the Jackson 5 — plus songwriter team Holland-Dozier-Holland, the uncredited Funk Brothers house band, and the label's 1972 move to Los Angeles.
Berry Gordy Jr. founded Motown in Detroit on January 12, 1959, using an $800 loan from his family to start the Tamla label, which was renamed Motown in April 1960.
The Funk Brothers were Motown's uncredited house band. They played on more #1 hits than the Beatles, the Beach Boys, the Rolling Stones, and Elvis Presley combined.
The Holland-Dozier-Holland songwriting team — Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, and Eddie Holland — wrote 25 Billboard #1 hits between 1962 and 1967, defining the Motown sound.
Last updated: April 2026