Music quiz 2025: Which band had a hit with 'Killeagh'? Who chanted 'Death to the IDF'?... 

The year gone by has brought some great music, and some sad losses. Here are 15 questions to test your knowledge 
Music quiz 2025: Which band had a hit with 'Killeagh'? Who chanted 'Death to the IDF'?... 

Irish Examiner Music Quiz 2025

1. Which music group led by Brian Warfield announced their retirement in 2025, though it already looks like it may have been a shortlived exit?

2. Name the British group who hit the headlines when they led a chant of “Death to the IDF” at Glastonbury?

3. In November, Boy Dylan played Belfast, Dublin, and which Munster town?

4. The widely-watched Boyzone documentary on Sky wasn’t overly kind to the band’s former manager. Name him?

5. Which Irish band featured on the Bohemians FC jersey that Greta Thunberg was pictured wearing while taking part in the Gaza flotilla?

6. Name the Irish singer credited with helping to ruin Bertie Ahern’s chances at a nomination for the presidential election when she released a single that included the lyrics: “All the big boys, All the Berties, All the envelopes, yeah they hurt me.”?

7. Who rode high in the charts with the song Messy?

8. Richard Ashcroft and Cast supported which band at Croke Park in August?

9. Ozzy Osbourne died in July. Which band did he rise to fame with?

10. The Oasis tour coincided with the 30th anniversary of the release of which album?

11. Pet Sounds was an album largely credited to which Beach Boys’ musician who also passed away in 2025?

12. With which genre of popular music would you have associated Jimmy Cliff, another of the year’s casualties?

13. American guitarist Joe Bonamassa played a series of shows at the Marquee in Cork in tribute to which Irish musician?

14. Which group had a hit with the song Killeagh?

15. Who is this?

ANSWERS 

1. Wolfe Tones 2. Bob Vylan 3. Killarney 4. Louis Walsh 5. Fontaines DC 6. CMAT 7. Lola Young 8. Oasis 9. Black Sabbath 10. (What's the Story) Morning Glory? 11. Brian Wilson 12. Reggae 13. Rory Gallagher 14. Kingfishr 15. Sabrina Carpenter

More in this section

Scene & Heard

Newsletter

Music, film art, culture, books and more from Munster and beyond.......curated weekly by the Irish Examiner Arts Editor.

Cookie Policy Privacy Policy Brand Safety FAQ Help Contact Us Terms and Conditions

© Examiner Echo Group Limited