Bon Iver Trivia
Bon Iver trivia explores the origins and evolution of the American indie folk act founded by Justin Vernon in 2006 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. What began as Vernon's solo project later expanded into a band that has included Sean Carey, Michael Lewis, Matthew McCaughan, Andrew Fitzpatrick, and Jenn Wasner, offering plenty of material for fans at every level.
Easy Bon Iver Trivia
13 questions
These easy Bon Iver trivia questions are great for beginners and kids around age 12 and under.
Question 1
What kind of band is Bon Iver?
- A.A Canadian punk band
- B.An American jazz ensemble
- C.American indie folk band
- D.A British synth-pop duo
Answer: An American indie folk band
Bon Iver is identified is an American indie folk band.
Question 2
In what year was Bon Iver founded?
Answer: 2006
The band was founded in 2006.
Question 3
Which Wisconsin city is Bon Iver's founding home?
Answer: Eau Claire
Bon Iver was founded in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.
Question 4
Bon Iver first began as what sort of musical setup for Justin Vernon?
Answer: A solo project
The project started is Justin Vernon's solo project.
Question 5
Which Bon Iver member is named Sean Carey?
Answer: Sean Carey
Sean Carey is a member of Bon Iver.
Question 6
Name the Bon Iver member whose last name is Lewis.?
Answer: Michael Lewis
Michael Lewis is one of Bon Iver's members.
Question 7
Which member of Bon Iver is Matthew McCaughan?
Answer: Matthew McCaughan
Matthew McCaughan is listed is a member of the band.
Question 8
Who in Bon Iver is Andrew Fitzpatrick?
Answer: Andrew Fitzpatrick
Andrew Fitzpatrick is a member of Bon Iver.
Question 9
Which member of Bon Iver is also named Jenn Wasner?
Answer: Jenn Wasner
Jenn Wasner is part of Bon Iver's lineup.
Question 10
Bon Iver released For Emma, Forever Ago in which year?
Answer: 2007
For Emma, Forever Ago came out in 2007.
Question 11
Which album did Bon Iver put out in 2011 that shares the band's name?
- A.22, A Million
- B.i,i
- C.Bon Iver, Bon Iver
- D.For Emma, Forever Ago
Answer: Bon Iver, Bon Iver
The self-titled album Bon Iver, Bon Iver was released in 2011.
Question 12
What 2016 Bon Iver album features a number-heavy title?
Answer: 22, A Million
22, A Million was released in 2016.
Question 13
Which Bon Iver album arrived in 2019?
Answer: i,i
The album released in 2019 was i,i.
Bon Iver Family Trivia
12 questions
These family Bon Iver trivia questions are built for mixed-age game nights, classrooms, and groups.
Question 1
Justin Vernon spent time in what kind of place before recording Bon Iver's debut album?
Answer: A Wisconsin cabin
The debut album was recorded after time spent in a Wisconsin cabin.
Question 2
Which well-known song appears on For Emma, Forever Ago: Skinny Love or Holocene?
- A.Holocene
- B.Towers
- C.Hey, Ma
- D.Skinny Love
Answer: Skinny Love
Skinny Love is included on For Emma, Forever Ago.
Question 3
Name another For Emma, Forever Ago track: Flume, Salem, or Naeem.?
- A.Naeem
- B.Beth/Rest
- C.Flume
- D.Salem
Answer: Flume
Flume appears on For Emma, Forever Ago.
Question 4
What Bon Iver, Bon Iver song shares its title with a geologic epoch?
Answer: Holocene
Holocene is a song on Bon Iver, Bon Iver.
Question 5
Which song on Bon Iver, Bon Iver sounds like a tall structure?
Answer: Towers
Towers appears on Bon Iver, Bon Iver.
Question 6
On 22, A Million, which track includes quotation marks in its title?
Answer: 33 “GOD”
33 “GOD” is a song on 22, A Million.
Question 7
Which 22, A Million song has parentheses in its title?
Answer: 8 (circle)
8 (circle) appears on 22, A Million.
Question 8
What i,i song sounds like a greeting to a parent?
Answer: Hey, Ma
Hey, Ma is included on i,i.
Question 9
Which i,i track is titled Naeem?
Answer: Naeem
Naeem is on the album i,i.
Question 10
What 2009 Bon Iver EP shares its title with a bank and a color?
Answer: Blood Bank
Blood Bank is the EP Bon Iver released in 2009.
Question 11
Bon Iver's song Rosyln features which artist?
- A.Jenn Wasner
- B.Anaïs Mitchell
- C.St. Vincent
- D.Taylor Swift
Answer: St. Vincent
Rosyln features St. Vincent.
Question 12
Rosyln appeared on the soundtrack for which Twilight film?
Answer: The Twilight Saga: New Moon
Rosyln appeared on The Twilight Saga: New Moon soundtrack.
Fun Bon Iver Trivia
13 questions
These fun Bon Iver trivia questions highlight surprising moments and playful facts for game-night groups.
Question 1
Bon Iver's name comes from what French phrase?
Answer: bon hiver
The name derives from the French phrase bon hiver.
Question 2
Justin Vernon spotted the phrase that inspired Bon Iver's name on which TV show?
Answer: Northern Exposure
He saw the phrase on the TV show Northern Exposure.
Question 3
Bon Iver appears on which Kanye West song: Lost in the World or Gold Digger?
- A.Power
- B.Lost in the World
- C.Gold Digger
- D.Stronger
Answer: Lost in the World
Bon Iver appears on Kanye West's Lost in the World.
Question 4
Which Kanye West track features Bon Iver: Monster or Heartless?
- A.Flashing Lights
- B.Runaway
- C.Monster
- D.Heartless
Answer: Monster
Bon Iver appears on Monster.
Question 5
Justin Vernon sings on the title track of which Kanye West album?
Answer: My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
He sings on the title track of My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.
Question 6
What song brought together Bon Iver and James Blake?
Answer: Fall Creek Boys Choir
Bon Iver collaborated with James Blake on Fall Creek Boys Choir.
Question 7
Bon Iver collaborated with Francis and the Lights on which track?
Answer: Friends
The collaboration with Francis and the Lights was Friends.
Question 8
Which song did Bon Iver make with The National?
Answer: Weird Goodbyes
Bon Iver teamed with The National for Weird Goodbyes.
Question 9
Bon Iver and Taylor Swift teamed up on what song from folklore?
Answer: exile
The collaboration between Bon Iver and Taylor Swift was exile.
Question 10
What later Taylor Swift collaboration also features Bon Iver?
Answer: evermore
Bon Iver and Taylor Swift also collaborated on evermore.
Question 11
Justin Vernon appears on Taylor Swift's albums folklore and what other album?
Answer: evermore
He appears on Taylor Swift's albums folklore and evermore.
Question 12
Which song links Bon Iver with Anaïs Mitchell?
Answer: Wedding Song
Bon Iver worked with Anaïs Mitchell on Wedding Song.
Question 13
Bon Iver contributed to the soundtrack of which 2014 Zach Braff film?
Answer: Wish I Was Here
The band contributed to the Wish I Was Here soundtrack.
Funny Bon Iver Trivia
13 questions
These funny Bon Iver trivia questions highlight playful moments, odd facts, and inside jokes.
Question 1
Which Bon Iver title looks like it borrowed a couple of Greek capital sigmas for style points?
Answer: 715 - CRΣΣKS
715 - CRΣΣKS is stylized with Greek-style capital sigmas.
Question 2
What Bon Iver song title famously looks like a keyboard had a dramatic episode: 10 d E A T h b R E a s T ⚄ ⚄ or Skinny Love?
- A.Salem
- B.10 d E A T h b R E a s T ⚄ ⚄
- C.Skinny Love
- D.Holocene
Answer: 10 d E A T h b R E a s T ⚄ ⚄
Bon Iver titled one song 10 d E A T h b R E a s T ⚄ ⚄.
Question 3
Which Bon Iver track title swaps in diamond symbols for a pair of O's?
Answer: 21 M♢♢N WATER
21 M♢♢N WATER is the stylized title with diamond symbols.
Question 4
Sometimes the shortest titles hit hardest: which Bon Iver song is simply called 45?
Answer: 45
Bon Iver titled one song 45.
Question 5
Which Bon Iver title starts with five zeroes before the word Million?
Answer: 00000 Million
The song title is 00000 Million.
Question 6
True or false: the official title of Wash. includes a period.?
Answer: True
Wash. officially ends with a period.
Question 7
Which Bon Iver song title playfully misspells Michigan?
Answer: Michicant
Michicant is a playful misspelling of Michigan.
Question 8
On the album with the tiny repeated title i,i, which song appears?
Answer: Salem
Salem appears on i,i.
Question 9
Which track gets the first word on 22, A Million?
Answer: Yi
Yi opens the album 22, A Million.
Question 10
What For Emma, Forever Ago track sounds like a very mathematical snack?
Answer: Lump Sum
Lump Sum appears on For Emma, Forever Ago.
Question 11
Which Bon Iver song title brings punctuation teamwork by using a slash?
Answer: Beth/Rest
Beth/Rest uses a slash in its title.
Question 12
What 2024 Bon Iver EP ends its title with a comma, as if the sentence isn't finished yet?
Answer: SABLE,
Bon Iver released the EP SABLE, in 2024.
Question 13
Which Bon Iver song begins with a single letter and a parenthesis in its title?
Answer: U (Man Like)
U (Man Like) begins with a single letter and a parenthesis.
Hard Bon Iver Trivia
14 questions
These hard Bon Iver trivia questions are for expert fans who want a real challenge.
Question 1
Before a label got involved, how was For Emma, Forever Ago first issued in 2007?
Answer: Self-released
The debut album was first self-released in 2007.
Question 2
Which label later released For Emma, Forever Ago in 2008?
Answer: Jagjaguwar
Jagjaguwar later released the album in 2008.
Question 3
Bon Iver, Bon Iver debuted at what position on the Billboard 200?
Answer: No. 2
The album debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200.
Question 4
Which top Grammy field nomination did i,i receive at the 62nd Grammy Awards?
Answer: Album of the Year
I,i was nominated for Album of the Year.
Question 5
The single exile was nominated for which Grammy category?
Answer: Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
Exile received a nomination for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance.
Question 6
At the 2013 Grammys, Holocene was nominated for which recording-specific award?
Answer: Record of the Year
Holocene was nominated for Record of the Year.
Question 7
Holocene also picked up a 2013 Grammy nomination in what songwriting category?
Answer: Song of the Year
The song was also nominated for Song of the Year.
Question 8
Bon Iver performed at the Grammy Awards ceremony in what year?
Answer: 2012
Bon Iver performed at the 2012 Grammy Awards ceremony.
Question 9
Who accepted Bon Iver's Best New Artist Grammy in 2012?
Answer: Justin Vernon
Justin Vernon accepted the award on the band's behalf.
Question 10
Which Bon Iver song was sampled by Kanye West for Lost in the World?
Answer: Woods
Kanye West sampled Woods for Lost in the World.
Question 11
What Pitchfork designation was given to Bon Iver, Bon Iver?
Answer: Best New Music
Pitchfork named Bon Iver, Bon Iver Best New Music.
Question 12
What was the title of Bon Iver's collaborative 2018 release with TU Dance?
Answer: Come Through
Bon Iver contributed to the 2018 collaborative release Come Through.
Question 13
Come Through was developed with which contemporary dance company?
Answer: TU Dance
The project was developed with TU Dance.
Question 14
Which festival did Bon Iver headline in its inaugural year, 2015?
Answer: Eaux Claires
Bon Iver headlined the inaugural Eaux Claires festival in 2015.
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