110 The Weeknd Trivia Questions & Answers

Turn down the lights and cue the synthesizers, because this quiz is heading straight into the XO universe.

These 100 The Weeknd trivia questions cover Abel Tesfaye's mixtapes, albums, blockbuster singles, collaborations, videos, acting, and awards.

Abel Tesfaye Before the Spotlight

Once you finish this set, keep the game moving with our music trivia.

1. What is The Weeknd's real name?
   Answer: Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, the name used in his acting and producing credits.
2. In which Canadian city was The Weeknd born?
   Answer: Toronto, Ontario.
3. Which Toronto district did he grow up in?
   Answer: Scarborough, in the city's eastern area.
4. What is his family's national heritage?
   Answer: Ethiopian; his parents immigrated to Canada from Ethiopia.
5. Which language did he speak with his grandmother while growing up?
   Answer: Amharic, one of Ethiopia's major languages.
6. How did The Weeknd famously alter the spelling of his stage name?
   Answer: He removed the final “e” from “weekend.”
7. What is the name of The Weeknd's record label and creative brand?
   Answer: XO.
8. What symbol do fans frequently use as shorthand for his brand?
   Answer: XO, often written with the letters side by side.
9. What Canadian singer helped expose The Weeknd's early music to a larger audience?
   Answer: Drake, who posted his work and later collaborated with him.
10. What broad genre first defined The Weeknd's shadowy early sound?
    Answer: Alternative R&B, blended with electronic, pop, and hip-hop influences.

The Original Mixtape Trilogy

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11. What was The Weeknd's first mixtape?
    Answer: House of Balloons, released online in March 2011.
12. What was his second 2011 mixtape?
    Answer: Thursday.
13. What was the third mixtape in his 2011 trilogy?
    Answer: Echoes of Silence.
14. How many mixtapes make up the original Trilogy project?
    Answer: Three, all released within 2011.
15. What 2012 compilation remastered the three mixtapes and added bonus tracks?
    Answer: Trilogy.
16. Which song opens House of Balloons?
    Answer: “High for This.”
17. Which House of Balloons track combines two titles with a slash?
    Answer: “House of Balloons / Glass Table Girls.”
18. Which singer appears on the Thursday track “The Zone”?
    Answer: Drake.
19. Which famous Michael Jackson song did The Weeknd cover on Echoes of Silence?
    Answer: “Dirty Diana,” retitled “D.D.”
20. Which title appears both as a mixtape name and a day of the week?
    Answer: Thursday.

Albums from Kiss Land to Hurry Up Tomorrow

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21. What was The Weeknd's debut studio album?
    Answer: Kiss Land, released in 2013.
22. Which 2015 album made him a full-scale pop superstar?
    Answer: Beauty Behind the Madness.
23. Which album includes the title track “Starboy”?
    Answer: Starboy, released in 2016.
24. What was his 2018 six-song project called?
    Answer: My Dear Melancholy, an EP with a comma in its official title.
25. Which 2020 album includes “Blinding Lights”?
    Answer: After Hours.
26. Which 2022 album is presented like a surreal radio broadcast?
    Answer: Dawn FM.
27. Which 2025 album completed the trilogy that began with After Hours?
    Answer: Hurry Up Tomorrow.
28. What is the title of the first track on Beauty Behind the Madness?
    Answer: “Real Life.”
29. Which actor voices the radio host throughout Dawn FM?
    Answer: Jim Carrey.
30. Which producer and musician is a major collaborator on Dawn FM?
    Answer: Oneohtrix Point Never, also known as Daniel Lopatin.

Beauty Behind the Madness

31. Which song from Beauty Behind the Madness topped the Billboard Hot 100 first?
    Answer: “Can't Feel My Face.”
32. Which ballad from Fifty Shades of Grey became a major Weeknd hit?
    Answer: “Earned It.”
33. Which Beauty Behind the Madness single features a prominent horror-themed video?
    Answer: “The Hills.”
34. Which artist guests on “Prisoner”?
    Answer: Lana Del Rey.
35. Which artist appears on “Dark Times”?
    Answer: Ed Sheeran.
36. What sound does “Can't Feel My Face” pair with its dark subject matter?
    Answer: Bright, danceable pop-funk.
37. Which song title begins with the words “In the”?
    Answer: “In the Night.”
38. What is the closing song on the standard Beauty Behind the Madness album?
    Answer: “Angel.”
39. Which song gave The Weeknd an Academy Award nomination?
    Answer: “Earned It,” nominated for Best Original Song.
40. At which 2016 ceremony did “Earned It” win a Grammy?
    Answer: The 58th Annual Grammy Awards.

Starboy and Its Neon Reinvention

41. Which duo joins The Weeknd on the song “Starboy”?
    Answer: Daft Punk.
42. Which other Starboy track also features Daft Punk?
    Answer: “I Feel It Coming.”
43. Which Starboy single title promises ultimate devotion?
    Answer: “Die for You.”
44. Which Starboy track reminds listeners that the artist's fame is nothing new?
    Answer: “Reminder.”
45. Which Starboy song has a title that turns romance into an invitation?
    Answer: “Love to Lay.”
46. Which rapper guests on “Sidewalks”?
    Answer: Kendrick Lamar.
47. Which singer guests on “Stargirl Interlude”?
    Answer: Lana Del Rey.
48. Which rapper appears on “All I Know”?
    Answer: Future.
49. Which Starboy song later surged again and reached No. 1 in 2023?
    Answer: “Die for You,” boosted by a remix with Ariana Grande.
50. What did the Starboy cover visually introduce?
    Answer: A shorter-haired Weeknd and a neon-lit new era.

Inside After Hours

51. Which After Hours single became one of the biggest chart hits ever?
    Answer: “Blinding Lights.”
52. Which 1980s-leaning sound drives “Blinding Lights”?
    Answer: Bright synth-pop with pulsing electronic drums.
53. Which city is evoked by the neon casino imagery of the “Blinding Lights” video?
    Answer: Las Vegas.
54. Which facial accessory became central to the After Hours character?
    Answer: Large sunglasses, worn with a red suit and black shirt.
55. Which After Hours song became a No. 1 hit before “Blinding Lights”?
    Answer: “Heartless.”
56. Which ballad was remixed with Ariana Grande in 2021?
    Answer: “Save Your Tears.”
57. Which song shares its title with the album?
    Answer: “After Hours.”
58. Which song urges a former partner not to be afraid to move on?
    Answer: “Scared to Live.”
59. What is the standard album's closing track?
    Answer: “Until I Bleed Out.”
60. What visual story runs through the After Hours videos?
    Answer: A destructive night experienced by a bloodied, red-suited character.

Tuning In to Dawn FM

61. What fictional radio station gives Dawn FM its concept?
    Answer: 103.5 Dawn FM.
62. Which song opens the album after its title intro?
    Answer: “Gasoline.”
63. Which single tells listeners to inhale before dancing?
    Answer: “Take My Breath.”
64. Which Dawn FM song features Tyler, the Creator?
    Answer: “Here We Go... Again.”
65. Which song features Lil Wayne?
    Answer: “I Heard You're Married.”
66. Which legendary producer narrates the spoken piece “A Tale by Quincy”?
    Answer: Quincy Jones.
67. Which comedian supplies the closing spoken track “Phantom Regret by Jim”?
    Answer: Jim Carrey.
68. What setting does Dawn FM use as a metaphor for transition?
    Answer: A radio station heard while moving through a purgatory-like space.
69. Which song follows “Gasoline” on the track list?
    Answer: “How Do I Make You Love Me?”
70. Which song comes immediately after “Out of Time”?
    Answer: “Here We Go... Again.”

Hurry Up Tomorrow

71. Which three albums form The Weeknd's stated 2020s trilogy?
    Answer: After Hours, Dawn FM, and Hurry Up Tomorrow.
72. Which Brazilian artist joins him on “São Paulo”?
    Answer: Anitta.
73. Which rapper features on “Timeless”?
    Answer: Playboi Carti.
74. Which song on Hurry Up Tomorrow shares its title with a body part metaphor?
    Answer: “Open Hearts.”
75. Which earlier unreleased fan favorite finally appeared on Hurry Up Tomorrow?
    Answer: “Take Me Back to LA.”
76. Which song begins the standard digital sequence of Hurry Up Tomorrow?
    Answer: “Wake Me Up.”
77. Which French electronic duo collaborates on “Wake Me Up”?
    Answer: Justice.
78. Which song features Lana Del Rey on Hurry Up Tomorrow?
    Answer: “The Abyss.”
79. Which theatrical film shares the album's title?
    Answer: Hurry Up Tomorrow, released in 2025.
80. Which actress co-stars with Abel Tesfaye in the film?
    Answer: Jenna Ortega.

Screens, Stages, and the Super Bowl

81. Which HBO series did The Weeknd co-create and star in?
    Answer: The Idol.
82. What is the name of his character in The Idol?
    Answer: Tedros.
83. Which actor plays pop singer Jocelyn in The Idol?
    Answer: Lily-Rose Depp.
84. What animated comedy featured The Weeknd playing a fictional version of himself?
    Answer: American Dad!
85. What was the title of his American Dad! song?
    Answer: “I'm a Virgin.”
86. Which 2019 crime film included The Weeknd as himself?
    Answer: Uncut Gems.
87. Who directed the “Blinding Lights” music video?
    Answer: Anton Tammi.
88. Who headlined the Super Bowl LV halftime show?
    Answer: The Weeknd, performing in Tampa in February 2021.
89. Did his Super Bowl halftime set include guest performers?
    Answer: No, he carried the performance without a billed musical guest.
90. Which maze-like visual from the halftime show became an instant meme?
    Answer: A dizzying sequence inside a mirrored, golden hallway.

Awards and Chart Records

91. Which 2016 album featuring two Daft Punk collaborations won Best Urban Contemporary Album?
    Answer: Starboy.
92. How many Grammy Awards had The Weeknd won through the 2022 ceremony?
    Answer: Four.
93. Which song won Best R&B Performance in 2016?
    Answer: “Earned It.”
94. Which album won Best Urban Contemporary Album in 2016?
    Answer: Beauty Behind the Madness.
95. Which album won the same category in 2018?
    Answer: Starboy.
96. Which Kanye West song featuring The Weeknd won Best Melodic Rap Performance in 2022?
    Answer: “Hurricane.”
97. Which song became the first to spend a full year in the Billboard Hot 100 top 10?
    Answer: “Blinding Lights.”
98. How many weeks did “Blinding Lights” ultimately spend on the Hot 100?
    Answer: 90 weeks during its historic original chart run.
99. Which tour supported both After Hours and Dawn FM?
    Answer: The After Hours til Dawn Tour.
100. What huge stadium format distinguished that tour?
     Answer: It was staged primarily in stadiums rather than traditional arenas.

Essential Collaborations

101. Which Ariana Grande collaboration first appeared on her album Positions?
     Answer: “Off the Table.”
102. Which Ariana Grande hit features The Weeknd and reached No. 1 after a remix?
     Answer: “Save Your Tears.”
103. Which 2014 Ariana Grande single was their first major collaboration?
     Answer: “Love Me Harder.”
104. Which Drake album includes “Crew Love” featuring The Weeknd?
     Answer: Take Care.
105. Which Future song features The Weeknd and later inspired another collaboration title?
     Answer: “Low Life.”
106. Which Rosalía collaboration remixed an After Hours song?
     Answer: “Blinding Lights.”
107. Which Swedish House Mafia single features The Weeknd?
     Answer: “Moth to a Flame.”
108. Which Metro Boomin song pairs The Weeknd with 21 Savage?
     Answer: “Creepin'.”
109. Which song did The Weeknd and Madonna record with Playboi Carti?
     Answer: “Popular,” released for The Idol soundtrack.
110. What makes The Weeknd trivia span more than music?
     Answer: His career also includes film, television, visual storytelling, philanthropy, and stadium performance.

Sources and Further Reading

• Grammy artist profile: The Weeknd
• The Weeknd: Hurry Up Tomorrow credits
• Britannica: The Weeknd
• Billboard Canada: Blinding Lights chart history