Your IPhone Has a Hidden Music Quiz
Who remembers the games that came with classic iPods? You can participate in a pixel war in Parachute , break blocks in Brick , play cards in Solitaire , and test your knowledge of the iPod library with Music Quiz . Of course, Apple has since discontinued the iPod, but it seems to be hard for them to say goodbye to the past. The music quiz lives on as a hidden iPhone game.
The hidden music quiz hasn’t been around forever, but it’s not all that new either. Apple first added it to the iPhone not as a game but as a shortcut back in 2020 with iOS 14 . The game was part of a small series of “Quick Commands for Beginners” – the idea, I believe, was to offer users a quick look at what’s possible with shortcuts (despite the fact that the app was launched two years earlier with iOS 12) . In any case, it didn’t seem like it was a very effective marketing campaign – I had no idea such a music quiz existed. This is exactly the kind of hidden feature that is pleasantly surprised.
How to Play Hidden Apple Music Quiz on Your iPhone
If you haven’t removed shortcuts from your iPhone before, Music Quiz should be on your device right now. To find it, you can swipe down on the home screen or lock screen to bring up spotlight search, type “Music Quiz” and then tap the purple music icon that appears. You can also find it in the Shortcuts app in your Starter Shortcuts folder, or by searching for Music Quiz if you’ve deleted it in the past.
To play the game, you need to add songs to your music library. Any songs will work, whether you bought them from iTunes, imported from your library, or downloaded from Apple Music. The music quiz will randomly select songs from your library for a five-round game. The game will play one song per round and you will have to guess which song it is from the song titles that Music Quiz offers you.
Any shortcut lovers can appreciate how challenging this simple game is. You can see the entire shortcut assembly by tapping the (•••) icon on the Music Quiz tile. It certainly took Apple some time to create the game. It’s a pity that few people know about it.