ENTERTAINMENT QUIZ NO. 22 BEFORE THEY WERE STARS
Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2008 9:45 am1. Where did Madonna work when she first came to New York City?
A McDonald's B Virgin Records C Loew's Theatre D Dunkin' Donuts
D) DUNKIN DOUGHNUTS
2. Which artist got her start as a 'Fly Girl' on the sketch comedy, 'In Living Color'?
A Paula Abdul B Deborah Cox C Anastacia D Jennifer Lopez
D) JENNIFER LOPEZ
3. What cereal was Tori Amos the spokesmodel for?
A Cheerio's B Special K C Froot Loops D Just Right
D) JUST RIGHT
4. Which singer made her film debut in a film with Whoopi Goldberg?
LAUREN HILL
5. Which country songstress started her career out as a secretary at a record label when she first moved to Nashville?
FAITH HILL
6. Which Spice Girl almost didn't make the group because she was late to her audition and was only allowed to audition after convincing the producers of the group to give her a second chance?
GERI HALLIWELL
7. Which artist did NOT start out on 'The Mickey Mouse Club'?
A Britney Spears B Mandy Moore C Justin Timberlake D Christina Aguilera
B) MANDY MOORE
8. Which rocker tried out for a part in the movie, 'Sid and Nancy' before going on to rock stardom?
A Courtney Love B Liz Phair C Bonnie Raitt D Gwen Stefani
A) COURTNEY LOVE
9. Which singer was a back-up singer for Michael Jackson before going solo?
SHERYL CROW
10. Before becoming a huge singing sensation, who did a 'Las Vegas style lounge act' in Canada?
A Shania Twain B Lara Fabian C Celine Dion D Shirley Manson
A) SHANIA TWAIN
11. Which artist named her daughter after her first movie, which was a huge flop?
CHER
12. Which of these artists did NOT appear on 'Star Search' before becoming famous?
A Justin Timberlake B Usher C Leann Rimes D Ashanti
D) ASHANTI
13. Which internationally known singer started out as a pop star in her native country and even won the equivalent of a Grammy for 'Most Promising Young Star' for her first self-titled album?
A Shania Twain B Alanis Morissette C Nelly Furtado D Celine Dion
B) ALANIS MORISSETTE
14. Which pop artist first came to fame on the Australian Soap Opera, 'Neighbours', before hitting it big around the world with a remake of a 60's hit originally recorded by Little Eva?
KYLIE MINOGUE
15. Which one of these actress-singers was told by her high school guidance counselor that she was not going to make it in show business because she was 'not drop-dead gorgeous'?
A Brandy B Beyonce Knowles C Sheryl Crow D Britney Spears
A) BRANDY
16. Which lead singer of an internationally famous group of the early 1990's joined the group as a back-up singer before replacing the first lead singer who had committed suicide?
GWEN STEFANI
17. Which multi-platinum singer helped out her aunt, Gladys Knight, when she asked her to perform in Las Vegas with her?
AALIYAH
18. Before changing her name to 'Pink', she was known as _____ _____?
ALECIA MOORE
19. Which singer was 'discovered' when she laid down some vocal tracks on a demo for a singer that didn't show up?
A Nelly Furtado B Sarah McLachlan C Macy Gray D india.arie
C) MACY GRAY
20. Before going on to international fame, this singer was part of a defunct group named Sista. When their debut album was shelved by Elektra, she went on to record her own solo album.
MISSY ELLIOTT
A McDonald's B Virgin Records C Loew's Theatre D Dunkin' Donuts
D) DUNKIN DOUGHNUTS
2. Which artist got her start as a 'Fly Girl' on the sketch comedy, 'In Living Color'?
A Paula Abdul B Deborah Cox C Anastacia D Jennifer Lopez
D) JENNIFER LOPEZ
3. What cereal was Tori Amos the spokesmodel for?
A Cheerio's B Special K C Froot Loops D Just Right
D) JUST RIGHT
4. Which singer made her film debut in a film with Whoopi Goldberg?
LAUREN HILL
5. Which country songstress started her career out as a secretary at a record label when she first moved to Nashville?
FAITH HILL
6. Which Spice Girl almost didn't make the group because she was late to her audition and was only allowed to audition after convincing the producers of the group to give her a second chance?
GERI HALLIWELL
7. Which artist did NOT start out on 'The Mickey Mouse Club'?
A Britney Spears B Mandy Moore C Justin Timberlake D Christina Aguilera
B) MANDY MOORE
8. Which rocker tried out for a part in the movie, 'Sid and Nancy' before going on to rock stardom?
A Courtney Love B Liz Phair C Bonnie Raitt D Gwen Stefani
A) COURTNEY LOVE
9. Which singer was a back-up singer for Michael Jackson before going solo?
SHERYL CROW
10. Before becoming a huge singing sensation, who did a 'Las Vegas style lounge act' in Canada?
A Shania Twain B Lara Fabian C Celine Dion D Shirley Manson
A) SHANIA TWAIN
11. Which artist named her daughter after her first movie, which was a huge flop?
CHER
12. Which of these artists did NOT appear on 'Star Search' before becoming famous?
A Justin Timberlake B Usher C Leann Rimes D Ashanti
D) ASHANTI
13. Which internationally known singer started out as a pop star in her native country and even won the equivalent of a Grammy for 'Most Promising Young Star' for her first self-titled album?
A Shania Twain B Alanis Morissette C Nelly Furtado D Celine Dion
B) ALANIS MORISSETTE
14. Which pop artist first came to fame on the Australian Soap Opera, 'Neighbours', before hitting it big around the world with a remake of a 60's hit originally recorded by Little Eva?
KYLIE MINOGUE
15. Which one of these actress-singers was told by her high school guidance counselor that she was not going to make it in show business because she was 'not drop-dead gorgeous'?
A Brandy B Beyonce Knowles C Sheryl Crow D Britney Spears
A) BRANDY
16. Which lead singer of an internationally famous group of the early 1990's joined the group as a back-up singer before replacing the first lead singer who had committed suicide?
GWEN STEFANI
17. Which multi-platinum singer helped out her aunt, Gladys Knight, when she asked her to perform in Las Vegas with her?
AALIYAH
18. Before changing her name to 'Pink', she was known as _____ _____?
ALECIA MOORE
19. Which singer was 'discovered' when she laid down some vocal tracks on a demo for a singer that didn't show up?
A Nelly Furtado B Sarah McLachlan C Macy Gray D india.arie
C) MACY GRAY
20. Before going on to international fame, this singer was part of a defunct group named Sista. When their debut album was shelved by Elektra, she went on to record her own solo album.
MISSY ELLIOTT
