Q 01/05

In which part of London was Adele born in May 1988?

A) Brixton

B) Tottenham

C) Croydon

D) Camden

Answer · why

B) Tottenham

Her mother raised her alone after her Welsh father left when she was two. The family later moved to Brighton and back to south London.

Q 02/05

What is Adele's surname?

A) Adkins

B) Atkinson

C) Evans

D) Allen

Answer · why

A) Adkins

Her full name is Adele Laurie Blue Adkins. Evans was her father's surname.

Q 03/05

Which girl group did Adele say 'made me what I am today'?

A) Destiny's Child

B) All Saints

C) The Spice Girls

D) Sugababes

Answer · why

C) The Spice Girls

She impersonated them at dinner parties and by eleven her bedroom was 'essentially a Spice Girls shrine'.

Q 04/05

Which two singers were Adele's classmates at the BRIT School in Croydon?

A) Amy Winehouse and Kate Nash

B) Leona Lewis and Jessie J

C) Ellie Goulding and Rita Ora

D) Florence Welch and Lily Allen

Answer · why

B) Leona Lewis and Jessie J

She graduated in May 2006 and at the time was more interested in working in A&R than performing.

Q 05/05

How did Adele's demo reach her record label?

A) She sent it to a radio DJ

B) A friend posted it on Myspace

C) She busked outside their offices

D) Her teacher mailed it to labels

Answer · why

B) A friend posted it on Myspace

She recorded three songs for a class project. When XL's Richard Russell called, she thought it was a hoax and took a friend to the meeting.