Q 01/05

In which part of London was Adele born?

A) Brixton

B) Tottenham

C) Croydon

D) Camden

Answer · why

B) Tottenham

Tottenham, in north London; her Welsh father left when she was small, and she was raised by her mother, a furniture maker.

Q 02/05

What is Adele's surname?

A) Adkins

B) Atkinson

C) Evans

D) Allen

Answer · why

A) Adkins

Adkins, her mother's surname; her father's was Evans, and after years of estrangement they made peace before he died in 2021.

Q 03/05

Which group did Adele say made her who she is?

A) Destiny's Child

B) All Saints

C) The Spice Girls

D) Sugababes

Answer · why

C) The Spice Girls

The Spice Girls: as a girl she used to impersonate them, and the singer Gabrielle too.

Q 04/05

Which two singers, like Adele, went to the BRIT School in Croydon?

A) Duffy and Lily Allen

B) Leona Lewis and Jessie J

C) Ellie Goulding and Rita Ora

D) Florence Welch and Paloma Faith

Answer · why

B) Leona Lewis and Jessie J

Leona Lewis and Jessie J; as a teenager Adele found her voice singing along to Etta James and Ella Fitzgerald CDs.

Q 05/05

How did XL Recordings first come across Adele's demo?

A) A radio DJ passed it on

B) It was posted on Myspace

C) She handed it in at their offices

D) Her teacher mailed it to labels

Answer · why

B) It was posted on Myspace

It was posted on Myspace: XL heard her class-project demo there, got in touch, and signed the teenager to a record deal.