Q 01/05

Alec Benjamin released 'Jesus in LA' after which guitar idol, once a poster by his bed, said he loved it?

A) Ed Sheeran

B) John Mayer

C) Jason Mraz

D) Shawn Mendes

Answer · why

B) John Mayer

John Mayer is sent Benjamin's new songs, and his praise for this one was among the reasons it came out. In 2019 he joined Benjamin on stage at a sold-...

Q 02/05

Which Canadian singer joined Alec Benjamin on the 2019 duet version of his breakout hit 'Let Me Down Slowly'?

A) Alessia Cara

B) Tate McRae

C) Carly Rae Jepsen

D) Avril Lavigne

Answer · why

A) Alessia Cara

Alessia Cara added her own lyrics and vocals to a song Benjamin had first released solo in 2018. The duet gave him his first entry on the Billboard Ho...

Q 03/05

Before music took off, Alec Benjamin's first job was teaching which martial art at a studio in his hometown?

A) Judo

B) Taekwondo

C) Karate

D) Kung fu

Answer · why

C) Karate

Karate earned Benjamin a black belt, but he quit teaching after hearing that a person he liked did not think it was cool.

Q 04/05

Dropped by his first label, Alec Benjamin built a following by staging impromptu shows in which unlikely spots?

A) Subway cars

B) Laundromats

C) Airport gates

D) Parking lots

Answer · why

D) Parking lots

Parking lots outside concerts by stars such as Shawn Mendes and Troye Sivan became his stage for six months, and he handed out business cards to passe...

Q 05/05

A 12-year-old's dance to Alec Benjamin's 'I Built a Friend' on which TV competition helped win him a record deal?

A) America's Got Talent

B) So You Think You Can Dance

C) World of Dance

D) Dancing with the Stars

Answer · why

A) America's Got Talent

America's Got Talent aired Merrick Hanna's audition to the song in 2017, which sent it up the iTunes charts and made labels ask who the unsigned singe...