Q 01/05

Which rapper, of whom Austin Mahone was a huge fan, guests on his 2012 single "Say You're Just a Friend"?

A) Ludacris

B) Flo Rida

C) Sean Kingston

D) Wiz Khalifa

Answer · why

B) Flo Rida

Flo Rida co-wrote the song as well as rapping on it. Mahone later called him a super nice guy, talented and very humble.

Q 02/05

Austin Mahone's "Say You're Just a Friend" borrows its chorus from a 1989 single by which rapper?

A) Young MC

B) Tone Loc

C) Biz Markie

D) Slick Rick

Answer · why

C) Biz Markie

Biz Markie took "Just a Friend" to number 9 on the Billboard Hot 100, his most successful single. Mahone's song interpolates its chorus rather than sa...

Q 03/05

Austin Mahone shares a first name with the Texas capital, but in which other Texas city was he born?

A) Corpus Christi

B) Fort Worth

C) Houston

D) San Antonio

Answer · why

D) San Antonio

San Antonio is where Mahone was born and raised, and the title of his 2023 album A Lone Star Story nods to growing up there.

Q 04/05

Austin Mahone built his first following as a Texas teenager by posting pop covers on which website?

A) YouTube

B) Myspace

C) Facebook

D) Dailymotion

Answer · why

A) YouTube

YouTube is where Mahone began sharing cover versions in January 2011, promoting each clip so hard that he reached 20,000 subscribers within two months...

Q 05/05

Austin Mahone's 2011 cover of "Mistletoe" paid tribute to which pop star he cites as his inspiration?

A) Justin Bieber

B) Jesse McCartney

C) Cody Simpson

D) Nick Jonas

Answer · why

A) Justin Bieber

Justin Bieber's "Mistletoe" was the song Mahone chose for his first full music video, and the cover drew more than 3 million views within a couple of ...