Q 01/05

The Jackson 5 formed in 1964 in which Indiana city?

A) South Bend

B) Gary

C) Evansville

D) Fort Wayne

Answer · why

B) Gary

The five brothers were Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Marlon and Michael; the group signed a seven-year Motown deal in March 1969, a day before Marlon's 12th...

Q 02/05

The Jackson 5's first four singles all hit No. 1 on the Hot 100. Which came first?

A) I'll Be There

B) The Love You Save

C) ABC

D) I Want You Back

Answer · why

D) I Want You Back

The other three all followed in 1970, and Motown's publicity team spun a story that Diana Ross had discovered the group.

Q 03/05

Why did the Jackson 5 have to become The Jacksons when they moved to Epic Records in 1975?

A) A rival act had trademarked it

B) Jermaine demanded a fresh start

C) Epic considered it dated

D) Motown owned the name

Answer · why

D) Motown owned the name

Motown sued for breach of contract but let the group record for Epic under a new name.

Q 04/05

Which Jackson brother stayed at Motown when his siblings left for Epic in 1975?

A) Jackie

B) Marlon

C) Jermaine

D) Tito

Answer · why

C) Jermaine

He had married Hazel Gordy, daughter of Motown's founder, and younger brother Randy took his place.

Q 05/05

Which studio produced the Saturday-morning cartoon Jackson 5ive?

A) Hanna-Barbera

B) DePatie-Freleng

C) Rankin/Bass

D) Filmation

Answer · why

C) Rankin/Bass

The same studio made the stop-motion Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer special.