Q 01/05

In which US city was Destiny's Child formed in 1990?

A) Houston

B) Atlanta

C) Dallas

D) New Orleans

Answer · why

A) Houston

The group came together on Houston's talent-show circuit and stayed a Houston act through the Knowles family's home, church and salon.

Q 02/05

What was the group's original name when they first started performing?

A) Cliché

B) Borderline

C) Girl's Tyme

D) The Dolls

Answer · why

C) Girl's Tyme

All four options were names the group actually used; they cycled through Somethin' Fresh, Cliché, the Dolls, Borderline and Destiny before settling.

Q 03/05

Which national TV talent show did the young group lose in the early 1990s?

A) Showtime at the Apollo

B) Star Search

C) Soul Train

D) Puttin' on the Hits

Answer · why

B) Star Search

Producer Arne Frager's plan was to debut them on the show to land a record deal; the loss instead led Mathew Knowles to take over management.

Q 04/05

Why, in Beyoncé's view, did the group lose that televised talent competition?

A) They sang a ballad too slowly

B) They were too young

C) A costume fell apart on stage

D) They rapped instead of singing

Answer · why

D) They rapped instead of singing

Beyoncé has said they simply chose the wrong kind of song for the show.

Q 05/05

Which future member was living in Beyoncé's house when she joined the group in 1992?

A) Kelly Rowland

B) LeToya Luckett

C) LaTavia Roberson

D) Michelle Williams

Answer · why

A) Kelly Rowland

She had moved in with the Knowles family, which is why she and Beyoncé were later accused of receiving favoritism from Mathew Knowles.