Q 01/05

In which Canadian city was Justin Bieber born on 1 March 1994?

A) Toronto, Ontario

B) London, Ontario

C) Stratford, Ontario

D) Ottawa, Ontario

Answer · why

B) London, Ontario

He was raised in nearby Stratford, where he busked outside the Avon Theatre and now has a star on the pavement.

Q 02/05

How old were Bieber's parents, Jeremy Bieber and Pattie Mallette, when he was born?

A) 16

B) 17

C) 21

D) 18

Answer · why

D) 18

They separated soon after; Pattie raised him as a single mother in low-income housing.

Q 03/05

Which Ne-Yo song was Bieber singing in the 2007 competition video that his mother posted to YouTube?

A) Because of You

B) Closer

C) Miss Independent

D) So Sick

Answer · why

D) So Sick

He placed in the top three of the Stratford contest at age 12; the clip is the one Scooter Braun stumbled on by accident.

Q 04/05

Which talent manager discovered Bieber on YouTube while looking for videos of a different singer?

A) Scooter Braun

B) L.A. Reid

C) Simon Cowell

D) Jimmy Iovine

Answer · why

A) Scooter Braun

A former So So Def marketing executive, he tracked down Bieber's school and then his mother, who prayed for a Christian manager instead.

Q 05/05

Which R&B star co-founded RBMG and won a bidding war to sign the 13-year-old Bieber?

A) Justin Timberlake

B) Chris Brown

C) Ne-Yo

D) Usher

Answer · why

D) Usher

Timberlake reportedly lost out partly because two Justins would confuse the market; L.A. Reid then signed him to Island in October 2008.