Q 01/05

Justin Timberlake was born on January 31, 1981, in which city?

A) Nashville

B) Memphis

C) Atlanta

D) Orlando

Answer · why

B) Memphis

His father was a Baptist church choir director. He grew up in nearby Millington, Tennessee.

Q 02/05

At age 11, Timberlake competed on Star Search singing country songs under what name?

A) J. T. Memphis

B) Justin Randall

C) Justin Harless

D) Little Justin

Answer · why

B) Justin Randall

Randall is his middle name. He lost, but a Mickey Mouse Club audition soon followed.

Q 03/05

Which of these was NOT a fellow cast member on The All New Mickey Mouse Club with Timberlake?

A) Britney Spears

B) Ryan Gosling

C) Christina Aguilera

D) Zac Efron

Answer · why

D) Zac Efron

JC Chasez and Keri Russell were also Mouseketeers from 1993 to 1995. Efron is a decade younger.

Q 04/05

Which boy-band manager financed the group that became NSYNC in 1995?

A) Johnny Wright

B) Simon Cowell

C) Maurice Starr

D) Lou Pearlman

Answer · why

D) Lou Pearlman

Chris Kirkpatrick put the group together and Timberlake recruited JC Chasez. Pearlman was later jailed for a huge Ponzi scheme.

Q 05/05

NSYNC's No Strings Attached (2000) sold how many copies in its first week, then a record?

A) 1.1 million

B) 1.8 million

C) 2.4 million

D) 3.5 million

Answer · why

C) 2.4 million

Celebrity (2001) followed with 1.8 million. The band sold over 70 million records, fifth among boy bands.