Q 01/05

In which US city was Kanye West born?

A) Atlanta

B) Chicago

C) Detroit

D) Houston

Answer · why

A) Atlanta

His parents divorced when he was three and he moved with his mother to Chicago, the city he is usually associated with.

Q 02/05

West spent a year at age 10 in which country, where his mother was a Fulbright Scholar?

A) Japan

B) China

C) Ghana

D) France

Answer · why

B) China

Donda West taught at Nanjing University; her son was reportedly the only foreigner in his class and picked up the language quickly.

Q 03/05

West dropped out at age 20 from which school, where his own mother chaired the English department?

A) DePaul University

B) Northwestern University

C) Chicago State University

D) University of Illinois Chicago

Answer · why

C) Chicago State University

He had first taken painting classes on a scholarship at the American Academy of Art before transferring to study English.

Q 04/05

Which Chicago producer became West's early friend and mentor?

A) DJ Premier

B) Just Blaze

C) Pete Rock

D) No I.D.

Answer · why

D) No I.D.

No I.D. later co-produced tracks such as Heartless and worked on 808s & Heartbreak and My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.

Q 05/05

West's 2001 production work is credited with revitalizing Jay-Z's career on which album?

A) The Blueprint

B) The Black Album

C) Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter

D) Reasonable Doubt

Answer · why

A) The Blueprint

West produced four of its thirteen tracks, including Izzo (H.O.V.A.) and the Nas diss Takeover; it was released on September 11, 2001.