Q 01/05

Kelly Clarkson won which season of American Idol?

A) First

B) Second

C) Third

D) Fourth

Answer · why

A) First

She beat Justin Guarini with 58% of the vote on September 4, 2002, at the Kodak Theatre.

Q 02/05

Who was the runner-up Clarkson beat in the American Idol finale?

A) Clay Aiken

B) Justin Guarini

C) Ruben Studdard

D) Tamyra Gray

Answer · why

B) Justin Guarini

The pair then co-starred in the 2003 flop From Justin to Kelly, which she says she was contractually obliged to make.

Q 03/05

In which Texas city was Clarkson born?

A) Dallas

B) Fort Worth

C) Austin

D) Houston

Answer · why

B) Fort Worth

She grew up in nearby Burleson, where a choir teacher overheard her singing in a school hallway.

Q 04/05

In which Texas town did Clarkson grow up and attend high school?

A) Burleson

B) Waco

C) Denton

D) Tyler

Answer · why

A) Burleson

She sang in school productions of Annie Get Your Gun, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and Brigadoon.

Q 05/05

Which of these was one of the debut double A-side singles Clarkson released after Idol?

A) Miss Independent

B) Behind These Hazel Eyes

C) A Moment Like This

D) Because of You

Answer · why

C) A Moment Like This

Paired with 'Before Your Love', it broke a 38-year Beatles record for the biggest leap to No. 1 and was the best-selling US single of 2002.