Q 01/05

In which city was Laufey born in 1999?

A) Guangzhou

B) Reykjavík

C) Washington, D.C.

D) Boston

Answer · why

B) Reykjavík

Her family later lived in Washington, D.C. for two years before moving back in 2008.

Q 02/05

Laufey's mother is a classical violinist from which Chinese city?

A) Chengdu

B) Shanghai

C) Beijing

D) Guangzhou

Answer · why

D) Guangzhou

Her maternal grandfather Lin Yaoji taught violin at the Central Conservatory of Music.

Q 03/05

Laufey's grandfather Lin Yaoji taught which instrument at China's Central Conservatory of Music?

A) Piano

B) Erhu

C) Violin

D) Cello

Answer · why

C) Violin

Her father, by contrast, is a finance executive whose jazz records shaped her style.

Q 04/05

Laufey has an identical twin sister who works as her creative director. What is her name?

A) Katla

B) Júnía

C) Lilja

D) Jóna

Answer · why

B) Júnía

Júnía studied international relations at St Andrews.

Q 05/05

Which was the first language Laufey learned to speak?

A) Mandarin Chinese

B) American English

C) Danish or Norwegian

D) Icelandic

Answer · why

A) Mandarin Chinese

She also learned to read Danish after seven years of study.