Q 01/05

Where in Michigan was Madonna born in 1958?

A) Flint

B) Lansing

C) Detroit

D) Bay City

Answer · why

D) Bay City

She grew up in the Detroit suburbs of Pontiac and Rochester Hills; her father was an engineer for Chrysler Defense.

Q 02/05

Because she shared her mother's first name, what did Madonna's family call her as a child?

A) Little Nonnie

B) Lou-Lou

C) Maddie Lou

D) Baby Madge

Answer · why

A) Little Nonnie

Her mother, an X-ray technician, died of breast cancer when Madonna was five.

Q 03/05

What confirmation name did Madonna take in the Catholic Church in 1966?

A) Cecilia

B) Veronica

C) Bernadette

D) Theresa

Answer · why

B) Veronica

Her father gave her a quarter for every A on her report card, and she was a straight-A student and cheerleader at Rochester Adams High School.

Q 04/05

Madonna dropped out of which school's dance program?

A) Michigan State University

B) The Juilliard School

C) The University of Michigan

D) New York University

Answer · why

C) The University of Michigan

The University of Michigan: it gave her a full dance scholarship, but she dropped out and moved to New York to pursue dance.

Q 05/05

At which famous New York restaurant did the young Madonna work as a hatcheck girl?

A) The Rainbow Room at 30 Rock

B) Tavern on the Green

C) The Russian Tea Room

D) Sardi's on 44th

Answer · why

C) The Russian Tea Room

She also ran an elevator at Terrace on the Park and studied under Martha Graham and at the Alvin Ailey school.