Q 01/05

In which city was Maroon 5 formed?

A) Los Angeles

B) San Diego

C) New York City

D) Seattle

Answer · why

A) Los Angeles

Four of the founders met as pupils at Brentwood School and started playing together in 1994.

Q 02/05

Under what name did the future members of Maroon 5 first play together in 1994?

A) Kara's Flowers

B) Square

C) The Fourth World

D) Phantom Planet

Answer · why

A) Kara's Flowers

They were still in high school; Adam Levine was 15 and Ryan Dusick 16.

Q 03/05

Where did the original name of the band come from?

A) A song by the Beach Boys

B) Adam Levine's grandmother

C) A girl at their school they all had a crush on

D) A florist near their rehearsal space

Answer · why

C) A girl at their school they all had a crush on

The label Octone later insisted they change the name to break with their pop past.

Q 04/05

At which L.A. high school did the four original members of Maroon 5 meet?

A) Harvard-Westlake

B) Beverly Hills High

C) Crossroads

D) Brentwood

Answer · why

D) Brentwood

Three of the five later members had started playing together at the age of 12.

Q 05/05

Under their earlier name, what was the band's 1997 Reprise debut, which sold about 5,000 copies?

A) Sunday Morning

B) The Fourth World

C) Soap Disco

D) We Like Digging?

Answer · why

B) The Fourth World

Adam Levine called its failure a huge disappointment that nearly split them up.