Q 01/05

Norah Jones is the daughter of which Indian sitar master?

A) Ravi Shankar

B) Zakir Hussain

C) Ali Akbar Khan

D) L. Subramaniam

Answer · why

A) Ravi Shankar

She was born Geethali Norah Jones Shankar in Manhattan; her mother, Sue Jones, was a concert producer.

Q 02/05

After her parents separated, Jones grew up mainly in Grapevine, a suburb in which state?

A) Georgia

B) Tennessee

C) Texas

D) Arizona

Answer · why

C) Texas

She sang in the local Methodist church and later transferred to Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in Dallas.

Q 03/05

What was the title of Jones's 2002 debut album?

A) Feels Like Home

B) Come Away with Me

C) Not Too Late

D) First Sessions

Answer · why

B) Come Away with Me

It debuted at No. 139, climbed to No. 1, and was eventually certified diamond for ten million US sales.

Q 04/05

Which single from her debut won Jones the Grammy for Record of the Year in 2003?

A) Sunrise

B) Come Away with Me

C) Turn Me On

D) Don't Know Why

Answer · why

D) Don't Know Why

Its writer, Jesse Harris, took Song of the Year the same night.

Q 05/05

How many Grammys did Jones win at the 2003 ceremony, tying the record for a female artist in one night?

A) Three

B) Four

C) Five

D) Six

Answer · why

C) Five

She had been nominated for eight, and became the first person of South Asian descent to win five at a single show.