Q 01/05

Who founded NSYNC in Orlando in 1995 after a mutual friend introduced him to Lou Pearlman?

A) Chris Kirkpatrick

B) Joey Fatone

C) Johnny Wright

D) Jason Galasso

Answer · why

A) Chris Kirkpatrick

He was singing doo-wop at Universal Studios at the time and spent over a year recruiting the others.

Q 02/05

Which member joined last, after Jason Galasso quit just before the group signed its first deal?

A) JC Chasez

B) Joey Fatone

C) Lance Bass

D) Justin Timberlake

Answer · why

C) Lance Bass

The 16-year-old from Mississippi was nicknamed "Lansten" so the group's initials-based name still worked.

Q 03/05

Whose mother, Lynn, inspired the band's name by remarking how "in sync" the five voices sounded?

A) JC Chasez

B) Justin Timberlake

C) Chris Kirkpatrick

D) Joey Fatone

Answer · why

B) Justin Timberlake

Lynn Harless later co-managed the Pearlman girl group Innosense.

Q 04/05

The band's name is also a play on what?

A) The first letters of their surnames

B) The name of a Backstreet Boys song

C) A dance-studio warm-up chant

D) The last letters of their first names

Answer · why

D) The last letters of their first names

Justin, Chris, Joey, Jason and JC spell it out; when Jason quit, his replacement was dubbed "Lansten" to preserve it.

Q 05/05

Which record company first signed NSYNC and launched them in Europe before any US success?

A) Jive Records

B) RCA Records

C) Virgin Records

D) BMG Ariola Munich

Answer · why

D) BMG Ariola Munich

The label had doubts about the band's name and Lance Bass's dancing, but signed them anyway.