Q 01/05

Which girl group was formed from rejected soloists at the 2010 bootcamp that made One Direction?

A) Belle Amie

B) Little Mix

C) The Saturdays

D) Girls Aloud

Answer · why

A) Belle Amie

Belle Amie were assembled the same day from four rejected Girls-category soloists; they were eliminated partway through the 2010 live shows, well befo...

Q 02/05

One Direction were the first band with how many consecutive albums debuting at Billboard 200 number one?

A) Two

B) Three

C) Four

D) Five

Answer · why

C) Four

The run started with their 2011 debut and ended only when the fifth album opened at number two.

Q 03/05

Which American singer, a guest judge on the 2010 series, was shown in 2022 footage to have helped form the band?

A) Christina Aguilera

B) Nicole Scherzinger

C) Natalie Imbruglia

D) Geri Halliwell

Answer · why

B) Nicole Scherzinger

She and the show's lead judge had both long claimed the idea of putting the five soloists together.

Q 04/05

In what year did One Direction's indefinite hiatus begin?

A) 2014

B) 2015

C) 2017

D) 2016

Answer · why

D) 2016

They had announced it in August 2015, insisting they would remain a band and work together again in future.

Q 05/05

Which member was the first to depart from One Direction?

A) Harry Styles

B) Niall Horan

C) Zayn Malik

D) Louis Tomlinson

Answer · why

C) Zayn Malik

Zayn Malik's departure was announced on 25 March 2015 during the Asia leg of the tour; he later said he was unhappy with the group's musical direction...