Q 01/05

OneRepublic frontman Ryan Tedder co-wrote Rumour Has It and Turning Tables with which British singer?

A) Amy Winehouse

B) Adele

C) Duffy

D) Jessie J

Answer · why

B) Adele

Adele wrote both with him for her album 21, which went on to win Album of the Year at the Grammys, a prize he shared as one of its producers.

Q 02/05

In which city did OneRepublic's founders meet at high school?

A) Fort Collins

B) Colorado Springs

C) Oklahoma City

D) Salt Lake City

Answer · why

B) Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs is where Ryan Tedder and Zach Filkins met in their final school year in 1996; the band that made it was put together six years later ...

Q 03/05

Which producer's remix turned Apologize into a global hit?

A) Max Martin

B) Pharrell Williams

C) Timbaland

D) Dr. Dre

Answer · why

C) Timbaland

Timbaland dropped the guitar solo and added new percussion and backing vocals, and his remix went to number one in 16 countries.

Q 04/05

What was the title of OneRepublic's 2007 debut album?

A) Something I Need

B) Christmas Without You

C) Truth to Power

D) Dreaming Out Loud

Answer · why

D) Dreaming Out Loud

Dreaming Out Loud reached the shops in November 2007, about 17 months late: the band's first label had dropped them two months before the album's orig...

Q 05/05

On which website did OneRepublic first find a following as an unsigned act?

A) Myspace

B) PureVolume

C) Facebook

D) YouTube

Answer · why

A) Myspace

Myspace came to the rescue after their record deal collapsed in 2006: they became its number-one unsigned act, and the buzz brought new labels calling...