Q 01/05
A) Ryan Tedder
B) Brandon Flowers
C) Chris Martin
D) Adam Levine
Answer · why
He has also won three Grammys as a songwriter for Adele and Taylor Swift.
Q 02/05
A) Denver, Colorado
B) Colorado Springs
C) Boulder, Colorado
D) Salt Lake City
Answer · why
Tedder and Zach Filkins met in their senior year at Colorado Springs Christian High School.
Q 03/05
A) Max Martin
B) Pharrell Williams
C) Timbaland
D) Dr. Dre
Answer · why
It reached number one in sixteen countries and earned the band a Grammy nomination.
Q 04/05
A) Native Tongues
B) Oh My My My
C) Waking Up Slowly
D) Dreaming Out Loud
Answer · why
It debuted at number 14 in the US with 75,000 first-week sales.
Q 05/05
A) Myspace
B) PureVolume
C) Facebook
D) YouTube
Answer · why
Tedder said they were the site's number-one unsigned act and credits it with keeping the band together.
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