Q 01/05

In which city was Prince born and raised?

A) Detroit

B) Chicago

C) Minneapolis

D) Milwaukee

Answer · why

C) Minneapolis

He was born at Mount Sinai Hospital in June 1958 and pioneered what became known as the Minneapolis sound.

Q 02/05

Prince was named after what?

A) A racehorse

B) A Duke Ellington song

C) His father's stage name

D) His grandfather

Answer · why

C) His father's stage name

John Nelson performed as Prince Rogers in a jazz trio; he later said he wanted his son 'to do everything I wanted to do'.

Q 03/05

What was the title of the first song Prince wrote, on his father's piano at age seven?

A) Soft and Wet

B) Purple Piano

C) Funk Machine

D) Little Prince

Answer · why

C) Funk Machine

He also trained in classical ballet through a Minneapolis public schools programme.

Q 04/05

Prince signed his first major record deal at what age?

A) 18

B) 19

C) 20

D) 21

Answer · why

A) 18

His debut For You followed two years later, in 1978.

Q 05/05

According to its liner notes, how many instruments did Prince play on his 1978 debut For You?

A) 12

B) 19

C) 23

D) 27

Answer · why

D) 27

He also wrote, produced and arranged everything except the co-written lyrics of 'Soft and Wet'.