Q 01/05

What was Rihanna's father's job when she was growing up?

A) Fishing boat captain

B) Warehouse supervisor

C) Taxi driver

D) Hotel head chef

Answer · why

B) Warehouse supervisor

Her mother Monica was an accountant; Rihanna helped her father sell clothes at a street stall in Bridgetown.

Q 02/05

What is Rihanna's first name?

A) Rihanna

B) Roberta

C) Renée

D) Robyn

Answer · why

D) Robyn

Rihanna is her middle name; she uses her surname Fenty for all her non-music businesses.

Q 03/05

Which future singer was Rihanna's drill sergeant when she joined her country's Cadet Corps at age 11?

A) Alison Hinds

B) Rupee

C) Shontelle

D) Nikki Yanofsky

Answer · why

C) Shontelle

Rihanna dropped out of school at 16 to pursue music after her demo reached Jay-Z.

Q 04/05

Which Destiny's Child song did Rihanna's teenage girl group perform at their audition for Evan Rogers?

A) Survivor

B) Say My Name

C) Emotion

D) Bootylicious

Answer · why

C) Emotion

Rogers said the minute Rihanna walked in 'it was like the other two girls didn't exist'.

Q 05/05

Which rapper, newly installed as CEO of Def Jam, signed Rihanna after her 2005 audition?

A) Kanye West

B) Jay-Z

C) Diddy

D) Dr. Dre

Answer · why

B) Jay-Z

L.A. Reid told him not to let her leave the building without a deal; she waited in his office while lawyers drew up a six-album contract.