Q 01/05

In which year was Shawn Mendes born?

A) 1996

B) 1995

C) 1998

D) 1997

Answer · why

C) 1998

He was born on August 8, 1998, in Toronto, which made him one of the youngest artists ever to top the Billboard 200 when his debut album went to numbe...

Q 02/05

Mendes was born in Toronto but grew up in which Ontario town?

A) Whitby

B) Pickering

C) Oshawa

D) Markham

Answer · why

B) Pickering

He played youth soccer with Pickering FC and graduated from the town's Pine Ridge Secondary School in June 2016.

Q 03/05

Mendes's father Manuel, who sells bar and restaurant supplies in Toronto, comes from which country?

A) Portugal

B) Spain

C) Italy

D) Brazil

Answer · why

A) Portugal

Portugal is his father's homeland: Manuel Mendes emigrated to Canada and sells bar and restaurant supplies in Toronto, while Shawn's mother Karen is f...

Q 04/05

What is the name of Shawn Mendes's younger sister?

A) Amelia

B) Aaliyah

C) Ariana

D) Alicia

Answer · why

B) Aaliyah

Aaliyah Mendes is his only sibling and has built a sizeable social media following of her own.

Q 05/05

At what age did Mendes teach himself guitar by watching YouTube tutorials?

A) 12

B) 10

C) 13

D) 11

Answer · why

C) 13

He was 13, in 2012, when he learned guitar from YouTube tutorials; within a year he was posting cover videos of his own, which drew his first online f...