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

Manuel Mendes is from the Algarve; Shawn's mother Karen is English and works as a real estate agent.

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

That was in 2012; less than a year later he was posting his own cover videos.