Q 01/05

Under what name did the Supremes form in Detroit in 1959?

A) The Velvelettes

B) The Primettes

C) The Marvelettes

D) The Darleens

Answer · why

B) The Primettes

They were the sister act to the Primes, whose Paul Williams and Eddie Kendricks went on to form the Temptations.

Q 02/05

How many Billboard Hot 100 number one singles did the Supremes have?

A) 12

B) 14

C) 16

D) 20

Answer · why

A) 12

That made them the most successful American vocal group of the era and Motown's premier act.

Q 03/05

Which Detroit public housing project did all four original members come from?

A) Herman Gardens

B) Sojourner Truth

C) Jeffries Homes

D) Brewster-Douglass

Answer · why

D) Brewster-Douglass

In January 1965 each Supreme used part of a $100,000 cheque to buy her family a house on the same street and leave the projects.

Q 04/05

Which member of the group chose the name 'the Supremes' from Berry Gordy's list?

A) Mary Wilson

B) Barbara Martin

C) Diana Ross

D) Florence Ballard

Answer · why

D) Florence Ballard

Rejected alternatives on the list included the Darleens, the Sweet Ps, the Melodees and the Jewelettes.

Q 05/05

Which Motown star did Diana Ross ask to arrange the group's audition for Berry Gordy in 1960?

A) Stevie Wonder

B) Smokey Robinson

C) Mary Wells

D) Marvin Gaye

Answer · why

B) Smokey Robinson

He liked the girls but liked their guitarist Marvin Tarplin even more, and hired him for the Miracles.