Q 01/05

What was Tina Turner's birth name?

A) Anna Mae Bullock

B) Martha Ann Bullock

C) Anna Lee Currie

D) Tina Mae Bullock

Answer · why

A) Anna Mae Bullock

Family and friends went on calling her Ann for the rest of her life.

Q 02/05

In which state was she born?

A) Mississippi

B) Tennessee

C) Missouri

D) Georgia

Answer · why

B) Tennessee

She grew up in the unincorporated community of Nutbush, which she later immortalised in song.

Q 03/05

What crop did she recall picking with her family as a young child?

A) Tobacco

B) Peanuts

C) Cotton

D) Corn

Answer · why

C) Cotton

Her father was an overseer of sharecroppers at Poindexter Farm on Highway 180.

Q 04/05

After high school in St. Louis, what job did she take before her singing career began?

A) Telephone operator

B) Hairdresser

C) Waitress

D) Nurse's aide

Answer · why

D) Nurse's aide

She graduated from Sumner High School in 1958 and worked at Barnes-Jewish Hospital.

Q 05/05

What was the name of Ike Turner's band that she first saw perform in East St. Louis?

A) The Ikettes

B) The Rhythm Rockers

C) The Delta Cats

D) The Kings of Rhythm

Answer · why

D) The Kings of Rhythm

She said she 'almost went into a trance' watching Ike play, and kept coming back until he let her sing.