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6 Shakira quizzes and 64 Shakira trivia questions.
1.
  The Life of Shakira!    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
Shakira is one of the most talented artists to come out of South America. She's both sexy and talented at what she does. Please take a shot at my quiz all about her!
Tough, 15 Qns, freddy_krueger, Apr 18 10
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2.
  Shakira    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Test your knowledge about international pop star Shakira!
Average, 10 Qns, Shakirakim, Mar 19 18
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  Shakira 'Laundry Service'    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is a quiz about the music on the 'Laundry Service' CD! Good luck!
Average, 10 Qns, perkybabe05, Mar 27 05
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4.
  Shakira Song Lyrics    
Multiple Choice
 9 Qns
Welcome to my quiz. I will give you a part from a Shakira song and all you need to do is complete the line. Simple!
Average, 9 Qns, freddy_krueger, Sep 15 09
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5.
  Shakira Music    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
It's my first and only quiz about Shakira. Basically it's about Shakira herself and her songs. Good luck.
Tough, 10 Qns, Agrias, Jun 26 08
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6.
  Shakira Lyrics    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
These are questions to the lyrics from Shakira's 'Laundry Service' album... Some are in Spanish so good luck!!
Average, 10 Qns, megsalicious, Jun 20 12
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trivia question Quick Question
How old was Shakira when she gained the first of her infamous belly dancing skills?

From Quiz "Shakira"





Shakira Trivia Questions
1. What year was Shakira born?

From Quiz Shakira

Answer: 1977

She was born exactly ten years earlier than the father of her children, Gerard Piqué. Shakira knew she was going to be a singer from a very young age. She was eight when she started writing her own songs and when she was 13 years old, she signed her first contract.

2. Shakira is another World star. Do you know when she was born?

From Quiz Shakira Music

Answer: February 2, 1977

Her real name is Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll.

3. "Objection, I don't want to be the _______."

From Quiz Shakira 'Laundry Service'

Answer: exception

"Objection" is a tango written by Shakira.

4. What does the name Shakira mean?

From Quiz The Life of Shakira!

Answer: the graceful one

Perfectly named I think.

5. 'I'm tied up to this _______.'

From Quiz Shakira Song Lyrics

Answer: feeling

From the song 'Underneath Your Clothes'. This is the second song released from Shakira's first album in English, 'Laundry Service'.

6. In the song 'Whenever, Wherever' Shakira says 'Baby I would climb the Andes solely, to count the _______ on your body.....' What is she wanting to count?!

From Quiz Shakira Lyrics

Answer: freckles

This was a very interesting tid bit to Rick Dees, when Shakira helped co-host his show a couple months back.

7. How old was Shakira when she gained the first of her infamous belly dancing skills?

From Quiz Shakira

Answer: She was 4 years old.

Her Lebanese grandmother taught her from a very young age which is probably what makes these sexy moves look so innocent :) Different sources, however, state that Shakira just picked belly dancing up from family meetings by watching the people dance in this way.

8. Do you know the name of the song that Shakira sang along with Alejandro Sans?

From Quiz Shakira Music

Answer: La tortura & The torture

"La Tortura" was released in the album "Fijación Oral, Vol. 1" in 2005.

9. What is the second single released in the United States from the CD "Laundry Service"?

From Quiz Shakira 'Laundry Service'

Answer: Underneath Your Clothes

Shakira also wrote this song.

10. How old was Shakira when she wrote her first song?

From Quiz The Life of Shakira!

Answer: 8

Shakira wrote poems and stories in her bedroom and at the age of 8 she wrote a song about her father's big dark sunglasses, and so was born the song "Tus Gafas Oscuras". With this song Shakira entered the Colombian singing contest 'Buscando la Artista Infantil', in 1988. It was one of the songs on her first album "Magia".

11. 'Cause a jealous woman never makes it ______.'

From Quiz Shakira Song Lyrics

Answer: easy

From the song 'Rules'.

12. In the song 'Underneath Your Clothes' She sings '...Underneath your clothes, There's an endless story, There's a man I chose, There's my ________' There's her what?!

From Quiz Shakira Lyrics

Answer: territory

Shakira believes that her mans body belongs only to her.

13. Who has Shakira never collaborated with?

From Quiz Shakira

Answer: David Bowie

Oh and by the way, she has also worked with artist such as Sia, Wycleaf Jean and many, many others... One of her most important collaborations is a very frequent one: She has written a lot of songs (especially in her earlier career) in collaboration with Luis Fernando Ochoa.

14. "Whenever, wherever. We're meant to be _________."

From Quiz Shakira 'Laundry Service'

Answer: together

This was Shakira's number one hit in the United States!

15. Early on in her life Shakira became interested in the music of her Arabic ancestry and began to practise which form of dance, one which she became famous for including in her performances?

From Quiz The Life of Shakira!

Answer: Belly dancing

One story goes that when Shakira was only 4 years of age, she began dancing to Arabic style music in a restaurant her father had taken her to, much to the delight of the diners.

16. 'Nothing like your smile made of ____.'

From Quiz Shakira Song Lyrics

Answer: sun

From the song 'The One'. This is one of my favourite songs from 'Laundry Service'. It was written and produced by Shakira herself.

17. In 'Objection (Tango)' She says 'Next to her cheap silicon I look minimal, That's why in front of your eyes I'm ________' What is she?!

From Quiz Shakira Lyrics

Answer: invisible

It's sad to see guys thinking that plastic is better than the real thing. Come on boys, Wake up!!! Shakira proves this point in 'Objection'.

18. Complete this lyric: "...Oh, you know I have seen A sky without sun A ___ with no nation Saints, captive in chains A song with no name For lack of imagination"

From Quiz Shakira Music

Answer: man

This music is called "Eyes like Yours". It came on the album "Laundry Service" released in 2001.

19. How many songs are on the American release of "Laundry Service"?

From Quiz Shakira 'Laundry Service'

Answer: 13

There are a lot of songs in Spanish on this CD.

20. Which Colombian city is Shakira from?

From Quiz The Life of Shakira!

Answer: Barranquilla

21. 'Lucky that my lips not only _______.'

From Quiz Shakira Song Lyrics

Answer: mumble

From the song 'Whenever Wherever'. This was the first song Shakira released in English and shot straight into the top ten charts all over the world.

22. In 'Fool', Shakira says 'Tell me lies, slap me on the face, just....' what?!

From Quiz Shakira Lyrics

Answer: improvise

23. Where can you see Shakira's great acting skills?

From Quiz Shakira

Answer: El Oasis

"El Oasis" was a Colombian telenovela about a love story, somewhat similar to "Romeo and Juliet". She was also offered a role in "The Mask of Zorro" by Stephen Spielberg, though. Back then, she declined because she considered her English too bad for acting in this language.

24. How many versions of "Whenever, Wherever" are on the American release of the CD?

From Quiz Shakira 'Laundry Service'

Answer: 2

The Spanish version is called "Suerte".

25. What was the name of Shakira's first album?

From Quiz The Life of Shakira!

Answer: Magia

Magia means magic when translated from Spanish into English. Her debut album was released in 1991 when Shakira was at the young age of 14.

26. 'And too high to _______.'

From Quiz Shakira Song Lyrics

Answer: see below

From the song 'Poem to a Horse'.

27. What song does Shakira meow in the end?

From Quiz Shakira Lyrics

Answer: 'Ready For The Good Times'

Shakira uses her voice in many different ways on her album to give it an original mood.

28. Which cultural background does Shakira NOT have?

From Quiz Shakira

Answer: German

Shakira has a lot of cultural influences which have completely shaped her character, especially in her childhood. A lot of these influences stem from oriental culture due to the Lebanese part of her family. She is influenced a lot by Catalan and Spanish culture, due to moving to Barcelona with her boyfriend Gerard Piqué, who she met in 2010.

29. What song is a poem?

From Quiz Shakira 'Laundry Service'

Answer: Poem to a Horse

"Poem to a Horse" was written and produced by Shakira.

30. Shakira's father is of which nationality?

From Quiz The Life of Shakira!

Answer: Lebanese

Shakira has many nationalities in her blood and Lebanese is just one of them.

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