William "Flavor Flav" Drayton, Jr. Quiz

Answer: March 16, 1959

William "Flavor Flav" Jonathon Drayton, Jr. was born on March 16, 1959. He lived most of his early life in Roosevelt, New York in Long Island.

Although Roosevelt is a small area in Long Island, New York, Flavor Flav, Eddie Murphy, and Charlie Murphy are all famous celebrities from Roosevelt.

Answer: False

Flavor Flav did attend Freeport High School, but he didn't graduate. He dropped out during his junior year when he joined a gang in his neighborhood.

Answer: Public Enemy

Flavor Flav joined rappers Chuck D, DJ Terminator X, and Professor Griff to form the rap group Public Enemy. They were discovered by Bill Stephney and Doctor Dre in the middle and late 1980s. They released many albums and acheived worldwide fame. Their music was mostly about social, political, and racial issues.

Answer: My Wife and Kids

Flavor Flav appeared in episode "The Proposal" of the TV sitcom "My Wife and Kids" as himself. The episode originally aired on November 9, 2004.

Answer: True

Flavor Flav appeared in the third season of "The Surreal Life." During the show, he became romantically linked with actress Brigitte Nielsen. Their odd-pairing relationship grew to the point that it was the center of the VH1 show "Strange Love." Neilsen eventually broke up with Flavor Flav in 2005.

Answer: The Flavor of Love

The "Flavor of Love" premiered on New Year's Day 2006. The show featured Flavor Flav having to choose one women out of 20 different women. The ladies were eliminated from the show in a style similar to the ABC show "The Bachelor."

Answer: True

Flavor Flav relased "Flavor Flav" on October 31, 2006. It peaked at number 44 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers Chart and number 80 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart.

Answer: False

"Fear of a Black Planet," has reached quintuple platinum (which means it has sold over 5 million copies) Some singles from this album include "Fight the Power" and "911 is a Joke."

Answer: A large clock

Flavor Flav's visual trademark is a large clock hanging from his neck. He has worn the clock during a few episode of the reality show "The Flavor of Love." The clock he wears around his neck was one of the many things people joked on about him during "The Comedy Central Roast of Flavor Flav."

Answer: False

Flavor Flav was the hype man of Public Enemy. A hype man is a backup rapper or singer that allows the main rapper to catch his or her breath, and also helps keep the audience excited and full of energy. Flavor Flav is one of the most influential and well-known hypemen.