Dionne Warwick Trivia Quiz

Answer: New Jersey

Dionne Warwick was born Marie Dionne Warrick and grew up in East Orange, New Jersey, not far from New York City. She demonstrated her vocal ability as a young girl- she sang gospel and r&b music in her neighborhood. Warrick eventually attracted the attention of producer Burt Bacharach who arranged to sign her to a recording contract. Warrick's name was misspelled "Warwick" on the record label of her first single, "Don't Make Me Over." After that, Dionne changed her professional name to Warwick.

Answer: Walk on By

Dionne Warwick's first major international success occurred with the release of "Walk on By" in April 1964. This song remains one of the greatest break-up songs in pop music history. This song climbed to the number six position in the U.S. Hot 100 singles charts in 1964. "Anyone Who Had a Heart" was releaesed in 1963.

Answer: What dress to wear now

Dionne Warwick received her first Gold Record for sales of over a million singles for her efforts on "I Say a Little Prayer." The song was released in the fall of 1967 and reached the number four position in the U.S. singles charts. Warwick sings in a cheerful tone, "While combing my hair now / And wondering what dress to wear now / I say a little prayer for you..."

Answer: San Jose

"Do You Know the Way to San Jose" was a top ten hit in the U.S. singles charts for Dionne Warwick in 1968. The song's lyrics describe a young person from San Jose who has moved to Los Angeles in the hope of finding fame and fortune in Hollywood. Some of the memorable lines of the song are, "And all the stars that never were / Are parking cars and pumping gas..."

Answer: Falling in love with two people at the same time

Dionne Warwick has her tongue firmly in cheek while singing the lyrics to "I'll Never Fall in Love Again." She criticizes love for giving her pneumonia, lies, pain and sorrow. She also says that love will "burst your bubble", but she never mentions having two lovers at the same time.

At the end of the song, Warwick remarks, "So for at least until tomorrow / I'll never fall in love again." The song climbed to the number six position in the U.S. singles charts in 1969.

Answer: Hal David

Hal David, born in New York City, created special magic with composer Burt Bacharach in the 1960s and 1970s; the duo wrote dozens of pop music hit songs for artists such as Dionne Warwick, B. J. Thomas, Dusty Springfield and Jackie DeShannon. Hal David was also inducted into the Country Music Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1984. Bernie Taupin is famous for his lyrical work with Elton John. Andy Williams and Robert Goulet were popular singers during the 1960s.

Answer: The Spinners

Dionne Warwick and The Spinners climbed all the way to the top spot in the U.S. singles charts with their song "Then Came You." The Spinners, from Detroit, used the lead vocal talents of Philippe Wynne and Bobby Smith to create several hit songs in the 1970s, including "Could It Be I'm Falling in Love." Warwick and The Spinners both achieved their first number hit song in the U.S. with "Then Came You." The chorus to the song reads, "I never knew love before, then came you."

Answer: A Grammy Award

Dionne Warwick won the 1980 Grammy Award in the Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female, category for her song "I'll Never Love This Way Again." This tune reached the number five position in the U.S. singles charts in 1979. Warwick also won a 1980 Grammy Award for her vocal work in the song "Deja Vu"- Best R&B Performance, Female.

Answer: Arista

Dionne Warwick began her recording career in the 1960s with Scepter Records and then switched to the Warner Bros. label from 1972 to 1977. In 1979, she signed with Arista Records, a company founded by recording mogul Clive Davis in 1974. Davis also signed such singing stars as Aretha Franklin and a future superstar named Whitney Houston - Warwick's cousin. "Heartbreaker" became a top ten hit in more than a dozen countries around the world.

The chorus reads, "Why do you have to be a heartbreaker? / When I was being what you want me to be / Suddenly everything I ever wanted / Has passed me by..."

Answer: AIDS

Dionne Warwick teamed up with such noted singers as Elton John, Gladys Knight and Stevie Wonder to record the number one smash hit "That's What Friends Are For." Proceeds from the record went to the American Foundation for AIDS Research; reportedly, the foundation received more than $3 million from the song.

Some of the lyrics read, "Keep smiling, keep shining / Knowing you can always count on me, for sure / That's what friends are for."