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Quiz about The Life and Times of Mariah Carey

The Life and Times of Mariah Carey Quiz

This quiz about Mariah Carey will cover her personal life as well as career highlights. You will need to have been a fan over the course of her entire career for some questions!

A multiple-choice quiz by worthlesspeon. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
worthlesspeon

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
235,373

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

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1053

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What was Mariah's mother's maiden name? Hint

Patricia Hurley

Patricia Hickey

Patricia Heaton

Patricia Houston

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Question 2 of 10

2. Mariah has one brother and one sister. What are their names? Hint

Morgan and Alison

Peter and Alexa

Nathan and Alicia

Martin and April

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which song was a last minute addition to Mariah's debut album? Hint

Love Takes Time

Alone In Love

Vanishing

Prisoner

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Question 4 of 10

4. On what tv show did Mariah make her debut? Hint

Arsenio Hall

MTV's TRL

David Letterman

Jay Leno

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Question 5 of 10

5. For the filming of the video for "Honey" Mariah was required to jump from the second storey of a building into a swimming pool for one of the shots.

True

False

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Question 6 of 10

6. If Mariah was an opera singer, what voice category would one say she has? Hint

mezzo soprano

coluratura soprano

contralto

lyric soprano

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Question 7 of 10

7. Mariah has her trademark tattooed on her lower back. What is it? Hint

Feather

Dragon

Butterfly

Links in a chain

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who is the male vocal in Mariah's rendition of "I'll Be There" in her "MTV Unplugged" performance" Hint

Trey Lorenz

Boyz II Men

Michael Jackson

Luther Vandross

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who did Mariah sing backing for before her big break? Hint

Michael Jackson

Whitney Houston

Brenda K Starr

George Benson

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Question 10 of 10

10. "Bringin' On The Heartbreak" (from the "Charmbracelet" album) is a cover from which band? Hint

Genesis

Journey

Def Leppard

Aerosmith

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What was Mariah's mother's maiden name?

Answer: Patricia Hickey

Mariah's mother was an opera singer with the New York City opera and started vocal training with Mariah at around age four!

2. Mariah has one brother and one sister. What are their names?

Answer: Morgan and Alison

When Mariah was a teen, Morgan helped her get her demo recorded. At the time he was a personal trainer and knew a few people in "the biz".

3. Which song was a last minute addition to Mariah's debut album?

Answer: Love Takes Time

Mariah wrote the song having just completed recording all the other tracks for the album. She presented it to Sony as a demo for her second album, but they loved it so much, they literally stopped the presses of the album and added it! And it went to number one! This means there are copies of "Mariah Carey" without "Love Takes Time" on it! What a collector's item!

4. On what tv show did Mariah make her debut?

Answer: Arsenio Hall

She sang "Vision of Love".

5. For the filming of the video for "Honey" Mariah was required to jump from the second storey of a building into a swimming pool for one of the shots.

Answer: False

While there is a shot just like that in the "Honey" video, it was created through clever editing. Mariah jumped from some crates beside the pool, and a stunt double did the much higher jump from the balcony. All this in Gucci heels!

6. If Mariah was an opera singer, what voice category would one say she has?

Answer: coluratura soprano

A coluratura soprano is known for executing very complicated runs and trills while in a very high range.

7. Mariah has her trademark tattooed on her lower back. What is it?

Answer: Butterfly

While the butterfly has become an important symbol in Mariah's life, signifying freedom, she does use temporary tattoos to cover a past mole removal that she says was done poorly!

8. Who is the male vocal in Mariah's rendition of "I'll Be There" in her "MTV Unplugged" performance"

Answer: Trey Lorenz

Mariah and Trey met in a recording studio when Mariah was recording. She could hear someone mimicking her every note in the background. After a flustered "who IS that??" they were introduced and became very close friends. Mariah even helped Trey get his own record deal with Columbia.

9. Who did Mariah sing backing for before her big break?

Answer: Brenda K Starr

Brenda convinced Mariah to attend a music industry function one evening. Although Mariah was reluctant to go, the promise of free food was too tempting! After some brief introductions, Mariah's demo was snatched up by Tommy Mottola, beginning one of popular music's biggest careers! Mariah still thanks Brenda for being a support.

10. "Bringin' On The Heartbreak" (from the "Charmbracelet" album) is a cover from which band?

Answer: Def Leppard

Mariah has covered a Journey song - "Open Arms" from the "Daydream" album.

Source: Author worthlesspeon

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