Jay-Z Trivia Quiz Questions and Answers.
What is Jay Z's birth name?
A: Shawn Corey Carter.
On what date was Jay Z born?
A: December 4, 1969.
Where was Jay-Z born?
A: Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
What was Jay-Z's estimated net worth in 2014?
A: U.S. $ 520 million.
Jay-Z is one of the most financially successful "what" in
America?
A: Hip-hop artists and entrepreneurs.
How many records has Jay Z sold?
A: More than 75 million.
How many Grammy Awards has he received for his musical
work?
A: 19.
Jay-Z's mother bought him a boom box for his birthday,
sparking his what?
A: Interest in music.
The album "Reasonable Doubt" was included in Rolling
Stone's what?
A: "500 Greatest Albums of All
Time" as No.248.
Jay-Z was ranked number one by MTV in their list of what?
A: The Greatest MCs of All-Time in 2006.
What three Jay-Z albums are in
Rolling Stone's list of
the 500 greatest albums of all time?
A: Reasonable Doubt (1996), The Blueprint (2001), and The Black Album (2003).
Jay-Z co-owns the 40/40 Club, and is the co-creator of what
clothing line?
A: Rocawear.
Jay-Z is the former president of what recording company?
A: Def Jam Recordings.
Jay Z founded what sports agency?
A: Roc Nation Sports.
Jay-Z is a certified NBA and MLB what?
A: Sports agent.
Jay-Z holds the record for the most number one albums by
a solo artist on what?
A: The Billboard 200 with 13.
Jay Z has been ranked the 88th greatest artist of all time
by who?
A: Rolling Stone.
In what year did Jay-Z marry American R&B singer
Beyoncé?
A: In 2008.
What did Jay Z and Beyonce name their daughter?
A: Blue Ivy Carter.
When was Jay-Z's daughter born?
A: January 7, 2012.
Jay Z was raised in Marcy Houses, a housing project in what
Brooklyn neighborhood?
A: Bedford-Stuyvesant.
How many siblings did Jay Z have?
A: Three.
Jay Z and his siblings were raised by their who?
A: Their mother, Gloria Carter.
What High School in Brooklyn did he attend?
A: Eli Whitney High School in Brooklyn until it closed.
In his neighborhood, Jay-Z was known as "what", a nickname
that eventually developed into his stage name?
A: "Jazzy".
A: Jay Z's mother bought him a boom box for his birthday,
sparking his what?
A: Interest in music.
On July 18, 2013, he announced he was leaving out the what?
A: Hyphen, and prefers to be known as "Jay Z."
Jay-Z , Damon Dash and Kareem Biggs, created what?
A: Roc-A-Fella Records as their own independent label in
1995.
In 1996, Jay-Z released his debut album "Reasonable Doubt"
with an appearance by who?
A: The Notorious B.I.G..
The album "Reasonable Doubt" reached number what on the
Billboard 200?
A: 23.
In 1999, Jay-Z dueted with who on "Heartbreaker", a
song
from her seventh album, Rainbow?
A: Mariah Carey.
In 1999 Jay-Z released Vol. 3... Life and Times of S.
Carter, and the album sold how many copies?
A: Over 3 million copies.
On November 25, 2003, where did Jay-Z hold a concert?
A: Madison Square Garden in
New York City.
In 2004, Jay-Z was named president of what record company?
A: Def Jam Records.
