Question 1

True or false: Annie Lennox was the first woman to receive a lifetime achievement Grammy award.

Accepted Answer

False. Aretha Franklin was the first woman to receive the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1994. Lennox got it in 2023, but not first.

Question 2

True or false: Annie Lennox turned down a knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II in 2011.

Accepted Answer

False. She was appointed an OBE in 2011, but never offered or refused a knighthood—those are reserved for men.

Question 3

True or false: Annie Lennox was a finalist to sing the theme song for the James Bond film 'GoldenEye'.

Accepted Answer

False. Tina Turner sang that theme. Lennox did record a Bond theme demo for 'The World Is Not Enough' but it wasn't used.

Question 4

True or false: Annie Lennox studied classical piano and flute at the Royal Academy of Music in London.

Accepted Answer

True. She studied at the Royal Academy of Music from 1971 to 1974, majoring in flute and piano.

Question 5

True or false: Annie Lennox holds an honorary doctorate from the University of Edinburgh.

Accepted Answer

True. She was awarded an honorary Doctor of Music degree from the University of Edinburgh in 2006.

Question 6

True or false: Annie Lennox co-wrote and performed the song 'Love Is a Stranger' entirely in one take.

Accepted Answer

False. The song was painstakingly layered and produced; it was not recorded in one take. This is a common myth about its raw sound.

Question 7

True or false: Annie Lennox once auctioned a lock of her hair to raise money for HIV/AIDS charities.

Accepted Answer

True. In 2003, she sold a braid of her hair on eBay for over £1,000, donating proceeds to AIDS charities.

Question 8

True or false: Annie Lennox was the first person to win both the Brit Award for Best British Female and Best British Male in the same year.

Accepted Answer

True. She won Best British Female in 1984, but also won Best British Male for her work with Eurythmics in a bizarre category error.

Annie Lennox Trivia Questions