Question 1

True or false: Carly Rae Jepsen wrote 'Call Me Maybe' in under 10 minutes.

Accepted Answer

False. Call Me Maybe was co-written by Jepsen, Tavish Crowe, and Josh Ramsay over multiple sessions, not in under 10 minutes.

Question 2

True or false: Carly Rae Jepsen's album 'Emotion' sold over 10 million copies worldwide.

Accepted Answer

False. The album sold far fewer copies, with U.S. sales of about 36,000 by 2016 and no multi-platinum certifications.

Question 3

True or false: Carly Rae Jepsen is a trained stage actress who starred in a Broadway musical.

Accepted Answer

True. Carly Rae Jepsen studied musical theatre at the Canadian College of Performing Arts and starred as Cinderella in the Broadway revival of 'Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella' in 2014.

Question 4

True or false: Carly Rae Jepsen was a finalist on Canadian Idol in 2007.

Accepted Answer

True. She placed third on the show's fifth season, which launched her music career before 'Call Me Maybe'.

Question 5

True or false: Carly Rae Jepsen rose to fame with the 2011 viral hit 'Call Me Maybe'.

Accepted Answer

True. 'Call Me Maybe' reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2012 and became one of the best-selling singles of all time.

Question 6

True or false: Carly Rae Jepsen has never performed at the Nobel Peace Prize concert.

Accepted Answer

False. She performed 'I Really Like You' at the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize Concert in Oslo, Norway.

Question 7

True or false: Carly Rae Jepsen's song 'Run Away With Me' was inspired by a train journey through Europe.

Accepted Answer

True. She wrote it after a trip on the Orient Express, capturing the romantic, adventurous feeling of escaping.

Question 8

True or false: Carly Rae Jepsen co-wrote a song for the musical 'The SpongeBob Musical'.

Accepted Answer

True. She co-wrote 'Bikini Bottom Day' with Jack Antonoff for the 2017 Broadway production.

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