Question 1

True or false: Cyndi Lauper's real first name is Cynthia, and she changed it legally as a teenager.

Accepted Answer

False. Her birth name is Cynthia Ann Stephanie Lauper. She has always used Cyndi professionally but never legally changed it.

Question 2

True or false: Cyndi Lauper co-wrote the hit song 'Time After Time' with Rob Hyman.

Accepted Answer

True. She wrote it with Rob Hyman of The Hooters. It became her first No. 1 single and was inspired by a magazine phrase.

Question 3

True or false: Cyndi Lauper originally turned down 'Girls Just Want to Have Fun' because she hated the demo.

Accepted Answer

False. She actually loved the song but rewrote the lyrics to make it more empowering. Robert Hazard wrote the original male-perspective demo.

Question 4

True or false: Cyndi Lauper was the first woman to win Best New Artist at the MTV Video Music Awards.

Accepted Answer

False. Cyndi Lauper won the Grammy for Best New Artist in 1985, not the VMA. The VMA for Best New Artist debuted in 1984; the first solo female to win it was Alanis Morissette in 1996.

Question 5

True or false: Cyndi Lauper performed the theme song for the animated series 'The Simpsons' in one episode.

Accepted Answer

False. She never performed The Simpsons theme. She did guest-voice as herself on the show, but the theme is by Danny Elfman.

Question 6

True or false: Cyndi Lauper's debut album 'She's So Unusual' was the first by a solo female artist to have four top-five singles.

Accepted Answer

True. It spawned four top-five Billboard Hot 100 hits: 'Girls Just Want to Have Fun' (#2), 'Time After Time' (#1), 'She Bop' (#3), and 'All Through the Night' (#5), a feat unmatched by any solo female debut before 1983.

Question 7

True or false: Cyndi Lauper managed 'Macho Man' Randy Savage at WrestleMania II in 1986.

Accepted Answer

True. She accompanied Savage to the ring for his match against George 'The Animal' Steele, part of the 'Rock 'n' Wrestling Connection' storyline that boosted WWF's mainstream popularity.

Question 8

True or false: Cyndi Lauper won a Tony Award for composing the music for the Broadway musical 'Kinky Boots'.

Accepted Answer

True. She won the 2013 Tony for Best Original Score. She also won a Grammy for the cast album, making her an EGOT winner.

Cyndi Lauper Trivia Questions