Question 1

True or false: Donna Summer's real name was LaDonna Adrian Gaines, and she was born in Detroit.

Accepted Answer

False. Her birth name is correct, but she was born in Boston, Massachusetts, not Detroit.

Question 2

True or false: She was the first female artist to have three consecutive number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100.

Accepted Answer

False. That achievement belongs to Whitney Houston. Donna Summer had four number-ones overall but not consecutively.

Question 3

True or false: She won the first Grammy ever awarded for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance.

Accepted Answer

True. At the 1979 Grammys, she won that category for 'Last Dance', which also won Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.

Question 4

True or false: She recorded a duet with Michael Jackson titled 'State of Independence'.

Accepted Answer

False. That song was by Donna Summer and featured many backing vocalists, but Michael Jackson was not one of them.

Question 5

True or false: Donna Summer was a classically trained pianist before becoming the Queen of Disco.

Accepted Answer

True. She studied piano and sang in church as a child, even performing in a Broadway musical before her disco fame.

Question 6

True or false: Donna Summer once turned down a role in the film 'Saturday Night Fever'.

Accepted Answer

True. She was offered a part but declined due to scheduling conflicts with her recording sessions for 'Once Upon a Time'.

Question 7

True or false: Donna Summer's album 'Bad Girls' was originally intended as a rock record.

Accepted Answer

False. It was always a disco/funk album; the rock influence came from her later work with producer David Foster.

Question 8

True or false: Her song 'I Feel Love' was the first fully synthesised pop hit to top the charts.

Accepted Answer

True. Produced by Giorgio Moroder, it used only Moog synthesizers and a drum machine, pioneering electronic dance music.

Donna Summer Trivia Questions