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Katy Perry Trivia Questions

How much do you really know about Katy Perry? Below are 8 true or false statements. Click each one to reveal the answer and explanation.

1.

Katy Perry's 'Roar' was written about her pet lion that she adopted in Africa.

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Easy
✗ FALSE

The song is a metaphor for inner strength and resilience, not about an actual lion; she does not own a lion.

2.

Katy Perry legally changed her name to 'Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson' for her wedding.

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Easy
✗ FALSE

Her birth name is Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson; 'Katy Perry' is her stage name, and she never legally changed it for a wedding.

3.

Katy Perry's first album was a Christian rock record released under her birth name.

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✓ TRUE

She released 'Katy Hudson' in 2001 as a Christian rock album before switching to pop music.

4.

Katy Perry once performed a concert entirely underwater using special breathing apparatus.

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Medium
✗ FALSE

No such performance exists; she has done aerial stunts and pyrotechnics, but never a submerged concert.

5.

Katy Perry holds the record for most consecutive number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100.

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✗ FALSE

Whitney Houston holds the record for most consecutive number ones on the Billboard Hot 100 with seven, from 1985 to 1988. Katy Perry had five consecutive number one singles from 'Teenage Dream', but not the all-time record.

6.

Katy Perry's hit 'Dark Horse' features rapper Juicy J.

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Released in 2013, the song includes a guest verse by Juicy J, which helped it become a chart-topping hit.

7.

Katy Perry was originally rejected by three different record labels before signing with Capitol Records.

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She was dropped by Java Records (which folded), Columbia Records, and Island Def Jam before signing with Capitol in 2007.

8.

Katy Perry is a second cousin of actor Zooey Deschanel.

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Perry and Deschanel are second cousins through shared great-grandparents. Their grandmothers were sisters, making their mothers first cousins.

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