Question 1

True or false: Lana Del Rey's real name is Elizabeth Woolridge Grant.

Accepted Answer

True. She was born Elizabeth Woolridge Grant on June 21, 1985, in New York City.

Question 2

True or false: Lana Del Rey was born and raised in Los Angeles, California.

Accepted Answer

False. She was born in New York City and raised in Lake Placid, New York, before moving to the city as a teen.

Question 3

True or false: Lana Del Rey's father is a famous country music singer.

Accepted Answer

False. Her father is Robert Grant, a copywriter and entrepreneur, not a musician.

Question 4

True or false: Lana Del Rey's album 'Born to Die' was recorded entirely in one night.

Accepted Answer

False. The album took months to record with multiple producers, though her debut demo was quick.

Question 5

True or false: Lana Del Rey's birth name is Elizabeth Woolridge Grant.

Accepted Answer

True. She was born Elizabeth Woolridge Grant; she adopted the stage name Lana Del Rey from a combination of actress Lana Turner and the Ford Del Rey car.

Question 6

True or false: Lana Del Rey won a Grammy for Best New Artist in 2013.

Accepted Answer

False. Lana Del Rey has never won a Grammy and was not nominated for Best New Artist in 2013. She has received six nominations in other categories, but no wins.

Question 7

True or false: Lana Del Rey turned down a cameo role in the film 'The Great Gatsby'.

Accepted Answer

True. She was offered a cameo but declined, though her song 'Young and Beautiful' became iconic for the film.

Question 8

True or false: Lana Del Rey once performed under the stage name 'Sparkle Jump Rope Queen'.

Accepted Answer

True. Before fame, she used quirky aliases like 'Sparkle Jump Rope Queen' and 'May Jailer' for small gigs.

Lana Del Rey Trivia Questions