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50 free Doja Cat trivia questions with answers — music quiz, new questions added Aug 2026.
Doja Cat was born Amala Ratna Zandile Dlamini in Tarzana, spent part of her childhood at an ashram run by Alice Coltrane, dropped out of a performing-arts high school at 16, and taught herself to rap and use GarageBand while sleeping on the floor. So High on SoundCloud got her signed at 17; a homemade video about being a cow got her noticed; Say So with Nicki Minaj gave her a first number one. These 50 questions run from Rye, New York to the Met Gala: her father's role in Sarafina!, the stage name borrowed from a cat and a cannabis strain, Purrr!, Amala, Mooo! and Tia Tamera, Hot Pink, the Candy TikTok challenge, Kiss Me More with SZA and its Grammy, Planet Her's three weeks at number two, hosting the 2021 VMAs, the Taco Bell Hole cover at the Super Bowl, the Paraguay meltdown, Scarlet and Paint the Town Red, the Triple J Hottest 100 first, Scarlet 2 Claude, Vie and Jealous Type, plus the influences she names. Every answer is cited to a page we checked, with a short explanation so a miss still teaches you something. Play it solo or print it for a hip-hop night.
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Q 01What is Doja Cat's birth name?
Amala Ratna Zandile Dlamini
She was born on October 21, 1995, in the Tarzana neighborhood of Los Angeles.
Q 02Doja Cat's father Dumisani Dlamini starred as Crocodile in which musical?
Sarafina!
He played the role on Broadway and in the 1992 film; she has said she never met him.
Q 03Which jazz musician was spiritual director of the ashram where Doja Cat lived as a child?
Alice Coltrane
The family practised Hinduism for four years at the Sai Anantam Ashram in Agoura Hills.
Q 04In which New York town did Doja Cat live for five years with her grandmother?
Rye
Her grandmother was an architect and painter; the family returned to California when she was eight.
Q 05Doja Cat dropped out of high school at 16, citing her struggles with what?
ADHD
She said it felt like she was stuck in one spot while everyone else progressed.
Q 06Which 2012 SoundCloud upload first drew label attention to Doja Cat?
So High
It was later repackaged as her commercial debut single and featured on Fox's Empire.
Q 07Which software did Doja Cat teach herself to make music on after leaving school?
GarageBand
She downloaded beats from YouTube and uploaded her tracks to SoundCloud.
Q 08Under which label executive did Doja Cat sign with Kemosabe Records at 17?
Dr. Luke
Producer Yeti Beats connected her to the RCA imprint; Roc Nation briefly managed her.
Q 09What was the title of Doja Cat's 2014 debut EP?
Purrr!
The Fader called it "spacey, eastern-influenced R&B".
Q 10Doja Cat declined to feature on which Billie Eilish song during her writer's block?
Bellyache
She called the period a "creative limbo" worsened by label neglect and too much marijuana.
Q 11What was the title of Doja Cat's 2018 debut album?
Amala
She later disowned it as rushed and not a finished album.
Q 12Which 2018 novelty video, about fantasising she was a cow, went viral?
Mooo!
It drew three million views in a week and proved to her labels she was marketable.
Q 13Which rapper featured on "Tia Tamera"?
Rico Nasty
The track and "Juicy" were bonus cuts on the 2019 deluxe edition of her debut.
Q 14Which Amala single became a sleeper hit after a TikTok dance challenge in late 2019?
Q 21Which old song was mashed up with "Streets" for a viral 2021 TikTok challenge?
Put Your Head on My Shoulder
Paul Anka's oldie helped push "Streets" to number 16 on the Hot 100.
Q 22Who featured on "Kiss Me More"?
SZA
It spent nineteen straight weeks in the Hot 100 top ten, a record for a female collaboration.
Q 23Which Grammy did "Kiss Me More" win at the 64th awards?
Best Pop Duo Performance
She had eight nominations that night, the most of any female artist.
Candy
It peaked at 86 on the Hot 100, her first solo entry on the chart.
Q 15Which rapper's verse turned the "Juicy" remix into her first Hot 100 entry?
Tyga
It reached number 41 and went platinum; they reunited on "Freaky Deaky" in 2022.
Q 16What was the title of Doja Cat's second album, released in November 2019?
Hot Pink
It peaked at number nine on the Billboard 200 and housed "Say So".
Q 17Which rapper's remix helped "Say So" reach number one on the Hot 100?
Nicki Minaj
It was the first number one for both and the first all-female rap collaboration to top the chart.
Q 18Who directed the "Say So" music video?
Hannah Lux Davis
The video dropped the day after her Tonight Show performance in February 2020.
Q 19Doja Cat's "Boss Bitch" appeared on the soundtrack of which 2020 film?
Birds of Prey
She also featured on the Weeknd's "In Your Eyes" remix that spring.
Q 20Doja Cat's 2020 MTV EMA performance of "Say So" drew criticism for sampling which guitarist?
Plini
She performed a metal version and later sent him an apology; she also won Best New Act.
Q 24What is the title of Doja Cat's third studio album?
Planet Her
It spent its first three weeks at number two, the first album to do so since The Pinkprint.
Q 25Which artist joined Doja Cat on "You Right"?
The Weeknd
She called it the "more important" second single after "Need to Know".
Q 26Which award show did Doja Cat host in 2021, her first presenting gig?
MTV Video Music Awards
She was the first Video of the Year nominee to host the same ceremony; Pitchfork said she reinvented hosting.
Q 27In which TV series did Doja Cat guest-star as Lil Dicky's romantic interest?
Dave
The second season premiered in June 2021.
Q 28Doja Cat's 2021 Pepsi ad reenacted a song from which musical film?
Grease
She performed "You're the One That I Want" for the Pepsi-Cola Soda Shop launch.
Q 29Doja Cat's Super Bowl LVI Taco Bell ad featured her cover of which Hole song?
Celebrity Skin
Courtney Love co-wrote the reworked lyrics.
Q 30Doja Cat's song "Vegas" was the lead single for which 2022 film?
Elvis
Baz Luhrmann's biopic earned the track a Grammy nod for Best Rap Performance.