Question: How many contestants were sent home during the first week of finals?
Answer: two

Question: Who was sent home the week after the judges saved Matt Giraud?
Answer: Lil Rounds and Anoop Desai

Question: How many finalists were on this season?
Answer: 13

Question: How many finalists were eliminated during the first results show?
Answer: two

Question: Which contestant was saved with the first Judges' Save?
Answer: Matt Giraud

Question: Who were the final two contestants on season eight of American Idol?
Answer: Kris Allen and Adam Lambert

Question: Who won season eight of American Idol?
Answer: Kris Allen

Question: What state is American Idol winner Kris Allen from?
Answer: Arkansas

Question: How many votes were cast in the American Idol finale in season eight?
Answer: 100 million

Question: Who won the season?
Answer: Kris Allen

Question: The only prior season to have matching controversy over the winner was?
Answer: season two

Question: How many votes were cast for the final two?
Answer: 100 million

Question: Who was accused of teaching the public how to power text for the winner?
Answer: AT&T employees

Question: What was the name of the song that Kris Allen and Adam Lamber released after American Idol?
Answer: No Boundaries

Question: Who helped write the song "No Boundaries"?
Answer: DioGuardi

Question: What was the coronation song for this season?
Answer: No Boundaries

Question: Who co-wrote the coronation song?
Answer: DioGuardi

Question: Unlike every previous winner, the winner of this season failed to achieve what status?
Answer: gold album status

Question: How many contestants from this season reached platinum album status?
Answer: none

Question: What year did season nine of American Idol first air?
Answer: 2010

Question: Who filled the judges spot vacated by Paula Abdul on season nine of American Idol?
Answer: Ellen DeGeneres

Question: At what point during season 9 of American Idol did Ellen Degeneres become a judge?
Answer: Hollywood Week

Question: When did season nine premiere?
Answer: January 12, 2010

Question: Which original judge left prior to the start of the season?
Answer: Paula Abdul

Question: Who replaced Abdul?
Answer: Ellen DeGeneres

Question: When did Ellen join the judges' panel?
Answer: Hollywood Week

Question: Which contestant had to go to the hospital during the week of the top 20?
Answer: Crystal Bowersox

Question: What producer wanted to remove Crystal Bowersox from the competition?
Answer: Ken Warwick

Question: Why was Crystal Bowersox in the hospital during the week of the top 20 on American Idol?
Answer: diabetic ketoacidosis

Question: Which contestant had Type-I diabetes?
Answer: Crystal Bowersox

Question: When was Crystal hospitalized?
Answer: top 20 week

Question: What was changed so she could still qualify?
Answer: The schedule

Question: Who did Bowersox later reveal wanted her to be disqualified?
Answer: Ken Warwick

Question: What role does Warwick have on the show?
Answer: producer

Question: Which contestant was saved by the judges in season nine of American Idol?
Answer: Michael Lynche

Question: At what point did the judges use their save on American Idols ninth season?
Answer: top nine

Question: Who was the first American Idol contestant to return to the show as a mentor?
Answer: Adam Lambert

Question: How much money was brought in by the Idol Gives Back special on season nine of American Idol?
Answer: $45 million

Question: Who was saved with the Judges' Save?
Answer: Michael Lynche

Question: Which former contestant was a mentor this season?
Answer: Adam Lambert

Question: Who had their final season in the show in season nine?
Answer: Simon Cowell

Question: Why did Paula Abdul appear on the season nine finale of American Idol?
Answer: tribute to Simon Cowell

Question: Who had a special tribute at the finale?
Answer: Simon Cowell

Question: Which former Idol star made an appearance for Cowell's tribute?
Answer: Paula Abdul

Question: Who was the winner of American Idols ninth season?
Answer: Lee DeWyze

Question: What U2 song was released by Lee DeWyze after winning American Idol?
Answer: Beautiful Day

Question: When was the finale held?
Answer: May 26

Question: Who won this season of Idol?
Answer: DeWyze

Question: What song did DeWyze cover for his first release?
Answer: Beautiful Day

Question: Which song did Bowersox cover for her first release?
Answer: Up to the Mountain

Question: What year did season ten of American Idol first air?
Answer: 2011

Question: In which season of American Idol did Steven Tyler and Jennifer Lopez become judges?
Answer: ten

Question: Who replace weekly mentors as a more permanent mentor on American Idols tenth season? 
Answer: Jimmy Iovine

Question: What show did Simon Cowell join after leaving American Idol?
Answer: The X Factor

Question: Who was the executive producer of American Idols tenth season?
Answer: Nigel Lythgoe

Question: When did season ten premiere?
Answer: January 19, 2011

Question: Who returned as executive producer this season?
Answer: Nigel Lythgoe

Question: Which two new judges joined Randy Jackson on the judges' panel?
Answer: Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler

Question: Who was the in-house mentor this season?
Answer: Jimmy Iovine

Question: What was the first season of American Idol to feature online auditions?
Answer: Season ten

Question: What website hosted auditions for American Idols tenth season?
Answer: Myspace

Question: How did Karen Rodriguez audition for American Idol season ten?
Answer: Myspace

Question: This is the first season to have what kind of auditions?
Answer: online

Question: Where could contestants submit a video audition?
Answer: Myspace

Question: Which contestant had a fiancé that had suffered brain damage?
Answer: Chris Medina

Question: In which round was Chris Medina eliminated n season ten of American Idol?
Answer: Top 40

Question: Which season ten contestant was in the hospital instead of at the Top 13 results show?
Answer: Casey Abrams

Question: Which contestants did the judges save on season ten of American Idol?
Answer: Casey Abrams

Question: Which contestant cared for his brain-damaged fiancee?
Answer: Chris Medina

Question: When was Medina eliminated from the competition?
Answer: Top 40 round

Question: Which contestant suffered from ulcerative colitis?
Answer: Casey Abrams

Question: Which show did Abrams miss because he was in the hospital?
Answer: Top 13 result show

Question: Who received the Judges' Save this season?
Answer: Abrams

Question: What contestant came in ninth on season ten of American Idol?
Answer: Pia Toscano

Question: What actor was upset when Pia Toscano was eliminated on American Idol?
Answer: Tom Hanks

Question: Which fan favorite was unexpectedly eliminated earlier than expected?
Answer: Pia Toscano

Question: Which actor criticized Toscano's elimination?
Answer: Tom Hanks

Question: What genre of music did season ten American Idol contestant Lauren Alaina sing?
Answer: country

Question: Who was the winner of American Idols tenth season?
Answer: Scotty McCreery

Question: What song did Scotty McCreery first release after winning American Idol?
Answer: I Love You This Big

Question: What song did Lauren Alaina release after coming in second on American Idol?
Answer: Like My Mother Does

Question: What is the name of the successful album that Ruben Studdard released in 2003?
Answer: Soulful

Question: When was the season finale of Idol?
Answer: May 25

Question: Who won this season of Idol?
Answer: Scotty McCreery

Question: Scotty's first album reached the top Billboard spot, the first time for an Idol winner since when?
Answer: Ruben Studdard

Question: In what year did American Idol first air its eleventh season?
Answer: 2012

Question: How many contestants made it to the finals on season 11 of American Idol?
Answer: 25

Question: What contestant was removed from the competition for concealing legal troubles?
Answer: Jermaine Jones