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Selena Trivia Facts
Selena Trivia Facts 2025
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Selena's dad's name - | Abraham |
| Selena's mom's name - | Marcela |
| Selena's sister's name - | Suzette |
| Selena's brother's name - | A.B. |
| Selena's husband's name - | Chris Perez |
| Name of the murderer - | Yolanda Saldívar |
| Selena's favorite food - | pizza |
| Selena's biggest interest other than music - | fashion/clothing |
| This song title translates to 'Prohibited Love' - | Amor Prohibido |
| This song title refers to the sound a beating heart makes - | Biddi Biddi Bom Bom |
| This song title includes the name of a dance - | Baila esta Cumbia |
| This song title translates to 'Like a Flower' and was written by A.B. - | Como la Flor |
| This silly song leaves Selena with a heartbreak after her neighbor in the apartment complex isn't interested in her - | El Chico del Apartamento 512. |
| This funky song is about an old, beaten down car that someone's love interest drives around town. - | La Carcacha |
| This song is a ballad and shows a different side of Selena compared to most of her upbeat songs - | No Me Queda Más. |
| This is the name of Selena's band - | Selena y los Dinos |
| This is the name of the family's restaurant - | Papagayos |
| This is the type of food that the family's restaurant served - | Mexican |
| This is the state where Selena is from - | Texas |
| Selena is known as THIS - | The queen of Tejano |
| This is the name of Selena's tour bus - | Big Bertha |
| This is the instrument that Chris Perez plays - | lead guitar |
| This is the instrument that Suzette plays - | drums |
| This is the name of a cumbia dance move that Selena's mom taught her - | The Washing Machine |
| This is the crime that Yolanda had been committing against Selena before the murder took place - | Theft |
| This is the name of a music award that Selena won - | Grammy |
| These are the languages that Selena sang in - | Spanish and English |
| This is the town where Selena was born - | Lake Jackson, Texas |
| This is the city where Selena lived throughout most of her life - | Corpus Christi, Texas |
| This is who portrayed Selena in the movie - | Jennifer Lopez |
| The positions that Yolanda held when she worked for Selena - | president of the fan club/ boutique manager |
| Selena was shot at this place - | Days Inn |
| The amount of time that Yolanda locked herself in her truck in the motel parking lot until she finally surrendered - | more than 9 hours |
| Selena's last name - | Quintanilla |
| The genre of music that Selena was famous for - | Tejano |
| The name of one of Selena's popular English songs is - | I Could Fall In Love |
| The name of one of Selena's popular English songs is - | Dreaming of You |
| Selena's age when she was killed - | 23 |
| Selena's "instrument" in the band - | vocals |
| Along with the United States, Selena was very popular in this country - | Mexico |
| Selena's dream was to own a ________ with lots of animals - | farm |
| Selena's famous car - | red Porsche |
| Selena was a spokesperson for this beverage company - | Coca Cola |
| Selena had an "interesting" hobby of collecting these... and she had more than 500! - | eggs |
| The number of people who attended Selena's funeral - | at least 60,000 |
| Those who love Selena can go to THIS place in Corpus Christi, Texas to see lots of things related to Selena including her famous car, her clothing, her awards, and lots of other memorabilia... including a gift shop! - | Selena Museum |
| This person was named after Selena Quintanilla - | Selena Gomez |
| A.B. played this instrument - | bass guitar |
| This was Selena's favorite color; she loved wearing clothing of this color - | purple |