Pop Divas: The Madonna vs. Lady Gaga Quiz

Lady Gaga released her debut album "The Fame" in 2008. Before recording her own album, Lady Gaga worked as a songwriter for Interscope Records.

Madonna was born in Bay City, Michigan, on Aug. 16, 1958. Madonna's parents were living in Pontiac, Michigan, and were visiting family in Bay City at the time of her birth.

Madonna's first single "Everybody" hit No. 1 on the dance charts in 1982. Madonna used the success of her first single to convince Sire Records to produce a full-length album.

Gaga actually is named Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta. She says her stage name was inspired by the Queen song "Radio Ga Ga."

Madonna's first children's book "The English Rose" was published in 2003. The pop star has written a total of 10 books.

Lady Gaga landed the role of The Countess for the fifth season of "American Horror Story." Gaga is slated to appear in 13 episodes.

Lady Gaga named her most devoted fans Little Monsters. The fan group has their own social network online built by Backplane, a company in which Lady Gaga is a major investor.

During a December 2014 interview for Interview magazine Madonna said, "You don't want to be the smartest person in the room; you want to be the dumbest in the room."

Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett released their duet album "Cheek To Cheek" in September 2014. The album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Top 200.

Madonna's mother died of complications from breast cancer in 1963 at the age of 30. Madonna was 5 years old.

Madonna has received seven Grammy Awards while Lady Gaga has taken home five.

Madonna's starred in her first feature film "Desperately Seeking Susan" in 1985. "Shanghai Surprise" also starring Madonna was released the following year.

At the time, Lady Gaga was one of only 20 people in the world to be granted early admission to the Tisch School of the Arts at NYU.

Lady Gaga makes her film debut as La Camaleon in the 2013 film "Machete Kills." Lady Gaga also appears in the 2014 Robert Rodriguez sequel "Sin City: A Dame to Kill For."

During a 2011 interview with Vogue magazine Lady Gaga said, "I was a strange, loud little kid who could sit at the piano and kill a Beethoven piece." Gaga began playing piano at the age of 4 and wrote a piano ballad at 13.

Madonna and Randy Jackson played together in a band named the Breakfast Club. Madonna's ex-boyfriends Stephen Bray and Dan Gilroy were also members.

Madonna worked at a Dunkin' Donuts in New York City while struggling to be discovered as an artist. Madonna moved to New York City in 1978 to further her dance career.

Lady Gaga wore the infamous meat dress to the 2010 "MTV Video Music Awards" show. In an interview following the show, Lady Gaga told interviewer Ellen DeGeneres the dress was tied to her protest of the U.S. military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy."

Lady Gaga was discovered in 2007 by Akon when he saw her performing her burlesque show "Lady Gaga and the Starlight Revue." Gaga was working as a songwriter for Interscope Records but was moved to Akon's label -- Kon Live -- under the Interscope umbrella.

The title of Madonna's debut album is "Madonna." The album was released in July 1983 and has sold more than 10 million copies worldwide.

Lady Gaga attended Sacred Heart School in New York City. Gaga's classmates at the private Catholic school included Paris and Nicky Hilton.

Madonna has seven siblings, including a half-brother and half-sister born to her father's second wife.

Lady Gaga signed with Def Jam records in 2006 and was unceremoniously dropped after three months.

Madonna has released 13 studio albums along with more than a dozen soundtrack, compilation and live albums. Eight of Madonna's 13 albums have reached No. 1 on U.S. charts.

Lady Gaga's debut album "The Fame" remains her best-selling album to date. The album has sold more than 12.5 million copies worldwide.

The Beastie Boys were the supporting act of Madonna's first tour. The Virgin Tour sold 600,000 tickets for 40 shows in 1985.

During an interview Madonna was asked about her role as a mother and responded, "Family is everything. Family comes first. It's not what I expected it to be, but nothing ever is." Madonna is the mother of four children.

Lady Gaga was born March 28, 1986, in Yonkers, New York. Madonna's debut album "Madonna" was released July 27, 1983.

MTV and VH1 banned the music video "What It Feels Like For a Girl" in 2001. The video depicted the star driving a car around, running over men and starting fires.

"Poker Face" was the second single released from Gaga's debut album "The Fame." The 2008 song has sold 9.8 million copies.