How Well Do You Know Anderson Cooper?
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How well do you know everyone's favorite silver fox?
- 1.In what year was Anderson Cooper born?
- A.
1966
- B.
1967
- C.
1969
- D.
1970
- 2.True or False: Anderson Cooper's first name is not actually Anderson.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 3.Anderson's mother is a member of what American dynasty?
- A.
The Carnegies
- B.
The Morgans
- C.
The Vanderbilts
- D.
The Kennedys
- 4.What is Anderson's middle name?
- 5.Where did Cooper attend college?
- A.
Harvard
- B.
Princeton
- C.
Yale
- D.
Columbia
- 6.In what field of study did Anderson major at university?
- A.
Journalism
- B.
Philosophy
- C.
Political Science
- D.
Sociology
- 7.At which agency did Cooper intern for two summers during college?
- A.
The CIA
- B.
The FBI
- C.
The FCC
- D.
The DOJ
- 8.True or False: Cooper contracted malaria in high school during a trip to Vietnam.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 9.One of Cooper's first post-college jobs was at a high school news network called _______ One.
- 10.At which network did Cooper land his first job as a news co-anchor?
- A.
CNN
- B.
NBC
- C.
CBS
- D.
ABC
- 11.Which reality show did Cooper host for two seasons from 1999-2001?
- A.
Survivor
- B.
The Mole
- C.
The Bachelor
- D.
The Amazing Race
- 12.Cooper owns a house in New York City's Greenwich Village. What was the building origially used as?
- A.
A glove factory
- B.
A firehouse
- C.
A restaurant
- D.
A sanitarium
- 13.Cooper lent his voice to which Broadway musical?
- A.
The Book of Mormon
- B.
Jersey Boys
- C.
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
- D.
Newsies
- 14.True or False: When Cooper premiered his own talk show in 2011, his first guests were the family of Jennifer Hudson.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 15.One of Cooper's earliest television appearances (at the tender age of 9) was on what game show?
- A.
The Mole
- B.
Let's Make a Deal
- C.
Celebrity Password
- D.
To Tell the Truth
- 16.Cooper does not publicly discuss his private life, but for years has been linked to a man named Benjamin Maisani, with whom he has been frequently photographed around New York City. What is Maisani's occupation?
- A.
Hedge fund manager
- B.
Bar owner
- C.
Olympic athlete
- D.
Lawyer
- 17.Cooper has made a reputation for himself as a bit of a giggler - many of his on-air laughing fits have occurred during a lighthearted segment of Anderson Cooper 360 called The ________.
- 18.Alongside which television personality has Cooper guest-hosted over a dozen times?
- A.
Kelly Ripa
- B.
Oprah Winfrey
- C.
Kathie Lee Gifford
- D.
Rachael Ray
- 19.Anderson once kicked a guest off of his talk show, saying, "I try to be really polite to all my guests ... I just think you're dreadful and I honestly don't want to talk to you anymore." Who was the guest?
- A.
The Octomom
- B.
The Human Barbie
- C.
Joe Francis
- D.
Michael Sterling
- 20.Recently on "The Ridiculist", Cooper mocked a local talk show host who took offense at Michael Sam's televised kiss with his boyfriend on hearing he'd been drafted by the Rams. In which city was that talk show based?
- A.
St Louis, MO
- B.
Houston, TX
- C.
Richmond, VA
- D.
Dallas, TX
- E.
Savannah, GA
- F.
Atlanta, GA
- G.
Little Rock, AR
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