The Ultimate Famous People Quiz

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    I began a weekly comedy program on CBS radio on 14 July, 1957, but it wasn't to last long probably due to the surging popularity of TV, who am I?

    • Don Rickles
    • Jerry Lewis
    • Stan Freberg
    • Red Buttons
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  • 2. 

    Which actress starred in "Tea With Mussolini" and was married to Sir Laurence Olivier?

    • Joan Plowright

    • Lily Tomlin

    • Judy Dench

    • Maggie Smith

    Correct Answer
    A. Joan Plowright
  • 3. 

    I was born in 1914 in Winchester, Indiana, and directed "The Magnificent Ambersons", "The Desert Rats", and "West Side Story", who am I?

    • Robert Wise

    • Otto Preminger

    • Howard Hawks

    • Billy Wilder

    Correct Answer
    A. Robert Wise
  • 4. 

    I'm the first man to end a Game 7 with a home run, who am I?

    • Joe Carter

    • Bill Mazeroski

    • Mickey Mantle

    • Craig Counsell

    Correct Answer
    A. Bill Mazeroski
  • 5. 

    I became a major star with my TV program during the fifties and on January 19, 1957, I did one program in which I didn't utter a word, who am I?

    • Soupy Sales

    • Ernie Kovacs

    • Milton Berle

    • Jack Paar

    Correct Answer
    A. Ernie Kovacs
  • 6. 

    We were a quartet that recorded our first disc at the newly-founded Capitol Records on 30 November, 1943, who are we?

    • Nat "King" Cole And His Trio

    • The Mairzy Doats

    • The Andrews Sisters

    • The Merry-Macs

    Correct Answer
    A. Nat "King" Cole And His Trio
  • 7. 

    I wrote the musicals "Bells Are Ringing", "Singin' in the Rain", and "Auntie Mame", who am I?

    • Moss Hart

    • Adolph Green

    • Jule Styne

    • Richard Rogers

    Correct Answer
    A. Adolph Green
  • 8. 

    I acted in silent movies and then did my first talkie with Edward G. Robinson in 1935, who am I?

    • Jean Arthur

    • Veronica Lake

    • Myrna Loy

    • Moira Sheridan

    Correct Answer
    A. Jean Arthur
  • 9. 

    Who created the "tutu" worn by Madame Marie Taglione in La Sylphide at the Paris Opera in 1832?

    • Estelle Cambrieur

    • Pierre Dior

    • Eugene Lamy

    • Chantelle Marcheuse

    Correct Answer
    A. Eugene Lamy
  • 10. 

    When war broke out in 1939, I said, "Lord, if only I could have talked with Hitler, all this might have been avoided", who am I?

    • The Duke Of Windsor

    • Winston Churchill

    • Senator William Borah

    • Joseph Kennedy Senior

    Correct Answer
    A. Senator William Borah
  • 11. 

    I am a noted film director, born in New Jersey in 1940 and my debut film was "The Wedding Party", who am I?

    • Oliver Stone

    • Francis Ford Coppola

    • Gus Van Sant

    • Brian De Palma

    Correct Answer
    A. Brian De Palma
  • 12. 

    I was against prosecuting the Nazi war criminals because I thought it violated the notion of ex post facto, who am I?

    • FDR

    • Robert Taft

    • Wendell Willkie

    • Harry Truman

    Correct Answer
    A. Robert Taft
  • 13. 

    As a player, I have won pro championship titles in football, baseball or basketball and I have 11 championship rings, who am I?

    • Joe Montana

    • Bill Russell

    • Wilt Chamberlain

    • Mickey Mantle

    Correct Answer
    A. Bill Russell
  • 14. 

    I am the only known human being in history to single-handedly create an alphabet for a particular language, who am I?

    • Sequoyah

    • Marconi

    • Morse

    • Guttenburg

    Correct Answer
    A. Sequoyah
  • 15. 

    In World War II I was forced to blow up my whole entire naval fleet so the Germans would not get them, who am I?

    • Elmo

    • King Christian III

    • Lova De Boumul

    • King Christian X

    Correct Answer
    A. King Christian X

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