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Trivia quiz questions about Dean Martin the actor, comedian, and singer with answers for seniors

Who was Dean Martin?
A: Dean Martin was an American singer, actor and comedian.

He was one of the most popular and enduring American entertainers of what period?
A: The mid-20th century.

What was Martin nicknamed?
A: "The King of Cool".

Martin gained his career breakthrough together with whom?
A: Comedian Jerry Lewis, billed as Martin and Lewis, in 1946.

They performed in nightclubs and later had numerous appearances on what?
A: Radio, television and in films.

 

Following an acrimonious ending of the partnership in 1956, Martin pursued what?

A: A solo career as a performer and actor.

Martin established himself as a what?
A: A singer, recording numerous contemporary songs as well as standards from the Great American Songbook.

Where did he become one of the most popular acts?
A: In Las Vegas.

He was known for his friendship with what fellow artists?
A: Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr.

He, Frank Sinatra, and Sammy Davis Jr. together with several others formed what?
A: The Rat Pack.

 

Starting in 1965, Martin was the host of what television variety program?
A: The Dean Martin Show.

What did the show center on?
A: Martin's singing and comedic talents and was characterized by his relaxed, easy-going demeanor.

From 1974 to 1984, he was roastmaster on what?
A: The popular Dean Martin Celebrity Roast, which drew celebrities, comedians and politicians.

Throughout his career, Martin performed in what?
A: Concert stages, nightclubs, audio recordings, TV, and films.

He appeared in how many film and television productions?
A: 85.

 

What were his best known songs?
A:  "Ain't That a Kick in the Head?" "Memories Are Made of This", "That's Amore", "Everybody Loves Somebody", "You're Nobody till Somebody Loves You", "Sway", and "Volare".

What was Martin’s birth name?
A: He was born Dino Paul Crocetti.

When was he born?
A: On June 7, 1917.

Where was he born?
A: In Steubenville, Ohio.

His first language was what?
A: Italian and he did not speak English until he started school at the age of five.

 

He attended what elementary school?
A: Grant Elementary School in Steubenville, where he was bullied for his broken English.

As a teenager, he played what as a hobby?
A: The drums.

Why did he drop out of Steubenville High School in the tenth grade?
A: Because, according to Martin, he thought he was smarter than his teachers.

He bootlegged liquor, worked in a steel mill, served as a croupier at a speakeasy and a blackjack dealer, and was a what?
A: A welterweight boxer.

Of his 12 bouts, he said that he what?
A: "Won all but 11".

 

Martin gave up boxing to work as a what?
A: A roulette stickman and croupier in an illegal casino behind a tobacco shop, where he had started as a stock boy.

At the same time, he sang with local bands, calling himself what?
A:  "Dino Martini" (after the Metropolitan Opera tenor Nino Martini).

By late 1940 he had begun singing for Cleveland bandleader Sammy Watkins, who suggested what?
A: That he change his name to Dean Martin.

 

 


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