Famous People Trivia Quiz Questions With Answers
Stephen Sondheim supported himself before his West Side Story
success, by writing what?
A: Topper TV scripts.
Which Gwen won an Olympic Gold medal in track?
A: Torrence.
Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey were band leaders, but who was Arnold
Dorsey?
A: Pop singer Englebert Humperdinck.
Who is the famous clarinetist who performs with the
New Orleans
Funeral and Jazz Band?
A: Woody Allen.
Dudley Moore is famous for playing what instrument?
A: Piano.
What geological feature was named for the man that was the head
of the Great Trigonometrical Survey of India in the early 19th
century.
A: Mount Everest, named for Sir George Everest.
What was the name of the Russian goldsmith who became famous for
his jeweled eggs?
A: Peter Faberge.
Who was the explorer that included a photograph of his nude
mistress in a book he wrote about his travels?
A: Robert Peary, discoverer of the
North Pole.
Who is the famous mother of Elijah Blue?
A: Cher.
What world renowned southern city is known for its Beale Street
Blues?
A: Memphis, Tennessee.
What is the name of the world's most famous Opera House?
A: La Scala.
What famous American frontiersman boasted: "I can't say I was
ever lost, but I was bewildered once for three days"?
A: Daniel Boone.
What was the name of the future President who made the famous
Checkers Speech in 1952?
A: Richard Nixon.
What well known American's father headed the investigation into
the Lindbergh kidnapping in
1932?
A: General H. Norman Schwarzkopf.
What renowned Cherokee Indian was known to the Americans of his
time as George Guess?
A: Sequoya.
Francis Bellamy wrote what famous
words to commemorate the 400th
anniversary of Columbus's discovery of America?
A: The Pledge of Allegiance.
What world renowned frontierswoman, buried in Deadwood, South
Dakota, was laid to rest wearing a white dress and with a gun in
each hand?
A: Calamity Jane.
The Horseshoe Falls are part of which famous Falls?
A: Niagara.
In which state is the Sun Studio where
Elvis made his recordings?
A: Tennessee.
What politician appeared in an episode of Major Dad that marked
the Marine corps' 215th anniversary?
A: Dan Quayle.
What famous actor turned down the role of Archie Bunker in the
pilot for All in the Family?
A: Mickey Rooney.
Who won $15,000 on the
TV show Name That Tune before gaining fame
as an astronaut?
A: John Glenn.
What Hollywood actor turned down the role of Marshall Matt Dillon
on Gunsmoke?
A: John Wayne.
In 1958, what couple appeared in a TV play, A Turkey for the
president?
A: Future President Ronald Reagan and his wife Nancy.
Before legally changing his name, what was Mr. T's real name?
A: Lawrence Tero.
Unlike Dallas where oil was the big thing, Falcon Crest was about
what California product?
A: Wine.
In what US state, famous for its ski resorts, is South Park
situated?
A: Colorado.
What was the name of the first feline featured on Lifestyles of
the Rich and Famous?
A: Morris the Cat.
What did Farrah Fawcett the famous
actress have named after her?
A: It was a gold-plated "Farrah faucet".
