FunTrivia Celebrities Mix: Vol 12 Quiz

Answer: Tammy Wynette

Tammy Wynette was already a successful performer when she met George Jones, who was 11 years her senior. In 1968, Wynette and Jones divorced their respective spouses (Don Chapel and Shirley Corley), and got married the following year. Sadly, Jones was dealing with severe alcohol problems, and at one point spent 10 days in a padded cell after a drinking spree. Though the couple had a daughter, Tamala Georgette, in 1970, and often toured together, Jones's drinking and erratic behaviour eventually led to the end of their marriage. Wynette and Jones divorced in 1975, but continued to record together for years.

In spite of his alcohol-related health issues, Jones survived Wynette (who died in 1998 at the age of 55 after years of dealing with medical problems) by 15 years, dying in 2013 at the age of 81. "Stand by Your Man" (1968) is Wynette's best-known song.

Question by player LadyNym

Answer: Ball

Fashion model turned actress Halle Berry (born 1966) won an Academy Award in 2002 for her lead in the 2001 movie "Monster's Ball". She was the first African-American woman to win Best Actress in the 74 years of the Academy. She played Leticia Musgrove, the wife of an executed prisoner who falls in love with the executioner (Billy Bob Thornton playing Hank Grotowski).

Question by player Godwit

Answer: Mickey Rooney

Mickey Rooney was born on September 23, 1920, in Brooklyn, New York. He was of Scottish and American descent. During his career, he received an Academy Award, two Golden Globe awards, and one Emmy.

Question by player milliesmall

Answer: Go over Niagara Falls in a barrel

Annie Edson Taylor was an American teacher who fell on hard times when her husband died in the United States Civil War. She was living in Bay City, Michigan, and strapped for cash, so she decided that going over Niagara Falls in a barrel, a feat that hadn't been successfully performed yet, would be an excellent way to achieve fame (or, perhaps the correct word is notoriety, depending on your perspective). On her 63rd birthday, Annie Taylor strapped herself into a tested reinforced barrel and went over the falls.

She was fished out of the water some 20 minutes later, alive but bruised. This stunt prompted others to attempt the feat; about a third of the attempters died in the plunge. Regardless of the outcome, going over Niagara Falls is illegal and you face stiff penalties no matter what side of the border you come out on.

Question by player LeoDaVinci

Answer: Bing Crosby

Lee J. Cobb and Bing Crosby were NBC's choices for the role. Cobb could not fit it into his busy schedule and Crosby declined as he felt it would interfere with his golf. He was also semi-retired by then. Crosby was an extremely competent golfer who got his handicap down to 2. Bob Hope was also a keen golfer, with a handicap of 4, but was never considered for the role of 'Columbo' and was also Anglo-American, having been born in London. Julio Iglesias is Spanish and neither he nor Elvis is known as a golfer.

Question by player Quiz_Beagle

Answer: Conan O'Brien

Conan has also written for "The Simpsons" and graduated from Harvard University.

Question by player flashyincceo

Answer: He served two years in federal prison.

Johnson provided the voice for the demi-god Maui in the Disney film about Moana's journey to Hawaii. He played college football at Miami which won the national championship in 1991. He was cut from the CFL and became a professional wrestler, instead. His ring name was "the Rock." He presented and hosted "The Titan Games" on NBC TV, beginning in 2019.

This is an athletic competition between amateurs (contestants) and semi-professionals (the Titans).

Question by player FatherSteve

Answer: Ringo Starr

Ringo Starr, whose real name is Richard Starkey, was storyteller for the first two seasons of "Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends". This is a children's TV series based "The Railway Series" of books by the Reverend W. V. Awdry. Thomas and his friends - talking trains and other vehicles, along with an assortment of humans - all live on the fantasy "Island of Sodor".

Their stories have gained worldwide popularity with little boys (and girls) and their parents.

Question by player Flamis

Answer: Butterflies

Clinically her fear would be called lepidopterophobia. Nicole Kidman admits her fear of butterflies (and, for the most part, moths, too) began when she was very young. She expresses her fear as not one that the animal(s) would bite her or sting her. She describes it more as not wanting one of the furry, winged creatures to touch her skin.

Question by player cowboybluedog

Answer: Steve Martin

The other choices are all musical acts: Bob Dylan of course, and Stevie Ray Vaughan, the legendary guitarist, and Andrea Bocelli the blind opera star. Dave Barry met Steve Martin back in 2002 after Steve Martin contacted him to help him write jokes for the next Academy Awards ceremony that Mr. Martin would be hosting. Dave Barry joined him with a team of writers including comedienne Rita Rudner, Hollywood fixture Bruce Vilanch and about half a dozen other comedy writers. Ironically a few years later Steve Martin started taking his bluegrass music act on tour, and did indeed become a musical act as well as a non-musical act. And Dave Barry interviewed Steve during his banjo-playing tour.

Question by player Billkozy