FunTrivia Celebrities Mix: Vol 18 Quiz

Answer: John Wayne

John Wayne was born Marion Morrison in Iowa in 1907. He took the nickname Duke after his big Airedale Terrier. It was in the 1962 movie "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" that Wayne used "Pilgrim" over 20 times.

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Answer: Reese Witherspoon

Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon was born March 22, 1976, in New Orleans, and raised in Tennessee. She first came to notice as a 23 year-old playing a high school student opposite Matthew Broderick in 1999's "Election" for which she won a Golden Globe nomination.

She won a second nomination for "Legally Blonde" in 2001 and had the biggest movie of her career so far with "Sweet Home Alabama" a year later. She won a Best Actress Oscar in 2005 for playing June Carter in "Walk the Line" and won an Emmy as a producer for the first season of "Big Little Lies" in 2017.

She married Ryan Phillipe in 1999 but they separated in 2006. Ms Witherspoon earned a star on Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2010.

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Answer: Bette Midler

Bette Midler was born on December 1, 1945, in Honolulu, Hawaii. She produced seven Top 40 hits on the US Billboard Hot 100 Chart from 1973 to 1981. Her rendition of "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" earned her a Grammy for Best New Artist in 1973.

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Answer: Meryl Streep

Meryl Streep has had a very successful acting career since she began filming in 1979. For her acting in "Julie and Julia" (2010), she won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress. For her portrayal of Margaret Thatcher, in "The Iron Lady" (2011), she won an Academy Award for Best Actress.

Other notable films include "Out of Africa" (1985) and "The Bridges of Madison County" (1995).

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Answer: Scientology

Scientology is an organization founded by L. Ron Hubbard in the 1950s. The U.S. government granted them the same tax-exempt status that is extended to churches in 1993. Remini joined Scientology when her mother joined. She was a high-profile celebrity member and donated a large sum to the establishment of a Scientology building in Southern California, but she announced her departure from the group in 2013.

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Answer: Danny Bonaduce

Danny Bonaduce has been a radio personality since 1994, and is still working in 2021. He has been on local stations in numerous cities, including, but not limited to, Seattle, Detroit, Chicago, and New York City. He also had a part in the syndicated "The Adam Carolla Show" in 2007. Danny has participated in boxing matches with celebrities, such as Donny Osmond and Barry Williams.

He has wrestled against Christopher Knight and other celebrities. Danny played the role of Danny Partridge in the sitcom, "The Partridge Family", from 1970-1974.

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Answer: George Reeves

George Reeves played Stuart Tarleton, one of Scarlett's beaus, who appeared in the first few minutes of "Gone with the Wind". Despite playing small parts in over three dozen films, once Reeves played Superman, he could never escape the role. For example, he was cut from "From Here to Eternity" because initial viewers pointed to his character and said "There's Superman!" His death in 1959 was ruled a suicide, but some hold on to the belief that he was murdered.

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Answer: Carlos Irwin Estévez

Charlie Sheen was born September 3, 1965 in New York, New York. His father is actor Martin Sheen.

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Answer: David Letterman

David Letterman has given credit to Johnny Carson as the most influential person in his own career. Letterman had been seen on local TV, with even a few guest spots on more widely viewed TV shows, when he was noticed by the scouts of Carson's "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson".

At the time, Letterman was working primarily as a comedy writer and stand-up comedian. He has come a long way since those days. In the early 21st Century, Letterman's name has been consistently among the highest paid American TV stars.

Question by player cowboybluedog

Answer: Weather Forecaster

Ian McCaskill, Michael Fish, and Tomasz Schafernaker are or were all weather forecasters in the UK. Ian McCaskill was born on 28th July 1938, and, having previously worked as a meteorologist in the RAF and for the Met Office in various locations, he presented the weather for the BBC from 1978 until he retired in 1998. McCaskill died on 10th December 2016. Michael Fish was born on 27th April 1944, and worked for the Met Office and BBC Radio before presenting the weather on the BBC between 1974 and 2004. Fish received the MBE in 2004 for services to broadcasting.

Born on 8th January 1979, Tomasz Schafernaker became the youngest man (at the time) to present the weather when he became a weather presenter for the BBC in 2000.

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