FunTrivia Celebrities Mix: Vol 19 Quiz

Answer: Dolly Parton

An early enthusiast of plastic surgery, Dolly Parton has not been afraid to tell the truth when it comes to the work that she gets done on her body. Referring to her common appearance, she once opined, "It costs a lot of money to look this cheap."

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Answer: Marvin

Marvin Gaye is one of the original R&B superstars, with timeless hits such as "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" and "What's Going On?". Composer Marvin Hamlisch is one of a handful of people to have won all four major American entertainment awards (Oscar, Emmy, Tony, and Grammy). And Marvin the Martian is the classic green-helmeted character from the Looney Tunes cartoon series.

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Answer: Demi Moore

Demi Moore was born on November 11, 1962. She left home at 16 years of age and began her quest for an acting career. She became first known in "General Hospital" as Jackie Templeton, a reporter. She starred in the 1980's films, "Blame It On Rio" (1984), "St Elmo's Fire (1985), "About Last Night" (1986), and "We're No Angels" (1989).

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Answer: Cher

Lead vocalist and guitarist of industrial rock band Deadsy, Elijah Blue Allman is the only son born of the marriage between Cher and her second husband, Gregg Allman. Cher married Allman on June 30, 1975, just four days after the divorce proceedings between her and Sonny Bono had concluded. Nine days later she filed for divorce citing that she could not tolerate Allman's addictions to heroin and alcohol.

Not long later they kissed and made up. Elijah Blue was born a year later (July 16, 1976) and Cher and Allman then divorced three years later. Cher would win an Oscar for Best Actress for her performance in the film "Moonstruck" (1987).

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Answer: Benedict Cumberbatch

Wanda Ventham is known for her portrayal of Cassandra's mother Pamela in "Only Fools and Horses". Cumberbatch is known for his portrayal of Sherlock Holmes in the British TV series "Sherlock" as well as his portrayal of Doctor Strange in various films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

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Answer: David Adamovich

An impalement artist is an expert knife thrower or archer who displays his accuracy by hitting the knives or arrows near his target girl's body without injuring her. One notable impalement artist is David Adamovich of USA who holds several world records in knife throwing.

His feat includes throwing 102 knives in one minute near the body of his target girl, throwing 10 knives in 4.8 seconds with his target girl strapped on spinning Wheel of Death, and throwing 3 knives in one second.

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Answer: Joan Crawford

Joan Crawford was a legendary Hollywood actress, who earned herself an Academy Award for her portrayal of the title character in Michael Curtiz's "Mildred Pierce". In 1955 she married Alfred Steele, a soft drink mogul who had once worked at the Coca-Cola Company, before moving to the Pepsi-Cola Company, where he went on to become CEO.

When he died, in 1959, Crawford became heavily involved with Pepsi, forging a relationship that lasted until 1973. She also had four children, one of which published a "tell-all" book after Crawford's death, claiming she had been abusive to her children.

The book, named "Mommie Dearest", then went on to become a bestseller. However, despite the allegations made in the book, opinions on its claims varied greatly, with Crawford's other two daughters vehemently denying their sister's claims.

Question by player poshprice

Answer: W.C. Fields

Fields was a comedian and radio personality known for his hard drinking and contempt for women and children. This was a line from one of his comedy routines and was reported to be what he wanted inscribed on his tombstone, even though it was not.

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Answer: Doris Day

Levant may have been hopelessly neurotic, but he was not a liar. He actually did act with Day in her very first movie, the 1948 film "Romance on the High Seas". It was later, during the 1950s, that Day developed her image as the wholesome girl next door.

Question by player chessart

Answer: David Suchet

Sir David Suchet played Hercule Poirot for some 25 years before shaving off his magnificent moustache, appearing in every one of Christie's stories about the Belgian detective. Sigmund Freud (1856-1939) was an Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis as a clinical technique for treating abnormal behaviours.

In 1984 Suchet starred as Dr. Sigmund Freud in the BBC 6-part miniseries. After the Nazi Anschluss (annexation of Austria), Freud and his family escaped to London and each episode in the series detailed the key moments of his life and career using flashbacks.

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