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Universities To The Stars Trivia Quiz

Sometimes it seems that our entertainment and sporting heroes are shallow, and some may be, but other are actually quite well educated. Let's look at some of them, and some of the universities to the stars.

A multiple-choice quiz by darksplash. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
darksplash

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
349,263

Updated
Sep 21 24

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
8 / 10

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751

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. Brad Pitt was one of the coolest actors of his generation and something of a heartthrob to one half of the population at least. But he also had a university background. Maybe he even got to stare across a wide river in quiet times of study. Which of these educational establishments was it? Hint

Antioch University-Santa Barbara

University of Arizona

University of Missouri

Metropolitan State College of Denver

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Question 2 of 10

2. Selwyn College, Cambridge was the alma mater of an actor noted for playing a dimwitted aristocrat on British TV and a grumpy but brilliant surgeon on US TV. Who was this actor, who also fancied himself as a recording star? Hint

James Bolam

Hugh Grant

Hugh Laurie

Alun Armstrong

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Question 3 of 10

3. I wonder if she could see Richmond from her study window? Which university was attended by the versatile actor/writer/comedian Tina Fey? Hint

Miami International University of Art & Design

University of Virginia

University of Southern Indiana

Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary

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Question 4 of 10

4. Of which University, which claims to be "the oldest institution of higher education in the United States", were Natalie Portman, Conan O'Brien and Tommy Lee Jones all past students? Hint

Yale

MIT

UCLA

Harvard

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Question 5 of 10

5. She graduated magna cum laude from Yale University in 1985, but which actor will probably always be best known for playing a gangster's moll and the sworn foe of a maneater? Hint

Holly Hunter

Jodie Foster

Sandra Bullock

Robin Tunney

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Question 6 of 10

6. Some actors can point to one university on their CV, but which tough guy counted four and gained a Master's in Chemical Engineering from the University of Sydney? Hint

Woody Allen

Bruce Willis

Dolph Lundgren

Sylvester Stallone

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Question 7 of 10

7. Before she was a material girl, Madonna had a tough upbringing, though still managed to go to university in her home state. Which of these was it? Hint

UCLA

University of Michigan

Yale

Harvard

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Question 8 of 10

8. If he felt like going on a really, really, really long run while at university, Tom Hanks would have faced hot, arid summers and cold, wet winters. Which university was it? Hint

California State University, Sacramento

Tulane University, New Orleans

University of Alaska, Anchorage

University of New Hampshire, Durham

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Question 9 of 10

9. Dan Ackroyd studied for a time at university but, quite appropriately when you think of his role in "The Blues Brothers", he dropped out. Which of these in his native country was his alma mater? Hint

Carleton University, Ottawa

California Institute of Technology

Kansas State University

University of Waterloo, Ontario

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Question 10 of 10

10. Princeton has a long and distinguished history and has produced many notable graduates. Which of these pretty babies temporarily set aside a modelling and acting career for studies that gained a B.A. in French Literature? Hint

Brooke Shields

Susan St George

Amanda Righetti

Ginnifer Goodwin

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: University of Missouri

Brad Pitt was born on December 18th, 1963 in Shawnee, Oklahoma, but the family moved to Springfield. Missouri. In 1982, he enrolled at enrolled in the University of Missouri, majoring in journalism. He did not, though, graduate, leaving a short time beforehand to move to Los Angeles and an acting life. What a shame.

Answer: Hugh Laurie

Hugh Laurie was born in Oxfordshire in June 1959 and went to the University of Cambridge after attending Eton. He was a keen rower and took part in the 1980 Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race.
On British TV he played dimwit toffs in "Blackadder" and in "Jeeves and Wooster" In the US, he was the unconventional but brilliant Dr Gregory House in "House". He also recorded an album of blues songs.

3. I wonder if she could see Richmond from her study window? Which university was attended by the versatile actor/writer/comedian Tina Fey?

Answer: University of Virginia

Tina Fey was born in Pennsylvania in 1970 and worked as a writer and performer on "Saturday Night Live". She created, wrote and starred in the award winning "30 Rock".
(Please do not send a correction note: I know that University of Virginia is in Charlottesville, which is some 65 miles from Richmond. I was reprising her famous "I can see Russia from my house" parody of a certain US politician.

4. Of which University, which claims to be "the oldest institution of higher education in the United States", were Natalie Portman, Conan O'Brien and Tommy Lee Jones all past students?

Answer: Harvard

Harvard was established in 1636 and was named after its benefactor, John Harvard, an English-born clergyman who died at Charlestown, Massachusetts at the age of 30. In his will he left �400 to Newtowne College, which had been formed two years before his death.

5. She graduated magna cum laude from Yale University in 1985, but which actor will probably always be best known for playing a gangster's moll and the sworn foe of a maneater?

Answer: Jodie Foster

Jodie Foster was born in Los Angeles in 1962 and majored in literature at Yale. She starred in TV commercials from the age of three and was 14 when she played Tallulah in the 1976 movie "Bugsy Malone". (She also starred in "Taxi Driver" that same year).

In 1991 she starred as an FBI agent who fascinated, and was fascinated by, a serial killer in "The Silence of the Lambs". The role gave Foster he second Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role.

6. Some actors can point to one university on their CV, but which tough guy counted four and gained a Master's in Chemical Engineering from the University of Sydney?

Answer: Dolph Lundgren

Dolph Lundgren was born in Sweden on November 3rd 1957. His college history included Washington State University and Clemson University in the USA; the University of Sydney, Australia; and the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden. Movie roles have included "Rocky IV" (1985); "Men of War" (1994); "Hidden Agenda" (2002) and "Universal Soldier: Regeneration" (2002).

7. Before she was a material girl, Madonna had a tough upbringing, though still managed to go to university in her home state. Which of these was it?

Answer: University of Michigan

Madonna was born in Bay City, Michigan in August 1958. She received a dance scholarship but dropped out and moved to New York City, where her first job was as a waitress. Her career included some controversial recordings, but at one stage she was the top-selling female recording star of all time, according to the "Guinness Book of World Records".

8. If he felt like going on a really, really, really long run while at university, Tom Hanks would have faced hot, arid summers and cold, wet winters. Which university was it?

Answer: California State University, Sacramento

Tom Hanks was born in Concord, California in 1956. The running refers to a scene in his Academy award winning movie "Forrest Gump" (1994). This was his second Oscar, following on from "Philadelphia" in 1993.
The three wrong answers are all in some of the coldest, wettest or cloudiest parts of the USA.

Answer: Carleton University, Ottawa

Aykroyd was born in Ottawa, Canada, on July 1st 1952. He studied criminology and sociology at University but did not finish his degree course.
"Trading Places" (1983) and "Ghostbusters" (1984) were among his movie roles, as well as the much-lauded "Blues Brothers".

Answer: Brooke Shields

Brooke Shields was born in New York City in 1966 and was a child model, from the age of 11 months. Her' first major film role was "Pretty Baby" in 1978. Other movie roles included "The Blue Lagoon" (1980); "Endless Love" (1981) and "Two and a Half Men" (2007). She put her career on hold to go to Princeton, and graduated in 1987.

Source: Author darksplash

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