Born on December 28 Trivia Quiz

Answer: First American 'test tube' baby.

Elizabeth Jordan Carr (December 28, 1981) was the United States' first 'test-tube' baby and the 15th worldwide. She was conceived by an in-vitro fertilization procedure done at Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, Virginia. On August 5, 2010, Carr gave birth to her first child, Trevor. by natural childbirth.

Answer: Thomas W. Wilson

Thomas Woodrow Wilson (December 28, 1856 to February 3, 1924) was the 28th President of the United States from 1913 to 1921. He was the 34th Governor of New Jersey from 1911 to 1913. Wilson, as of 2011, is the only U.S. President to hold a Ph.D. degree. Wilson got his degree from Johns Hopkins University.
During Wilson's first term as President he persuaded Congress to enact the first progressive income tax and the Federal Reserve Act. Wilson's attempts to keep the U.S. out of World War I ended in April of 1917, primarily due to Germany's sinking of many U.S. merchant ships without warning. When the war ended Wilson proposed the idea of the League of Nations, with the goal of maintaining world peace. Because of this Wilson was awarded the 1919 Nobel Peace Prize.

Robert B. Meyner (July 3, 1908 to May 27, 1990) was the 44th Governor of New Jersey from 1954 to 1962.

Brendan Byrne (April 1, 1924) was the 47th Governor of New Jersey from 1974 to 1982.

Christie Todd Whitman (September 26, 1946) was the 50th Governor of New Jersey from 1994 to 2001. Whitman also served as Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency in George W. Bush's cabinet from 2001 to 2003.

None of the other three won the Nobel Prize.

Answer: Billy Mitchell

William Lendrum "Billy" Mitchell (December 28, 1879 to February 19, 1936) was a United States Army general. During World War I, Mitchell commanded all U.S. air units. He believed in air power as a necessity in future wars. He believed that bombers could sink battleships and did early testing of the theory. Mitchell was court-martialed for insubordination after accusing Army and Navy leaders of an "almost treasonable administration of the national defense."

Orville Wright (August 19, 1871 to January 30, 1948) with his brother Wilbur, invented and built the world's first successful airplane.

Charles Augustus Lindbergh (February 4, 1902 to August 26, 1974) was the first man to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean on May 20 to 21, 1927.

Robert Hutchings Goddard (October 5, 1882 to August 10, 1945) built thee world's first liquid-fueled rocket.

Answer: MTV

Pittman was responsible for the inception and growth of MTV, the first music cable network. He was responsible for the expansion of Nickelodeon and the creation of VH-1 and Nick at Nite. He served as Senior Adviser to the CEO of Warner Communications during their merger with Time Inc, and President and Chief Operating Officer of America Online (AOL).

In 2010 Pittman was named one of the ten most influential marketers who transformed American Culture by 'Advertising Age' magazine.

Answer: Marlon Brando

Marlon Brando (April 3, 1924 to July 1, 2004) is the wrong answer.

Lew Ayres (December 28, 1908 to December 30, 1996) had his breakthrough role in 'All Quiet on the Western Front'(1930). He played Dr. Kildare in 'Young Dr. Kildare' (1938) and eight sequels. Among many movies he was also in 'Johnny Belinda' (1948).

Nichelle Nichols was born Grace Nichols on December 28, 1932. Before becoming an actress she sang with Big Bands such as Duke Ellington and Lionel Hampton. Nichols is best known as Lieutenant Uhura from the TV series 'Star Trek', and it's many movies.

Dame Maggie Smith (December 28, 1934)is an English actress. Smith is known for many films including 'The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie' (1967), 'A Room with a View' (1985) and 'Sister Act' (1992). She has played Professor Minerva McGonagall in the all of the 'Harry Potter' movies.

Answer: F. W. Murnau

Friedrich Wilhelm F. W. Murnau (December 28, 1888 to March 11, 1931) was a German film director in the silent era. Some of his other films include 'Faust' (1926) and 'Sunrise' (1927). 'Sunrise' won a special Oscar for "Unique Artistic Presentation" at the first Academy Awards.

Ernst Lubitsch (January 28, 1892 to November 30, 1947) was the director of such films as 'Lady Windermere's Fan' (1925), 'The Love Parade' (1929) and 'Ninotchka' with Greta Garbo in 1939.

Friedrich Christian Anton "Fritz" Lang (December 5, 1890 to August 2, 1976) was director of many movies, most notably 'The Big Heat' (1953).

Roland Emmerich (born November 10, 1955) is the director of 'Independence Day' (1996), 'Godzilla', 'The Day After Tomorrow' (2004) and several other blockbuster action movies.

Answer: Pat Rafter

Patrick "Pat" Michael Rafter (December 28, 1972) is an Australian tennis player. He was ranked the Number one tennis player in the world in June of 1999. Rafter won the men's singles title at the US open in 1997 and 1997. He also was runner-up in men's singles at Wimbledon in 2000 and 2001.

Answer: John Stephens

John Legend has won nine Grammy Awards as of 2011. Before his solo career his voice could be found backing other artists. He can be heard backing Alicia Keys on 'You Don't Know My Name' and Kanye West on 'Selfish' and many others. Legend released his first album 'Get Lifted' the singles 'Ordinary People' and 'Used to Love U' came from it.

He continues to record and has many hits in the Rhythm and Blues genre.

Answer: Denzel Washington

Denzel Hayes Washington, Jr. (December 28, 1954) hit the eyes of the public in the TV show 'St. Elsewhere', for six years. His first Academy Award was Best Supporting Actor for "Glory" (1989). His Best Actor Oscar was for "Training Day" in 2001. Washington has appeared in many more memorable movies such as; 'The Manchurian Candidate' (2004), 'The Hurricane (1999), 'Remember the Titans' (1999), 'The Preacher's Wife' (1996), 'Philadelphia' (1993) and 'Malcolm X' (1992).

Answer: Mary Weiss

The Shangri-Las were Mary Weiss (December 28, 1948), Mary Ann Ganser(February 4, 1948 to May 14, 1970), Marge Ganser (February 4, 1948 to July 28, 1996) and Betty Weiss (born 1946). The Ganser's were twin sisters, the Weiss' were sisters. Their two hit recordings were "Leader of the Pack" (1964) and "Remember (Walkin' in the Sand)" (1964).