Well Known Matts and Matthews Trivia Quiz

Answer: Matthew Broderick

Matthew Broderick gained world-wide fame for playing the title role in the 1985 hit film "Ferris Bueller's Day Off." He married actress Sarah Jessica Parker in 1997.

Answer: Ridgway

General Matthew Bunker Ridgway was named Commander of the 8th US Army in 1950 during the Korean War. After Douglas MacArthur was relieved of duty in 1951, General Ridgway took over the UN forces. General Ridgway died in 1993 at age 98 and is buried at Arlington National Cemetary.

Answer: Matt Dillon

The character of Marshall Matt Dillon was played by actor James Arness in the the TV series "Gunsmoke" from 1955-75. Actor Matt Dillon received an Academy Award nomination for his supporting role as Police Officer John Ryan in "Crash" in 2006.

Answer: Perry

Matthew Perry portrayed Chandler Bing on "Friends" throughout that show's run (1994-2004). Among his many other television roles was Desi Arnaz, Jr. in the television movie "Call Me Anna" (1990), the biography of actress Patty Duke. Matt LeBlanc, David Schwimmer and Lisa Kudrow had the roles of Joey, Ross and Phoebe, respectively, on "Friends."

Answer: Fox

Matthew Fox began his television role as Dr. Jack Shephard on "Lost" in 2004 after first gaining wide recognition in "Party of Five" (1994-2000). He starred in the film "We Are Marshall" with another Matt/Matthew (McConaughey) in 2006. Scott Wolf played the character Bailey on "Party of Five."

Answer: Biondi

Matt Biondi tied Mark Spitz' 1972 record of seven medals won in a single Olympics at the 1988 games in Seoul (his take: five gold, one silver, one bronze). Michael Phelps beat this record with his eight medals at the 2004 Olympics in Athens. Greg Louganis won Olympic gold in diving at the 1984 and 1988 games.

Answer: Hasselbeck

Matt Hasselbeck joined the Seahawks after two seasons with Green Bay. His younger brother, Tim Hasselbeck, also an NFL quarterback, married "The View" co-host Elizabeth Filarski Hasselbeck in 2002.

Answer: McConaughey

Matthew McConaughey was People magazine's "Sexiest Man Alive" in 2005. (Fun trivia fact: McConaughey allegedly turned down the role of Jack Dawson in 1997's "Titanic"). Another Matt/Matthew (Damon) also won the award, in 2007. Harry Hamlin was People's "SMA" in 1987.

Answer: Brady

Mathew Brady has been cited as the father of photojournalism. His photographs of Abraham Lincoln have been used on the American penny and $5.00 bill. Filmmaker Ken Burns said Brady's pictures of the Civil War were the "backbone" of his acclaimed 1990 PBS series "The Civil War." Ansel Adams, Edward Steichen and Annie Leibovitz are also noted photographers.

Answer: Damon

Matt Damon has portrayed former assassin Jason Bourne in several "Bourne Identity" films. Rudy Baylor was his character's name in "The Rainmaker" and he played Linus Caldwell in "Oceans Eleven/Twelve/Thirteen." His first credited movie role was the brother of Julia Roberts' upper crust boyfriend in 1988's "Mystic Pizza." He had one line.