Celebrities Q-S Trivia

1. Connie Stevens was born in 1938, what was her birth name?

From Quiz The Life and Career of Connie Stevens

Answer: Concetta Rosalie Ann Ingolia

Concetta Rosalie Ann Ingolia was born August 8th, 1938 in Brooklyn, New York. Both of her parents were musical, her mother was a singer named Eleanor McGinley and her father a musician named Peter Ingolia. Her father went by the name Teddy Stevens and it was this surname that Connie started using as a stage name.

From Quiz Norman Reedus

Answer: 1969

Norman Mark Reedus was born on January 6, 1969 in Hollywood, Florida. He was named for his father, Ira Norman Reedus. His mother, Marianne Yarber, was a teacher.

From Quiz Serenity Now: The Jerry Stiller Quiz

Answer: New York City, NY

Jerry Stiller was born with the name Gerald Isaac Stiller in Brooklyn, NY to Bella and William Stiller. He was raised Jewish and his family moved to the Lower East Side of Manhattan prior to attending high school.

From Quiz Marvelous Martha Stewart

Answer: Martha Helen Kostyra

Hoxha is a common Albanian surname, Gruber an Austrian surname meaning 'miner', and Hansen a Norwegian surname. Martha Stewart was born in New Jersey in August 3, 1941, and her parents were Edward Kostyra and Martha Ruszowski Kostyra. She reportedly learned how to sew and cook from her mother, a teacher. Her father, a pharmaceutical salesman, taught her how to garden. As it so happened, the pharmaceutical industry would indirectly cause her quite a bit of hassle later on in life.

From Quiz Gordon Ramsay

Answer: 1966

Ramsay was born on the 8th of November, 1966 in Johnstone, Scotland. At the age of five, his family moved to Stratford-upon-Avon. He has spoken of days of abuse and neglect from his alcoholic father. He moved out of home aged sixteen and focused hard on his work - initially as a pot washer - in part to escape his family drama both physically and mentally. As the hint intimates, the other listed celebrities were also born in 1966.

From Quiz Legends of Classic Hollywood: Rosalind Russell

Answer: Waterbury, Connecticut

Rosalind Russell was born on June 4, 1907, in Waterbury, Connecticut. Her parents were James Edward Russell, and Clare A. Russell. Her father was a lawyer and her mother was a teacher.

From Quiz Wossy's World

Answer: BBC Radio 1

Ross has actually worked for all four stations, but it was deputising for Janice Long on BBC Radio 1 that introduced him to a wider radio audience. He later presented a show on BBC Radio 2 for over ten years between 1999 and 2010, before leaving to host a TV chat show for the ITV network, although he returned to Radio 2 in both 2014 and 2015 as the stand in for Steve Wright.

From Quiz Happy Little Trees

Answer: Florida

Robert Norman Ross was born in Daytona Beach, Florida on October 29, 1942, but he grew up in Orlando. His dad was named Jack, and his mother was a waitress named Ollie. During his childhood, his parents divorced, married other people, divorced their new spouses, and then remarried, all before he was a teenager.

From Quiz What's a Smodcast? The Life of Kevin Smith

Answer: Clerks

These were the first four movies he made. "Clerks" (1994) was the one that started it all. Shot in black and white, Smith financed the movie with credit cards and by selling his comic book collection. The movie followed Dante and Randall, who stood in for Smith and his friends, as they worked a day at a convenience store. Smith himself played the nearly mute character, Silent Bob in the movie.

From Quiz Tiger Shroff

Answer: Heropanti

In "Heropanti" Tiger plays Bablu and finds love despite living in a violent background. In the movie Tiger did his own stunts and refused to use a body double.

From Quiz Mary Steenburgen: Her Life And Career

Answer: Newport, Arkansas

Mary Steenburgen was born in Newport, Arkansas, on February 8, 1953. Her parents were Maurice Steenburgen and Nellie Mae. Her father was a railroad conductor, and her mother was a school secretary. Her full name is Mary Nell Steenburgen. She also has a sister, Nancy, who was a school teacher.

From Quiz Smothers Brothers: From Yesterday to Today

Answer: Tom

Tom is the oldest. He was born on February 2, 1937. Dick was born November 20, 1939, and their sister, Sherry, was born on September 18, 1941. The routine was so ingrained in the brothers' act that they named one of their records "Mom Always Liked You Best."

From Quiz John Stamos

Answer: Phillip

The reason it is Phillip is because his mother's maiden name is Phillip.

From Quiz All About Jeremy Renner

Answer: Jeremy Lee Renner

Jeremy means "Exalted of the Lord", Lee means "Sheltered From The Storm", and Renner means "To Run".

From Quiz Insults by Don Rickles, Mr. Warmth

Answer: Jimmy Stewart

Stewart, beside being a remarkable actor with a long string of successful films, was a Brigadier General in the U.S. Air Force Reserve. Some of his other great films included "It's a Wonderful Life" and "Rear Window". He passed away in 1997.

From Quiz Tom Skerritt - Actor Extraordinaire

Answer: Detroit

After graduating from high school in 1961, Skerritt served four years in the Air Force. By the time he was 21, he had married for the first time and had a child. He attended Wayne State University in Detroit, but then moved to California to continue his studies at UCLA. It was while playing a role in a UCLA production that Skerritt was discovered, and thus began his illustrious acting career.

From Quiz Barbara Stanwyck - A Leading Lady of Cinema

Answer: Ruby Catherine Stevens

Ruby was the fifth and youngest of Byron and Catherine Stevens' five children.

From Quiz Forever Odd Job: A Tribute to Harold Sakata

Answer: Hawaii

Harold Sakata was born Toshiyuki Sakata on July 1, 1920 in Holualoa, Hawaii. His father Risaburo was born in Japan, while his mother Matsue was a Nisei (Japanese-American). He had six brothers and four sisters.

From Quiz Chasing Kevin Smith

Answer: August 2, 1970

Kevin Smith was born in New Jersey and kept strong ties to the area. He opened a comic book store in Red Bank, New Jersey and based his production company, View Askew Productions, there also.

From Quiz Telly Savalas

Answer: Garden City

Telly Savalas was born in January 1922 in Garden City, Long Island, New York. Savalas' parents were Greek-Americans, and Aristotelis (Telly) was the second oldest of five children. Garden City is a village in central Nassau County, Long Island, located about twenty miles east of midtown Manhattan. Garden City was founded in 1869, and Adelphi University moved to Garden City from Brooklyn, NY, in 1929. Valley Stream, Lynbrook, and Oceanside are located on the South Shore of Long Island.

From Quiz David Spade

Answer: Birmingham, Michigan, U.S.

David was born on the 22nd of July, 1964 to parents Judith and Wayne, who would later get a divorce. David's mum remarried but his new stepfather committed suicide in 1981. He has two brothers, Andy and Bryan.

From Quiz You'd Do it for Randolph Scott!

Answer: Blazing Saddles

The quote is from the movie "Blazing Saddles" (1974). Sheriff Bart is attempting to convince the citizens of Rock Ridge to help him clean up the town. The citizens were reluctant. He reminded them, "You would do it for Randolph Scott". They then all stand, put their hands over their hearts and repeat adoringly "Randolph Scott", which is then repeated by off-screen voices. Sheriff Bart was played by Cleavon Little. The film also stars Mel Brooks, Harvey Korman, Madeline Kahn and Gene Wilder. It was directed by Mel Brooks.

From Quiz Vera Hruba Ralston

Answer: Czechoslovakia

Skating for Czechoslovakia, she competed in the 1936 Winter Olympics and the 1936 and 1937 European Championships. For the most part she was talented but was generally an also-ran. Seventh was her highest rank in limited international competition.

From Quiz Hilary Swank

Answer: 30th July 1974

Hilary was born in Lincoln, Nebraska in 1974. Her parents were Judy and Stephen and she has a brother named Dan. She was mainly brought up as a child in a trailer park and used books and movies as a form of escapism.

From Quiz AnnaSophia Robb: Her Story

Answer: December

AnnaSophia was born on December 8th, 1993. A Denver, Colorado native, her first performance was at her church when she was five. She had a love for performing though, and it wasn't long before she starting begging her mother for an agent.

From Quiz Celebrity Chef Gordon Ramsay

Answer: Scotland

Gordon Ramsay was born on 8 November 1966 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland. His family moved around a lot when he was young, until settling in Stratford-upon-Avon. Because of a difficult family life, Ramsay and his older sister left the family home when he was 16. Gordon Ramsay had first been interested in football (soccer) when he was young, but was frequently plagued by injuries. When it came time to weigh his career options seriously, he found that he did not have enough O-Levels to join the Royal Navy or the police force, and enrolled in Hotel Management at college instead.

From Quiz Hey, Hockey Puck - The Great Don Rickles

Answer: May 8, 1926

Donald Jay Rickles was born in New York City on May 8, 1926. He grew up in the borough of Queens.

From Quiz Dirty and Deadly, Mike Rowe

Answer: Maryland

Michael Gregory Rowe is the oldest of three boys. He was born on March 18, 1962, in Baltimore, Maryland.

From Quiz The Life and Times of Jeremy Sumpter

Answer: The Sasquatch Gang (2006)

"The Sasquatch Gang" (2006) was about three dorky friends, and a neighbor who needed money. The three friends thought that they had found bigfoot's tracks and his feces. Was it really bigfoot or the neighbors scheme to get money? The main character, Gavin Gore, said this to his friend Hobie, because Gavin's neighbor Zerk had just knocked him down in a fight.

From Quiz Alastair Sim

Answer: Edinburgh

Sim was elected by 2078 votes to 802, beating none other than Harold Macmillan to this prestigious position. He was said to be more proud of receiving this accolade than any other honour that came his way.

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