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  Rat Pack - Part 2   top quiz  
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Here are 10 multiple-choice questions about an interesting period in Las Vegas history. If you have time, you may enjoy reading the "Interesting Info" on the answer page. Several facts came to light while I was researching this quiz.
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  Rat Pack - Part 1   great trivia quiz  
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These were some well-known performers in Las Vegas in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Choose from the multiple-choice answers the one you think is correct.
Average, 10 Qns, root17, Apr 26 13
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  The Rat Pack   popular trivia quiz  
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How much do you know about Frank and the boys?
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  Harder Rat Pack   great trivia quiz  
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If you think you know the Rat Pack, try sinking your teeth into these questions.
Average, 10 Qns, root17, Apr 23 13
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  The Rat Pack; 1950s and '60s   popular trivia quiz  
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1950s and 1960s: For two decades, a talented group of top performers, collectively known as "The Rat Pack" electrified audiences and fans in the field of entertainment. What do you know about this eclectic group of superstars? Take this and see.
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  Movies By The Rat Pack    
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This is a look at some of the movies made by the members of the original Rat Pack: Frank, Dean, Sammy, Joey, Peter (and Shirley).
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trivia question Quick Question
At what Las Vegas hotel did they usually perform? (Hint: This casino was imploded in 1996.)

From Quiz "Rat Pack - Part 1"





Rat Pack Trivia Questions
1. Rat Pack member Peter Lawford had what connection to U.S. Senator (and future U.S. president) John F. Kennedy?

From Quiz Rat Pack - Part 2

Answer: brother-in-law

Lawford was married to Pat Kennedy, one of the five sisters of John F. Kennedy. Frank Sinatra had a falling out in 1961 with Lawford over his brother-in-law, Robert Kennedy's (then U.S. Attorney General), objections to Sinatra's alleged Mafia connections, and the two men never spoke again.

2. Who came up with the name Rat Pack?

From Quiz The Rat Pack

Answer: Lauren Bacall

The group originally sprung up around Humphrey Bogart, whose wife Lauren Bacall first named them. Seeing Bogie, Frank and a few of their cronies come straggling in from a night of carousing, Lauren exclaimed, "You look like a goddamned Rat Pack!" The name stuck.

3. Sammy Davis Jr. starred in "Salt and Pepper". Who was his co-star?

From Quiz Movies By The Rat Pack

Answer: Peter Lawford

It was a "slight" movie. Very slight.

4. While the popular group of entertainers were referred to by fans and in the media as The Rat Pack, how did members of the group refer to themselves?

From Quiz The Rat Pack; 1950s and '60s

Answer: The Summit

"The Rat Pack" was a term adopted and used by the press in reference to the group, but reportedly, the members of the group never referred to themselves by the moniker. The group referred to themselves as the "Summit" or as the "Clan". An early 1950s version of "The Rat Pack" existed, and was comprised of a group of Hollywood friends. Members of the earlier "Rat Pack" included Humphrey Bogart, a young singer, Frank Sinatra, Lauren Bacall, Judy Garland, Lorna Luft, Swifty Lazar, Kathryn Hepburn, Spencer Tracy, and Cary Grant. Visiting members of the group included Mickey Rooney, Errol Flynn, and Cesar Romero.

5. Who was the shortest member of the Rat Pack?

From Quiz Rat Pack - Part 2

Answer: Sammy Davis, Jr.

Sammy Davis, Jr. was 5' 3", Joey Bishop was 5' 7", Frank Sinatra was 5' 8", Dean Martin was 6' (or 5' 11" from another source), and Peter Lawford was 6'.

6. What was Dean Martin's nickname within the group?

From Quiz The Rat Pack

Answer: Dag

Sammy's nickname was Smokey.

7. Which member of the "Pack" was in "Guide For The Married Man"?

From Quiz Movies By The Rat Pack

Answer: Joey Bishop

"Guide" consisted of comic vignettes about men cheating on their wives; Bishop appeared in one of the vignettes. Walter Matthau, Robert Morse and Inger Stevens starred. Cute movie.

8. The name 'Rat Pack' was the name often used by others when referring to this group. What was the name the group members called themselves? (Hint: This name was inspired by a meeting of world leaders.)

From Quiz Rat Pack - Part 1

Answer: The Summit

The name 'Summit' came from the 'Summit at the Sands,' held from Jan. 26 through Feb. 16, 1960, playing on a summit meeting in Paris between U.S. President Eisenhower, Russian leader Nikita Khrushchev and French President Charles De Gaulle.

9. During the 1950s and 1960s, how many movies starred multiple members of The Rat Pack?

From Quiz The Rat Pack; 1950s and '60s

Answer: seven

The seven movies were; * "Some Came Running" (1958), with Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Sammy Davis Jr. * "Ocean's Eleven" (1960), with Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford, and Joey Bishop. * "Sergeants 3" (1962), with Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford, and Joey Bishop. * "4 For Texas" (1963), with Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin. * "Robin and the Seven Hoods" (1964), with Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Sammy Davis Jr. * "Marriage On The Rocks" (1965), with Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin. * "Texas Across The River" (1968), with Dean Martin and Joey Bishop.

10. Who was the very-heavy smoker in the Rat Pack who was said to have smoked four packs a day for much of his life?

From Quiz Harder Rat Pack

Answer: Sammy Davis, Jr.

Sammy's habit of smoking so much may have led to his death in 1990 of throat cancer. He was sometimes called "Smokey" while on stage. Dean Martin was also a heavy smoker, but gave up the habit late in life. Dean died of lung cancer and emphysema in 1995.

11. Which Rat Pack member adapted (and recorded) a movie song as a campaign song for John F. Kennedy's 1960 campaign for U.S. President?

From Quiz Rat Pack - Part 2

Answer: Frank Sinatra

Frank Sinatra adapted and recorded a special version of the tune "High Hopes" as a campaign song for Kennedy's 1960 U.S. Presidential campaign ("...Jack is on the right track, 'cause he has high hopes..."). The song "High Hopes" had originally been in Sinatra's 1959 film "A Hole in the Head" (Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen co-won an Oscar for it). They both later worked on the original 1960 version of the movie "Ocean's Eleven." Sinatra founded Reprise Records in 1961.

12. What Las Vegas hotel did they hold their famous Summit meetings?

From Quiz The Rat Pack

Answer: Sands Hotel and Casino

Sadly, the Sands no longer exists. It was a casualty of Las Vegas' expansion and the trend toward family entertainment. For a period of time in the early-to-mid sixties, though, it was the coolest spot in the Universe.

13. Which movie did not include a member of the "Pack" in the cast?

From Quiz Movies By The Rat Pack

Answer: The Night of the Hunter

"Gray" featured a young Lawford (and equally young Donna Reed and Angela Lansbury)."Trap" was an enjoyable comedy with Sinatra (and Debbie Reynolds)in the lead. "Stud" was a Dean Martin western. "Hunter" starred Robert Mitchum - who would have fit in nicely with the "Pack".

14. At what Las Vegas hotel did they usually perform? (Hint: This casino was imploded in 1996.)

From Quiz Rat Pack - Part 1

Answer: Sands

The Copa Room in the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas was 'home' to the Rat Pack. The Sands was opened in 1952 and was imploded in 1996 to make room for a new Las Vegas hotel, the Venetian.

15. The full "Rat Pack" also consisted of several female members. Who was NOT a part of The Rat Pack?

From Quiz The Rat Pack; 1950s and '60s

Answer: Jayne Mansfield

Blonde sex symbol Jayne Mansfield was a much in demand actress in the 1950s and early 1960s. Her career included appearing in five Broadway stage productions, recording five record albums, roles in over 29 motion pictures, releasing nine record singles, and oh yes, over 30 appearances in "Playboy Magazine" pictorials. With such a busy professional and family schedule, she probably did not have the time to be a part of the infamous "Rat Pack", and she wasn't. Females members of The Rat Pack included performers Marilyn Monroe, Angie Dickinson, Shirley MacLaine, Lauren Bacall, Juliet Prowse, and Judy Garland.

16. Which female actress was an honorary member?

From Quiz The Rat Pack

Answer: Shirley Maclaine

She was their mascot and Girl Friday. She also starred in "Some Came Running" with Sinatra and Martin.

17. Which movie included Peter Lawford in the cast?

From Quiz Movies By The Rat Pack

Answer: The White Cliffs of Dover

Lawford had a solid dramatic turn in this war story. "Inferno" was a Spencer Tracy movie. "13" starred James Cagney. "Ivers" starred Barbara Stanwyck.

18. What was the first movie all five Rat Pack members appeared in together? (Hint: It was remade as a 2001 movie starring George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Andy Garcia, and Julia Roberts.)

From Quiz Rat Pack - Part 1

Answer: Ocean's Eleven

The original 'Ocean's Eleven' was released in 1960 and it starred all five Rat Pack members. The plot involved eleven friends who know each other from their World War II service days who plan to rob five of the biggest casinos in Las Vegas in one night.

19. How many live concert record albums were recorded and released by The Rat Pack?

From Quiz The Rat Pack; 1950s and '60s

Answer: 5

Live concert albums released by members of The Rat Pack were; * "The Rat Pack Live at the Sands" (1960) * "Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr. - The Summit in Concert 1962" (1962) * "A Night on the Town With the Rat Pack" (1962) * "The Ultimate Rat Pack Collection Live and Swingin'" (1962) * "The Rat Pack on Stage: Las Vegas/St. Louis" (1963)

20. What was the name of the record label that Frank Sinatra founded in 1961? He recorded over 500 songs for it.

From Quiz Harder Rat Pack

Answer: Reprise

Sinatra left his former record label, Capitol, and founded Reprise Records in 1961. He continued to record for it for over the next two decades, completing nearly 500 songs. The arranger, Nelson Riddle, worked on many of Sinatra's albums, and arranged the soundtracks for the movies "Robin and the Seven Hoods" (Frank, Dean and Sammy) and "Come Blow Your Horn" (Frank and Dean). In February 1962, Dean Martin did not renew his contract with Capitol Records and started recording for Reprise. His 1964 hit "Everybody Loves Somebody" knocked the Beatles' song "A Hard Day's Night" out of the number-one spot on the charts. When this happened, Martin reportedly sent a telegram to Elvis Presley that read, "If you can't handle the Beatles, I'll do it for you, pally."

21. What was the nickname used onstage for Sammy Davis, Jr.?

From Quiz Rat Pack - Part 2

Answer: Smokey

Davis and his good friend Sinatra frequently sang a duet onstage with the song "Me and My Shadow." They met in 1941 at Detroit's Michigan Theater when the vaudeville troupe the Mastin Gang (featuring Sammy Davis, Jr.) opened for the Tommy Dorsey dance band (with their vocalist Frank Sinatra). They remained lifelong friends. Sammy usually smoked four packs of cigarettes a day during his lifetime.

22. Who was Peter Lawford's very famous brother-in-law?

From Quiz The Rat Pack

Answer: John F. Kennedy

He was married to JFK's sister Pat and all of the Rat Pack supported his 1960 campaign to reach the White House.

23. Joey Bishop starred (with Dean Martin) in a western spoof. What was the name of the movie?

From Quiz Movies By The Rat Pack

Answer: Texas Across The River

"Sons" and "Rio" teamed Dean Martin with John Wayne. "Four" was a comedy, but it starred Martin and Sinatra.

24. Which Rat Pack member frequently went into the casino itself and dealt blackjack? (Hint: As a young man he worked as a blackjack dealer in the back room of an Ohio store.)

From Quiz Rat Pack - Part 1

Answer: Dean Martin

Martin was actually a pretty good dealer. In his younger days he was employed as a blackjack dealer in the back room of the Rex Cigar Store in Steubenville, Ohio. Frank Sinatra was also said to deal blackjack occasionally.

25. How many motion pictures featured all five members of The Rat Pack in the leading roles?

From Quiz The Rat Pack; 1950s and '60s

Answer: 2

All five original members of "The Rat Pack" appeared in "Ocean's Eleven" in 1960 and "Sergeants 3" in 1963.

26. Which Rat Pack member had a memorable guest appearance on the American TV series "All in the Family" in which he visited Archie Bunker's house?

From Quiz Harder Rat Pack

Answer: Sammy Davis, Jr.

In the 19 February, 1972 episode of "All in the Family" (episode number 34, titled "Sammy's Visit"), Sammy Davis, Jr. made a guest appearance on the show (he loved the series and requested his guest appearance). Archie is making some extra money driving a cab and Sammy accidentally leaves his briefcase in the cab. He later stops by Archie's house to pick it up. Archie displays his typical ignorance and bigotry, but Sammy plays along. Just as a memorial photograph is snapped, he kisses Archie on the cheek and Archie is dumbstruck! British players might recognize "All In The Family" as the American version of the British TV series "Till Death Do Us Part."

27. How did Sammy Davis, Jr. lose one of his eyes?

From Quiz Rat Pack - Part 2

Answer: automobile accident

In 1954 Sammy lost his left eye in a near-fatal car crash, while driving from Las Vegas to Los Angeles. He wore an eye patch for awhile, but Humphrey Bogart ultimately convinced him to forgo it. He used a glass eye from then on for the rest of his life.

28. Dean Martin is so closely tied to the Rat Pack it is easy to forget that he was once part of a very famous comedy duo. Who was his partner?

From Quiz The Rat Pack

Answer: Jerry Lewis

It was after they split that Martin hooked up with Sinatra and became the packs unofficial Vice Chairman.

29. Who is generally credited with originating the name "Rat Pack"? (Hint: She was married to Humphrey Bogart.)

From Quiz Rat Pack - Part 1

Answer: Lauren Bacall

Lauren Bacall first coined the term "Rat Pack" in the early 1950s to describe the Hollywood drinking circle that included legendary boozers such as her husband Humphrey Bogart, Sinatra, Judy Garland and Swifty Lazar (she first called them "a pack of rats" when she saw the drunken crew).

30. Which Rat Pack member took the photograph of the Mohammed Ali/Joe Frazier boxing match used on the cover of "LIFE" magazine for the 19 March, 1971 issue? (Hint: He got in quite a few fights himself.)

From Quiz Harder Rat Pack

Answer: Frank Sinatra

Sinatra's work was later endorsed by veteran editors as "brilliant." Sinatra's father Marty was a full-time fireman and a part-time lightweight who boxed professionally in the 1920s under the name Marty O'Brien.

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