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1. SOCCER: Who is the George who was involved in the court case to improve players freedom of movement between clubs and who also scored the winning goal in a Cup Final?

From Quiz Who am I? GEORGE is the name of the game

Answer: George Eastham

George Eastham is a former English footballer who was a non-playing member of England's 1966 World Cup-winning squad. He played for Newcastle, Arsenal and Stoke City. In 1963 George took Newcastle to court as they had blocked his move to Arsenal. Although he did not gain financially from the judgement he won his case and was allowed to move to Arsenal. This case became known as "Eastham vs Newcastle United" and resulted in fairer terms for players to move to other clubs. George scored the winning goal of the 1972 League Cup Final when Stoke City beat Chelsea 2-1. George Best (1946-2005) was a Northern Irish professional footballer who had a scintillating career with Manchester United and was voted European Footballer of the Year in 1968. Charlie George is a former English professional footballer who played with a number of English clubs but is best known for scoring the winning goal in extra time in the 1971 FA Cup Final win for Arsenal over Liverpool. George Graham is a former Scottish professional footballer and manager. He played for a number of English clubs and was part of Arsenal's double-winning side of 1970-71.

From Quiz Famous Ferdinands

Answer: Ferdinand Porsche

Ferdinard Porsche had major achievements with companies such as Mercedes-Benz before founding Porsche. His involvement with the "Volkswagen" and with Nazi military projects was highly controversial. He died in 1951.

From Quiz "Right" Said Fred

Answer: Fred Astaire

Fred Astaire's career - on stage and film - lasted over 75 years. He was born Frederick Austerlitz in 1899 - and performed with his sister, Adele, at the age of 7. They performed for many years together, and later Fred performed with other partners. Fred's first movie performance was in 1933, with Joan Crawford in "Dancing Lady". His most famous dance partner was Ginger Rogers.

From Quiz Guys and (Their) Dolls

Answer: Guy Ritchie

Particularly widely known for his direction of such blockbusters as "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" and "Sherlock Holmes", Guy Ritchie married the American pop singer Madonna in Dornoch Cathedral in the north of Scotland in 2000. They had one son, Rocco John Ritchie, before adopting Malawian child named David. Following his split with Madonna in 2008, Ritchie later met model Jacqui Ainsley, with whom he has two children.

From Quiz Edward, the Wealthy Guard

Answer: Knights of the Garter

Edward was also known as Edward of Woodstock after his birthplace. He was the father of Richard II of England. He was the first Knight of the Garter (an order formed by his father). The Knights of the Round Table were the companions of the legendary King Arthur. The Military Knights of Windsor were originally known as the 'Poor Knights' and were formed to support the Knights of the Garter.

From Quiz Fast, Fabulous and Flammable Florences

Answer: Henderson

Florence Henderson's first Broadway role was in 1952. She is best remembered for her role in "The Brady Bunch" from 1969-74.

From Quiz Dearest, Loveliest, Elizabeth

Answer: Elizabeth Fry

Elizabeth Fry lived from 1780 to 1845. She was an English prison and social reformer who made pioneering history by making the treatment of prisoners more humane. Her interest started when she visited Newgate prison in London. She saw children and women in overcrowded cells, some of which had not even been for trial. She was assisted by Sir William Peel when he became Home Secretary, and several prison reforms were introduced, which included the Gaols Act 1823. Over one thousand people attended her burial when she died of a stroke.

From Quiz Called Elizabeth... Sometimes

Answer: Elizabeth Taylor

Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor was born in Hampstead, London, England. She has become legendary because of her unusual beauty, an enormous range of acting roles, and her many marriages. She has become famous, among others, for "National Velvet," "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof," "Butterfield 8," "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf." She is famous for saying, "I have a woman's body and a child's emotions." This recognition brings to mind her affection for and friendship with Michael Jackson.

From Quiz Say Grace

Answer: Gracie Allen

Recently, I was informed by a quiz taker that George Burns was the "straight man" of this duel, not Gracie. In order to confirm or to deny, I re-did my research and came across this information: "She (Gracie) met George Burns and the two immediately launched a new partnership, with Gracie playing the role of the "straight man" and George delivering the punchlines as the comedian." Passage quoted directly from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Burns I hope this takes care of any confusion. Here is my original blurb: Gracie Allen played the "straight man" for years as part of a comedy team with George Burns, her husband. Gracie would set up the jokes and then George would deliver the punch lines. They began working in vaudeville, moved into films and radio, and had their own television show called "The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show", which was also known as "The Burns and Allen Show" (1950-1958). One of the co-stars on the show was Bea Benaderet who played neighbor Blanche Morton. Ms. Benaderet would go on to appear as Pearl in "The Beverly Hillbillies" (1962-1971). Ethel Cecile Rosalie Allen was born in July in either 1885, 1897, 1902 or 1906! Ms. Allen claimed that her birth records were destroyed in the San Francisco earthquake of 1906. However, the earthquake was in April of that year; Ms. Allen was born three months later, in July. She would reply to critics with "Well, it was a BIG earthquake!" Gracie Allen suffered with heart disease most of her life. She died in 1964. George Burns followed her 32 years later.

From Quiz Fred Who?

Answer: Fred Grandy

Fred Grandy was an actor who was best known for his character called Gopher in the television series "The Love Boat". While his acting career was going on, he also was interested in politics, a field in which he had interest since a very young age. He had some immediate ties to politics, being a roommate of David Eisenhower during his school years. He was best man as Eisenhower's wedding to Julie Nixon, the daughter of former President Richard Nixon. He also served as a speechwriter for a congressman in his home state of Iowa. In 1986, he ran for Congress in his home state, and won the seat by a scant 3000 votes. He went on to serve four terms in the U.S. House of Representatives before a failed bid for Governor ended his political career. Since then he has become a talk show host on both U.S. television and radio.

From Quiz What's in a Name?

Answer: Adolphe Adam

Adolphe Adam composed the music for the ballet called "Giselle" in less than a week. He wrote it at night, which is when he wrote most of his works. He believed that "a work is not necessarily imporant because it had taken a long time to achieve".

From Quiz Famous Gordons

Answer: Gordon Brown

Glasgow-born Gordon Brown (b. 1951) became the UK Prime Minister on 27 June 2007. Prior to becoming Prime Minister, Brown served for ten years as Chancellor of the Exechequer under Tony Blair. Gordon Smith-Smythe-Smith is an allusion to "Monty Python's Upper Class Twit of the Year Awards" skit, featuring a contestant named Vivian Smith-Smythe-Smith. Maybe Gordon is Vivian's brother ... The other two names I made up.

From Quiz Let George do it!

Answer: Gershwin

This blend of jazz and classical music had its debut on Feb. 12, 1924 at a concert entitled "Experiment in Modern Music". It was a huge success.

From Quiz Elizabeth Who?

Answer: Lizzie

Lizzie Borden's full name is sometimes given as "Elizabeth Andrew Borden" and sometimes as "Lizzie Andrew Borden". She was born in 1860 and died in 1927. In August, 1892, someone murdered Lizzie's father Andrew and stepmother Abby with an axe. Lizzie was arrested and tried, but acquitted for lack of evidence. She is believed to have been guilty, but she remained in the same area until her death.

From Quiz Do you know Elmo?

Answer: Elmo R. "Bud" Zumwalt, Jr

Admiral Zumwalt served in World War II, Vietnam, and on the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Time magazine hailed Admiral Zumwalt as "the Navy's most popular leader since World War II." In 1998 Admiral Zumwalt was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his service to the United States in war and peace.

From Quiz Famous Fionas

Answer: Fiona Fullerton

Fiona Fullerton was actually born in Nigeria.

From Quiz Who am I? GEORGE is the name of the game

Answer: George Lazenby

George Lazenby is an Australian actor and former model, who accepted the role of James Bond without any acting experience at the time. He made just one James Bond movie being the 1969 film "On Her Majesty's Secret Service". He was 29 years of age at the time of the movie and is the only Bond actor to receive Golden Globe recognition for the performance. George Clooney is an American actor and has won Academy Awards for acting and producing. George Hamilton is an American film and television actor. He is well known for his debonair style and his perpetual suntan. George C. Scott (1927-1999) was an American actor, director and producer. He was the first actor who refused to accept the Academy Award for Best Actor for his leading role in the 1970 movie "Patton".

From Quiz Famous Ferdinands

Answer: Franz Ferdinand Archduke of Austria

Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Sophie were killed by Gavrilo Princip on 28 June 1914 in Sarajevo. There were many factors that led to World War One, but the assassination of Franz Ferdindad was an explicit trigger. Coincidentally, another Ferdinand - Ferdinand Porsche - had been Franz Ferdinand's chauffeur several years earlier.

From Quiz Guys and (Their) Dolls

Answer: Sir Guy of Gisbourne

The Robin Hood legends have changed drastically many times over the ages. However, even from the earliest ballads and stories, Sir Guy of Gisbourne was portrayed as an enemy of Robin Hood. It appears to have been only in modern versions of the legends, however, that he has been portrayed as Robin Hood's love rival. For example, in the 1938 film "The Adventures of Robin Hood", Prince John is shown to have proposed Sir Guy as Maid Marian's husband, causing a duel between the two suitors. Later, in the BBC's 2006 adaptation of "Robin Hood", Sir Guy was portrayed as one of the Sherriff of Nottingham's men who, although he enforced the cruel rules of the Sherriff, loved Marian so much that he spent a lot of time trying to redeem himself in her eyes.

From Quiz Edward, the Wealthy Guard

Answer: Edward Longshanks

Edward I was also known as the 'Hammer of the Scots' due to his harsh treatment of that country (including the capture of the 'Stone of Destiny' the traditional seat where Scottish kings were crowned). It is estimated that he was over 6 feet 2 inches tall which would have been highly unusual in the time that he lived. He was married to Eleanor of Castile and they had at least 14 children. When Eleanor died, her body was returned to London to be buried. Edward ordered a cross to mark the place where the cortege rested each night on its return to London - these became known as the Eleanor crosses (Charing Cross in London was named after one of these crosses).

From Quiz Fast, Fabulous and Flammable Florences

Answer: Machine

Florence and the Machine's first album is called "Lungs". Released in July 2009 it reached number one on the charts in the UK.

From Quiz Dearest, Loveliest, Elizabeth

Answer: Michael Wilding

Elizabeth Taylor and Michael Wilding were married between 1952 and 1957. They had two sons together, Michael Howard Wilding and Christopher Edward Wilding. Although both famous for acting, they never starred in the same film together. Wilding suffered with epilepsy and he eventually died in 1979 after suffering a fall.

From Quiz Called Elizabeth... Sometimes

Answer: Elizabeth Blackwell

Elizabeth Blackwell, originally born in England, knew her share of family trauma--six of her sisters and two brothers died when she was young. She came from a strong Quaker background which supported the equality of women. When, finally, she applied to medical school in New York, the other students thought it was a prank. She was treated dismissively but persevered to earn her medical degree in 1849. Since she was prevented from practicing in the US, she was advised to go to Paris. There she came down with a major eye infection, had a eye removed and a glass eye implanted. Always a fighter, she co-founded the New York Infirmary for Indigent Women and Children in 1857. She was active in training women to be nurses in the American Civil War. Interestingly, it was in Spain that both her guide on female education guide and her autobiography were published. She died in 1910 following a devastating stroke.

From Quiz Say Grace

Answer: Grace Jones

Grace Jones was born Grace Mendoza on May 19, 1948 in Jamaica. In addition to being an actress, Grace gained fame as a model and a singer. In the late 1970s, she became a "muse" for Andy Warhol who photographed Grace on numerous occasions. Grace portrayed the character of Zula in the movie "Conan the Barbarian" (1984), co-starring with Arnold Schwarzenegger. In 1985, she starred as May Day in the film "A View to A Kill" with Roger Moore. Grace played Helen Strange in the 1992 movie "Boomerang", which also featured Eddie Murphy.

From Quiz Fred Who?

Answer: Frederick Banting

Frederick Banting was a medical scientist and a doctor. Born in Ontario, Canada in 1891, he joined the Canadian Army Medical Corps as a teenager and served during the First World War in France. When the war ended in 1919, Banting returned to Canada and was a medical practitioner at London, Ontario. Banting had become deeply interested in diabetes, and after much research during the early 1920s came up with the insulin that is credited with saving over 16 million lives worldwide. Banting passed away in 1941, but in a survey taken by the Canadian Broadcasting Company (CBC) in 2004, he placed 4th on the list of The Greatest Canadians of All Time.

From Quiz Famous Gordons

Answer: Gordon James Ramsay

Scottish-born Gordon James Ramsay, OBE, (b. 1966) owns about 10 London restaurants and a further dozen around the world. His popular UK television series "Ramsey's Kitchen Nightmares", led to Fox's "Hell's Kitchen" and "Kitchen Nightmares". He hosted another BBC show "The F-Word", for which he, himself, says "the 'F' stands for 'Food'!", although he is well known for his liberal use of obscene language! Originally from Toronto, Canada, Chef Jennifer Gordon divides her time between the Scottish borders where she owns a Bed and Breakfast - and Australia. She graduated with honors from the Humber College Chef apprenticeship program and completed her training in Ontario's finest Relais & Chateaux. She has both entered and won prizes in many pastry and chocolate competitions. American Chef Emeril JOHN Lagasse (b. 1959) is, like Gordon Ramsey, a brilliant, well-known chef and entertainer. All I have to add to that is "BAM!" Gordon Benson Ramsey (1926-2006), was a distinguised U.S. foreign service officer, composer and jazz musician.

From Quiz Let George do it!

Answer: George Rodrigue

The blue dog was modeled after his beloved terrier cross Tiffany. After her death blue dogs began to appear in his paintings. Inspired by the legend of loup-garou, the werewolf, he painted a blue dog for a book of Cajun ghost stories, but the figure was not limited to scary images.

From Quiz George Who?

Answer: Curious George

Curious George is the lovable little monkey created by H.A. Rey. His friend is never identified by name; only as "the man in the yellow hat". George's antics are told in several wonderful children's books.

From Quiz Elizabeth Who?

Answer: Betty

Elizabeth Ruth "Betty" Grable was born in 1916, in St. Louis, Missouri and died in California in 1973. Her movies include "Down Argentine Way" and "How to be Very, Very Popular", and at one point she was the highest paid star in Hollywood. Her legs were certainly worth a great deal, and she was known as "The Girl with the Million Dollar Legs".

From Quiz Do you know Elmo?

Answer: Elmo Lincoln

Lincoln was not originally cast to play the titular character in "Tarzan of the Apes" but after the original actor, Stellan Windrow was called into active military service, Lincoln was chosen as his replacement. Although the film made him a star, it and its two sequels ("The Romance of Tarzan" in 1918, and "The Adventures of Tarzan" in 1921) were Lincoln's only notable leading film roles. Lincoln died from a heart attack in 1952.

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