People by Birthday Trivia

1. This actress comes from a line of famous actors including her father Eric and aunt Julia. She first came on screen in the teen series "Unfabulous" and has since made a name for herself on "Scream Queens" and "Scream 4". Who is this actress?

From Quiz Born in 1991

Answer: Emma Roberts

Emma Roberts first gained notoriety in the Teen Nick sitcom "Unfabulous" where she played Addie Singer, an aspiring songwriter in middle school. She quickly became one of the most well known teen actresses in the 2000s. She went on to star in a number of lead roles including in the 2007 "Nancy Drew" film and "Scream 4" in 2011. Her TV appearances include several roles in the "American Horror Story" series and Chanel Oberlin in "Scream Queens". She was born on February 10, 1991. Her father is Eric Roberts and her aunt is Julia Roberts.

From Quiz Born in the Same Year

Answer: Joseph Haydn

Both Haydn and Washington were born in 1732. Haydn died in 1809 and Washington died in 1799. George Washington was born into a middle-class family in Virginia, and went to be a surveyor, a lieutenant during the French and Indian War, the commander of the Continental Army during the American Revolution, an important and arguably best-known founding father of the United States, and the first president of the United States. Joseph Haydn also made extremely important contributions to the world, just in a different field. Born in a small Austrian village to a family that was very musical yet could not read music, he was sent away from his family at a young age to obtain musical training. Having a difficult early life, he was hired by Count Morzin, where he wrote some of his early works, and was eventually hired by Prince Anton Esterhazy. Haydn would continue to be employed by the Esterhazy family for nearly 30 years, where he would write most of his music, and become the most famous composer in Europe. Feeling lonely in the far-away Hungarian palace, Haydn traveled over Europe during the 1790s, composing the London Symphonies, which are his most famous works. During the last few years of his life, he mostly stayed in Austria and did little composing, as he was quite sick. Mozart was born in 1756, Salieri was born in 1750, and Bach was born in 1714.

From Quiz Born on Christmas Day: The Greatest Gift of All

Answer: Sir Isaac Newton

Newton was never married, and it is believed that when he died, he was still a virgin. His work in the fields of philosophy, mathematics, and astronomy completely revolutionized the world of science.

From Quiz July 30 Birthdays

Answer: Thorstein Veblen

Veblen also became a critic of capitalism and decried the American practices he referred to as "conspicuous consumption" and "conspicuous leisure." He became the leader of the institutional economics movement which focused on the role played by institutions, such as government and public services, in economic behavior. Adam Smith was the Scottish economist and philosopher who wrote "The Wealth of Nations." He is often thought of as "The Father of Economics" and "The Father of Capitalism." Born in 1883, Keynes was a British economist widely considered to be the father of macroeconomics. Born in 1908, Galbraith was a Canadian economist who wrote "The Affluent Society" in 1958 while a professor at Harvard. While he served at Harvard for about 50 years, he also served in the administrations of FDR, Truman, Kennedy, and LBJ.

From Quiz Born on the 9th of July

Answer: Tom Hanks

Tom Hanks won an Academy Award for his role in the 1993 film "Philadelphia" where he played Andrew Beckett, a lawyer and AIDS patient. He also won an Academy Award for playing the title character in "Forrest Gump". Hanks played Scott Turner in the detective comedy "Turner and Hooch", with Hooch being a drooly dog. He played Fed Ex courier Chuck Noland in "Cast Away" and 12-year old Josh Baskin who wishes to be "big" in the comedy "Big".

From Quiz Happy Christmas Birthday!

Answer: Rickey Henderson

Amassing 1,406 stolen bases over a 25 year career, Henderson played for nine different teams and finally retired in 2003.

From Quiz Born on Friday the Thirteenth

Answer: Rosemary Kennedy

Rosemary Kennedy was the eldest daughter of Joseph and Rose Kennedy and born a year after her brother, the future president of the United States John Fitzgerald Kennedy. Right from the start this young lady's life was to be a tragedy following a botched birth due to the obstetrician being late to attend. She then grew up slightly retarded which was an embarrassment to her parents as it threatened to sully the name of the mighty Kennedy clan. Her condition forced her father Joseph to subject her to a new but unproven frontal lobotomy on her brain which left her totally incapacitated both physically and mentally. She was then admitted to a home in Wisconsin, with her condition kept secret from her siblings. They became aware of her plight after Joseph's severe stroke in 1961 that left him ,too, in a vegetative state, and the family then took care of her. She became the inspiration for her sister Eunice to put forward an idea that led to the formation of the Special Olympics. Eunice then broke the story of her sister's tragic life to the newspapers, but it was not until 1987 that the true story of the lobotomy was released to the world. Rose Marie (Rosemary) Kennedy passed away aged 86 on January 7th 2005, and ironically was the first of the children to die of natural causes.

From Quiz September 17th Is My Birthday Too!

Answer: Hank Williams, Sr.

Hiram Hank Williams was born on September 17, 1923 in Butler County Alabama, near Montgomery. Alan Jackson's hit country song "Midnight In Montgomery" is just one of many written about Hank. The Hank Williams Museum is located right in the heart of downtown Montgomery.

From Quiz It's My Party

Answer: Walt Frazier

Walter 'Clyde' Frazier was born on March 29, 1945. Walt led the New York Knicks to two National Basketball Association Championships in 1970 and 1973. He was inducted into the National Basketball Hall of Fame in 1987 and, after retiring from the sport, he went into broadcasting. He continues to telecast Knicks games on MSG network.

From Quiz Famous people born November 11th

Answer: Leonardo DiCaprio

Leo was born in Los Angeles in 1974. He started out in commercials as Lenny Williams. My favorite movie of his is What's eating Gilbert Grape. He played Arnie like he was Arnie.

From Quiz Baby Boomers 1

Answer: John Paul Jones

I was born John Baldwin, with John Paul Jones my stage name, and joined my first band, the Deltas, at the age of 15 and a year later was hired by Shadows greats Jet Harris and Tony Meehan for two years. Afterwards I worked with numerous leading artists including the Rolling Stones, Herman's Hermits, Rod Stewart and Dusty Springfield to name a few. In 2014 I was considered by Paste magazine as the most underrated bass guitarist ever.

From Quiz Today Is The 24th July

Answer: Jennifer Lopez

Jennifer Lopez, known as "J. Lo" by the media, was born on this day in 1969 in the Castle Hill neighbourhood of The Bronx in New York. She got her break into films playing the lead role in the biopic "Selena" in 1997. In 1999 she released her first music album "On the 6". Her personal life has attracted a lot of attention and she has been linked with actor Ben Affleck, media mogul Sean Combs and dancer Cris Judd. In 2010 she joined the judging panel of "American Idol".

From Quiz Born on the Same Day

Answer: Neil Diamond and Aaron Neville

Neil Diamond and Aaron Neville were both born on the 24th January 1941 and you, no doubt, would pick five songs between the two in the introduction, namely, "Hello Again", "I've Been This Way Before" and "Love On The Rocks" by Neil Diamond, and "Don't Know Much" and "Tell It Like It Is" by Aaron Neville. All featured on the Billboard Top 40 Hits chart as well as numerous others around the globe.

From Quiz Born on Christmas Day

Answer: Katharine Hepburn

Bogart is a riverboat captain who is persuaded by a missionary, played by Katharine Hepburn, to attack an enemy warship during World War I in the classic film "The African Queen". With all the iconic roles that Bogart played over the years, it is difficult to believe he won only one Oscar. (The spelling "Katharine" is correct).

From Quiz They Were Born the Same Day

Answer: Charles Darwin

Darwin has been recognized as one of the most influential people in history. His 1859 book "On the Origin of Species" revolutionized thinking on the development of man. Lincoln presided over the United States during a period of Civil War and is still remembered as one America's greatest Presidents.

From Quiz I'm 60 and I Know It

Answer: He would name his first born child Kirby

Puckett was batting over .350 when Bob's son was born. Although initially omitted, the name Kirby was eventually included on the birth certificate.

From Quiz Year of the Dragon

Answer: Adele

Born Adele Laurie Blue Adkins, this recording artist and songwriter is known professionally simply as Adele. Her second album, '21' (released in 2011) was the first album ever to sell more than 3 million copies in the UK in a single year and is the longest-running #1 album by a female solo artist in UK Album Chart history. Adele also became the first female artist to have three singles in the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 at the same time. Another Londoner, from Camden, Tulisa was also born in the Year of the Dragon, just two months after Adele in July 1988.

From Quiz Born on the Fourth of July

Answer: Calvin Coolidge

Coolidge succeeded to the presidency upon the death of Warren Harding. "Silent Cal" was a big proponent of small government.

From Quiz Born on December 28

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.

From Quiz December 25th Birthdays

Answer: Isaac Newton & Newton & Sir Isaac Newton

Best known for his Three Laws of Motion, he also built the first practical reflecting telescope and discovered that white light is made up of the seven colours of the visible spectrum. He died on March 20, 1726.

From Quiz Notable People Born on May 15th

Answer: Trini Lopez

Trini Lopez followed up his debut hit with a version of "Lemon Tree" in 1965. "If I Had A Hammer" and "Lemon Tree" had been charted by Peter, Paul and Mary. Born Trinidad Lopez, III, in Dallas he performed regionally before relocating to Hollywood. While performing at PJ's he was signed to Reprise Records by producer Don Costa. "If I Had a Hammer" was his first US Billboard top ten hit, reaching number three. It was followed by 13 more hits between 1963 and 1968. He became interested in an acting career and was cast as one of the prisoners in "The Dirty Dozen" (1967). British Invasion era singer P.J. Proby was born James Marcus Smith on November 6, 1938, in Houston. Guitarist Freddie King was born Frederick Christian King on September 3, 1934, and became known as "The Texas Cannonball". Freddy Fender was born Baldemar Garza Huerta on June 4, 1937, in San Benito, Texas. He scored his first number one Country hit in 1974 with "Before the Next Teardrop Falls".

From Quiz Birthdays - March 24

Answer: Steve McQueen

Steve is remembered for his motorbike scene in "The Great Escape". Also in this 'great' film were James Garner, Charles Bronson and James Coburn. Other films include "The Magnificent Seven" and "The Thomas Crown Affair". James Garner was born April 7, 1928. Clint Eastwood was born May 31, 1930' Sir Alec Guinness was born April 2, 1914.

From Quiz Who Do I Share A Birthday With?

Answer: Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali, born Cassius Clay, fought and beat Joe Frazier decisively with a 12th round TKO the third and final time they met. Ali is a truly independent and expressive Capricorn who resisted serving in Viet Nam on religious grounds. He was a true showman in the ring, eloquent yet brutal. The "Thrilla in Manila" vs. Joe Frazier proved to be a bitter match that was probably the most famous victory of the three bouts they had. Laila Ali and Marvis Frazier, children of the two fighters, also box. "Smokin' Joe" Frazier's daughters, Ronetta and Natasha, have sworn that January 17th is wrong and that their father was born on January 12th. "Smokin' Joe: The autobiography" MacMillan, NY 1996, p.2, also gives January 12, 1944. 'The Secret Language of Birthdays' (Gary Goldschneider, Joost Elffers, Penguin Books 1994) gives the date of January 17th. I am not going to argue with the daughters of Smokin' Joe Frazier, so January 12th it is!

From Quiz February 6

Answer: Aaron Burr

In addition to being vice president, Burr was also a senator of New York from 1791-97. He died on September 14, 1836, at age 80. He was married to Theodosia Bartow Prevost, and, interestingly enough, he killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel on July 11, 1804.

From Quiz November 30

Answer: Andrea Doria

Doria helped to drive the French out of Italy, although he worked with the French for a while. He spent much of his life trying to contain the Ottoman Empire. He was still active at age 84 fighting the Barbary pirates. He gave his name to several Italian warships and two United States' ships. A luxury liner, the Andrea Doria, sank after a collision near Nantucket in 1956, costing 46 lives.

From Quiz Born March 4th

Answer: Kenny Dalglish

A legend at Anfield, the home of Liverpool football club, he was the first player to win 100 caps playing for his national team, Scotland. He also managed Blackburn football club winning the Premiership in 1995, and then Newcastle United football club.

From Quiz Whose birthday is June 23?

Answer: Edward VIII

Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David (born 1894), known as 'David' to the royal family, became King of Great Britain, Ireland, the British Dominions Beyond the Seas, Emperor of India, Defender of the Faith, etc., etc., etc. (phew!) upon the death of his father, King George V in January 1936. Rumors of his romance with a soon-to-be-twice-divorced American, Wallis Simpson, became widely known, and in November of the same year, Edward informed Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin of his intent to marry Mrs. Simpson even if it meant abdication. On December 11, 1936, Edward abdicated for "the woman he loved", leaving the throne to his brother Albert (George VI), the father of Queen Elizabeth II. Relations between the Duke and the royal family remained strained until his death in Paris in 1972. Prince Philip (b. 1921), of course, is Queen Elizabeth II's consort. Lord Mountbatten was a member of the royal family, last Viceroy of India and a favorite of Prince Charles. He was assassinated by the IRA in 1979.

From Quiz Born on 22 September

Answer: Michael Faraday

Faraday's achievements in the world of physics include the discovery of electromagnetic induction, diamagnetism and electrolysis. Despite the fact that it bears his name, Robert Bunsen did not invent the Bunsen burner. The current design was created by Bunsen's assistant, Peter Desaga, which he adapted from Faraday's initial design.

From Quiz November 30th Birthdays

Answer: Jonathan Swift

The novel was "Gulliver's Travels".

From Quiz Famous People Born in July

Answer: Leslie Caron

Mlle. Caron was born in France in 1931. Along with her role as Gigi, she also played "Lili" in 1953 and starred in the 1951 film "An American in Paris". Her most recent appearance was in "Chocolat" in 2000.

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