First Names Trivia

1. English author Rudyard Kipling shared a (hidden) first name with a Polish-born author know for works written in English. What is their common first name?

From Quiz Unknown First Names

Answer: Joseph

Joseph Rudyard Kipling was born in Bombay, British India, in 1865. He is best known for "The Jungle Book" and other novels, poems and stories that often featured life in India. Joseph Conrad (Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski) was a Polish-born author whose best known works were written in English, including "Heart of Darkness" and "Lord Jim".

From Quiz Anyone for Androgyny?

Answer: Leslie Uggams

Why, it's Leslie Uggams. Uggams is an actress and a singer; in 1967 she won a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical for the show "Hallelujah, Baby", and in 1977 she played Kizzy Reynolds in the miniseries "Roots". Leslie Howard was an actor ("Gone with the Wind" playing Ashley Wilkes, another adrogenous name!); Leslie Nielsen was also an actor ("The Naked Gun"); Les Moonves is President and CEO of CBS (and married to Julie Chen - yet another androgeny).

From Quiz Adams and Eves

Answer: Eve Plumb

'Marcia, Marcia, Marcia' - Jan clearly had some middle sibling issues! While Eve has appeared on both TV and stage since 'The Brady Bunch' (and a number of spinoffs) ended, and has also achieved some success as an artist, her role as Jan Brady looks to remain her most memorable.

From Quiz Herbs and Roses

Answer: Herb Brooks

Herbert Paul Brooks Junior was born on August 5th, 1937. He is best remembered for being the Head Olympic Coach for the USA team that won Olympic Gold in 1980 at the Lake Placid Winter Olympics. During the Games, the American team upset the heavily favored Soviet Union team 4-3 in the semi-finals in a game that has become known as the "Miracle on Ice." Herb Brooks coached for many years in the National Hockey League and also coached the French Hockey team at the 1998 Winter Olympics and the USA team once again at the 2002 Salt Lake City Games where they won the silver medal. Sadly, Herb was killed in an automobile accident in 2003. Schneider (Buzz), Johnson (Mark) and Eruzione (Mike) were the scorers for the USA team in the historic victory over the Soviet team in 1980.

From Quiz First Name Basis

Answer: Barca

Hannibal's father was Hamilcar Barca. Hannibal is famous for his use of elephants in battle and his feat of successfully driving his army, elephants and all, across the Alps in 218 BCE in order to reach Rome. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest military commanders of all time. Agrippa and Germanicus are Roman names, and Scipio Africanus is the Roman general who finally defeated Hannibal.

From Quiz My Three (Grand)Sons

Answer: Russia

St. Andrew was a disciple of John the Baptist and recognized Jesus as the Messiah because of John's testimony. In the Orthodox tradition, Andrew is known as Protocletos, which means First Called. He was the brother of Simon (St. Peter) but does not seem to have either a Hebrew or an Aramaic name. Andrew is the anglicized version of the Greek Andreia, which means valour or manhood. Christian tradition has it that following the resurrection and ascension, Andrew preached the Gospel in Asia Minor, in Scythia and as far north as Kiev in what is now Ukraine. In 38 CE he supposedly founded the See of Byzantium and installed Stachys as bishop. Andrew is said to have been crucified by being bound to the x-shaped cross that is now his symbol. The legend is that Andrew chose this method of crucifixion because he did not deem himself worthy to be crucified in the same manner as Christ. Andrew was crucified at Patras in Greece, where his relics (one finger, part of the top of his skull and a piece of the cross on which he met his end) are still kept in the Church of St. Andrew. My grandson Andrew is a great guy, but I doubt if he'll ever be a candidate for sainthood.

From Quiz Manny Ramirez, Moe Howard, or Jack Kevorkian

Answer: Moe

Moe Howard was born Moses Horwitz on June 19, 1897 in the small Jewish community of Bensonhurst, New York. Jack Kevorkian was born in Pontiac, Michigan on May 26, 1928. Manny Ramirez was born May 30, 1972 in Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic.

From Quiz Tom, Dick, or Harry - Cruise, Nixon or Anderson

Answer: Harry

Harry was born October 15, 1952 in Newport, Rhode Island, though he spent many of his younger years in Chicago, Illinois. When Harry was ten years old, he moved to California with his father where he took an interest in magic. After high school, Harry became a street performer, earning money doing magic tricks and games like three card monte. Tom Cruise was born in Syracuse, New York, while Richard Nixon was born in Yorba Linda, California.

From Quiz Matthew, Mark, Luke or John?

Answer: Mark Blundell

Mark Blundell was born 8 April 1966, and started motocross racing as a teenager. He made his F1 debut in 1991 for the Brabham team and subsequently drove for Ligier, Tyrrell and McLaren. In 61 starts his best finish was third, which he accomplished three times. His first CART victory came at Portland in 1997, and he has also seen victory at Le Mans, in 1992 in a Peugeot. For more information see www.mark-blundell.com, from which much of this information has been gleaned. Watson, from Northern Ireland, and the Italian Badoer are both former F1 drivers. Kenseth is a NASCAR driver.

From Quiz Tom, Dick or Harry ?

Answer: Dick Tracy

Dick Tracy marries Tess Trueheart on Christmas Eve, 1949.

From Quiz Unknown First Names

Answer: Calvin Coolidge

John Calvin Coolidge served as President from 1923-1929 and was widely known as "Silent Cal". Although a gifted speaker, Coolidge was known to be a man of few words in private. The other Presidents named John were: John Adams, John Quincy Adams, John Tyler and John Kennedy.

From Quiz Anyone for Androgyny?

Answer: Jamie Dimon

It seems there are a number of hockey players with the name Jamie; if you want to know their teams or positions or numbers, you could look it up. However, the one who doesn't fit is Jamie Dimon. Dimon is the Chairman, President and CEO of JPMorgan Chase, the largest of the 'Big Four' American Banks, i.e., Chase, Citi, Bank of America and Wells Fargo. He has also been named in "Time' Magazine's" list of 'the world's 100 most influential people' (in 2006, 2008, 2009 and 2011).

From Quiz Adams and Eves

Answer: Adam West

Yes, Adam West played Batman from 1966 to 1968. He has garnered a new generation of fans with his voice-over work in recent years, most notably as the Mayor of Quahog on the animated TV series, 'The Family Guy'. In 2012, West was honored with the 2,468th star on Hollywood Boulevard's Walk of Fame (source: www.Hollywood.patch.com).

From Quiz Herbs and Roses

Answer: Rose Kennedy

Rose Kennedy was born in Boston Massachusetts on July 22nd, 1890. She married Joseph P. Kennedy Sr., and had nine children including United States President, John F. Kennedy, and two United States Senators, Robert F. Kennedy and Edward Moore Kennedy. Rose was a remarkable woman and an American philanthropist. She outlived four of her nine children, passing away on January 22nd, 1995 at the age of 104.

From Quiz Every Tom, Dick, and Harry

Answer: Tom Brokaw

Tom Brokaw was born and raised in South Dakota. In 1964 he graduated with a B.A. degree in political science from the University of South Dakota. He anchored several TV shows in different cities across the country until NBC hired him as a White House correspondent in 1973. He covered the Watergate scandal, a huge news story at that time. Brokaw has been an important presence at many other historical events over the years such as the Challenger explosion and the fall of the Berlin Wall. He has been married to the same woman for more than 50 years and is the father of three daughters.

From Quiz First Name Basis

Answer: Pendragon

Arthur's father is Uther Pendragon, a British king. Lancelot du Lac is one of Arthur's greatest knights. Avalon is the legendary place to which Arthur permanently moved at the end of his life in order to recover from the fatal wounds that he received at the Battle of Camlann. In the 15th-century, Sir Thomas Malory wrote "Le Morte d'Arthur," one of history's most famous and influential collections of Arthurian legends.

From Quiz My Three (Grand)Sons

Answer: Pella

Pella was the capital city of Macedon and Alexander's father, Philip, was the King of Macedon. Alexander was born in 356 BCE while his father was off on a military campaign. Philip was informed of his son's birth on the same day that he received two other items of good news - one of his generals had crushed the Illyrians in battle and his horse had won its race at the Olympics. An oracle had foretold that the son of the king who received three pieces of good news on the same day would go on to conquer the world. Indeed, by the time Alexander was in his early thirties he had conquered all of the then-known world (except Italy), from India in the east to Egypt in the west. He died one month short of his 33rd birthday on June 10, 323 BCE in Babylon. There has been speculation that he was poisoned, but it seems more likely that his death was the result of 12 years of hard campaigning, alcoholism and/or malaria or typhoid. My grandson Alexander has no ambiton to conquer the world.

From Quiz For Louise and Rob

Answer: The formation of a police force

The Metropolitan [London] Police Force was based at Scotland Yard. The 1,000 constables employed were affectionately nicknamed 'Bobbies', or somewhat less affectionately, 'Peelers'. Although they were unpoplular at first they proved very successful in cutting crime in London. Peel had gone ahead with his plans, because he had seen the measure of a police force's success in Stalybridge, Cheshire ('My Home Sweet Home') which had had set up its own police force two years before Peel introduced his to London. (Information taken from Wikipedia).

From Quiz Manny Ramirez, Moe Howard, or Jack Kevorkian

Answer: Manny

Manny's parents left the Dominican Republic in 1983 and moved to New York, hoping to build a better life in America. Manny's father got a job as a cab driver, while his mother found work in a sewing factory. After two years with their grandparents, Manny and his sisters joined their parents in 1985. Kevorkian's father was an auto worker. Moe Howard's father was a clothing cutter, while his mother was a real estate entrepreneur.

From Quiz Tom, Dick, or Harry - Cruise, Nixon or Anderson

Answer: Dick

Checkers became one of the most famous dogs in American political history during the 1952 presidential campaign. Nixon, who was a U.S. Senator at the time, was chosen by the Republican party to be the running mate of presidential candidate Dwight D. Eisenhower. When it was disclosed that Nixon had once accepted an $18,000 fund from a California business man, the Republicans nearly dropped him from the ticket. Nixon's televised self defense was dubbed "The Checkers Speech" because of a sentimental reference to his beloved pet. Most believe the speech saved his political life.

From Quiz Matthew, Mark, Luke or John?

Answer: Mathew Brady

The son of Irish immigrants, Mathew Brady was born in 1823 near Saratoga Springs, New York. He was a celebrated portrait photographer before the Civil War. He set out to create a visual record of that conflict, although many of the photos to which he obtained copyright were not taken by him, but by others under his direction. To read more about Brady see www.digitalcentury.com To view some of his photographs, visit www.multimedia.com

From Quiz Tom, Dick or Harry ?

Answer: Harry Houdini & Houdini & Harry

Though Harry Houdini campaigned against fraudulent psychics, he encouraged attempts to be contacted after his death by having previously arranged a ten word secret code with his wife.

From Quiz Unknown First Names

Answer: Keith

Keith Rupert Murdoch runs a media empire that includes such stalwarts as Twentieth Century Fox, HarperCollins, and "The Wall Street Journal". Fellow Australian Keith Urban was born in New Zealand, and is married to Nicole Kidman, a US-born Australian actress.

From Quiz Anyone for Androgyny?

Answer: Fleetwood Mac

Well, Steely Dan is all male and The Bangles are all female, but Barenaked Ladies are all men. To confuse you further, in the band Fleetwood Mac, Stevie Nicks is the female (along with Christie McVie) and Lindsey Buckingham is the guy (along with Mick Fleetwood). The androgynous names didn't seem to bother this group, which formed in London in 1967 and has sold over 100 million records worldwide. Lindsey Buckingham is no longer with Fleetwood Mac.

From Quiz Adams and Eves

Answer: Eve Jeffers

In May 2013, after an 11-year hiatus that included acting roles, Eve released her fourth album 'Lip Lock'. It debuted in the Top 50 of the Billboard charts. [Source: www.hiphopdx.com] . (Susan Jeffers was the author of 'Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway'.)

From Quiz Herbs and Roses

Answer: Herb Alpert

Herbert "Herb" Alpert was born on March 31st, 1935 in Los Angeles, California. Originally he started as a musician and founded the group "Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass." TJB won six Grammy Awards and 15 of their albums won gold discs, 14 went platinum. Incredibly, in 1966 Alpert recordings outsold the Beatles.In the same year the Guiness Book of Records recognized his band with the distinction of being the first to place five albums simultaneously in the Top 20 of the Billboard Top Album rankings. Later in his career, Alpert became a recording industry executive. He and his business partner Jerry Moss founded A&M Records. Alpert's instrumental #1 hit was "Rise" in 1979, and his vocal #1 hit was "This Guy's in Love With You" in 1968.

From Quiz Every Tom, Dick, and Harry

Answer: Dick Clark

Richard Wagstaff Clark was so much more than the annual host of "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve." He hosted "American Bandstand" from 1957 to 1987. He introduced teenagers and adults to the world of rock-n-roll music. He showed television audiences that dancing and singing to this new type of music was okay. He also hosted the "Dick Clark Radio Show," the "$10,000 Pyramid" TV game show, and "American Top 40" radio program. Dick Clark may be gone but his legacy will live on.

From Quiz First Name Basis

Answer: Alighieri

Dante's "Divine Comedy" includes three parts ("Inferno," "Purgatorio," and "Paradiso") and includes the now-famous motif of the "nine circles of Hell." Boccaccio, Castiglione, and Machiavelli are the surnames of famed Italian Renaissance writers (Giovanni, Baldassare, and Niccolò, respectively).

From Quiz My Three (Grand)Sons

Answer: Black Dan

Daniel Webster (1782-1852) was a New England lawyer, orator, US senator for Massachuessetts, and an influential member of the Whig Party. As an attorney he is noted for pleading many cases in the US Supreme Court which established constitutional precedents that served to enhance and increase the authority of the federal government. He was also a member of 'The Great Triumverate', along with Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun, seeking to preserve the Union and offering compromises that would eliminate the possibility of war between the Northern and Southern States. In 1957 Webster was named by the US Senate as one of its five outstanding members no longer living (the other four were Clay (Kentucky) and Calhoun (South Carolina), Robert LaFollette of Wisconsin and Robert A. Taft of Ohio). Webster's nickname 'Black Dan' was bestowed on him because of his swarthy complexion and dark hair. My grandson Dan has a fair rather than swarthy complexion.

From Quiz Manny Ramirez, Moe Howard, or Jack Kevorkian

Answer: Moe

Though he made very high marks in his younger years, Moe's interest in acting, and his truancy to attend the theater, caused his school work to suffer. After dropping out of high school, Moe's parents urged him to learn a trade rather than pursue a career in entertainment. Moe tried to follow their wishes, but quit the trade school in New York after a few months.

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