Middle Ground 3 Trivia Quiz

Answer: Keith

Toby Keith is an American country singer whose first four studio albums in the 1990s all went Gold or higher. The albums also produced the debut single "Should've Been a Cowboy", which was the most played country song of the decade.

Keith Urban is a country singer born in New Zealand. His eponymous debut album was released in 1991. He is a multiple Grammy Award winner, was a judge on "American Idol" and, if that isn't enough, he also married Nicole Kidman in 2006.

Answer: Calvin

John Calvin (1509-1564) was a French philosopher/cleric at the time of the Protestant Reformation. He was the founder of a practice of Christian theology that later became known as Calvinism. Calvinism included the tenets of predestination and eternal damnation.

Calvin Coolidge (1872-1933) was born John Calvin Coolidge in Vermont. He was the 30th president of the United States, and dubbed "Silent Cal". He helped 'clean up' and restore confidence after the corruption and scandals of the previous administration.

Answer: Charles

Ray Charles Robinson (1930-2004) helped give birth to the genre of soul music. He was able to fuse blues, pop, jazz and gospel, and create a sound which became popular all over the world. 'Rolling Stone' magazine ranked him among the "100 Greatest Artists of All Time".

Charles Darwin (1809-1882) was a British scientist, naturalist and geologist who was responsible for the theory of evolution. He put forth the concept of "natural selection", and that we are all descended from common ancestors.

Answer: Lawrence

Jennifer Lawrence is an actress and an Academy Award winner for Best Actress for the 2012 film "Silver Linings Playbook". She was also the heroine, Katniss Everdeen, in the "Hunger Games" franchise.

Lawrence Welk (1903-1992) was a musician and bandleader. He hosted "The Lawrence Welk Show" on TV from 1951 to 1982. His sound was called "champagne music", and his instrumental single "Calcutta" hit number one in 1961.

Answer: Thomas

Clarence Thomas is an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. He was nominated to the post by President George H.W. Bush, and he assumed office in 1991. He became only the second black American to serve on the Supreme Court, succeeding Thurgood Marshall.

Thomas Paine (1737-1809) was a statesman, patriot and Founding Father of the United States. His 1776 pamphlet "Common Sense" helped fuel the American Revolution against British oppression.

Answer: Kelly

Beautiful actress Grace Kelly (1929-1982) was not only an Academy Award winner for Best Actress in the 1954 film "The Country Girl", but a real life princess. The Philadelphia-born star married Prince Ranier III of Monaco in 1956. She held that royal office until the tragic car accident that took her life.

Kelly Clarkson is a singer who became the very first winner on the TV show "American Idol" on September 4, 2002. Shortly after, Kelly released her debut single "A Moment Like This" which went to number one on the Billboard Hot 100. The hit turned out to be the best-selling song in the United States in 2002.

Answer: Lee

Born in 1942, Michele Lee is a singer, dancer and actress. While she has appeared in films like "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" (1967), she is, perhaps, best known for her role as Karen MacKenzie in the "Dallas" spinoff "Knots Landing" from 1979 to 1993.

Lee Majors is an American actor born in Michigan in 1939. He has appeared on TV as Colonel Steve Austin in "The Six Million Dollar Man" from 1973 to 1978, and as Heath Barkley in the Western "The Big Valley" (1965-1969). He was also the lead on "The Fall Guy" (1981-1986) where he played stuntman Colt Seavers.

Answer: Kaye

Comic actor, singer, dancer and humanitarian Danny Kaye (1911-1987) was born David Daniel Kaminsky in Brooklyn, New York. He was a master of physical comedy. Kaye had lead roles in films such as "White Christmas" (1954) and "Hans Christian Anderson" (1952), and was an 'ambassador-at-large' for UNICEF.

Kaye Ballard was born Catherine Gloria Balotta in Cleveland, Ohio in 1925. She is a retired singer, actress and comedian. She appeared on many TV shows, was a regular on "The Perry Como Show", and had her own sitcom, "The Mothers-in-Law", also starring Eve Arden.

Answer: Leigh

Janet Leigh (1927-2007) was the wife of Tony Curtis and the mother of Jamie Lee Curtis. However, of all her roles, she is probably best remembered as Marion Crane, the victim of the gruesome shower stabbing, in Alfred Hitchcock's famous 1960 movie "Psycho".

Flower child incarnate, Leigh Taylor-Young, was born in the nation's capital, Washington, D.C. in 1945. Once married to Ryan O'Neal (1967-1973), she appeared in 1968's psychedelic movie "I Love You, Alice B. Toklas". Prior to that she replaced Mia Farrow on the TV soap opera "Peyton Place" from 1966 to 1967.

Answer: John

Tommy John is a former Major League Baseball player. His 288 victories put him in the top echelon of left-handed pitchers. While still active, John injured a ligament in his pitching arm; surgery was successfully performed, and over half his victories came after the operation -- now called "Tommy John surgery".

John Jay (1745-1829), one of America's Founding Fathers, was the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, presiding from 1789 to 1795. In addition, he helped to write some of "The Federalist Papers", and also served as the second Governor of the State of New York from 1795 to 1801.