AKA - Who Am I? Trivia Quiz

Answer: Kareem Abdul Jabbar

He was basketball star at UCLA, played center for Milwaukee Bucks and LA Lakers. He was elected to Basketball Hall of Fame

Answer: Jay Silverheels

Best known for role of Tonto on "The Lone Ranger", he was a Mohawk born on a reservation in Canada and was a star lacrosse player and boxer. He started in films as a stuntman.

Answer: Alan Alda

He played Hawkeye Pierce on "MASH" and social activist who supported the Equal Rights Amendment.

Answer: Woody Allen

An actor, filmmaker and author, his relationship with Mia Farrow broke up over his affair with her adopted daughter whom he later married.

Answer: Jack Benny

He was an institution on radio, portraying a tightwad who played a screechy violin and was known for his pregnant pause followed by 'Well'. After leaving TV he actually played his violin at benefit concerts.

Answer: Yul Brynner

Born on Sakhalin Island, Russia, he was a circus acrobat who won Best Actor Oscar for "The King and I".

Answer: Chubby Checker

Born in South Carolina, his father was tobacco farmer. His 1st group was Fat Ernie and the Quantrells. He worked as an ice man, shoe shine boy and butcher boy.He is known for "The Twist".

Answer: Alice Cooper

Born in Phoenix, AZ, his career began in high school when he began a band with members from his track team, even though nobody know how to play or sing. He is known for outrageous theatrics on stage and was banned from playing in England after 2 appearances.

Answer: Rodney Dangerfield

Nicknamed 'No {Respect', his own comedy club has been a starting place for new talent such as Tim Allen, Jim Carrey, Jeff Foxworthy and Jerry {Seinfeld. He played in "Caddyshack".

Answer: John Denver

Born in Roswell, NM, Peter, Paul and Mary recorded the first song he wrote--"Leaving on a Jet Plane". He worked to protect the environment, was involved with UNICEF amd died in crash of a handmade experimental aircraft off Monterey Bay, CA.

Answer: Danny DeVito

He was a one-time hairdresser and played Louie DiPalma on "Taxi". He costarred with Arnold Schwarzennegger in "Twins".


According to Harris Eiss, author of "Divine Madness", Danny DeVito has used Daniel Michaeli as a professional name or alter ego.

Answer: Gerald R. Ford

The 38th president of the US, he was renamed for his adoptive father after his mother's divorce and remarriage. He was offered a pro football contract by Packers and Lions, served on Warren Commission and replaced Spiro Agnew as VP to Nixon. He succeeded Nixon after his resignation, survived 2 assassination attempts and won the Medal of Freedom in 1999.

Answer: Judy Garland

She sang in a vaudeville act known as the Gumm Sisters. She was best known for playing Dorothy in "The Wizard of Oz".

Answer: Whoopi Goldberg

She Dropped out of high school and worked in the civil rights movement. She co-founded the San Diego Repertory Theater, changed her name to protect privacy and promote her comic persona. She starred in "The Color Purple" and "Ghost", for which she won an Oscar.

Answer: Roy Rogers

A singing cowboy of movies and TV, he was married to Dale Evans. They had large family of natural and adopted children. A 'stuffed' Trigger was on display at his museum, until it closed in 2009.

Answer: Tina Turner

Born in Brownsville, TN, her father was a deacon at local Baptist Church and she sang gospel at an early age. She married Ike Turner but their marriage was considered invalid because he had not been divorced. Ike changed her name to Tina. "Proud Mary" is one of their best known hits.

Answer: Nancy Reagan

She was a so-so movie actress who gave up her career to raise her family. As First Lady she spoke out against drugs with her 'Just Say No' campaign. She created national controversy when she revealed that she sought advice from an astrologer.

Answer: Adam Ant

He was born in England. His mother cleaned house for Paul McCartney. At one time he called himself Eddie Riff.

Answer: Queen Latifah

A US actress and rap singer, she chose the name Latifah when she was 8. It is an Arabic word that means delicate and sensitive.

Answer: Billy Idol

A punk rock musician, his stage name came from school paper where his teacher commented he was 'idle' in class. He survived a near-tragic motorcycle crash in 1990.