Another One Bites the Dust Trivia Quiz

Answer: Mel Gibson

Mel Gibson found success with the "Mad Max" and "Lethal Weapon" series of films. His attempts at direction were also fruitful with "Braveheart" winning multiple Oscars including Best Picture and Best Director. Soon after his driving misdemeanor, Gibson's 26 year old marriage ended with his wife Robyn filing for divorce in 2006.

Answer: Hannah Montana

The American television series "Hannah Montana" is based on the life of a young girl who has a secret identity as a famous pop singer. Apart from starring as the lead in this Disney show, Miley Cyrus also recorded songs for its soundtrack. While Miley and the photographer Annie Leibovitz apologised for the controversial photo that was taken for "Vanity Fair", parents of her young fans were not pleased by the sudden change in her image.

Answer: Arnold Schwarzenegger

Arnold Schwarzenegger was born in Austria and moved to Hollywood after winning the Mr. Universe and Mr. Olympia titles in professional bodybuilding. He starred in successful action films like the "Terminator" series, "Total Recall", "The Running Man" and "Commando" among others. In 2003, he was elected as the Governor of California, an office that he held till 2011.

On leaving office after his second term, Schwarzenegger announced his separation from his wife, Maria Shriver, after 25 years of marriage.

Answer: Angelina Jolie

Prior to marrying Jennifer Aniston, Brad Pitt had dated several actresses including Gwyneth Paltrow, whom he was also engaged to. Aniston and Pitt met in 1998 and got married in a private ceremony at Malibu in 2000. Rumours of Pitt's closeness to his "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" costar, Angelina Jolie, surfaced during the filming of the movie. In January 2005, Pitt and Aniston formally announced their separation with Aniston filing for divorce two months later. Pitt and Jolie subsequently went public with their relationship.

Angelina Jolie is an Oscar winning actress who has featured in well known movies such as "The Bone Collector", "A Mighty Heart" and the "Lara Croft" series. She won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in "Girl, Interrupted".

Answer: Eddie Murphy

Eddie Murphy was a regular on the television show "Saturday Night Live" in the early 1980s. He has starred in a number of hit comedy movies including "The Nutty Professor", "48 Hrs." and the "Beverly Hills Cop" series. Murphy also provided the voice for the character of Donkey in the animated film series "Shrek".

In 2006, he began dating former Spice Girl Melanie Brown. However, Murphy refused to accept the child as his until his paternity was proved by DNA tests after the baby was born. The baby girl named Angel Iris Murphy Brown was born on Eddie Murphy's birthday - 3rd April 2007.

Answer: Britney Spears

Britney Spears began performing at a very young age, was part of "The Mickey Mouse Club" and also appeared as a contestant on "Star Search". She released her debut album "...Baby One More Time" in 1999 when she was only 18 years old. The album quickly reached the top of the US Billboard 200 chart, to become the largest selling album by a teenage artist. Britney's initial fan group was composed largely of teenagers and young kids.

In keeping with her audience, Britney projected a more wholesome, youth oriented image.

Her subsequent songs became racier along with the costumes she donned in the music videos and during live stage performances, as she attempted to showcase her versatility.

Answer: Ricky Martin

Ricky Martin began his career with the boy band Menudo before branching out on his own. After releasing his first solo album titled "Ricky Martin" in Spanish, Ricky also tried his hand at acting - first in the Mexican film industry and later on the American soap opera "General Hospital".

His first English album, also self-titled, was released in 1999 and was an immediate success. In 2010, he declared himself to be a 'a fortunate homosexual man' on his personal website.

Answer: Kristen Stewart

Stewart's first major role was in "Panic Room" where she played the daughter of Jodie Foster. While she did have small roles in other movies, her claim to fame was the part of Bella Swan in the movie adaptation of Stephanie Meyer's "Twilight" series. Stewart soon began dating her co-star Robert Pattinson.

In July 2012, the magazine "U.S. Weekly" published photographs that indicated she had had an affair with Rupert Sanders, the director of her film "Snow White and the Huntsman". The fan backlash for her alleged cheating on Pattinson even resulted in her receiving online death threats.

Answer: Lindsay Lohan

Lindsay Lohan was a child fashion model and eventually moved to television where she was a part of the soap opera "Another World". In 1998, she made her movie debut, playing twins in the Disney film "The Parent Trap", at the age of twelve. Having found success as a child actor, Lohan also ventured into music with her debut album "Speak" turning platinum.

Her heavy partying and drinking however began to create problems on the sets of her films. This came to light when a letter from studio executive James G. Robinson accusing Lohan of unprofessional behaviour on the sets of her film "Allure" became public.

Answer: Michael Jackson

Beginning his music career as a child along with his siblings in the band "Jackson 5", Michael Jackson's meteoric rise resulted in him being termed as the 'most successful entertainer of all time' by Guinness World Records. Staying firmly at the top of the music charts, Michael soon earned the nickname of the 'King of Pop'.

However, his professional success was unable to compensate for the troubled and traumatic childhood he had had which caused him to behave in an erratic manner. In Berlin in 2002, Jackson was waving to fans along with his newborn son who had a blanket draped over his head to hide his face from photographers.

He briefly held the little kid over the balcony which led to widespread criticism and fears for the child's safety.