Happy Birthday Americans Trivia Quiz

Answer: Randy Travis

With more than 50 singles charting on the Billboard 100, and 20 studio albums recorded, Randy Travis is considered one of history's greatest country music stars. In later life, he recorded Christian music as well as country music, and become a prolific television and film actor. "Black Dog" was a 1998 American action movie about an ex-con who transports firearms; Travis wasn't the only musical star in the movie - Meatloaf also co-starred.

Answer: Robert Downey Jr.

Despite significant personal struggles with addiction and legal issues, Downey Jr. was listed by Forbes as Hollywood's highest paid actor between 2013 and 2015. He was nominated for an Academy Award for his supporting role in "Tropic Thunder" in 2008, though arguably his most famous role to date is as Tony Stark/Iron Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Answer: Warren Beatty

Warren Beatty has been nominated for 15 Academy Awards, across the disciples of acting, directing, producing, and screenwriting, although he has only won once, as Best Director for "Reds" in 1981. "Bonnie and Clyde" was by far Beatty's largest grossing movie; a biographical crime drama set in the Great Depression, it told the tale of Clyde Barrow and his partner in crime, Bonnie Parker, who robbed banks across the US.

Answer: Tim Reid

With starring roles in "Simon & Simon" (1983), "Frank's Place" (1987) and "Sister, Sister" (1994), Tim Reid is well known for his acting work. He is also, however, known for his directing and creation of new shows, including an adaption of the children's television series "Bobobobs" in the 1980s.

Answer: Quincy Jones

Quincy Jones was a legendary American musician and producer who shaped modern music, producing iconic albums like Michael Jackson's "Thriller" in 1982. With a career spanning over seven decades, he won 28 Grammy Awards and influenced countless artists through his groundbreaking work in film scores, television, and philanthropy.

Answer: Anne Heche

Although she was known for her soap opera and movie acting, Anne Heche was also well known in the US due to a high-profile relationship she had with comedian Ellen DeGeneres between 1997 and 2000. In "Donnie Brasco", Heche played the wife of an FBI agent (played by Johnny Depp) posing as a diamond thief, whilst in "Psycho" (a 1980s remake of the classic 1960s horror) she took on the role of Marion Crane, a thief who stops for the night at the Bates Motel.

Answer: Cindy Williams

Originally cast as the fun Shirley Feeney in "Happy Days" in 1975, audiences so loved William's interactions with Penny Williams, who played her roommate Laverne De Fazio, that a spin-off series for the characters of Shirley and Laverne was commissioned in 1976. Williams was also famous for her film role in Francis Ford Coppola's "American Graffiti" (1973).

Answer: Ariana Grande

With a four octave vocal range and whistle register, Ariana Grande is a powerhouse singer. She is particularly well known for her signature high ponytail and chart-topping albums such as "My Everything" (2014). She had her breakout role as dim-witted Cat Valentine in "Victorious", for which she regularly dyed her hair bright red.

More recently, Grande has combined her signing and acting talents by taking on the part of Glinda, the good witch of the North, in "Wicked" (2024).

Answer: Lacey Chabert

Chabert had a number of early roles in commercials for big brands such as Burger King, but she later broke into serious acting with roles as Bianca Montgomery in the soap opera "All My Children" in 1992 and Claudia Salinger in the television series "Party of Five" in 1994. Aside from her various voice acting roles (including in the "Wild Thornberrys") Chabert is most well known for her role as Gretchen Wieners in 2004's "Mean Girls" where she coined the phrase "Fetch".

Answer: John Cena

John Cena is a WWE legend, actor, and philanthropist. He has won multiple wrestling championships including the WWE Championship a record 13 times. He later embarked on a rap career, releasing his first album in 2005, and a movie career. In 2021, in "The Suicide Squad", he took om the role of Peacemaker, an antihero vigilante who joins a strike team called Task Force X after a stint in prison.