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Katie Couric & Matt Lauer Trivia Quiz

This quiz has a few questions about the lives of Katie Couric & Matt Lauer, the hosts of "Today". Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by NalaMarie. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
NalaMarie

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
168,162

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
587

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Question 1 of 10

1. Katie Couric is older than Matt Lauer.

True

False

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Question 2 of 10

2. What state is Katie originally from? Hint

Maine

Virginia

Rhode Island

New York

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Question 3 of 10

3. What's the name of Matt's second wife? Hint

Nancy

Bonnie

Carolyn

Annette

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Question 4 of 10

4. What was the profession of Katie's first husband, Jay? Hint

journalist

director

actor

attorney

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which one of them has a sister named April? Hint

Neither of them

Katie

Matt

Both of them

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Question 6 of 10

6. What's the middle name of Matt's first son? Hint

Jack

Matthew

Jacob

Michael

7. In what major magazine interview did Matt say, "I get letters from women, and they say, "I love your Roman nose." If I weren't on TV and I walked past that same woman, she'd go, "Did you see the beak on that guy"? Hint

Playboy

Time

People

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which co-anchor, Matt or Katie, joined the staff at the "Today" show in June 1990?

Answer: ( Matt or Katire, M or K)

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Question 9 of 10

9. Of the following topics, which was not a topic Matt discussed in one of NBC's public service announcements, "The More You Know"? Hint

Reading

Volunteerism

Parental Involvement

Teacher Recruitment

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Question 10 of 10

10. Matt graduated from Ohio University.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Katie Couric is older than Matt Lauer.

Answer: True

Katherine Anne Couric was born on January 7, 1957 and Matthew Todd Lauer was born on December 30, 1957, making her 11 months and 23 days older than him.

2. What state is Katie originally from?

Answer: Virginia

Katie was born in Arlington, Virginia and Matt was born in New York, New York.

3. What's the name of Matt's second wife?

Answer: Annette

Matt's first marriage to Nancy Alspaugh, lasted from 1981 to 1988. He married Annette Roque, a Dutch model, on October 3, 1998.

4. What was the profession of Katie's first husband, Jay?

Answer: attorney

Katie's first husband, Jay Monahan, (John Paul Monahan III), was an attorney and served as a legal analyst for MSNBC. He died of colon cancer on January 25, 1998.

5. Which one of them has a sister named April?

Answer: Matt

Matt has one sibling, a sister, named April. Katie also has just one sibling, a sister named Emily, who is a politician in Virginia.

6. What's the middle name of Matt's first son?

Answer: Matthew

Matt and Annette's first son, Jack Matthew Lauer, was born June 26, 2001. Katie's first daughter, Elinor "Ellie" Monahan was born in 1990 and her second daughter, Caroline Couric Monahan, was born on January 5, 1996.

Answer: People

The article in which Matt said this statement can be found in the May 1994 issue of "People" magazine.

8. Which co-anchor, Matt or Katie, joined the staff at the "Today" show in June 1990?

Answer: Katie Couric

Katie joined the "Today" show staff in June 1990. She became a co-anchor on April 5, 1991. Matt didn't join the staff until January 1994 and became a co-anchor on January 6, 1997.

9. Of the following topics, which was not a topic Matt discussed in one of NBC's public service announcements, "The More You Know"?

Answer: Parental Involvement

All of the cast, (Katie Couric, Matt Lauer, Ann Curry and Al Roker), has starred in NBC's "The More You Know" public service announcements. Katie's topics were, Parental Involvement, Volunteerism and Teen Pregnancy. Matt's topics were Volunteerism, Teacher Recruitment and Reading. Al Roker's topics were Reading and Parental Involvement and Ann Curry's topics were Breast Cancer and Teacher Recruitment.

10. Matt graduated from Ohio University.

Answer: False

Matt quit attending Ohio University in 1979 with just 4 credits shy of graduating. In 1997, Matt wrote a paper about his work experience and delivered the commencement speech for the graduating class of 1997 at Ohio University and was able to receive his degree. Katie graduated from the University of Virinia in 1979 and was a member of the Delta Delta Delta sorority.

Source: Author NalaMarie

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