Seeing Stars Trivia Quiz

Answer: Smokey Robinson

Smokey Robinson does not need a 'miracle' to retain his ocular ability. William 'Smokey' Robinson Jr. was a major force in Motown as a pop singer, performer and songwriter. He founded the group Smokey Robinson & the Miracles (originally known as The Five Chimes) with their first album "Going to a Go-Go" in 1965.

In 1972 he became vice-president of Berry Gordy's Motown records and, in 1973, went on to become a solo artist. In 1960, the group's first hit single, "Shop Around" became Motown's first million selling record.

While the other choices are all singers, who have very different styles, each of them is blind.

Answer: Betty White

Betty White and Bea Arthur were both born in 1922; Betty was born in January and Bea was born in May. In fact Estelle Getty, who played Sophia Petrillo, was actually a year younger than her on-screen daughter. Rue McClanahan was the youngest, having been born in 1934. Betty White has been in show business since the 1940s. From 1952-1955 she had her own early TV show called "Life with Elizabeth".

She has remained active and employed for seven decades. Betty was Sue Ann Nivens on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" in the 1970s, and Rose Nylund in "Golden Girls" in the 1980s.

Her recent credits include "Hot in Cleveland".

Answer: Rihanna

Born in Barbados in 1988, Rihanna is actually Robyn Fenty's middle name. She is known for her singing and her revealing outfits. She was the youngest solo artist to have 13 number-one singles. Her first Billboard Hot 100 song to reach #1 was "SOS", but her fame soared with her third album "Good Girl Gone Bad" in 2007, with the very popular song "Umbrella". Among the many awards she has received are Grammys, American Music Awards, Billboard Awards and BRIT Awards.

In 2012, her album "Unapologetic" became #1; that same year "Time Magazine" named her one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World.

Answer: Jim Brown

All of the above sports figures of the 1900s, can also be seen on the big screen, i.e., all-star Babe Ruth starred in the 1927 film "Babe Comes Home"; Wrestler Andre the Giant played Fezzik in the wonderful movie "The Princess Bride" (1987); O.J. Simpson had a starring role in "The Naked Gun" series prior to his incarceration. It was Jim Brown, a fullback for the Cleveland Browns from 1957 to 1965, who was one of the 12 in "The Dirty Dozen", a World War II movie from 1966. Brown played Robert Jefferson who, along with 11 other inmates, goes on a 'suicide mission' into wartime Germany.

He was also in "100 Rifles".

Answer: Adkins

Did you get it right? Adele Laura Blue Adkins was born in London in 1988. She began seeing Simon Konecki in 2011, and they have a child named Angelo James Konecki, born on October 19, 2012. At the Grammy Awards ceremony in 2009, Adele received awards for Best New Artist and Best Female Pop Vocal performance based on her 2008 debut album, "19".

Her second album in 2011, "21", received six Grammy Awards, including "Album of the Year" and went beyond Platinum into Diamond status. Her third album, "25", was released in November 2015; the lead single, "Hello", is the first song in the US to sell one million digital copies within a week.

Answer: Walker, Texas Ranger

Chuck Norris was "Walker, Texas Ranger" from 1993 to 2001. As Texas Ranger Cordell Walker, he uses his martial arts skills to fight the bad guys and bring them to justice. He also starred in a number of movies like "The Delta Force" in 1986, "Missing in Action" in 1984 and, more recently, in "The Expendables 2" in 2012.
"Friday Night Lights" was about a Texas high school football team and its coach (Kyle Chandler) from 2006-2011. "The Green Hornet" co-starred Bruce Lee as Kato ((1966-1967). "Walking Tall" was a 1981 TV series about Sheriff Buford Pusser, starring Bo Svenson.

Answer: Ashton Kutcher

Were you aware that actor Ashton Kutcher has a fraternal twin brother named Michael? Michael had cardiomyopathy as a child and needed a heart transplant. When Ashton was 13, he contemplated suicide in order to provide a heart for his brother; fortunately, his father was able to dissuade him shortly before the doctors advised them they had received a viable heart. Michael was also diagnosed with cerebral palsy. Ashton played Mike Kelso on "That 70s Show" and Walden Schmidt on "Two and a Half Men" on TV, and has also appeared in movies like "The Butterfly Effect" in 2004; more recently, he played Steve Jobs in the 2013 biopic "Jobs".

Answer: Bubba Smith

Bubba Smith (1945-2011) was a defensive end for the Baltimore Colts (1967-1971), Oakland Raiders (1973-1974) and Houston Oilers (1975-1976). After retiring from football, he went into acting and starred in the 1983 film "Stroker Ace" with Burt Reynolds.

The following year he began a featured role as Moses Hightower in "Police Academy"; he repeated this role in "Police Academy 2" through "Police Academy 6", from 1985 through 1989. The other choices were also football players who went on to act; i.e., 'LT' was in "Any Given Sunday" (1999); Williamson first appeared on the TV series "Julia" in 1968; Dreyer starred on the TV show "Hunter" (1984-1991).

Answer: Richard Rodgers

It was composer Richard Rodgers (1902-1979). Among his many awards, he won an Oscar for "It Might as Well Be Spring" from "State Fair" in 1945, an Emmy in 1962 for the TV show "Winston Churchill: The Valiant Years", a Grammy in 1960 for "The Sound Of Music" and a Tony in 1950 for "South Pacific". He also won a Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1950.
The incorrect choices are all actors: Helen Hayes was the first woman to win an EGOT in 1977 (taking 45 years to complete); Rita Moreno also completed her EGOT in 1977; Sir John Gielgud was the 4th in 1991.

Answer: The Incredible Hulk

Lou Ferrigno was a fitness trainer and professional bodybuilder who went into acting after retiring from sports. Ferrigno is, perhaps, best known for his role on the TV series "The Incredible Hulk" from 1978 to 1982, the green behemoth who turned from Dr. David Banner into The Incredible Hulk after being bombarded by gamma rays...'you wouldn't like him when he became angry'. As a child, Lou suffered from an ear infection which resulted in deafness.

Despite his disability, he went on to portray his Hulk persona in three TV movies: "The Incredible Hulk Returns" (1988), "The Trial of the Incredible Hulk" (1989), and "The Death of the Incredible Hulk" (1990).