Vertically Challenged Trivia Quiz

Answer: Mickey Rooney

Mickey Rooney was born Joseph Yule Jr. in Brooklyn NY in 1920. His lack of height never slowed him down; he had eight wives and nine children. Rooney came by his talents honestly as both of his parents were in vaudeville. At 17 months old, Rooney became part of his parents' act and for the next nine decades he kept audiences singing and dancing.

Answer: Emmanuel Lewis

Emmanuel Lewis was born in New York in 1971. As the star of "Webster" in the 1980s he made a great name for himself. He also starred in the Burger King commercials. He is actually known as a singer in Japan with two very popular singles.

Answer: Ed Gale

Ed Gale was born in Michigan in 1963. He came to California after graduating high school with a few bucks in his pocket, wanting to be a star. His first role was Howard the Duck. He was actually told he was too tall to play the role. He finally got the role but keeps the letter, saying he was too tall, as a treasure.

Answer: Linda Hunt

Linda Hunt was born Lydia Susanna Hunter in New Jersey in 1945. She played in 16 films from 1984 to 2006. She has been in countless television shows and even won an Academy Award in 1983 playing Billy Kwan in "The Year of Living Dangerously".

Answer: Ted Cassidy

Theodore Crawford Cassidy was born in Pennsylvania in 1932. He played basketball and football in school and graduated college with a degree in speech and drama. He was an accomplished musician, playing the organ. He acted in many shows such as "I Dream of Jeannie" and "Star Trek" but he is most known and loved as Lurch from "The Addams Family".

His line "You rang?" is still a commonly used expression today.

Answer: Lucy Lawless

Lucy Lawless was born Lucille Frances Ryan in New Zealand in 1968. She began acting after leaving college and her first job was a sketch comedy show in New Zealand. In 1994, Lawless began her career as an Amazon. She started with "Hercules" but is of course best known as Xena, the Warrior Princess. She has also starred in the "Spartacus" series'.

Answer: Verne Troyer

Verne Troyer was born in Michigan in 1968. He is considered one of the shortest men in the world. He has had many TV and movie roles but is most known for his portrayal of Mini-Me in the "Austin Powers" movies. He grew up Amish in Michigan and has two normal size siblings. He was married for one day to supermodel Genevieve Gallen and had it annulled the following day.

Answer: Gary Coleman

Gary Coleman was born in Illinois in 1968. He was a child actor who, like many, struggled with stage parents, poor health and financial issues. He sued his parents and financial people for stealing his money. His health issues made working difficult and he needed daily dialysis.

He made a few later character appearances until 2005. He led a difficult and unstable life and finally died from his medical problems in 2010.

Answer: Andre Rene Roussimoff

André René Roussimoff was born in France in 1946. He began wrestling in 1993 and was the inaugural member of the WWF Hall of Fame. He was hugely popular in wrestling circles and was one of the biggest names in the 1980s. He began his American acting career playing Bigfoot on the "Six Million Dollar Man".

But his role as Fezzik in "The Princess Bride" was his own favorite role. He passed away in 1993 at the age of 46.

Answer: Michael J. Fox

Michael J. Fox was born in Canada in 1961. His roles of Marty McFly from the "Back to the Future" trilogy (1985-1990) and Alex P. Keaton from "Family Ties" (1982-1989) made him one of the biggest stars of both the big and small screens. Almost every woman who played opposite him was taller than him but he always managed to pull it off.

He is a comic genius and when watching him, his height just didn't matter.