Acrophobics Anonymous Trivia Quiz

Answer: Isaac Asimov

Isaac Asimov was born Isaak Yudovich Ozimov in Russia on (or possibly before) January 2nd, 1920. While there is some confusion as to the actual date, that is the day that Asimov himself celebrated his birthday. He passed away on April 6th, 1992. Best known in Science Fiction circles as the author of the Foundation series and the Robot novels, Asimov was a prolific writer who also wrote many history books, and treatises on Shakespeare, and also the Bible, to mention but a few.

Answer: Woody Allen

Woody Allen was born Allan Stewart Konigsberg on December 1st, 1935, in New York, New York. He started calling himself Woody at an early age, and at 17 he had his name legally changed to "Heywood Allen." He is an active movie director and writer, having filmed "Midnight in Paris" over the summer of 2010. On a coincidental note - the public school that Woody Allen attended as a youth is now called the "Isaac Asimov School for Science and Literature."

Answer: Whoopi Goldberg

Whoopi Goldberg was born Caryn Elaine Johnson in New York City on November 13th, 1955. Her stage name is a reference to what you think it is - a whoopee cushion. She has stated that "If you get a little gassy, you've got to let it go. So people used to say to me, 'You're like a whoopee cushion.' And that's where the name came from."

Answer: John Madden

John was born John Earl Madden on April 10th, 1936, in Austin, Minnesota. He moved to the San Francisco area while still very young, and began a stellar football career there in high school. He was drafted in 1958 by the Philadelphia Eagles, but a knee injury limited his NFL playing career to only one year.

After coaching at the college level for seven years, Madden moved to the big leagues with the Oakland Raiders in 1967, where he made head coach two years later. After retiring from coaching in 1979, Madden became a color-commentator for the NFL, working for all the major broadcasters.

He retired in 2009.

Answer: Tobey Maguire

Tobey was born Tobias Vincent Maguire on June 27th, 1975 in Santa Monica, California. His parents divorced when he was very young, and Tobey spent his childhood moving around a lot. Tobey actually dropped out of school in his freshman year to concentrate on his acting, not obtaining his GED until the year 2000.

Answer: Liam Neeson

Liam John Neeson was born on June 7th, 1952 in Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. He began his acting career at the age of 11 in a school play, simply because a girl he liked was also acting in it. His movie career began in 1977 when he played Jesus Christ in the film "Pilgrim's Progress." A storied career has followed, with his breakout role as Oskar Schindler in Steven "Spielberg's Schindler's List."

Answer: Sheryl Crow

Sheryl Suzanne Crow was born in Kennett, Missouri on February 11th, 1962. Raised in a musical family, she began a career as a music teacher in Fenton, Missouri after graduating college, while finding opportunities to sing on evenings and weekends. Her professional singing career began by singing for commercial jingles, including companies like McDonald's and Toyota.

Her first album was released in 1993, entitled "Tuesday Night Music Club."

Answer: Jessica Simpson

Jessica was born Jessica Ann Simpson on July 10th, 1980 in Abilene, Texas. She comes from a musical family, as both Jessica and her sister Ashlee have achieved success as singers. Her first single "I Wanna Love You Forever" was released in 1999, and made it to #3 on the charts. Over the subsequent 11 years, Jessica has released seven albums, and has acted in six movies and various television shows.

Answer: Fred Williamson

Fred "The Hammer" Williamson, was born on March 5th, 1938 in Gary, Indiana. Fred played professional football in the late 50s and early 60s, earning the nickname "The Hammer" in the process. His film career began in 1970 with a spot as "Spearchucker" Jones in M*A*S*H (the movie). Since then, he has acted in multiple movies, and has gone on to direct as well.

Answer: Anna Richardson

Anna Caroline Ryder Richardson was born January 29th, 1964 in Swansea, and was adopted into the Ryder Richardson family at the age of six weeks. Anna has worked as a model, a fitness instructor, and been involved with various television productions in the United Kingdom. In 2007, she participated in ITV's "I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!" reality show - the sixth to be voted off.

While they share most of the same name, this Anna Richardson was not the same that tried to file a lawsuit against Arnold Schwarzenegger in the U.S.A.