Are they named Arthur or Art Trivia Quiz

Answer: Art Linkletter

Art Linkletter (1912-2010) was a Canadian-born American radio and television personality. He had an active showbiz career from 1933-2010 who hosted "House Party" on radio and television for 25 years and "People Are Funny" for 19 years. He also became famous for interviewing children on television and noting the strange things that children say.

Answer: Arthur Ashe

Arthur Ashe (1943-1993) was a professional tennis player who won three Grand Slam tennis singles titles (Wimbledon-1975, US Open-1968 and Australian Open-1970). He retired in 1980. The main stadium at Flushing Meadows where the US Open is played is named Arthur Ashe Stadium.

Answer: The Golden Girls

Beatrice "Bea" Arthur (1922-2009) was an American actress, comedian and singer. She appeared in the 1970s sitcoms "All in the Family"(1971-72) and "Maude" (1972-78) but she is best remembered as Dorothy Zbornak in the 1980s sitcom "The Golden Girls" (1985-1992). During WWII she worked as a truck driver and typist for the US Marine Corps Women's Reserve.

Answer: 21st US President

Chester A. Arthur (1829-1886) was an American politician and lawyer who was the 21st US President from 1881-1885. As the 20th Vice President of the United States he succeeded James A. Garfield upon his assassination in 1881.

Answer: Art Buchwald

Arthur "Art" Buchwald (1925-2007) was an American humourist and writer. He is best known for his columns in the Washington Post that mainly focused on political satire and commentary. In 1982 he won the Pulitzer Prize for Outstanding Commentary.

Answer: Paul Simon

Art Garfunkel is an American actor, singer, poet and teacher. He is best remembered as part of the folk rock duo with Paul Simon (Simon & Garfunkel). They made numerous hit albums but their number one singles in the US were
"The Sound of Silence" (1965), "Mrs. Robinson" (1968) and "Bridge over Troubled Waters" (1970).

Answer: Arthur Gordon Pym

In 1938 Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) wrote his only complete novel titled "The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket". The story follows the adventures of a young lad named Arthur Gordon Pym who stows away on a ship and has to encounter mutiny, shipwreck and cannibalism. Arthur is eventually saved and continues on his adventures.

The work and story is said to have influenced Herman Melville ("Moby Dick") and Jules Verne ("Around the World in Eighty Days").

Answer: Actress of the 1930s and 40s

Jean Arthur (1900-1991) was an American actress who was a box office film star of the 1930s and 40s. She starred in such films as "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town" (1936), "You Can't Take It With You" (1938) and "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" (1939). For her role as Constance Milligan in the 1944 movie "The More the Merrier" she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress.

Answer: Art Carney

Art Carney (1918-2003) won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in the 1974 road movie "Harry and Tonto". He is probably best known for his role as the sewer work Ed Norton and best friend of Ralph Kramden (Jackie Gleason) in the sitcom "The Honeymooners" (39 episodes in the mid 1950s).

Answer: Arthur Hailey

Arthur Hailey (1920-2004) was a British-Canadian novelist who wrote the best selling novels "Hotel" (1965) and "Airport" (1968). Both of these novels were adapted into movies. He also wrote "Wheels" (1971), "The Moneychangers" (1975) and "Overlord" (1979). His novels have sold over 170 million copies and have been translated into numerous languages.