Birthdays - January 1 Trivia Quiz

Answer: Huldrych Zwingli

Huldrych Zwingli was a reformer opposed to the radical reformation policies of the time. He met with, and influenced, Martin Luther. He was killed in battle against the Catholic cantons in 1531.

Martin Luther (German) was born November 10, 1483.
John Calvin (French) was born July 10, 1509.
William Booth (British) was born April 10, 1829.

Answer: Jerome David Salinger

Jerome David Salinger is best known for 'The Catcher in the Rye', a novel depicting the loss of innocence in adolescents. In later life, unwanted attention caused him to become somewhat of a recluse, dying in 2010.

Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens) (American) was born November 30, 1835.
Edgar Rice Burroughs (American) was born September 1, 1875.
Charles Dickens (British) was born February 7, 1812.

Answer: Charles Bickford

Charles Bickford was best known for his supporting roles, being nominated for three Academy Awards in that category, for the two films mentioned above and 'Johnny Belinda' (1948). He did star with Greta Garbo in 'Anna Christie' but did not develop beyond that. He died in 1967.

Gary Cooper was born May 7, 1901.
Stewart Granger (English) was born May 6,1913.
Humphrey Bogart was born January 23, 1899.

Answer: Hoover

J Edgar Hoover founded the Federal Bureau of Investigation in 1935 and was its first Director, remaining in that position until his death in 1972. His autocratic directorship led to directors being restricted to ten-year terms.

Answer: Florence

Lorenzo de Medici was ruler of the Florentine republic during the Italian Renaissance. Known as Lorenzo the Magnificent, he was patron to such notable artists as Da Vinci, Botticelli and Michelangelo. He died in 1492.

Answer: Rocky Graziano

Rocky died on May 22, 1990. He was the inspiration for the series of 'Rocky' movies, starring Sylvester Stallone.

Archie Moore was born on December 13.
Jersey Joe Walcott was born on January 31.
Ezzard Charles was born on July 7.
These were all defeated by Graziano in defence of his middleweight title.

Answer: Belgium

Jacky Ickx raced Formula One between 1967 and 1979, for teams such as Ferrari, McLaren and several others. Although he didn't win a World Championship, he did register eight wins in his career, having 25 podium finishes. His first win was the French Grand Prix in 1968, and his last the German in 1972.

Answer: Kim Philby

Kim Philby, together with Guy Burgess and others, was a member of 'The Cambridge Five'. Holder of an OBE from 1946 to 1965, he was stripped of this honour when his double-agent status was discovered. He actually appeared on a Soviet postage stamp. He died in 1988.
He was born Harold Philby. His childhood nickname "Kim" (from the spy novel "Kim" by Rudyard Kipling) was given to him by his father; and it remained with him for the rest of his life.

Answer: Navy

Wilhelm Canaris, although a long-serving German naval officer and high-ranking WWII admiral, opposed Hitler's policies of extermination and secretly allied himself with the Allies. He was executed by the Germans in 1945, shortly before war's end. At the time of his death, he was the holder of the Iron Cross, First and Second Class, among other honours.

Answer: Paul Revere

Paul Revere was likely born in late December, 1734, and baptised on January 1. A noted silversmith, he is best remembered for his midnight ride during the Battles of Lexington and Concord. 'one if by land, two if by sea'.

Ben Franklin was born January 17, 1706.
Patrick Henry was born May 29, 1736.
Benedict Arnold was born January 14, 1741.