Born on March 1 Trivia Quiz

Answer: Frederic Chopin

In addition to the composition styles listed in the question, Chopin's 230 works we still have also include etudes, preludes, and ballades. And all of them were written for the piano.

Born in Poland, Chopin died in Paris and was buried in Père Lachaise Cemetery, the same cemetery that holds the remains of Molière, Jim Morrison, Marcel Proust, Edith Piaf, Honore de Balzac, and Eugene Delacroix. However, his sister Ludwika carried Chopin's heart in an urn back to Poland, where it is still preserved in Warsaw's Holy Cross Church.

Answer: Glenn Miller

Glenn Miller was born in Clarinda, Iowa, but never grew up a Hawkeye. He attended grade school in North Platte, Nebraska, before his family moved to Grant City, Missouri, where he bought his first trombone. After attending high school in Fort Morgan, Colorado, and then attended the University of Colorado, but left to begin his musical career.

After six years as a professional musician, he wanted to join the war effort and in 1942 he persuaded the Army to accept him into the service, where he worked his way up to the head of the Army Air Force Band as a captain. Among his activities there was making recordings at the Abbey Road studios. Two years later the one-engine plane that was taking him to Paris went down over the English Channel.

Answer: David Niven

David Niven was awarded to the Legion of Merit for his service in World War II, where he achieved the rank of lieutenant colonel. A Sandhurst graduate, his total military service added up to 10 years in two stints, first from 1930 to 1933 and then from 1940 to the end of World War II.

In addition to appearing on the stage and radio, as well as television, Niven also found the time to write four books and act in over 100 films, winning an Oscar for his role as Major Pollock in 1958's "Separate Tables."

Answer: Harry Caray

Harry Caray broadcast games for baseball's St. Louis Cardinals for 25 years, from 1945 to 1969, a period which also included two years of also broadcasting the St. Louis Browns in 1945 and 1946. After the Cardinals did not renew his contract, Caray worked the 1970 season for the Oakland Athletics before moving on to an eleven-year hitch with the Chicago White Sox.

After the '81 season, Caray moved across town to work the booth for the Cubs until his death after the '97 season.

Answer: Ralph Ellison

Ralph Ellison was born in Oklahoma City and was named Ralph Waldo Ellison in honor of Ralph Waldo Emerson. He attended the Tuskegee Institute from 1933 until 1936 before moving to New York City to study sculpture and photography. In addition to the National Book Award, Ellison was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 1975.

Answer: Yitzhak Rabin

Yitzhak Rabin was born in Israel and served in the Haganah, the Jewish paramilitary force in British-ruled Palestine from 1941 until Israel's independence in 1948, including the British Syria-Lebanon Campaign of World War II. He then served in the Israeli Defense Force until 1967, seeing action in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War as well as in the Six-Day War.

Between his two terms as Israeli Prime Minister, he served as Minister of Defense.

Answer: Harry Belafonte

Harry Belafonte was born in Harlem, New York. Both of his parents were born in Jamaica. In addition to his entertainment career (four Grammys, an Emmy, a Tony, Kennedy Center Honors, and the National Medal of Arts), Belafonte was also active in political and humanitarian efforts.

As a supporter of the Civil Rights Movement, he was a confidant of Martin Luther King, Jr. He also made several trips to Africa in efforts to combat AIDS and to help victims of tribal violence in Rwanda, and to take part in the Anti-Apartheid Movement.

Answer: Roger Daltrey

London-born Roger Daltrey is a member of both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the UK Music Hall of Fame. In 2001 he received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and in 2004 he was appointed a CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) for his contributions to the Music Industry and Charities.

Answer: Ron Howard

Ron Howard's acting career got started on the small screen, including as Opie in "The Andy Griffith Show" and as Richie Cunningham in "Happy Days." One of his best-known film roles was in 1973's "American Graffiti" as Steve Bolander.

Among his 39 awards won as director and/or producer, are Oscars as producer and as director of 2002's "A Beautiful Mind."

Answer: Javier Bardem

In addition to being the first Spaniard to win an Oscar, Bardem was also the first actor from his country to be nominated for an Academy Award, in 2000 for his role in "Night Falls." He was born in the Canary Islands with the name Javier Ángel Encinas Bardem.

Before winning his Oscar, Bardem was already highly acclaimed in Europe, having won or been nominated for 50 various awards. He had won 30 Best Actor awards for more than a dozen films.