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Born on the Fourth of July Trivia Quiz

All these questions are about people born on July 4th.

A multiple-choice quiz by Robert907. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Robert907

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
347,895

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
500

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. The 30th President of the United States was born July 4, 1872. What Republican lawyer from Vermont became the 30th President in 1923? Hint

Warren Harding

Calvin Coolidge

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt

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Question 2 of 10

2. Sports owner Al Davis was born July 4, 1929. At the time of his death in 2011, what iconic professional sports franchise did Al Davis own? Hint

Oakland Raiders

Dallas Cowboys

New York Yankees

Los Angeles Lakers

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Question 3 of 10

3. Actress Karolyn Grimes was born July 4, 1940. Grimes played Debbie in which 1947 Christmas film starring Cary Grant, David Niven and Loretta Young? Hint

The Bishop's Wife

Miracle on 34th Street

It's a Wonderful Life

Christmas in Connecticut

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Question 4 of 10

4. Journalist Geraldo Rivera was born July 4, 1943. Geraldo hosted a 1986 special detailing the excavation of what famous person's vault? Hint

Winston Churchill

Ernest Hemingway

Al Capone

Adolf Hitler

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Question 5 of 10

5. Esther Pauline Friedman was born July 4, 1918. What newspaper columnist is Esther better known as? Hint

Heloise

Ann Landers

Amy Dickerson

Ellie Tesher

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Question 6 of 10

6. Baseball owner George Steinbrenner was born July 4, 1930. What is the name of the manager that Steinbrenner fired five times from the New York Yankees? Hint

Joe Girardi

Joe Torre

Billy Martin

Bill Virdon

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Question 7 of 10

7. Actress Gloria Stuart was born July 4, 1910. Gloria became famous for playing the part of Rose in what 1997 movie? Hint

Cocoon

Forrest Gump

Titanic

Driving Miss Daisy

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Question 8 of 10

8. Playwright Neil Simon was born July 4, 1927. What actress was Neil Simon married to from 1973-1981? Hint

Elaine Joyce

Marsha Mason

Louise Fletcher

Carol Burnett

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Question 9 of 10

9. Irish actor Stephen Boyd was born January 4, 1931. In what 1959 film starring Charlton Heston did Boyd play the character Messala? Hint

Ben-Hur

El Cid

The Ten Commandments

Spartacus

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Question 10 of 10

10. Anti-war campaigner Ronald Kovic, who was severely wounded in Vietnam, was born on July 4, 1946. What 1989 film was based on Ron's best selling autobiography? Hint

Born on the Fourth of July

Platoon

Coming Home

Heaven & Earth

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1. The 30th President of the United States was born July 4, 1872. What Republican lawyer from Vermont became the 30th President in 1923?

Answer: Calvin Coolidge

Coolidge succeeded to the presidency upon the death of Warren Harding. "Silent Cal" was a big proponent of small government.

2. Sports owner Al Davis was born July 4, 1929. At the time of his death in 2011, what iconic professional sports franchise did Al Davis own?

Answer: Oakland Raiders

Al Davis was the Head Coach of the Raiders from 1963-65 and Commissioner of the American Football League prior to the merger with the National Football League. Davis' personal motto "Just Win, Baby" became synonymous with the Raiders.

3. Actress Karolyn Grimes was born July 4, 1940. Grimes played Debbie in which 1947 Christmas film starring Cary Grant, David Niven and Loretta Young?

Answer: The Bishop's Wife

Apart from playing the child, Zuzu Bailey, in the 1946 movie "It's a Wonderful Life", Grimes' acting career never took off. She became a medical technologist and spent many years as the unofficial ambassador for the Frank Capra classic.

4. Journalist Geraldo Rivera was born July 4, 1943. Geraldo hosted a 1986 special detailing the excavation of what famous person's vault?

Answer: Al Capone

"The Mystery of Al Capone's Vault" turned out to be disappointing as only a few broken bottles were eventually recovered. Surprisingly, the special received high ratings though it was a blow to Rivera's prestige.

5. Esther Pauline Friedman was born July 4, 1918. What newspaper columnist is Esther better known as?

Answer: Ann Landers

Esther took over the persona of Ann Landers in 1955 and continued her column until her death in 2002. Esther's twin sister Pauline Esther became known as Abigail Van Buren, writing an advice column of her own.

6. Baseball owner George Steinbrenner was born July 4, 1930. What is the name of the manager that Steinbrenner fired five times from the New York Yankees?

Answer: Billy Martin

Billy Martin was a very successful manager winning 1253 games in his career with five different teams including a World Series championship in 1977. His relationship with Steinbrenner was the ultimate love-hate relationship in baseball history.

7. Actress Gloria Stuart was born July 4, 1910. Gloria became famous for playing the part of Rose in what 1997 movie?

Answer: Titanic

Stuart, a founding member of the Screen Actor's Guild in 1933, played the older Rose looking back on her adventures on Titanic. Stuart was 87 when she was nominated for an Oscar for Titanic and was 100 when she passed away in 2010.

8. Playwright Neil Simon was born July 4, 1927. What actress was Neil Simon married to from 1973-1981?

Answer: Marsha Mason

Marsha Mason is best remembered for the 1977 film "The Goodbye Girl" written by Neil Simon. Simon is a Broadway legend with a theatre named in his honor and a 1991 Pulitzer Prize for his play "Lost in Yonkers".

9. Irish actor Stephen Boyd was born January 4, 1931. In what 1959 film starring Charlton Heston did Boyd play the character Messala?

Answer: Ben-Hur

The nine minute chariot race in Ben-Hur still ranks as one of the great action scenes in movie history. The film directed by William Wyler won an astounding 11 Academy Awards.

10. Anti-war campaigner Ronald Kovic, who was severely wounded in Vietnam, was born on July 4, 1946. What 1989 film was based on Ron's best selling autobiography?

Answer: Born on the Fourth of July

Tom Cruise played Kovic in the very well received Oliver Stone film. "Platoon" and "Heaven & Earth" were other Vietnam themed movies from Stone. "Coming Home" is a 1978 love story starring Jane Fonda.

Source: Author Robert907

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