Born on the Third Day of March Quiz

Answer: George Cantor

Mathematician George Cantor was born on March 3, 1845 in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Cantor moved to Germany when he was eleven years old. He developed a form of mathematical logic called set theory and also worked on topology, number theory, trigonometric series and ordinals.

Answer: Alexander Graham Bell

Inventor Alexander Graham Bell was born on March 3, 1847 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Bell patented the first functioning telephone. Bell also did work in the fields of in optical telecommunications, hydrofoils and aeronautics.

Answer: Charles Ponzi

Businessman Charles Ponzi was born on March 3, 1882 in Lugo, Italy. Ponzi became famous for his fraudulent investment schemes. In the 1920s, Ponzi initially promised investors extraordinary financial returns on the original investments but never gave the investors the promised financial returns. The term "Ponzi scheme" has been used to label many fraudulent money investing schemes.

Answer: Jean Harlow

Actress Jean Harlow was born on March 3, 1911 in Kansas City, Missouri. The blonde actress was considered a leading lady for MGM studios in the 1930s. Here film credits include "Red Dust" in 1932, "Dinner at Eight" in 1933, "Reckless" in 1935, "Suzy" in 1936 and "Saratoga" in 1937.

Answer: James Doohan

Actor James Doohan was born on March 3, 1920 in Vancouver, Canada. Doohan acted in many television shows in the 1960s and 1970s. Doohans's most successful role was as Scotty in the "Star Trek" television and movie franchise.

Answer: Miranda Richardson

Actress Miranda Richardson was born on March 3, 1958 in Southport, England. Richardson starred in such films as "Damage" in 1992, "Tom & Viv" in 1994, "Empire of the Sun" 1987, "The Crying Game" in 1992, "Sleepy Halllow" in 1999 and "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" in 2005.

Answer: Jackie Joyner-Kersee

Jackie Joyner-Kersee was born on March 3, 1962 in East St. Louis, Illinois. After being a star collegiate athlete at UCLA from 1980 through 1985, Joyner-Kersee competed in four different Summer Olympics. She participated in the heptathlon and long jump events garnering six medals in these events.

Answer: Herschel Walker

Herschel Walker was born on March 3, 1962 in Wrightsville, Georgia. After winning the 1982 Heisman Trophy at the University of Georgia, Walker had a fifteen year professional football career in the USFL and NFL. On October 12, 1989, the Dallas Cowboys traded Walker and four draft picks to the Minnesota Vikings for five players and eight draft picks.

This was the largest player trade in the history of the National Football League. Herschel Walker also competed in bobsledding, sprinting and mixed martial arts.

Answer: David Faustino

Actor David Faustino was born in Los Angeles, California, on March 3, 1974. He played played Bud Bundy on the television show "Married... with Children" from April 5, 1987 through June 9, 1997. David Faustino also appeared on televison shows such as "Burke's Law", "MADtv" and "The New Addams Family".

Answer: Jessica Biel

Actress Jessica Biel was born on March 3, 1982 in Ely, Minnesota. Biel played Mary Camden on the television show "7th Heaven". Biel also starred in the 1997 film "Ulee's Gold", the 2003 film "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" and the 2007 film "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre".