Call Me Al Quiz | Mixed People

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1. Call Me Al. I was the cartoonist who drew "Li'l Abner". My last name is the same as another cartoon character named "Andy". I am Al who?

Answer: Capp

Al Capp was introduced to drawing as a form of therapy after his leg was amputated above the knee, following an accident with a trolley car at the age of nine. Andy Capp is a British comic strip created by cartoonist Reg Smythe.

2. Call Me Al. At the peak of my career, I was known as "The World's Greatest Entertainer". I was born Asa Yoelson in Russia, circa 1886. Who am I?

Answer: Al Jolson

Al Jolson's first film, "The Jazz Singer", was also the first full-length "talking picture". Al Jolson's famous line, as Jack Robin, "You ain't heard nothin' yet", was an ad-lib. He used this line in his stage act. The film was intended to have music only and no speech. Sam Warner, of Warner Brothers, however, insisted that Al Jolson's ad-libbed speech be included in the movie, earning him the nickname of "Father of the Talkies".

3. My real name was Alphonse, but you can call me Al. One of the most notorious American gangsters of the 20th century, I was charged with tax evasion in 1931. I am Alphonse Gabriel who?

Answer: Capone

In the "roaring twenties", Al Capone ruled an empire of crime in Chicago: gambling, prostitution, bootlegging, bribery, narcotics trafficking, robbery, "protection" rackets, and murder. The F.B.I. had no jurisdiction over prohibition violations; that fell to the Bureau of Prohibition. Tax evasion, however, was a Federal offence and it took a team of federal, state, and local authorities to end Capone's reign as underworld boss. Alphonse Mucha was a Czech Art Nouveau artist. Alphonse Gangitano was an Italian-Australian criminal from Melbourne. Alphonse Karr is a plant, a type of bamboo, bambusa multiplex.

4. Call me Al. I was born in New Orleans. I am the trumpeter who recorded the instrumental hit "Java" in 1964. What is my last name?

Answer: Hirt

An episode of "The Muppet Show" featured two pink and orange puppets dancing to "Java": a very funny sketch. These puppet creatures have become known as "Javas" as a result. The puppets were performed by Jim Henson and Frank Oz.

5. My real name is Alfred, but you can call me Al. I won the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race four times, including consecutive victories. I come from a car-racing family. Who am I?

Answer: Al Unser, Snr. (or Big Al)

Bobby Unser won the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race in 1968, 1975 and 1981, Al Unser Snr. in 1970, 1971, 1978 and 1987, Al Unser Jnr. in 1992 and 1994.
The media nicknamed Al Unser III "Mini Al" which he disliked. He prefers to be called Al.

6. You can call me Al, even though I was born with the name of Alfredo. I played the role of Michael Corleone in the film of "The Godfather" in 1972. Who am I?

Answer: Al Pacino

This was one of the most sought after roles of the time: Robert Redford, Warren Beatty, Jack Nicholson, Ryan O'Neal, Robert De Niro and a host of others either wanted it or were mentioned for it. The director, Francis Ford Coppola wanted Al Pacino for the role.

It earned Al Pacino his first Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. Pacino subsequently appeared in films he considered to be important, such as "Serpico" (1973) and "Dog Day Afternoon" (1975). He was nominated three consecutive years for the "Best Actor" Academy Award.

7. Call Me Al. My first name is really Albert. I was Vice President of the United States of America from 1993 until 2001. I received the Nobel Prize for Peace in 2007. Who am I? Al?

Answer: Gore

Al Gore was a roommate of actor Tommy Lee Jones at Harvard. He opposed the Vietnam War, but said that his sense of civic duty compelled him to enlist in the U.S. Army in August 1969. He was shipped to Vietnam in January 1971. He served in Bien Hoa and in Long Binh. Al Gore shared the Nobel Peace Prize with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) for sounding the alarm over global warming and for spreading awareness on how to counteract it.

8. I was born Albert, possibly Alexander, but you can call me Al. Little is known about my early life. I played Officer Leo Schnauser in "Car 54, Where Are You?", but I am perhaps best remembered as "Grandpa" in "The Munsters". Who am I?

Answer: Al Lewis

Both Al Lewis and Fred Gwynne appeared in "Car 54, Where Are You?" Later, Al Lewis played "Grandpa" to Fred Gwynne's "Herman Munster", in "The Munsters". Unlike some actors, Lewis did not mind being typecast. He enjoyed acting out his "Grandpa" character.

9. My birth name was Jasper Cini. I adopted the stage name of Al Martino. You can call me Al. I played the role of a famous crooner and occasional movie star in the 1972 film "The Godfather". What is this character's name?

Answer: Johnny Fontane

In November 1952, the first UK record chart was published in the "New Musical Express". Al Martino became the first artist to have a No. 1 single in the U.K. charts and in fact the only record to make No. 1 in 1952, with "Here In My Heart".

10. "You Can Call Me Al" is a song from the album "Graceland" by Paul who?

Answer: Simon

Apparently, Paul Simon was at a party with his then-wife Peggy Harper when someone called him "Al" and Peggy "Betty". The name mix-up inspired the song. When they recorded the tracks for this song in South Africa, Simon and his producers were sure they had a hit with this song. Al Gore takes to the stage in Wheeling, West Virginia, on 19th July 1992, during the Bill Clinton/Al Gore presidential campaign and "You Can Call Me Al" is heard in the background.

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