Can I Call You Joe? Trivia Quiz

Answer: Joe Biden

Sarah Palin whispered this to Joe Biden when they were both Vice Presidential nominees during the 2008 Election. She had asked him if she could call him Joe, while they were shaking hands before they debated. Gwen Ifill, the debate moderator, later revealed that she had never heard Palin say that famous line even though it happened right in front of her.

Joe Biden would eventually go on to become the 47th Vice President in January 2009. Prior to that, he served as a senator from Delaware for 36 years and chaired the powerful Senate Judiciary Committee during some controversial and tough Supreme Court nominee hearings.

Answer: Joe DiMaggio

In addition to being called "Joltin' Joe", DiMaggio was also known as the Yankee Clipper. He first batted for the Yankees in 1936 and by 1949, DiMaggio would become the first baseball player to earn over $100,000 a season (equivalent to over $1,000,000 in 2017 dollars).

Outside of baseball, Joe DiMaggio was best known for his brief marriage to Marilyn Monroe, who would be his second wife. Although they divorced after less than a year of marriage, DiMaggio would claim that he always loved her and he claimed Monroe's body after her untimely death in 1962. There were rumors that DiMaggio had intended to propose to Monroe again shortly before her death.

Answer: Joe Jonas

Joe Jonas started his music career with his brothers, Nick and Kevin, in the Jonas Brothers. The brothers, in addition to their music career, also had two TV shows on the Disney Channel. By the early 2010s, the brothers had split their band and each pursued different interests solo. Joe went on to found the band DNCE. DNCE's debut song was the hit "Cake by the Ocean". Since the band disbanded, the brothers have still made numerous singing appearances together.

Answer: Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Gordon-Levitt started his career by doing cereal commercials. His first major role was that of Tommy Solomon on "Third Rock from the Sun". His film career took off after he starred in "Ten Things I Hate About You". He was nominated for Best Actor at the Golden Globes for his roles in the romantic-comedy "(500) Days of Summer" and the comedy-drama "50/50".

Answer: Joseph Heller

In "Catch-22" Heller's protagonist Yossarian finds himself in, what is now called a catch-22. Yossarian is a pilot in the Air Force who, along with his squadron, must fly in dangerous missions. The only way out of flying is to prove yourself mentally unstable but the only way to do that is to fly.

Prior to becoming an author, Heller worked for "Time" Magazine and wrote in his spare time. One of his fellow coworkers was Mary Higgins Clark. Heller's other works are generally satirical in style. His own literary style was somewhat bizarre. He always came up with the first and last lines before writing the novel.

Answer: Chief Joseph

Chief Joseph was a Nez Perce chief who lived in the American Pacific Northwest. He fought against the forced removal of his people from Oregon into Idaho in what was called the Nez Perce War. His style of sticking to his principles and his resistance led him to become a well respected figure in American history, even after his loss.

In his last years, he spoke out against U.S. treatment of Native Americans and American expansion into the West. His memory and his speeches have been invoked during the various protests against oil pipelines through Native American lands, including the Dakota Access Pipeline.

Answer: Saint Joseph

Saint Joseph was the husband of the Virgin Mary and the foster father of Jesus Christ. According to the Bible, he was also the biological father to several children. He is the patron saint of workers, the Catholic Church, fathers, immigrants and many others. His feast day is March 19th.

Answer: Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor

Joseph I was King of Hungary from 1687 to 1711, King of Germany from 1690 to 1711, King of Bohemia from 1705 to 1711 and Holy Roman Emperor from 1705 to 1711. He ruled during the War of Spanish Succession. Though that war would not be successful nor end during Joseph I's lifetime, the king did succeed in increasing his influence over certain parts of Europe, including Italy. Many of the conflicts and wars that plagued his reign were actually started by his father, Leopold I, and many of them were still ongoing after Joseph I's death from smallpox 1711.

Joseph I was succeeded by his younger brother Charles VI. Joseph I died without a male heir after his only son died soon after birth and his two living children were daughters, Maria Josepha and Maria Amalia.

Answer: Joe Juneau

Joe Juneau was a French-Canadian gold prospector who explored parts of Alaska and founded Alaska's capital, Juneau. The city was originally named Harrisburgh after Juneau's partner Richard Harris. However, Juneau was said to have bribed the local miners with beer and got the city's named changed to Juneau. Joe Juneau's cousin Solomon Juneau founded Milwaukee.

Answer: Pope Benedict XVI

Joseph Ratzinger, Pope Benedict XVI, was elected Pope in April 2005 after the death of Pope John Paul II. Prior to becoming Pope, Ratzinger was previously Archbishop of Munich and Dean of the College of Cardinals, among various other posts. Because of his advanced age and potential health problems, Pope Benedict XVI felt he was no longer able to lead the Catholic Church and resigned in February 2013.

He was succeeded by Pope Francis.