Famous Men Named Robert Trivia Quiz

Answer: Robert Plant

Robert Plant, born in West Bromwich, is one of the most famous singers in the history of rock music. Plant and guitarist Jimmy Page formed Led Zeppelin in the late 1960s, and the band achieved tremendous artistic and commercial success during the 1970s. Plant's amazing vocal range can be heard on such songs as "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You" and "Stairway to Heaven." Robert Palmer was a British singer who had a major hit single in 1985 with his "Addicted to Love." Robert Fripp played guitars and composed songs for the band King Crimson, and Robert Moog helped to develop a musical synthesizer that bears his name today.

Answer: Robert Duvall

Robert Duvall, a talented actor from San Diego, played the role of Colonel Kilgore in the movie "Apocalypse Now." Kilgore was a fearless and stubborn commander who was willing to wipe out an enemy village just to secure a good surfing spot. Duvall made this line famous; "I love the smell of napalm in the morning." Robert Duvall and Robert DeNiro both appeared in the Oscar-winning movie "Godfather Part II." Robert Conrad is an actor who starred in the 1960s American TV series "The Wild Wild West." Robert Redford starred in the 1969 movie "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid."

Answer: Secretary of Defense

Robert McNamara, born in San Francisco, served as President John Kennedy's Secretary of Defense and continued in the position with President Lyndon Johnson after JFK's assassination. JFK actively recruited McNamara, considering him to be one of the "best and brightest" corporate leaders.

In total, McNamara worked seven years (1961-1968) in the Pentagon. He is best known today for his escalation of the Vietnam War. McNamara felt that an increased U.S. involvement in Vietnam would deter communist aggression in Southeast Asia. McNamara would later admit that the war's escalation had been a mistake.

After leaving the Pentagon, McNamara worked as the chairman of the World Bank from 1968 to 1981. Dean Rusk was JFK's Secretary of State, Douglas Dillon was the Treasury Department head, and Arthur Goldberg worked as JFK's Labor Secretary.

Answer: Robert Louis Stevenson

Robert Louis Stevenson was a Scottish author who lived from 1850 to 1894. During his literary career, he wrote several memorable stories, including "Treasure Island" and "Kidnapped." His "Jekyll and Hyde" tale became a metaphor for the duality of good and evil which exists in human beings. Is it more fun to be evil or virtuous? Robert Burns (1759-1796) is a famous Scottish poet, Robert Frost (1874-1963) is a famous American poet, and Robert Benchley (1889-1945) was an American newspaper columnist.

Answer: The Clermont

Robert Fulton (1765-1815) was born in Pennsylvania. He became involved in mechanics and engineering at an early age. In August 1807, Fulton built a steamship called the "Clermont" which sailed up New York State's Hudson River- the trip from Manhattan to Albany took about 30 hours. Fulton did not invent the steam engine, but he made considerable advancement on its technology during the 1810s.

His later steamboats such as "Paragon" and "Richmond" greatly increased the economic feasibility of steamboat transportation.

Answer: Physics

Julius Robert Oppenheimer (1904-1967) was a top-level physicist. Born in New York City, he graduated from Harvard University and later established a world-class physics program at the University of California-Berkeley. Oppenheimer is best remembered today as the architect of the Manhattan Project, the program that led to the development of the atomic bomb in 1945. Oppenheimer conducted much of his work at Los Alamos, New Mexico.

Answer: He was born in Canada.

Robert Goulet (1933-2007) was a popular singer and actor who became famous in 1960 after he played the role of Lancelot in the Broadway hit show "Camelot." Though Goulet's parents were French-Canadian, he was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts. In 1962, Goulet won a Grammy Award as Best New Artist.

He appeared in several films, including "Atlantic City" and "The Naked Gun 2 1/2." Goulet got married three times during his life; Carol Lawrence was his second wife, from 1963 to 1981.

Answer: Francis

Robert Francis Kennedy (1925-1968) was known as "Bobby." He graduated from the University of Virginia in 1951 and became involved in politics soon after. He served as U.S. Attorney General during the John Kennedy White House years, 1961 to 1963. RFK later became a U.S. Senator from New York State.

Unfortunately, he was assassinated in Los Angeles while he was campaigning for the U.S. presidency in 1968.

Answer: Australia

Sir Robert Gordon Menzies (1894-1978) was the prime minister of Australia for two stints: from 1939 to 1941 and again from 1949 to 1966. Born in Victoria, Menzies won an unprecedented seven consecutive elections during his second time in office. He was known for his loyalty to Great Britain and was knighted in 1963. Menzies also maintained close ties with the United States. Australia experienced a period of significant economic growth during the Menzies years.

Answer: Cleveland Indians

Robert "Bullet Bob" Feller was born in Iowa and began his Hall of Fame career in 1936. He was known for his blazing fastball- it was regularly clocked at over 100 miles per hour. Feller threw three no-hitters during his career with the Cleveland Indians and won 266 regular season games with the Tribe. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962.