Famous Men born in the month of December Quiz

Answer: Martin Van Buren

Martin Van Buren(1782-1862) was born on December 5 in New York, USA. He was the 8th President of the United States (1837-1841) and the first who spoke English as a second language. He was raised speaking Dutch and learnt English at school.

Answer: Jim Morrison

Jim Morrison (1943-1971) was born on December 8 in Melbourne, Florida, USA. He was a singer and songwriter and the lead vocalist of the American rock band Doors. The groups most successful single to reach number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart was "Light My Fire" (1967).

Answer: Ludwig van Beethoven

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) was baptised on December 17 but it is assumed he was born on December 16 as the custom in those early times was to baptise an infant one day after birth. He was a German composer and pianist. To this day he is considered one of the greatest composers of all time.

Answer: Walt Disney

Walt Disney (1901-1966) was born on December 5 in Chicago, USA. He is a pioneer of the American animated industry winning 22 Academy Awards from 59 nominations. "Steamboat Willie" was a 1928 short film that introduced the world to Mickey Mouse. "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" was the first full length animated feature film produced by Walt Disney in 1937.

Answer: Frank Sinatra

Frank Sinatra (1915-1998) was born on December 12 in Hoboken, New Jersey, USA. He was a singer, actor and producer and one of the greatest recording artists of all time. He also won an acting Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the 1953 movie "From Here to Eternity". Although he had many hit songs the song "My Way" written by Paul Anka is probably Frank Sinatra's most famous song and the one that most people remember him by.

Answer: Rudyard Kipling

Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) was born on December 30 in Bombay, India. He became an English journalist, short-story writer and novelist. It was his birth place, India, which inspired much of his writings. He novels included "The Jungle Book" (1894), "Kim" (1901) and one of his short-stories "The Man Who Would Be King" (1888) was adapted into a movie in 1975 starring Sean Connery and Michael Caine.

Answer: Charles Babbage

Charles Babbage (1791-1871) was born on December 26 in London, England. He was a mathametician, inventor, philosopher and mechanical engineer. Many consider him the be "the father of the computer" due to his creation of the first mechanical computer which led to more sophisticated and in due course complex electronic designs.

Answer: Louis Pasteur

Louis Pasteur (1822-1895) was born on December 27 in Dole, France. As a biologist and chemist he is remembered for his breakthough discoveries of vaccination, fermentation and pasteurization. He created the first vaccines for rabies and anthrax.

Answer: Joseph Stalin

Joseph Stalin (1878-1953) was born "loseb Besarionis Dze Jughashvili" on December 6 in Gori, Georgia. He was a revolutionary and Soviet politician who came to power as the General Secretary and later Premier of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1922-1953. He was a ruthless leader who imprisoned or executed millions of his subjects during the "Great Purge" from 1934-1939. These people he considered as "enemies of the state" which included academics, military personnel, ethnic minorities and religious leaders.

Answer: Humphrey Bogart

Humphrey Bogart (1899-1957) was born on December 27 in New York City, USA. In an acting career that spanned 35 years he appeared in numerous classic movies. However, he only received three Academy Award nominations for Best Actor. His only success was in the 1951 adventure movie "The African Queen" where he portrayed the tough and ready steamboat helmsman Charlie Allnut opposite Katharine Hepburn.