Famous People Born in the Month of May Quiz

Answer: J. M. Barrie

J. M. Barrie (1860-1937) was born on May 9th in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland. He was a novelist and playwright and is best remembered for introducing us to Peter Pan, Wendy and Tinker Bell and their adventures in Neverland.

Answer: John F. Kennedy

John F. Kennedy (1917-1963) was born on May 29 in Brookline, Massachusetts, USA. He was the 35th President of the United States and was assassinated in Dallas, Texas on November 22, 1963.

Answer: Raymond Burr

Raymond Burr (1917-1993) was born on May 21 in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada. He appeared in numerous movies and his best known film role was in the 1954 Hitchcock thriller "Rear Window". He is possibly best remembered as Perry Mason, the criminal defence lawyer, in the TV series of the same name from 1957-1966. He also appeared as Robert T. Ironside for eight seasons (1967-1975) in the TV series "Ironside".

Answer: John Wilkes Booth

John Wilkes Booth(1838-1865) was an American actor and Confederate sympathiser. On April 14, 1865 he assassinated Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United State, at Ford's Theatre in Washington D.C. He was shot by Union soldiers 12 days later in Virginia.

Answer: Audrey Hepburn

Audrey Hepburn (1929-1993) was born on May 4 in Brussels, Belgium. In 1948 she moved to London to take up a ballet scholarship. There have been numerous artists who have recorded the song "Moon River", but the first person to perform the song was Audrey Hepburn in the 1961 film "Breakfast at Tiffany's". The song was composed by Henry Mancini and the lyrics by Johnny Mercer. It won the Academy Award for Best Original Song.

Answer: Bob Hope

Bob Hope (1903-2003) was a British born American comedian and actor. Bob Hope, Bing Crosby and Dorothy Lamour starred in seven "Road to..." movies. which included "Road to Morocco", "Road to Zanzibar", "Road to Singapore", "Road to Utopia", "The Road to Hong Kong" and "Road to Bali". All of these movies were made in the space from 1940-1962.

Answer: Florence Nightingale

Florence Nightingale (1820-1910) was born on May 12 in Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany and was named after the city of her birth. The family moved back to England in 1821. Florence became a social reformer and the founder of modern nursing in Britain.

It was for her efforts in caring and nursing the sick and wounded during the Crimean War (1853-1856) that she received the nickname "The Lady with the Lamp".

Answer: Bing Crosby

Bing Crosby (1903-1977) was born on May 3 in Tacoma, Washington, USA. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in the 1944 movie "Going My Way". Although he recorded numerous hit songs his biggest hit was "White Christmas" (1941) written by Irving Berlin. According to the Guinness World Records the song has sold over 100 million copies. When Crosby passed away in 1977 the song was re-released and reached number 5 on the UK Charts.

Answer: Cate Blanchett

Cate Blanchett was born on May 14, 1969 in Ivanhoe, Melbourne, Australia. Cate won her first Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in the 2004 movie "The Aviator". He second Oscar which was for Best Actress in the 2013 black comedy drama "Blue Jasmine".

Answer: Arthur Conan Doyle

Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) was born on May 22 in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was on 1887 that he introduced the world to Sherlock Holmes in the novel "A Study in Scarlet". Such is the popularity of the character, Sherlock Holmes, that the Guinness World Records list him as the "most portrayed movie character" in historian. Arthur Conan Doyle was a physician and was knighted in 1902.