Go Left Trivia Quiz

Answer: George W. Bush

There have been many left-handed U.S. Presidents including: James Garfield, Herbert Hoover, Harry S. Truman, Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, and Bill Clinton. In the 1992 Presidential election, all three major candidates, Bill Clinton, George H.W. Bush, and H. Ross Perot, were left-handed.

Answer: Pete Sampras

Many right-handed tennis players have difficulty playing against a left-handed player because the spin lefties put on the ball cause it to curve in a direction that is opposite to the more common right-handers spin. Left-handed players also may have an edge because since there are so many more right-handed players, they practice or play more frequently against right-handed players.

Other lefty tennis greats include Martina Navratilova and Monica Seles.

Answer: All of these

Others left-handed historical figures are Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses II and Holy Roman Emperor Charlemagne. Joan of Arc is also believed to have been left-handed.

Answer: Claude Monet

Leonardo Da Vinci was known to write backwards, from right to left. Many of his surviving papers are done in this "mirror" writing. Other left-handed artists include Paul Klee, Edvard Munch, Albrecht Durer, Hans Holbein, LeRoy Neiman and Raphael.

Answer: Nelson Rockefeller

Left-hander Nelson Rockefeller served under Gerald Ford, a left-handed President. Other left-handed Vice Presidents include Henry Wallace (VP under Franklin Roosevelt) and George H.W. Bush (Ronald Reagan's VP).

Answer: Eric Heiden

Dorothy Hamill won an Olympic gold medal for figure skating in 1976. Swimmer Mark Spitz is the winner of nine gold medals including a record seven won during the 1972 games in Munich. Diver Greg Louganis won four gold medals. Decathelete Bruce Jenner is another left-handed Olympic gold medalist.

Answer: George Harrison

Jimi Hendrix either played a right-hand guitar upside-down or would string the guitar in reverse order. Paul McCartney uses left-handed instruments. Other left-handed musicians include David Byrne, Isaac Hayes, Robert Plant, Lou Rawls, Seal, and Paul Simon. When playing a stringed intrument, Kermit the Frog is also left-handed -- as was his creator Jim Henson.

Answer: Bob Hope

The world has been cheered by other left-handers including: George Burns, Harpo Marx, Jerry Seinfeld, Sid Ceasar and W.C. Fields. Other Left-handed funny ladies are Goldie Hawn, Ruth Buzzi, and Fran Drescher.

Answer: Halle Berry

Other luscious lefty leading ladies include Greta Garbo, Emma Thompson, and Sarah Jessica Parker. Alfred Hitchcock used several left-handed actresses in his movies including Shirley McLaine, Eva Marie Saint, Kim Novak and Tippi Hedron.

Answer: Cary Grant

Cary Grant even played the role of another lefty, Cole Porter, in the film "Night and Day." The list of left-handed actors also includes: Tom Cruise, Richard Dreyfuss, Rock Hudson, and Dick Van Dyke.