In the Name of the Arts .... and Arthurs Quiz

Answer: Harpo

Harpo Marx was named Adolph Marx at birth and changed it age 23 to Arthur Marx since he disliked his given name. His older brother Leonard Joseph Marx was known as Chico. The third oldest brother Julius Henry Marx is the most well-known, Groucho. Two younger brothers Milton Marx (Gummo) and Herbert Manfred Marx (Zeppo) played lesser roles in the Marx Brothers.

Arthur/Harpo was an excellent musician, who played about six different instruments and was a dedicated harpist. He was self-taught on the harp and developed an unorthodox style that fascinated professional harpists. His love of the harp and the relatively close sound of Art and Harpo makes sense of the nickname he used.

In the Marx Brothers' movies Harpo didn't speak, using a horn or whistling to communicate. He was noted for his use of props, especially in sight gags, and for his curly wig. In 1933 during a tour of Russia Harpo acted as a secret courier, delivering messages to and from the US Ambassador William Bullitt.

Answer: King Henry VIII

Arthur Tudor (1486-1502) was the older brother of the future King Henry VIII. At age eleven he was engaged to Catherine of Aragon, and four years later they married. Although Arthur had been in good health for most of his life, he died about six months later from what was called the "sweating sickness" and is believed to be tuberculosis.

Henry VIII was five years younger than Arthur and became king in 1509, seven years after Arthur's death.

Answer: Arthur Murray

Arthur Murray (1895-1991) was born as Moses Teichman in Austria-Hungary and immigrated to the US in 1897. He worked as a dance instructor at age 17 as a part time job. After studying under Vernon and Irene Castle, he started a chain of dance studios and later starred in an early television show "The Arthur Murray Party". His pupils included Eleanor Roosevelt, the Duke of Windsor, John D. Rockefeller, Jack Dempsey, and various other society blue book individuals. His son-in-law was Dr Henry Heimlich of the life-saving maneuver.

Art Blakey was a famous American jazz drummer. Arthur Miller was an American playwright and spouse of Marilyn Monroe. Artie Wilson was one of the leader hitters in the Negro Baseball League. He played one year in the major leagues, but had a long career in the next tier, the Pacific Coast League, where he developed a reputation as a very good opposite field hitter.

Answer: Art Fleming

Art Fleming (1924-1995) was the first host of the popular American quiz show Jeopardy!. He served in that role from 1964 to 1975 and again on the revival of the show from 1978 to 1979. He also had a long career in the movies, hosting other television shows, and doing television commercials. He turned down the opportunity for another revival of the show in 1983, providing an opportunity for his personal friend Alex (not Art) Trebek to take the role of host. Alex kept that role until his death in 2020, becoming one of America's most beloved television personalities. Ironically both Fleming and Trebek died from pancreatic cancer.

Art Carney played the role of Ed Norton in Jackie Gleason's show "The Honeymooners". Art Schlichter was an American football quarterback for Ohio State University, where he finished sixth in voting for the Heisman Trophy. He had a short professional football career that was marred by his gambling addiction.

Answer: Arte Johnson

Arthur Johnson (1929-2019) was an American comedian, better known to the public as Arte Johnson. He had several roles in television and movie shows from 1955 until he was selected for the landmark television show Laugh-In (1968-1973). One of his iconic roles on that show was Wolfgang, a chain-smoking German soldier who was oblivious to the end of the war and made comments usually about a previous gag. His other famous character was Tyrone F. Horneigh, a trench coat wearing "dirty old man" who attempts to seduce Gladys Ormphby and received blows to his head from her purse.

Art Donovan was a professional football player, primarily for the Baltimore Colts, who was selected to the NFL Hall of Fame. Aer Howe was a former Major League infielder and manager. Art Buckley was a gentleman I worked with. As an underage volunteer, he was one of the youngest American servicemen in the Korean War and later served many years overseas as a satellite controller.

Answer: Boston Pops

Arthur Fiedler was the eighteenth conductor of the Boston Pops Orchestra and led it from 1930 until his death in 1979. Besides many concerts, the Boston Pops made a large number of recordings, primarily with RCA Victor. Fiedler is best remembered by modern audiences for his performance on the 4th of July during the Bicentennial Year celebration, conducted in an outdoor venue alongside the Charles River in Boston.

Answer: UCLA

Arthur Ashe (1943-1993) won three of the four major tennis championships, missing only the French Open. He grew up in Richmond, Virginia; however, he completed his high school career in St Louis due to racial discrimination in his hometown. Ashe had a very successful tennis career and was very prominent in the anti-apartheid campaign. He retired after he suffered a heart attack at the age of 36, believed to be due to congenital heart issues. In 1988 he was diagnosed with AIDS, thought to be due to tainted blood transfusions during a second heart surgery.

Ashe attended UCLA on a tennis scholarship. Other influential African American athletes who claim UCLA as their alma mater include Jackie Robinson (integration of baseball), Kenny Washington (one of the early black NFL football players), Rafer Johnson (Olympic decathlete), and Kareem Abdul Jabbar.

Answer: John Kennedy

Arthur Schlesinger Jr. (1917-2007) was a noted American Historian whose work explored 20th century American liberalism. He won Pulitzer Prizes for "The Age of Jackson" and "A Thousand Days". Schlesinger was very active in politics, helping found the Americans for Democratic Action. He was the primary speechwriter for Adlai Stevenson in his two campaigns for president. He also was a speechwriter for John and Robert Kennedy and George McGovern.

During JFK's presidency Schlesinger was appointed Special Assistant to the President, serving mainly for Latin American issues. He berated himself for not opposing the Bay of Pigs invasion strongly enough. Following Kennedy's death, he resigned and wrote his memoir/history of the Kennedy years.

Answer: Marilyn Monroe

Arthur Miller (1915-2005) was a distinguished American playwright, essayist, and screenwriter. His most notable plays were "All My Sons", "Death of a Salesman". "The Crucible", and "A View from the Bridge". He was married to Mary Grace Slattery (1940-156), Marilyn Monroe (1956-1961), and Inge Morath (1962-2002).

He had a brief affair with Marilyn Monroe and kept in contact with her. Eventually he ended his marriage to marry Monroe, who was trying to break from an unhappy Hollywood career. Their five year marriage seemed to be a high point for the actress when she was able to live a normal life out of the limelight.

However, their marriage fell apart during filming of "The Misfits" when she started taking drugs to help her sleep and help her waken.

Answer: Military

Hopefully you recognized that Arthur Wellesley (1769-1852) was the Duke of Wellington. He was awarded that title after defeating Napoleon in the Peninsular Campaign of the First Napoleonic Wars. When Napoleon's return to power, he and General von Blücher led the forces which defeated Napoleon again at Waterloo. Wellesley earlier had served as a commander of British forces in the Netherlands and India.

Afterwards. Wellington was Prime Minister twice (1834 and 1828-1830) and a long time leader in the House of Lords. One of his noteworthy achievements in office was passage of the unpopular Roman Catholic Relief Act, which ultimately reduced longstanding religious strife in the country.