Intermediate Trivia Quiz

Answer: John

Tommy John is a former professional Major League Baseball pitcher with 288 career victories.

John 'Duke' Wayne (1907-1979) was an actor who won an Academy Award for Best Actor in the film "True Grit" (1969).

Answer: Russell

Rosalind Russell (1907-1976) was an actress in many 'screwball' comedies and was nominated for an Oscar for playing "Auntie Mame" (1958).

Russell Brand is a British actor and comedian best known as the former husband of singer Katy Perry.

Answer: Blair

Tony Blair was UK's Prime Minister from 1997 to 2007.

Blair Underwood is primarily a TV actor, having played an attorney on "LA Law" from 1987 to 1994.

Answer: Anderson

Anthony Anderson is an actor and producer, and has had roles in "The Departed" (2006) and "Transformers" (2007).

Anderson Cooper is a journalist and TV personality; his mother is Gloria Vanderbilt.

Answer: Damon

Matt Damon has repeated his role as Jason Bourne in several films, and is one of the highest grossing actors of all time.

Damon Wayans is a comedian and actor who got his start on the TV show "In Living Color" where he played such memorable characters as 'Homey D. Clown'.

Answer: Lawrence

Jennifer Lawrence is an actress who has played Katniss Everdeen in the "Hunger Games" series of films, an an Oscar winner for "Silver Linings Playbook".

Lawrence Taylor is a former linebacker (American football player) for the New York Giants; he was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1999.

Answer: Kerry

John Kerry was a former US Senator who was appointed as Secretary of State by President Obama.

Kerry Washington is an actress known for her role as Olivia Pope on the TV drama "Scandal".

Answer: Scott

Tony Scott (1944-2012) was a film director, responsible for such films as "Top Gun" (1986), "Beverly Hills Cop II" (1987) and "Crimson Tide" (1995).

Scott Bakula is an actor best known for his role as Dr. Sam Beckett on the TV show "Quantum Leap" (1989-1993), always hoping that "his next leap will be the leap home".

Answer: Thomas

Clarence Thomas is the second African American to serve as a US Supreme Court Justice (after Thurgood Marshall). He was nominated by George Bush Sr. in 1991.

Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274) was a Catholic priest and Italian Dominican friar who was canonized by Pope John XXII in 1323.

Answer: Taylor

Elizabeth Taylor (1932-2011) came to fame in 1944 in the film "National Velvet" when she was 12 years old. She won two Best Actress Academy Awards for "Butterfield 8" (1960) and "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" (1966).

Taylor Swift is a singer-song-writer who moved to Nashville, Tennessee at 14 so she could purse a career in country music. She has since become a major star in pop music.