It's My Party Trivia Quiz

Answer: Walt Frazier

Walter 'Clyde' Frazier was born on March 29, 1945. Walt led the New York Knicks to two National Basketball Association Championships in 1970 and 1973. He was inducted into the National Basketball Hall of Fame in 1987 and, after retiring from the sport, he went into broadcasting. He continues to telecast Knicks games on MSG network.

Answer: Norah Jones

Norah Jones is a singer and songwriter. She was born on March 30, 1979. Billboard named her the top jazz artist of the 2000-2009 decade, with hits like "Don't Know Why" and "Come Away with Me" (both from 2002). She took her mother's (Sue Jones) last name as her stage name, but her father is sitar player Ravi Shankar.

Answer: Francisco Goya

Goya (1746-1828) is considered the most important Spanish artist of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. In 1786 he became a court painter to the Spanish royal family; in 1793 he suffered from an undiagnosed illness which left him completely deaf.

He later painted depictions of the Peninsular War (1808-1814), e.g. "The Second of May 1808" and "The Third of May 1808", and prepared prints which were later called "The Disasters of War" ("Los Desastres de la Guerra").

Answer: Warren Beatty

Warren Beatty was born on March 30, 1937. He made his movie debut in the 1961 film "Splendor in the Grass" opposite Natalie Wood. His next big role was as Clyde Barrow in "Bonnie and Clyde" (1967), which he also produced. He has written, directed, produced and starred in many films since then (sort of the Woody Allen of more serious movies).

He was nominated for four Academy Awards for "Heaven Can Wait" (1978) and won an Oscar for directing "Reds" (1981).

Answer: Eric Clapton

The great British rock and blues guitarist, Eric Clapton, was born on
March 30, 1945. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a solo artist, as a member of The Yardbirds, and as a member of Cream. He came in at #2 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists, second only to Jimi Hendrix.

Answer: MC Hammer

Burrell or, as he is most famously known, MC Hammer was born on March 30th, 1962. If you are old enough, you will remember 'Hammer Time' and his catchy dance-song "U Can't Touch This" from 1990, and 1991's "2 Legit 2 Quit". And who could forget those style-setting 'Hammer pants'? He is considered one of the pioneers of pop rap, and the first hip hop artist who had an album reach 'diamond status'.

Answer: Anna Sewell

Anna Sewell (1820-1878) was a British writer born on ... March 30th. She is the author of the classic children's horse story "Black Beauty" published in 1877. When Anna was 12 years old, she slipped on her way to school and severely injured both ankles; from then on, she was unable to stand without a crutch and to walk for any length of time. She began to use horse-drawn carriages for greater mobility, and this led to her love of horses and her concern for the mistreatment of animals.
Gipson wrote "Old Yeller". Rawlings penned "The Yearling". Naylor is responsible for "Shiloh".

Answer: Celine Dion

While all of the above singers were born in Canada, Celine Dion is the only one who was born in 1968. Shania Twain was born in 1965; Alanis Morissette was born in 1974; Avril Lavigne's birth year is 1984.
Celine Marie Claudette Dion is a singer, songwriter and businesswoman. She was married to her manager Rene Angelil from 1994 until his death in 2016. But, as the song says, her "Heart Will Go On" (music from "Titanic"), as will her illustrious career.

Answer: Vincent van Gogh

Dutch post-impressionist painter Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) was to become one of the most influential artists of the 20th Century, despite his short, troubled life. His use of vivid colors, broad brushstrokes and unusual themes (e.g., wheat fields and sunflowers) make his work immediately recognizable.

His first well known work was "The Potato Eaters" (1885); he also did still- life paintings and self-portraits, the last of which was probably in September 1889. Such bright paintings from such a dark life...

He was buried on July 30th in the municipal cemetery of Auvers-sur-Oise in France.

Answer: Who was Art Fleming?

The game show "Jeopardy" aired on NBC in 1964 with the emcee Arthur Fleming Fazzin (1924-1995), better known as Art Fleming. You know I had to put the answers in the form of questions!
The original show was on TV from 1964 until 1975, and Fleming never missed a taping. Did you know that after the show's first cancellation, Fleming returned to acting, playing the role of W. Averell Harriman in the 1977 film "MacArthur"? He was also in episodes of "Starsky and Hutch" and the TV miniseries "The Moneychangers". He had an interesting life!