Jack O'Llama Trivia Quiz

Answer: Bee

Samantha Bee was born in 1969 in Toronto, Canada. Bee started her career in show business as a theater performer but soon turned to television. In 2003, she joined the cast of "The Daily Show", a late-night comedy show hosted by Jon Stewart. Bee was a correspondent there for more than ten years, where she created memorable segments like interviews of attendees at Republican National Conventions, a piece about tobacco farms, and exchanges with Christian pastors. Bee left the Comedy Central show in April 2015 and moved to TBS, where she became the host of the critically-acclaimed "Full Frontal with Samantha Bee". Bee married fellow "Daily Show" correspondent Jason Jones in 2001.

Answer: Tiger

Tiger Woods was born Eldrick Tont Woods in 1975 in Cypress, California. He played golf while he was in college at Stanford University and then joined the PGA Tour in 1996. Since then, Woods has consolidated himself as one of the most successful golfers in history. Woods won the first Major championship of his career in 1997, when he won that year's Masters Tournament. Since then, he has won the Masters, the PGA Championship, and the U.S. Open multiple times. Outside of his professional life, Woods has faced a few public scandals like his divorce from Elin Nordegren after he was caught having an affair, a DUI arrest in 2017, and a car crash that caused him several injuries in 2021.

Woods received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor in the United States, from President Donald Trump in 2019.

Answer: Mike Trout

Mike Trout was born in Vineland, New Jersey, in 1991. Trout's father also was a baseball player, which might explain why he started playing the sport from a very young age. Trout was drafted by the Los Angeles Angels in 2009, back when the team was known as the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Trout spent some time in Arizona playing for the Angels' rookie team.

He made his professional debut in the MLB in 2011, and has since become one of the sport's rising stars. Trout was selected as the American League's Most Valuable Player in 2014, 2016, and 2019, and won the Hank Aaron Award (given to the top hitter in each league) in 2014 and 2019.

Answer: Hawk

Tony Hawk was born in San Diego, California in 1968. Hawk's skateboarding career began as early as when he was aged 11, as that was when he began entering competitions. Hawk quickly became a worldwide celebrity in the world of skateboarding by accomplishing several incredible feats.

For example, he was the first person ever to successfully complete the trick known as "900". Hawk was also the namesake of an Activision video game series that had players simulate various skateboarding maneuvers. Hawk is also known for his philanthropic efforts like building skateboarding facilities in underprivileged communities.

Answer: Lance Bass

Lance Bass was born in Laurel, Mississippi in 1979. When he was in high school, he was invited to become the fifth member of the newly-formed boy band NSYNC, joining Justin Timberlake, JC Chasez, Joey Fatone, and Chris Kirkpatrick. Bass replaced Jason Galasso after the latter decided he did not want a career in music. NSYNC was active between 1995 and 2002 and produced hits like "Bye Bye Bye" and "Music of My Heart". Bass has since pursued minor acting roles and has also appeared as himself in various movies and TV shows.

He came out as gay in the mid-2000s and married Michael Turchin in 2011.

Answer: Wolf

Wolf Blitzer was born in Germany in 1948 to Polish parents who had survived the Holocaust. Blitzer studied History and International Relations and then spent much of his early career working for companies like Reuters in Israel. Blitzer joined CNN in 1990 and has become one of the faces of the news network since.

He has won several awards for his work, including an Emmy Award and a George Foster Peabody Award. He began hosting "The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer" in 2005, an evening program covering breaking news. Blitzer has also commonly appeared in CNN's coverage of important events, such as presidential elections or terrorist attacks.

Answer: Robin Williams

Robin Williams (1951-2014) was born in Chicago, Illinois. He started his career doing stand-up comedy shows around California and then began appearing in movies and TV shows as well. He starred in ABC's "Mork & Mindy" between 1978 and 1982, after which his career took off.

Some of his famous movies include "Good Morning, Vietnam", "Dead Poets Society", "Mrs. Doubtfire", and "Patch Adams". He won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1998 for his performance in "Good Will Hunting" alongside Matt Damon. Williams died in August 2014 in what was later confirmed to be a suicide. Williams's family revealed that he struggled with depression and anxiety, and emphasized that what Williams was suffering was of neurological nature rather than psychological.

Answer: Adam Ant

Stuart Leslie Goddard was born in London, England in 1954. He first thought of the name Adam Ant in the mid-1970s as his music career was just beginning. In 1977, he formed the band Adam and the Ants with Paul Flanagan, Lester Square, and Andy Warren.

The group released songs like "Prince Charming", "Antmusic", and "Stand and Deliver" before disbanding in 1982. He then pursued a solo career and has continued to perform live in many places around the world. Ant has also occasionally pursued opportunities in acting.

Answer: Nightingale

Florence Nightingale (1820-1910) was born in Florence, Italy, and was named after her birth city. Against her parents' wishes and the social expectations of her time, Nightingale wanted to pursue a career in nursing and went to Kaiserswerth, Germany, to begin her studies.

She then started working as a nurse in a London hospital, where she made great contributions to hygienic procedures. She is recognized as the founder of modern nursing because of the extent of her contributions. In 1854, Nightingale traveled with a group of volunteer nurses to assist in treating wounded soldiers during the Crimean War. Nightingale made significant changes to the conditions in which the soldiers were being treated.

Answer: Conor Lamb

Conor Lamb was born in 1984 in Washington, D.C. Lamb obtained his bachelor's and Law degrees from the University of Pennsylvania, and was commissioned as a Judge Advocate (a lawyer in the military) following his graduation. He was then an Assistant U.S. Attorney in Pennsylvania for a few years and announced his intentions to run for Congress in 2017. Lamb, running with the Democratic Party, narrowly won a special election held in March 2018, and then once again defeated his Republican opponent in the November 2018 general elections. Lamb has been critical of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who is also a Democrat.

He was re-elected to his seat as a representative in 2020.