More Hip, Less Hop Trivia Quiz

Answer: Ray Charles

Ray Charles had hip replacement surgery in 2003 which resulted in him having to cancel a concert for the first time ending a 53 year run of perfect attendance. (www.imdb.com)
Blinded as a result of glaucoma at the age of 6, Ray Charles did not let his disability hold him back as he forged a career that was so successful he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
He passed away in 2004 a few months before the biographical movie "Ray" was released starring Jamie Foxx in the title role.

Answer: George H. W. Bush

Bush was the 41st U.S President and was in office from 1988 to 1992. His popularity took a huge dent when he went back on his promise and increased taxes, and although he won back many supporters during the Gulf War, he failed to be re-elected for a second term losing the election to Bill Clinton.
He had his left hip replaced in 2000 and had his right hip replaced in 2007 at the age of 82.

Answer: Eddie Van Halen

Eddie Van Halen was rated at no. 8 in "Rolling Stone" magazines "100 Greatest Guitarists" feature.
Van Halen have enjoyed a prolific career releasing over 50 singles; their most successful song was 1984's "Jump" which topped both the U.K and U.S Singles Charts.
After being diagnosed with the disease avascular necrosis, a disorder that interrupts the blood supply to the joints causing cellular death, Van Halen underwent hip surgery in 1999.

Answer: Katharine Hepburn

Katharine Hepburn won her best actress Oscars for her roles in "Morning Glory" (1934), "Guess Who's Coming To Dinner" (1968), "The Lion in Winter" (1969) and "On Golden Pond" (1982). Over the course of her career she was nominated for 57 major film awards, of which she won 21. (www.imdb.com)
She lived to the grand old age of 96, still active and energetic into her eighties before her health began to deteriorate.

Answer: Roald Dahl

Dahl served as a fighter pilot in the RAF. He was sufferered horrific injuries in the crash, not only needing hip surgery but two spinal operations as well. He was also concussed and temporarily blinded. It was as he lay in his hospital bed in a state of delirium and unable to see the real world that his imagination ran wild and he took the first step to becoming the world renowned author of classics such as "The BFG" and "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory".

Answer: Evel Knievel

A household name in the 1970's, he is still rated as one of the greatest ever dare-devils and a founding father of extreme sports. He is best known for his motorcycle stunts which included jumping over pits of rattlesnakes and (unsuccessfully) jumping over 13 double decker buses at Wembley stadium.
Evel Knievel sustained his hip injury whilst attempting to jump the fountains at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas (a jump of 141 feet). He successfully cleared the fountains but was thrown off his bike on the landing ramp breaking several bones and putting himself in a coma for 29 days.
Although it was doubtful that he would ever walk again, he made a full recovery and continued to perform his stunts.
His career ended in 1976 when he collided with his cameraman whilst practising a jump over a tank full of live sharks. He broke both of his arms in the crash and the cameraman lost an eye.
(Info from www.kingofthestuntmen.co.uk)

Answer: Jack Nicklaus

Jack Nicklaus won his first major championship; the US Open in 1962. He won the prestigious Masters Tournament a record 6 times with his last victory coming in 1986.
He had a ceramic hip replacement after many years of suffering with osteoarthritis. In an interview with USAToday.com in 2003 he said on the subject of hip replacement surgery, "Done properly the results are unbelievable, I have complete range of motion. I can sit on my heels. I can shoot a jump shot if I want to. I run all over the tennis court."

Answer: Jane Fonda

Jane Fonda, daughter of screen legend Henry Fonda and sister to Oscar nominated Peter Fonda, had hip replacement surgery in 2005. She also had knee replacement surgery in 2010. She was then diagnosed with breast cancer in 2010 but, even though she was faced with so much adversity she didn't let it hold her back, she released two fitness DVD's in 2010, another two in 2011 and a yoga DVD in 2012.

Her acting career continues ... A remarkable woman!

Answer: Elizabeth Taylor

Two time Academy Award winner Elizabeth Taylor had both her left and right hips replaced in quick succession. Recuperation was very slow and she was reportedly in a lot of pain. Soon it transpired that as a consequence of the operation her right leg was shorter than her left and she had no choice but to have a third replacement to rectify the problem. Her tribulations didn't end there as shortly after she had to undergo surgery to remove a brain tumour.
A star of the screen, she lived a terribly turbulent and sad life, with marriage breakdowns aplenty and injuries and illnesses at every turn.
She died in 2011 of congestive heart failure.

Answer: Billy Joel

Six time Grammy Award winner, Billy Joel said in an interview with U.K newspaper, "The Daily Express" in 2013, that recovery has been a slow process he "ruled out a return to touring because he is still struggling to recover from double hip-replacement surgery". (www.express.co.uk)