My Ego is Better Than Yours! Trivia Quiz

Answer: Gordon Ramsay

Gordon Ramsay was born on November 8, 1966. He is one of the most famous British chefs of the twentieth century. Apart from having been awarded more than ten Michelin stars, he has run some television programs about competitive cooking and food, among them "The F Word" and "Hell's Kitchen'.

Answer: Friedrich Nietzsche

Friedrich Nietzsche was born on October 15, 1844. He was a philosopher, composer, poet and cultural critic. The core of his philosophy is the "Will to Power", which means that a desire for power and domination is the motivation of a man's deeds. Nietzsche was opposed to Schopenhauer's theory of the "Will to Live" is the driving force of man. Nietzsche's theory was widely misunderstood, most notably by the Nazis, who sought to justify their actions using words of wise people whose meanings they misintepreted, often deliberately.

Answer: Alan Watts

Alan Watts was born on January 6, 1915. He was born in Britain, but later moved to the United States. He wrote several books on eastern religions, mostly about Buddhism, such as "The Way of Zen". He was also an Episcopal priest, but only for a short while.

Answer: James Joyce

James Joyce was born in 1882. He is considered one of the most influential writers in the modernist avant-garde of the early decades of the 20th century. His most famous works include "Ulysses", in which most critics agree he reached a perfection of the "stream of consciousness" literary technique, the short story collection "Dubliners" and "Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man".

Answer: Tom Robbins

Tom Robbins was born in 1932. Many of his works belong to the comedy-drama genre, which combines elements of both. Several awards have been given to him, including the Literary Lifetime Achievement Award from the Library of Virginia, which he earned in October 2012.

Answer: Mickey Rooney

Mickey Rooney's real name was Joseph Yule, Jr. He was born in 1920. He showed from an early age that he was a talented actor, receiving his first film role at the age of six. He was received praise by critics and colleagues alike. Laurence Olivier suggested that Rooney was "the greatest actor of them all", while critic David Thomson praised him as "one of cinema's most arresting pieces of magic."

Answer: Bono

Bono's birth name is Paul David Hewson. He was born in 1960. Perhaps the most famous member of the band U2, he wrote almost all their lyrics, getting inspirations from political, social and religious themes. Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom granted him a knighthood, while in 2005 the "Time" magazine proclaimed him the Person Of The Year, alongside Bill Gates and his wife, Belinda.

Answer: Bruce Springsteen

Bruce Frederick Springsteen was born in 1949. He is affectionately called by his fans as "The Boss". He was one of the artists that expressed their opposition to the Vietnam War and his songs are often inspired by the everyday struggles of the American working class. The most famous part of his career was his work with the E Street Band.

Answer: John Travolta

John Travolta was born in 1954. His first role was an uncredited one in the movie "The Tenth Level" in 1975. His most renowned role was that of Daniel Zuko in the film "Grease" in 1979. In 1985, he danced on the White House with Princess Diana.

Answer: Sigmund Freud

Sigmund Freud was born in 1856. He is regarded as a pioneer of the science of Psychology. In Freud's theory, it is the "Will to Pleasure" that is the motivating force of man. Freud divides a man's psychic apparatus into three parts: id, superego and ego.

The Id comprises of man's instincts and basic drives, the superego is the patterns of behavior and social principles absorbed by man and the ego is the mediating force between the other two parts.