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School Ties Trivia Quiz

Did you go to school with someone famous? These are pairs of school chums who both turned up celebrities. How many can you spot?

A multiple-choice quiz by brewster76. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
brewster76

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
294,537

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

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914

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Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. As a student at Brown University John Kennedy, Jr. was a roomate of which future television newsperson? Hint

Brian Williams

Anderson Cooper

Christiane Amanpour

Nancy Grace

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Question 2 of 10

2. As a convent school girl in Ireland, the future Scarlett O'Hara (Vivian Leigh) was a classmate of which actress who later portrayed Jane in the "Tarzan" movie series? (Hint: she was also the real-life mother of actress Mia Farrow) Hint

Maureen O'Hara

Helen Hayes

Myrna Loy

Maureen O'Sullivan

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who was the comedian who is said to have later helped pay medical expenses for his Juilliard School friend Christopher Reeve? Hint

Penn Jillette

Robin Williams

Dan Aykroyd

Jim Carrey

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Question 4 of 10

4. The Lakeside School in Seattle was where the world's richest person, Bill Gates, met his future Microsoft co-founder. Which fellow billionaire is he? Hint

Steve Jobs

Larry Dell

Paul Allen

Warren Buffet

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Question 5 of 10

5. Southerner Harper Lee, author of the literary classic "To Kill A Mockingbird", was a grade school friend and neighbor in Monroeville, Alabama of which other famous writer? Hint

Truman Capote

Ayn Rand

William Faulkner

Eudora Welty

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Question 6 of 10

6. "Saturday Night Live" alums Jane Curtin, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Ana Gasteyer and Seth Meyers all attended which prestigious mid-western American college noted for its theater arts program? (Hint: this school is located in the same town as the comedy theater "The Second City" which launched the careers of Gilda Radner and Bill Murray) Hint

Northwestern University

University of Michigan

University of Kansas

Carnegie Mellon University

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Question 7 of 10

7. Anthony Edwards, Forrest Whitaker, Phoebe Cates and Eric Stolz were all students at which fictional school? Hint

Rydell High School

Ridgemont High School

Beverly Hills High School

High School of the Performing Arts

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Question 8 of 10

8. North Sydney Girls High School boasts Nicole Kidman and which of her real-life friends as members of its alumnae? (Hint: they both were in the 1991 Aussie film "Flirting" with Thandie Newton) Hint

Kylie Minogue

Cate Blanchett

Rachel Hunter

Naomi Watts

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Question 9 of 10

9. The United States Military Academy (West Point) class of 1915 was known as "The Class the Stars Fell On" because of the high percentage of its graduates who became generals. One member of the class of '15 was 5-Star General Omar Bradley. Who was his classmate? Hint

Douglas MacArthur

Dwight Eisenhower

John "Black Jack" Pershing

Audie Murphy

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which future rock and roll pair met on the playground of Wentworth Primary School in Dartford, Kent? (Hint: they later were flatmates with a musician named Brian Jones) Hint

Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend

Annie Lennox and Gordon Sumner (Sting)

Keith Richards and Mick Jagger

Elton John and Bernie Taupin

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. As a student at Brown University John Kennedy, Jr. was a roomate of which future television newsperson?

Answer: Christiane Amanpour

Christiane Amanpour also spoke at the memorial service for Kennedy and his wife, Caroline Bessette.

Answer: Maureen O'Sullivan

Maureen O'Sullivan's acting career spanned seven decades. Her last role was in a 1994 made-for-television movie with Robert Wagner and Stefanie Powers based on their "Hart to Hart" series.

3. Who was the comedian who is said to have later helped pay medical expenses for his Juilliard School friend Christopher Reeve?

Answer: Robin Williams

The future Superman and Mork were friends and acting-mates at the prestigious Juilliard School in 1973-74 where they were taught by Academy award winner John Houseman.

4. The Lakeside School in Seattle was where the world's richest person, Bill Gates, met his future Microsoft co-founder. Which fellow billionaire is he?

Answer: Paul Allen

Allen and Gates dropped out of college to form Microsoft in 1975. Allen has owned several professional sports teams including the Seattle Seahawks and Portland Train Blazers.

5. Southerner Harper Lee, author of the literary classic "To Kill A Mockingbird", was a grade school friend and neighbor in Monroeville, Alabama of which other famous writer?

Answer: Truman Capote

Lee was portrayed by actresses Catherine Keener and Sandra Bullock in movies about Capote in the early 2000s.

Answer: Northwestern University

Other famous Northwestern (located in Chicago) attendees include Ann Margaret, Warren Beatty and Stephen Colbert.

7. Anthony Edwards, Forrest Whitaker, Phoebe Cates and Eric Stolz were all students at which fictional school?

Answer: Ridgemont High School

"Fast Times At Ridgemont High" was released in 1982. It was written by Cameron Crowe and based, in part, on his observations at Grossmont High School in San Diego.

8. North Sydney Girls High School boasts Nicole Kidman and which of her real-life friends as members of its alumnae? (Hint: they both were in the 1991 Aussie film "Flirting" with Thandie Newton)

Answer: Naomi Watts

Watts starred in movies with several established actors including Kidman, Russell Crowe, Rachel Ward and Michael York before hitting it big with "Mulholland Drive" in 2001.

Answer: Dwight Eisenhower

Omar Bradley and Dwight Eisenhower reached the second highest rank in the US Army, General of the Army, also called a 5-Star General. The highest rank, General of the Armies, has been awarded to George Washington (posthumously) and John Pershing (during WWI).

10. Which future rock and roll pair met on the playground of Wentworth Primary School in Dartford, Kent? (Hint: they later were flatmates with a musician named Brian Jones)

Answer: Keith Richards and Mick Jagger

Brian Jones was an original member of the Rolling Stones but left in the late'60s after much abuse of drugs and alcohol. He drowned in his pool in Sussex in 1969.

Source: Author brewster76

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