Smart Alecs and Alexes Trivia Quiz

Answer: Alec Douglas-Home

Alec Douglas-Home gained national prominence while at university for his athletic abilities in first-class cricket and a racket sport known as Eton Fives. Born into an aristocratic family Alec Douglas-Home would serve in the House of Commons, the House of Lords, and as Foreign Secretary.

When Douglas-Home became Prime Minister in 1963 he had to disclaim his earldom and others peerages in order to enter the House of Commons. (He also had to win a bye-election).

Answer: Alex Van Halen

Alex Van Halen was born in Nijmegen, Netherlands in 1953. In 1972 in Pasadena, California he became the drummer for the band Van Halen which featured his brother Eddie Van Halen on guitar and David Lee Roth on vocals. Over the next forty years Van Halen would release 12 studio albums.

Answer: Alex O'Loughlin

Prior to landing his starring role on "Hawaii Five-0", O'Loughlin had appeared in the Australian miniseries "The Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant" (2005) for which he received critical acclaim as well as the romantic comedy "The Back-up Plan" (2010). On "Hawaii Five-0" O'Loughlin's character played the son of a murdered sergeant of the Honolulu Police Department. Over time his character forms the Five-0 Task Force while investigating his father's death.

Answer: Alex Rodriguez

Alex Rodriguez had a stellar 22 season career as a member of the Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers, and New York Yankees. He set several records including being the first player to hit 25 career grand slams but the end of his career was overshadowed by discoveries of his use of performance enhancing drugs.

Answer: Alec Baldwin

Alec Baldwin is the oldest of the four Baldwin brothers (Daniel, William, and Stephen are the others) who are all actors. In addition to his work as an actor Alec Baldwin has been active in organizations like PETA as well as being a staunch supporter of the Democratic Party.

Answer: Alex Trebek

Alex Trebek was born in Sudbury, Ontario in 1940 and his first hosting role was for a program called "Music Hop" in 1963. His iconic role as the host of the quiz show "Jeopardy" began in 1984 and in 2014 he set a Guinness World Record for the most game show episodes hosted after he completed his 6,829th episode.

Answer: Alec Guinness

Prior to his stellar career as a Hollywood actor Alec Guinness was a stage performer specializing in Shakespeare character roles. In addition to his Academy Award for Best Actor for "The Bridge on the River Kwai" and his nomination for "Star Wars", Guinness was also nominated for acting Academy Awards for The Lavender Hill Mob (1951) and Little Dorrit (1987).

Answer: Alex English

Alex English was a prolific scorer. In fact he scored more than anyone else in the 1980s and he made eight straight All-Star game appearances from 1982-89. At 6 ft 7 in he played the position of small forward and in 1997 he was voted to the NBA Hall of Fame.

Answer: Alec Jeffreys

Alec Jeffreys made his breakthrough discoveries on DNA while working as a Professor of Genetics at the University of Leicester in 1984. He concluded that individuals have unique DNA in their fingerprints and he realized the implications for law enforcement and over time for paternity disputes.

Answer: Alex Jones

Alex Jones came into the national spotlight for his vehement outspokenness about political issues and non-mainstream views. A self-identified "libertarian and paleoconservative", he was the host of "The Alex Jones Show" and he launched the website InfoWars.com to voice his opinions.