States of Mind III Trivia Quiz

Answer: West Virginia

Actor Don Knotts (1924-2006) was born in Morgantown, WV. He is probably best known for his role as the bumbling Deputy Barney Fife on "The Andy Griffith Show" which ran from 1960 to 1968. He also played Ralph Furley on "Three's Company".

Former basketball great Jerry West was born in Chelyan, West Virginia in 1938. He played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Los Angeles Lakers from 1960 to 1974. In fact, his silhouette is part of the NBA Logo.

Answer: North Dakota

Peggy Lee (1920-2002) was born Norma Deloris Egstrom in Jamestown, North Dakota. Her career as a singer of jazz and popular music spanned over sixty years. She began on a local radio station, later with Benny Goodman's band, and had a huge hit with the single "Fever" in 1957.

Actress Angie Dickinson was born in Kulm, ND in 1931. After appearing in films like "Rio Bravo" (1959), she went on to star on her own TV series, "Police Woman", as Sergeant Leann 'Pepper' Anderson, from 1974 to 1978.

Answer: Minnesota

Singer, songwriter Bob Dylan was born Robert Zimmerman in Duluth, Minnesota in 1941. He has been a tremendous musical influence for over fifty years, with songs like "Blowin' in the Wind" and "The Times They Are a-Changin', from the 1960s. In 2016, Dylan was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.

Judy Garland (1922-1969) was born as Frances Gumm in Grand Rapids, MN. In 1939 she became a household name with her starring role as Dorothy Gale in "The Wizard of Oz". She continued to entertain for more than four decades.

Answer: Rhode Island

Matthew C. Perry (1794-1858) was born in Newport, Rhode Island. Perry was a Commodore in the United States Navy. His command extended from 1809 to 1858, through several wars, including the War of 1812 and the Mexican-American War.

Entertainer, singer and songwriter George M. Cohan (1878-1942) was born in Providence, RI. He began performing in vaudeville with his parents and sister, as "The Four Cohans", before becoming immortalized in "Yankee Doodle Dandy".

Answer: Arkansas

Boxer Charles "Sonny" Liston (1932-1970) was born in Sand Slough, Arkansas. In 1962 he captured the World Heavyweight Crown when he knocked out the reining champion Floyd Patterson. In 1974 he lost the title to Muhammad Ali.

Leroy Eldridge Cleaver (1935-1998) was born in Wabbaseka, AR. He was a writer and political activist. Cleaver became a leader of the controversial Black Panther Party and penned a collection of essays in 1968 called "Soul on Ice".

Answer: Indiana

Iconic actor James Dean (1931-1955) was born in Marion, IN. The face of teenage angst, he only starred in three films before his untimely death, i.e., "Rebel Without a Cause" (1955), "East Of Eden" (1955) and "Giant" (1956).

Fashion designer Bill Blass (1922-2002) was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana. At fifteen-years-old he began sewing and selling evening gowns. He soon moved to New York, and became the first male to win Mademoiselle's Design for Living Award.

Answer: Pennsylvania

Playwright Maxwell Anderson (1888-1959) was born in Atlantic, Pennsylvania. In addition to plays like "Winterset", he wrote screenplays for the works of other authors, e.g., "All Quite on the Western Front" and "Death Takes a Holiday".

Painter Mary Cassatt (1844-1926) was born in Allegheny, PA. She spent much of her life in France where she became friends with Impressionist artist Edgar Degas. Among her works are "The Boating Party" and "The Child's Bath", both from 1893.

Answer: Utah

Model Chrissy Teigen was born in Delta, Utah in 1985. She made her modeling debut on the cover of the 2010 swimsuit issue of "Sports Illustrated". In 2013 she married John Legend, EGOT winner and People's 'Sexiest Man Alive' 2019 winner.

Actress Roseanne Barr was born in Salt Lake City, Utah in 1952. After her beginnings as a stand-up comedienne ("domestic goddess"), she went on to write and star on her eponymous sitcom from 1988 to 1997. She was removed from the 2018 reboot for a controversial racial 'tweet'.

Answer: Ohio

Astronaut Neil Armstrong (1930-2012) was born in Wapakoneta, Ohio. He was an aeronautical engineer, a naval aviator, and a test pilot before becoming the first man to walk on the moon in 1969, on the Apollo 11 mission.

Author and humorist Erma Bombeck (1927-1996) was born in Bellbrook, Ohio. For over thirty years she wrote a newspaper column about suburban life, and published books which included "The Grass Is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank".

Answer: Georgia

Novelist Alice Walker was born in Eatonton, Georgia in 1944. Her 1982 novel, "The Color Purple" won the National Book Award for hardcover fiction, as well as a Pulitzer Prize. Among her other works are "Meridian" and "Everyday Use".

Comedian Jeff Foxworthy ws born in Atlanta, GA, in 1958. He is a radio and TV personality, an author and a member of the 'Blue Collar Comedy Tour'. But his most famous schtick is "You may be a redneck if..." (e.g., 'you spend more on your pickup truck than on your education').