Things Famous People Say Trivia Quiz

Answer: George Burns

Born Nathan Birnbaum in New York in 1896, George Burns was a well loved actor and comedian whose trade mark was his ever present cigar. Married for many years to comedienne Gracie Allen, the pair starred in the "Burns and Allen Show" on CBS and NBC for over 16 years.

After Gracie's death in 1964, George continued to work in radio, TV and films winning an Oscar in 1976 as Best Supporting Actor in "The Sunshine Boys" - he was 80 years old. He died in 1996 just a couple of months after his 100th birthday

Answer: Elizabeth Taylor

Elizabeth Taylor was born in Hampstead, England in 1932 to American parents and moved to Los Angeles in 1939. Her glittering film career has often been over shadowed by her private life, being married eight times (but only to seven men - she wed Richard Burton twice!). She has been the owner of several famous pieces of jewellery, perhaps the most famous being the Krupp Diamond.

Answer: Clark Gable

Clark Gable was born in Ohio in 1901 and dropped out of school aged 16. Inspired to take up acting after seeing a production of "The Bird of Paradise", he was eventually signed by MGM in 1930 and by the time he starred with Jean Harlow in "Red Dust" he was MGM's most important star.

His most famous role is perhaps as Rhett Butler in the epic blockbuster "Gone with the Wind", yet his only Oscar came from the relatively low budget film "It Happened One Night", directed by Frank Capra. His habit of smoking three packs of cigarettes a day, together with his excessive drinking, is thought to have contributed to his early death at 59.

Answer: Mark Twain

Famed not only for his novels but also for his witticisms, travel writing and personality, Mark Twain was born Samuel Langhorne Clemens in the town of Florida in the state of Missouri in 1835. He was a prolific writer and his book "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" has been called by some the first great American Novel.

Answer: Golda Meir

Not only was Golda Meir the first woman to become Prime Minister of Israel, she was also the first former American citizen to hold this office. She was born in Kiev (Ukraine) in 1898 but by 1906 her family had moved to the United States. In 1921 she emigrated to Palestine with her husband Morris Meyerson to help found a Jewish state.

Answer: Groucho Marx

The wisecracking Julius Henry 'Groucho' Marx was the the acknowledged leader and most popular member of the world famous Marx Brothers team. With his trade mark painted on moustache, fat cigar, stooped walk and quick fire, and witty one liners, Groucho Marx led his brothers into super stardom with their unique style of zany and slapstick humour.

Answer: Marilyn Monroe

It may be decades since her controversial death from a drug overdose, but Marilyn Monroe continues to intrigue, captivate and dazzle film fans throughout the world. Much has been written about Marilyn - her extraordinary life as the most idolised Hollywood Film Goddess of all time and her untimely, speculation-ridden death.

In life she was adored by millions for her beauty, vulnerability, innocent sexuality and legendary status and yet she was beset by many personal demons ranging from drug abuse to failed marriages and dissatisfaction with her film career and much more. Sadly these demons eventually overwhelmed her.

Answer: Salvador Dali

With his iconic flamboyant moustache, Salvador Dali was a Spanish surrealist painter born in Spain in 1904. His most famous work called "The Persistence of Memory" is owned by the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

Answer: P.T.Barnum

Barnum's name will be forever synonymous with the great American circus, with curiosity acts such as General Tom Thumb, he was also responsible for introducing the fabulous Jenny Lind, the "Swedish Nightingale", to American audiences.

Answer: Lauren Bacall

Lauren Bacall made this now famous quote during an interview she gave to "Time" magazine in 2005.