Today Is The 24th July Trivia Quiz

Answer: Jennifer Lopez

Jennifer Lopez, known as "J. Lo" by the media, was born on this day in 1969 in the Castle Hill neighbourhood of The Bronx in New York. She got her break into films playing the lead role in the biopic "Selena" in 1997. In 1999 she released her first music album "On the 6".

Her personal life has attracted a lot of attention and she has been linked with actor Ben Affleck, media mogul Sean Combs and dancer Cris Judd. In 2010 she joined the judging panel of "American Idol".

Answer: Atlantic Ocean

In 1928 Earhart made aviation history by becoming the first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. She was awarded the US Distinguished Flying Cross for this feat. In 1937 she attempted to complete a circumnavigational flight of the globe accompanied by navigator Fred Noonan.

She disappeared over the central Pacific Ocean near Howard Island, just north of the equator. After an extensive search no trace of the aircraft or its occupants were found.

Answer: Danny Dyer

Danny began his acting career at 16 after being discovered by a talent agent. He played the part of Martin Fletcher in Granada Television's "Prime Suspect 3" in 1993. He has made several appearances on television in episodes of a variety of programmes.

He initially turned down a role in "Eastenders" in 2009. He has also made appearances in several films including Ray Cooney's "Run for Your Wife" which critics described as "one of the worst British films of all time".

Answer: Rogue

Anna made her first film "The Piano" playing the part of Flora McGrath. At the tender age of 11 she was awarded the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress making her the second youngest winner in Oscar history. She has appeared in several successful films since then and between 2008 and 2014 appeared in the HBO series "True Blood" in the role of Sookie Stackhouse.

Answer: Venezuela

Bolivar was heavily influenced by the ideas of John Locke and the philosophers of the 18th century French Enlightenment, who he was introduced to during his education in Europe. In 1818 he raised an army, crossed the Andes and established the independence of Colombia and later Venezuela. In 1822 he liberated Ecuador and took command of the Peruvian army. He died of tuberculosis in 1830.

Answer: Diana Prince

Lynda played her most famous role of "Wonder Woman" from 1975 to 1979. The series ran for three series. Before she found fame she entered a local beauty contest and eventually became Miss World USA in 1972. She has been married to her second husband, Washington DC Attorney Robert Altman, since 1984 and the couple have two children James and Jessica.

Answer: Alexandre Dumas

Alexandre Dumas was born Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie in 1802 in Picardy, France. He is best known for his swashbuckling historical romances such as "The Three Musketeers" and "The Count of Monte Cristo". He also wrote travel books, stories for children and memoirs.

He was known as Alexandre Dumas pere as his son Alexandre Dumas fils was also a successful writer best known for his work "The Lady of the Camellias".

Answer: Zelda

Zelda Sayre was born in 1900 in Montgomery, Alabama. She was known as a painter, writer and dancer. She married F. Scott Fitzgerald on 3rd April 1930. She became an icon of the Roaring Twenties and was called "the first American flapper" by her husband.

In 1932 she wrote an autobiography "Save Me the Waltz". Throughout her life she struggled with mental illness and died in a fire at the Highland Hospital, North Carolina in 1948.

Answer: Roald Dahl

Mara had her first acting role at the age of seven in the American soap opera "Melrose Place" as Nikki Petrova. She appeared as Natalie Hillard in the 1993 film "Mrs Doubtfire". In 2013 she announced that she was no longer going to be an actor and instead concentrate on her writing career.

She is currently working on her debut novel "(K) for Kid" which is earmarked for publication in 2016.

Answer: Michael Richards

Richards was born in 1949 in Culver City, California. He was cast as Cosmo Kramer in "Seinfeld" in 1989. Kramer is the neighbour of Jerry Seinfeld and throughout the show is referred to by his surname. His forename was not revealed until the sixth season. The series ran for nine seasons and ended in 1998.