Tom, Dick or Harry? Trivia Quiz

Answer: He is a master chef.

He has in fact attend Le Cordon Bleu ("The Blue Ribbon") classes in culinary arts. Harris is a graduate of Baylor University in Waco, TX. He got his first writing job covering the crime desk for the Waco Herald Journal. He later moved to NY and wrote "Black Sunday" while working for the Associated Press as a reporter and assissant editor.
Among his other "keep the lights on while you're reading them" books are "Red Dragon" (1981) and "Hannibal" (1999).

Interesting fact: "Red Dragon" was the book which introduced the unsuspecting reading public to "Hannibal the Cannibal" Lecter.

Answer: She was a contestant on a game show he hosted.

As luck and fate would have it, the Johnson family appeared on "Family Feud" in 1981, and they married ten years later. He hosted "The Feud" from 1976-1985, and again in 1994-95. He is also known for his role of Corporal Dunkirk on the popular sitcom "Hogan's Heroes", which ran from 1965-1971.
He has also made a few movies including "The Running Man" (1987) with Arnold Schwarzenegger.
He was born November 20, 1932 in Hampshire, England. He became a citizen of the United States in 1984.

Interesting fact: During the first run of "The Feud", the rakish Richard made a habit of kissing all of the female contestants, earning himself the moniker, "The Kissing Bandit". Because of a promise he made after his marriage to Gretchen, he scrapped the smooching when the show came back in 1994.

Answer: Actress Betty Grable

He took his first mate, Louise Tobin in 1935, and Joan Boyd became his third wife in 1968.
His dad was a bandleader in a traveling circus, so there was music in Harry's blood. He started the "Harry James Orchestra" in 1939. It became the first well known band to sign on a skinny crooner from Bayone N.J. named Francis Albert Sinatra. He also appeared in over a dozen films, the first of which was "Hollywood Hotel" (1937), and then he brought the Hollywood curtain down with ""The Sting II" (1983).

Interesting fact: After he died on July 5, 1983, just nine days after playing the last gig in a 46-year career, his eulogy was given by Frank Sinatra.

Answer: Cincinnati Reds

He and the Reds blanked the St. Louis Cardinals June 16, 1978.
Seaver won the Cy Young Award three times (1969, 1973, 1975). He recorded his 300th victory as a member of the White Sox.
He was the first pitcher ever to strike out 10 men in a row, and the first pitcher to strike out 200 or more batters in nine consecutive seasons. He was a 12-time All Star, a five-time 20-game winner, pitched 61 shutouts, and threw 231 complete games.
He was the first player to have his number (41) retired for his achievements, as a player, for the N.Y. Mets. When Seaver retired in 1986, he was third on the list for all-time strikeouts behind only Nolan Ryan and Steve Carlton.

Interesting fact: When he was elected to Baseball's Hall of Fame (1992), he went in with the highest percentage of the vote of any player in history (98.4%). It's no wonder he was also known as "Tom Terrific".

Answer: drug possession

Ironically, his first film after getting out of a rehab center for his cocaine habit was "Down and Out in Beverly Hills" (1986).
He won an Oscar for Best Actor for his role in "The Goodbye Girl" (1977), and received a similar nomination for "Mr. Holland's Opus" (1995).
He has also been honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Interesting fact: His film debut was a most forgettable role in a very memorable movie, when he spoke one line of dialog in "The Graduate" (1967).

Answer: Harlem, New York

He was born Harold Bellanfanti, Jr. on March 1, 1927. For a period of eight years (1932-1940) he lived on the island of Jamaica, at the home of his grandma. He is a World War II Navy veteran, and was quite active in the Civil Rights movement alongside Martin Luther King Jr. (whom he supported financially and even bailed out of jail once in LA).
Among his many honors are; a Tony Award for the play "John Murray Anderson's Almanac" (1953); the National Medal of Arts (1994); a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (2000). He was also the first African-American to win an Emmy (1959).

Interesting fact: His "Calypso" was the first album ever to exceed sales of over one million copies.

Answer: She was his cousin.

Martha was his third cousin, and they were married for ten years and had six children before her death in in 1782. A heartbroken Jefferson never remarried.
After he left the presidency, he was one of the most instrumental people in the founding of the University of Virginia.
He designed his famous estate, "Monticello", on the sight of a 5,000-acre plantation. He went out with a bang, dying on the fourth of July, 1826.

Interesting fact: He was the the first American Secretary of State, serving from March 22, 1790-December 31, 1793, under President George Washington.

Answer: The $10,000 Pyramid

The first episode of "Pyramid" hit the airways March 26, 1973. "American Bandstand" was aired from Philadelphia (1957-1963) and later from Los Angeles (1964-1987). It served to showcase the talents of many early rock and roll stars, including such guests as Fats Domino, Sam Cooke, Buddy Holly and Chubby Checker. Clark was rewarded with four Emmy Awards (1979-1983-1985-1986), and also won The Peabody Award (1999). He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and became a member of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993. He died April 18, 2012, at the age of 82.

Interesting fact: At the end of its three decade run, "American Bandstand" had made TV history, becomming the longest running variety program in history.

Answer: an automobile accident

He died July 16, 1981, while driving on the Long Island Expressway in Jericho, N.Y. He was on the way to a gig he was to play that same day.

The single of "Cats in the Cradle" would rise to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 in December 1974. He recorded 10 singles and over 25 albums. He was instrumental in helping to create the Presidential Commission on World Hunger in 1977. As recognition for his humanitarian work, he was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal, on what would have been his 45th birthday, in 1987.

Interesting fact: He was inspired to write "Cats in the Cradle" by a poem written by his wife Sandy. They had met in 1966, when she called, asking him to give her music lessons. Who knew?

Answer: Dick

He appeared fairly regularly on "The Steve Allen Show" in the early 1960s, and in 1965-66 he and Dick starred in a sitcom, inventively titled "The Smothers Brothers". The following year brought about a variety program, "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Show". Tom was never one who was shy to express an opinion on matters of the day. In 2011, a chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union recognized his work against censorship in the media, by giving him the Jack Green Civil Liberties Award. He was also a very gifted musician.

Interesting fact: When John Lennon recorded his single "Give Love a Chance" (1969), Tom played guitar.