Well Known Marks and Marcs Quiz | First Names

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1. Mark Hamill is best known for playing Luke Skywalker in the "Star Wars" movies, but he is also a prolific voice actor. Which of these animated characters does he lend his voice to?

Answer: The Joker

Mark Hamill has been a voice actor since 1973 and has been part of many animated series. The character he is most famous for is The Joker which he has portrayed in many different television shows including "Batman: The Animated Series" (1992)"The New Batman Adventures" (1997), "Justice League" (2001), and "Justice League Action" (2016).

He was born in 1951 in California, USA. He studied drama at Los Angeles City College. One of his first acting roles was on the television series "General Hospital" in which he played Kent Murray between 1972 and 1973.

2. Born in March 1973 Marc Overmars is a retired professional football player. At club level he has played for Ajax, Arsenal and Barcelona but which is his country of birth for which he played international football?

Answer: Netherlands

Marc Overmars was born in the Netherlands and played 86 times for his country. After a long career he retired in 2009. In 2012 he became director of football at Ajax.

3. Born in 1947, Marc Bolan was a British singer, musician and poet. He was the lead singer of which well known glam rock band?

Answer: T. Rex

T.Rex was formed in 1967 and were originally called Tyrannosaurus Rex. Some of their well known songs include "Ride a White Swan" (1970), "Hot Love" (1971) and "Telegram Sam" (1972). Marc Bolan died in 1977 in a car accident at age 29.

4. Mark Twain was an American writer known for novels such as "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" (1876) and "The Prince and the Pauper" (1881). Mark Twain was his pen name, what was his birth name?

Answer: Samuel Langhorne Clemens

Samuel Langhorne Clemens was born in 1835 in Missouri. As well as novels he also wrote travel books which include titles such as "Following the Equator" (1897) and "The Innocents Abroad" (1869). He died in 1910 aged 74.

5. In his career Mark Spitz won nine Olympic gold medals and set over thirty world records. Which sport is he known for?

Answer: Swimming

Mark Spitz was born in 1950 in California, USA. He began swimming at a very young age and was competing at the age of six. His first Olympics was in 1968 where he won two gold medals, in the 1972 Olympics he won a further six. He retired from competition at the age of twenty two. In 1983 he was inducted into United States Olympic Hall of Fame.

6. Mark Zuckerberg is an American computer programmer and co-founder of the social networking site Facebook. In which year was Facebook launched?

Answer: 2004

Facebook was launched in 2004. The social network company was invented by Mark Zuckerberg and fellow students Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin Moskovitz and Chris Hughes. It has become a huge success and there are now over one billion daily users. "The Social Network" (2010) is a biographical movie of how Facebook was founded, with the actor Jesse Eisenberg playing the role of Mark Zuckerberg.

7. Mark Sinclair is a well known actor starring in movies such as "Pitch Black" (2000) and "The Last Witch Hunter"(2015). What is his stage name, by which he is better known?

Answer: Vin Diesel

Vin Diesel was born as Mark Sinclair in 1967 in California, USA. He has a twin brother named Paul. One of his first major roles was in "Saving Private Ryan" (1998) in which he played Private Caparzo. He has played the character of Dominic Toretto many times in the "Fast and the Furious" movie franchise.

8. Mark Knopfler is an English singer/songwriter and guitarist. In which band was he the lead vocalist and guitarist from 1977-1995?

Answer: Dire Straits

Mark Knopfler was born in 1949. Dire Straits were formed in London in 1977 by Mark Knopfler, David Knopfler, John Illsley and Pick Withers. They recorded six studio albums with "Brothers in Arms" (1985) being their most successful. They won four Grammy awards and two Brit awards.

9. Mark Harmon is a film and television actor. He has been the 'star' of "NCIS" since it's beginning in 2003. What is the name of the character he plays?

Answer: Leroy Jethro Gibbs

Mark Harmon plays the character special agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs in "NCIS". The series centres around the agents that investigate crimes involving the Navy. Mark Harmon has also starred in many movies including "Cold Heaven" (1991), "Local Boys" (2002) and "Freaky Friday" (2003).

10. Mark is one of the many yellow minions who assist and serve a super-villain in the "Despicable Me" films, can you name the villain they obey?

Answer: Gru

Gru is the super-villain in the "Despicable Me" movies and he is voice by actor Steve Carell. As well as voicing Mark the Minion, the director of the "Despicable Me" movies (Pierre Coffin) voices many of the other minions. "Despicable Me" (2010) earned a Golden Globe nomination and "Despicable Me 2" (2013) was nominated for two Oscars and a Golden Globe.

Source: Author Velvet_Rain

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