When I Was One-and-Twenty Trivia Quiz

Answer: Jane Seymour

Jane Seymour was born in England 15 February 1951, and her acting credits for the year she turned 21 (1972) included the TV mini-series "The Strauss Family", appearances in the series "The Onedin Line" and the biopic about Sir Winston Churchill, "Young Winston". (Side note: I saw that movie at the Odeon Leicester Square, in London, England that August.)

She might be best known, at least in North America, for portraying "Doctor Quinn, Medicine Woman" on TV from 1993-98 or possibly for her appearance on "Dancing with the Stars" in 2007.

Answer: Gordon Brown

Born 20 February 1951 in Scotland, at 21 Gordon Brown became the youngest (to that date) rector of the University of Edinburgh, at which he was then pursuing his Master of Arts degree in History. As rector he acted as chairperson of the University Court, the highest governing body, and served for three years.

Brown was first elected to the UK Parliament as a Labour MP in 1983, and by 1985 was a member of the Shadow Cabinet. After Labour formed the government in 1997, Brown served as Chancellor of the Exchequer for ten years. In 2007 he succeeded Tony Blair as Prime Minister of the UK, serving in that capacity until 2010.

Answer: Kurt Russell

The movie "Now You See Him, Now You Don't" involved a spray that could make one invisible, and the crooks who tried to get it away from the young inventor, played by Russell, who was born 17 March 1951 in Massachusetts.

His earliest work had been in the TV series "The Dick Powell Show" and "Dennis the Menace", both in 1962. From 1963-64 he played the title role in the series "The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters". Unlike many child stars, he made the transition to adult roles, including one in 2016's "Deepwater Horizon".

Answer: Olivia Hussey

Olivia Hussey was born 17 April 1951 in Argentina. The Spanish movie was "Un verano para matar" (aka "Summertime Killer"), and co-starred Karl Malden, Christopher Mitchum and Raf Vallone.

What was probably her most famous role had come in 1968, when she played Juliet to Leonard Whiting's Romeo, in Franco Zeffirelli's version of "Romeo and Juliet" when she was still a teenager. Her later career has included voice work for "Star Wars" video games.

Answer: Sally Ride

Sally Ride was born in California on the 26 May 1951, and died aged 61 in 2012. She received her bachelor's degree in both English and physics from Stanford, eventually earning her PhD in physics from the same university.

She was selected for astronaut training by NASA in 1978, and made her first of two trips aboard the space shuttle Challenger in 1983, becoming the first US woman in space.

Answer: Rich Gossage

Richard "Goose" Gossage was born 5 July 1951 in Colorado, and actually made his pitching debut a few months before his 21st birthday in April 1972. During that season he had a 7-1 won-lost record, and saved two games

He went on to pitch for ten different teams over the next two decades, retiring in 1994 having saved 310 games during that time. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY in 2008.

Answer: Geoffrey Rush

Geoffrey Rush was born on 6 July 1951 in Queensland, Australia, where he began his acting career with the Queensland Theatre Company in 1971, staying with them for four years and numerous productions, before leaving for Paris in 1975.

He remained mostly a stage actor for years, before winning a Best Actor Oscar for his performance in "Shine" (1996). Subsequent film roles have included Lionel Logue in "The King's Speech" and Captain Barbossa in the "Pirates of the Caribbean" movies.

Answer: Mark Harmon

Born 2 September 1951 in California, Mark Harmon was the starting quarterback for the University of California, Los Angeles Bruins in 1972 and 1973. He graduated with a BA in Communications in 1974.

In 2003 he took on the role of Leroy Jethro Gibbs in the "JAG" spin-off, "NCIS" where 'Gibbs' Rules' are often quoted by members of his team. Harmon's accolades include the 2017 People's Choice Award for Favourite TV Crime Drama Actor, for playing Gibbs.

Answer: Ben Carson

Ben Carson was born in Detroit, Michigan on 18 September 1951. He graduated from Yale with a BA in psychology in 1973 and went on to study medicine at the University of Michigan.

His interest in politics led to a brief attempt to gain the Republican nomination for president in 2016, followed by his nomination for Secretary of Housing and Urban Development by eventual winner, Donald Trump.

Answer: Mark Hamill

Born in California 25 September 1951, Mark Hamill had been acting on TV since 1970. As well as the listed series, his work as a 21-year-old included a stint on the soap "General Hospital".

Five years later, in 1977, he would come to be known as Luke Skywalker, appearing with the droids R2-D2 and C-3PO (and some humans) in the original "Star Wars" trilogy. He reprised the role in 2015's "Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens".