Yours Truly and Unruly Trivia Quiz

Answer: Naomi Campbell

The wanted posters probably read: "Wanted: Supermodel with long legs and a short fuse. Weapon of choice: mobile phone."
Naomi Campbell was first accused of assault by a deadly phone by then assistant Georgina Galanis. She followed this up in 2005 when she clocked Amanda Brack with a Blackberry personal organiser. She unleashed her fury on her housekeeper with a jewel encrusted phone, which resulted in the woman requiring stitches. Campbell was charged with assault and threatened with jail after not turning up for her court hearing.
Among her many other tantrums is slapping a police officer, after one of her bags was lost on a flight. For this misdemeanour, she was banned from ever flying on British Airways, and sentenced to 200 hours' community service.
There are several other notable Naomi run-ins, too numerous to mention here. Needless to say, Naomi needs anger management lessons and a decent serving of humility.

Answer: John McEnroe

John McEnroe was, unarguably, the biggest dummy spitter in any sport. He was notorious for losing his cool and his constant arguing and badmouthing of umpires and linesmen alike. The media dubbed him "Superbrat" when he was 20, and he is often remembered for standing centre court, hands on hips shouting, "You cannot be serious!"
The infamous scene where he was ejected from a match came at the Australian Open in 1990. The previous year, the four-step default process had been reduced to three, a fact that John claims to have forgotten. Judging by his stunned silence when the Umpire intoned "Default Mr McEnroe. Game, set and match", and his subdued demeanour at the following press conference, who can doubt it?
Despite his on court theatrics, John McEnroe was a force to be reckoned with in men's tennis during the '80s. A time which also featured Jimmy Connors, Ivan Lendl and Bjorn Borg. Before retiring and joining the senior's circuit, McEnroe had won 17 Grand Slam Titles, including singles, doubles and mixed doubles.
Although, let us not forget Ilie Nastase. He was not dubbed "Nasty" Nastase for nothing, though he was not as good as the Superbrat.

Answer: Bjork

Icelandic singer Bjork, known for her eclectic style in music and fashion alike, lost it in 1996 when a reporter said, "Welcome to Bangkok". Her excuse was the reporter had been pestering her for four days. But the incident in New Zealand where she ripped another journalist's skivvy had no such excuse or explanation. Macedonian fashion designer Marjan Pejoski designed the infamous swan outfit worn by Bjork at the 2001 Academy Awards.

Despite being awarded the raspberry for worse dress, it also made number nine on the "Most iconic dress of all time" list, (behind Geri Halliwell's patriotic teatowel and Diana's wedding dress).

The swan ensemble was sold on eBay for ₤5,350 with the proceeds going to the Oxfam charity.

Answer: Zsa Zsa Gabor

Zsa Zsa Gabor, star of '50s movies, was arrested for unlicensed driving in Beverly Hills, and slapped the police officer for his impertinence. This led to her arrest and subsequent highly publicized trial in 1989. After being found guilty of assault, she was sentenced to three days in jail and fined $13,000 for court fees. Being a true Diva, Zsa Zsa complained about the jury not being made up of movie industry personnel, her "real" peers.
But as they say in Hollywood, any publicity is good publicity, and Zsa Zsa went on to poke fun at herself in several cameo appearances in the mid '90s.

Answer: Tyra Banks

Tyra Banks first began modelling when she was 11, and became an overnight sensation in her first week in Paris. She was the first African-American on the cover of "GQ" and "Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit Edition". She retired from modelling to concentrate on her television career, which included early appearances in "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" and "The Price is Right". Tyra also created and hosted "America's Next Top Model" and it was on-air in the fourth series of this show that she threw her famous dummy spit at one of the girls.

She is also known for having a spit on "The Tyra Banks Show" in 2007.

Answer: Elton John

Born Reginald Dwight, Elton John has been one of the most enduring and successful singer/songwriters since he first emerged on the music scene in the '70s. Known for his outlandish glam-rock stage costumes of platformed shoes, oversized glasses, sequins and ostrich feathers, John has produced memorable hits like "Crocodile Rock", "Your Song" and "Candle in the Wind".

He also starred in, and sang the title songs for the musicals "Tommy" and "The Lion King". He has been regarded as moody for most of his professional life, throwing hissy fits when crowded by reporters or greeted by a fan at the tennis! A documentary by his long-time partner David Furnish, and titled "Elton John: Tantrums & Tiaras", revealed John demanded someone "do something" about a strong wind whilst in Germany.

Answer: Serena Williams

Since making her professional debut in women's tennis in 1995, Serena has become one of the best players of the modern era. She won a career Grand Slam in 2002/2003, becoming only the sixth woman to ever accomplish the feat. She also became only the fifth woman in history to hold all four titles at the same time.

When teamed with her older sister Venus in doubles, the pair is almost unstoppable. At the U.S. open in 2009, Serena was trailing in her semi-final match against Kim Clijsters. When a foot fault against Serena gave Kim two match points, she rounded on the lineswoman, threatening her and gesturing with her racket.

After intervention by the tournament referee, Serena was docked a point, which gave Kim Clijsters the match.

Answer: Eric Cantona

Cantona is a French soccer player with a known short fuse. After outbursts where he kicked balls at the crowd and threw boots at a teammate, Cantona threw a ball at the match referee after not liking one of his decisions. When he was banned for a month, Cantona retired in protest, but was persuaded to continue playing, in England.
During a match against Crystal Palace, Cantona was sent off for kicking an opponent. On his way off the field, Cantona kung-fu kicked a Palace fan in the crowd, and then punched him. Despite the fan being a serial pest and subsequently jailed, Cantona copped an eight-month ban for his efforts.
Since retiring from soccer permanently in 1997, Cantona turned his talents to acting, with roles in "Elizabeth" (1998) and "Looking for Eric" (2009).

Answer: Russell Crowe

Renowned for his Bigger-than-Ben-Hur portrayal in "Gladiator" (2000), Russell Crowe is also renowned for his big temper and short fuse. One of Russ's best-known temper tantrums occurred in 2005 and cost him a six-figure sum of money. While staying at the Mercer Hotel in New York, Russell found the phone didn't work (or perhaps he didn't know how to work it?). So he did what any normal celebrity would do and ripped it out of the wall, marched downstairs and threw it at a concierge, hitting him in the head. Russ got arrested while the hotel employee got stiches.

In a lawsuit brought by his victim, Russ settled to the tune of $100,000.

Answer: Mike Tyson

In what is now called "The Bite Fight", "Iron" Mike Tyson bit his opponent, Evander Holyfield's ear. He claimed it was in response to being head-butted, despite neither the referee nor the cameras seeing anything. After Tyson was docked a point, the fight continued with scenes of deja-vu occuring when he bit Holyfield's other ear.

This time he actually bit off a piece of flesh that was later found on floor. With the crowd baying for Tyson's blood, he was disqualified, and left the ring with a new reputation as an animal. Fitting, one could say, as he had been convicted and imprisoned some years earlier.