What U. S. President was born on the 4th of July? John F. Kennedy Harry Truman Calvin Coolidge Herbert Hoover C Robert Weston Smith is the real name of what famous disk jockey? Murray the K Alan Freed Cousin Brucey Wolfman Jack D Cherilyn Sarkesian is the real name of what famous singer? Madonna Cher Paula Abdul Bonnie Riatt B Who was the only actor to ever win the Best Actor Oscar two years in a row? Lawrence Olivier Gregory Peck Robert deNiro Spencer Tracy D In the 1960's what was famous TV weatherman Willard Scott doing in Washington, D. C.? serving in Congress working for the Washington Post playing Bozo the Clown on TV playing defensive tackle for the Redskins C What Oscar-winning actor was once rated the best celebrity tennis player? Bill Cosby Robert Duvall Burt Reynolds Clint Eastwood B What U. S. President lived the longest? John Adams Teddy Roosevelt Millard Fillmore James K. Polk A What is Bob Hopes real first name? Louis Lucius Lucas Leslie D Jane Fonda and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis both attended what college? Harvard Yale Princeton Vassar D Who was the first player ever elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame? Babe Ruth Ty Cobb Ted Williams Hank Aaron B Who was the first ex-wife of a U. S. President? Lady Bird Johnson Jane Wyman Pat Nixon Mamie Eisenhour B How many Oscars did Richard Burton ever win? none one two three A What famous singer is the seventh son of a seventh son? Perry Como Frank Sinatra Al Martino Julius LaRosa A How tall is Michael Jackson? 6 ft. 6 ft. 2 in. 5 ft. 10 in. 5 ft. 8 in. B Will Rogers, the famous American humorist, was once the mayor of what city? Houston Nashville Beverly Hills Atlanta C What boxer broke Muhammed Ali's jaw? Joe Frazier Leon Spinks Larry Holmes Ken Norton D What color are Elizabeth Taylor's eyes? Brown Blue Lavender Green C What do Sophia Loren, Mae West and Johnny Cash have in common? They all had hit records. They all spent time in jail. They wore nothing but black. They all were left-handed. B Other than Susan B. Anthony, who was the only other non-U.S. President to appear on non-commemorative U.S. coins? Elvis Presley Albert Einstein Benjamin Franklin Thomas Edison C Who does the voices of cartoon characters Bugs Bunny, Sylvester and Tweety Pie? Mel Blanc Mel Brooks Mel Torme Mel Howard A What color are comedian Steve Martin's eyes? Brown Blue Green Plaid B Who was the only U.S. President born in New Jersey? Grover Cleveland Millard Fillmore Dwight Eisenhour Herbert Hoover A Where was actress Ann-Margaret born? United States England Sweden Germany C Frances Octavia Smith is the real name of what singer/actress who often appeared with her husband? Dale Evans Jayne Meadows Edie Gorme Gracie Allen A Who made the first solo flight around the world? Orville Wright Charles Lindberg Wiley Post John Glenn C How many Polish Popes have there been? none one two three B Robert Zimmerman is the real name of what famous singer? Robert Goulet Bob Dylan Elton John Glen Campbell B What U. S. President served the shortest term in office? John Kennedy Abraham Lincoln Gerald Ford William Harrison D Who wrote the book "Where's the Rest of Me"? Richard Nixon Ronald Reagan Jimmy Carter Harry Truman B Who was the only Roman Catholic U.S. President? Harry Truman Calvin Coolidge John Kennedy Woodrow Wilson C Who was the first U.S. President to have been divorced? Woodrow Wilson Franklin Roosevelt Dwight Eisenhour Ronald Reagan D Who was the first U. S. President to live in the White House? George Washington John Adams Thomas Jefferson James K. Polk B Mary Martin played "Peter Pan" on Broadway. What did her son play on TV? Matt Dillon J. R. Ewing Paladin Adam Cartwright B What's Paul McCartney's real first name? James John Paul Rufus A "Auld Lang Syne" was the theme song for what famous bandleader? Glenn Miller Guy Lombardo Benny Goodman Doc Severensin B What popular rock singer was a New York City cop for a year and is the son of a policeman? Billy Joel Michael Bolton Bruce Springsteen Eddie Money D Singers Rita Coolidge and Aretha Franklin's fathers were in what profession? politics broadcasting ministry recording C Who was the only U. S. President to remain a bachelor his entire life? Millard Fillmore Woodrow Wilson James Buchanan John Adams C Who was the first U. S. President to be sworn into office by a woman? John F. Kennedy Lyndon B. Johnson Richard Nixon Gerald Ford B Who was the first male to appear on the cover of Playboy magazine? Joe Namath Muhammed Ali Peter Sellers Bill Cosby C Who was the first U. S. President to serve in the U. S. Navy? Truman Kennedy Nixon Bush B Who was Time magazine's very first (1927) Man of the Year? Charles Lindbergh Charlie Chaplin Harry Houdini Al Capone A Who sang the 1965 hit song "The Men in My Little Girl's Life"? Merv Griffin Mike Douglas Perry Como Bobby Darin B What major league pitcher refused to pitch a World Series game on the Jewish holiday Yom Kippur? Whitey Ford Don Gibson Sandy Koufax Catfish Hunter C Who owns all the rights to all of Buddy Holly's songs? Michael Jackson Paul McCartney Elton John Rod Stewart B Wagstaff is the middle name of what famous television personality? Johnny Carson David Letterman Walter Cronkite Dick Clark D What U. S. President was drunk when he took the oath of office as Vice-President? Andrew Jackson Andrew Johnson Richard Nixon Charles Dawes B Who was nicknamed "the last of the red hot mamas"? Marilyn Monroe Mae West Jayne Mansfield Sophie Tucker D Where did famous comedian Steve Martin work for eight years? Disneyland McDonald's the Post Office a gas station A What American athlete holds the record for winning the most Gold Medals in a single Olympics? Jim Thorpe Mark Spitz Ray Leonard Michael Jordan B Who was the only U. S. President born in Nebraska? Richard Nixon Millard Fillmore Gerald Ford Herbert Hoover C Napoleon had a morbid fear of what animal? cats dogs snakes bats A Who was the first U. S. President to ever play golf? Taft Hoover Truman Eisenhour A Which of the follow U. S. Presidents was born in Kentucky? Andrew Johnson Lyndon Johnson Abraham Lincoln Harry Truman C Who was the first U. S. President born outside the original 13 states? John Adams Abraham Lincoln U. S. Grant William Taft B Who was the first U. S. President to visit all 50 states while in office? John Kennedy Lyndon Johnson Richard Nixon Jimmy Carter C What famous composer had 20 children? Bach Beethoven Mozart Manilow A Who was an accountant before he became a comedian? Bill Cosby Tom Poston Bob Newhart Bob Denver C Who was the only U. S. President to ever publish a book of poetry? John F. Kennedy John Q. Adams Harry S. Truman Franklin D. Roosevelt B Which of these singers spent 2 years in prison in the '60's and was convicted of tax evasion in the '70's? Chuck Berry James Brown Pat Boone Johnny Cash A Who was the only U. S. President who achieved the rank of Eagle Scout? John Kennedy Lyndon Johnson Gerald Ford Jimmy Carter C Actor Jim Backus was the voice of which of these cartoon characters? Popeye Mr. Magoo Mickey Mouse Fred Flintstone B During his campaign, who said "I'm running for Governor of the United States"? Richard Nixon Lyndon Johnson Spiro Agnew Jimmy Carter A Who is the only tennis player to win the Wimbledon singles title five years in a row? Jimmy Connors Jack Kramer Stan Smith Bjorn Borg D Doc Holliday, Wyatt Earp's friend, was what kind of medical specialist? eye doctor dentist bone specialist brain surgeon B Who was the tallest U. S. President? John Kennedy Gerald Ford Abraham Lincoln Ronald Reagan C Who was the only 20th Century U. S. President who did not go to college? Teddy Roosevelt Woodrow Wilson Herbert Hoover Harry Truman D Who actually played the guitar on the Elvis Presley recording of the song "Guitar Man"? Elvis Presley Roy Clark Chet Atkins Jerry Reed D Alfred Nobel, founder of the Nobel Peace Prizes, was the inventor of what? television x-ray dynamite cola C How are Shirley MacLaine and Warren Beatty related? husband and wife brother and sister cousins not related at all B How old was actor James Dean when he died? 22 24 26 28 B Famous scientist Albert Einstein was once offered the Presidency of what country? United States Canady Israel Russia C Who was the only U. S. President to ever attend medical school? Hoover Harrison Polk Coolidge B What famous singer renew her hairdresser's license every two years? Olivia Newton-John Dinah Shore Loretta Lynn Tammy Wynette D Who invented the game of snooker pool? Winston Churchhill Neville Chamberlain Charles deGaule Napoleon Bonaparte B Which of these famous baseball players went hitless his first twelve times at bat in the major leagues? Willie Mays Mickey Mantle Reggie Jackson Bo Jackson A Which of these comedians holds the record (83) for the most appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show? Jerry Lewis Myron Cohen Alan King Phyllis Diller C What famous baseball player got the same number of hits (1,815) during home games as he did during road games? Stan Musial Babe Ruth Willie Mays Ted Williams A Who wrote the theme song for Johnny Carson's "The Tonight Show"? Johnny Carson Paul Anka Johnny Carson and Paul Anka Doc Severinsen C Which U. S. President's picture is on the $50 bill? Kennedy Harrison Grant Adams C How many Academy Awards did Walt Disney win? 10 15 20 25 C Who was the last U. S. President to wear a mustache? Grant Lincoln Taft Wilson C What famous comedian was once convicted of smuggling and fines $10,000? Bob Hope Jimmy Durante Jack Benny George Burns C In what month has no U. S. President ever been born? June July August September A What U. S. President, through surgery, had an artificial jaw? Franklin Roosevelt Grover Cleveland William Taft Calvin Coolidge B How old was Marilyn Monroe when she died? 32 34 36 38 C Who was the youngest person to ever be listed in "Who's Who in America"? Shirley Temple Mickey Rooney Tatum O'Neal Macauley Culkin C In what month were most U. S. Presidents born? September October November December B Who was the first U. S. President to ever have a pilot's license? Truman Eisenhour Kennedy Bush B Which band sold more record albums in 1966 than the Beatles? Rolling Stones Monkees Temptations Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass D Who was known as the Yankee Clipper? Joe Di Maggio Mickey Mantle Whitey Ford Yogi Berra A What did Joe Garagiola's wife do in the stadium in St. Louis while her husband played baseball? sold peanuts coached third base played the stadium organ umpired C Who was the first U. S. President to visit China while in office? Kennedy Nixon Carter Reagan B What U. S. President is buried in New York City? Lincoln Grant T. Roosevelt F. D. Roosevelt B What is the shortest period of time anyone has ever been Pope? 2 days 2 weeks 2 months 2 years A What U. S. President had two Vice-Presidents to die in office? Madison Wilson Coolidge Hoover A Who was the only U. S. President to ever win a Pulitzer Prize? Truman Eisenhour Kennedy L.B.Johnson C What was "The Big Bopper's" real name? P.J.Penelope J.P.Richardson R.J.Reynolds J.R.Ewing B How many U. S. Presidents were only children? 2 4 6 0 D What "60 Minutes" reporter used to do Peter Pan Peanut Butter commercials on TV? Ed Bradley Mike Wallace Morley Safer Andy Rooney B On TV's "Gunsmoke" what part was played by Milburn Stone? Festus Doc Adams the bartender the blacksmith B Whose picture was on the cover of the first issue of Rolling Stone magazine? Elvis Presley Mick Jagger Paul McCartney John Lennon D Who wrote the poem "Casey at the Bat"? Carl Sandburg Robert Service Ernest Thayer Rudyard Kipling C Who wrote the poem "The Cremation of Sam McGee"? Carl Sandburg Robert Service Ernest Thayer Rudyard Kipling B Whose picture was on the cover of the worst-selling issue of People magazine? Howard Cosell Donald Trump Saddam Hussein Dennis Maidon A Who was the only world champion heavyweight boxer to retire with a perfect win record? Joe Louis Rocky Marciano Max Baer John L. Sullivan B Who was the only U. S. President to have a brother and a sister who were twins? Washington Jefferson Lincoln Grant B What Hall of Fame baseball great committed more errors in his career than any other outfielder? Babe Ruth Ty Cobb Ted Williams Reggie Jackson B Who was the first U. S. President born west of the Mississippi River? Herbert Hoover Grover Cleveland Calvin Coolidge Harry Truman A What is Harold Jenkins' stage name? Chet Atkins Roy Acuff Ferlin Husky Conway Twitty D On what day of the week was John F. Kennedy shot? Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday B On what day of the week was Lee Harvey Oswald shot? Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday D Who was the first left-handed U. S. President? James Garfield Millard Fillmore Teddy Roosevelt William Taft A What network TV newscaster played herself in the movie "Nasty Habits"? Jane Pauley Barbara Walters Connie Chung Jessica Savitch D How many times has Elizabeth Taylor been married? 6 7 8 9 C Who was Joey Bishop's sidekick on his late-night TV talk show? Geraldo Rivera Ed McMahon Merv Griffin Regis Philbin C What country singer/movie cowboy ran for the U. S. Senate in 1970? Roy Rogers Tex Ritter Gene Autry Chill Wills B What confederate general was shot by one of his own troops and died a week later? Stonewall Jackson Jefferson Davis Robert E. Lee Mark Twain A Which of these TV personalities is a lawyer? Walter Cronkite Peter Jennings Tom Brokau Howard Cosell D Who was the official photographer of the Ali-Frazier fight in March of 1971? Ansel Adams Al Capp Frank Sinatra Tony Randall C Who was the oldest signer of the Declaration of Independence? John Hancock Thomas Jefferson George Washington Benjamin Franklin D Baseball great Babe Ruth was trained in what skill? masonry watch-making tailoring cooking C Rock 'n roll singer Chuck Berry was trained in what skill? cosmotology masonry sculpting rug weaving A Who was on the cover of the first issue of Playboy magazine? Jayne Mansfield Marilyn Monroe Lana Turner Hugh Hefner B What was the name of the Beatles' drummer before Ringo Starr? Peter Best Peter Worst Peter Okay Peter Notbad A Which one of these singers modeled underwear in the 1959 Sears catalog? Pat Boone Frankie Avalon Fabian John Davidson D What actor played pro baseball (Cubs and Dodjers) and pro basketball (Celtics)? John Wayne Clint Eastwood Chuck Connors Chuck Norris C How were John F. Kennedy and H. Sargent Shriver related? cousins brothers-in-law uncle and nephew not related at all B Who once inherited 8,960 acres of land in Colorado? Winston Churchhill Emporer Hirohito Saddam Hussein Adolf Hitler D Who was the first pro golfer to ever earn a million dollars on the PGA Tour? Ben Hogan Sam Snead Arnold Palmer Jack Nicklaus C Where was Billy the Kid born? San Antonio Denver Oklahoma City New York City D What did famous consumer advocate Ralph Nader do in the Army? drill sergeant cook radio operator drove a tank B Where was bandleader Lawrence Welk born? Hungary Germany Switzerland United States D How are newspaper columnists Ann Landers and Abigail Van Buren related? cousins twins aunt and niece mother and daughter B Who was the only U. S. President to remain a bachelor his entire life? Warren G. Harding James Buchanan Millard Fillmore Grover Cleveland B What U. S. President was nominated for a Grammy Award in the "Best Spoken Word" recording catagory? John Kennedy Lyndon Johnson Richard Nixon Jimmy Carter C How many novels did "Gone With the Wind" author Margaret Mitchell write? 1 10 100 1000 A How did rock star Rod Stewart earn spending money when he was a teenager? pumping gas washing cars delivering newspapers digging graves D Who was the first U. S. President to be born in a hospital? Dwight Eisenhour John Kennedy Richard Nixon Jimmy Carter D TV star Johnny Carson plays what musical instrument? trumpet drums piano trombone B Kenny Rogers was once a member of what singing group? The Byrds The Sandpipers The New Christy Minstrels The MaMas and the PaPas C What did Benjamin Franklin propose to be the U. S. national bird? the eagle the turkey the cardinal the woodpecker B What were U. S. Grant's last words? Help! Goodbye! Water! Fire! C