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Famous Entertainers from Wisconsin

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Introduction:
"Many famous people in the film and music industry have been born in Wisconsin. See how many you know, good luck and thanks for playing."


1. Fredric March (1897-1975) was born in Racine, WI. He got his start in films by working as a movie extra in New York City in the early 1920s. For which film did March win his first Oscar as Best Actor?
    Inherit the Wind -1960
    The Royal Family of Broadway-1930
    The Best Years of Our Lives-1946
    Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde-1931


2. Spencer Tracy (1900-1967) was born in Milwaukee, WI. The American Film Institute named Tracy the 9th "Greatest Male Star of All Time" in 1999. Which rare "Oscar" feat was Tracy the first to claim?
    The first to win back to back Best Supporting Actor Oscars
    The first to win three Best Screenplay Oscars
    The first to be nominated for 20 Oscars
    The first to win back to back Best Actor Oscars


3. Orson Welles (1915-1985) was born in Kenosha, WI. Welles was a well known screenwriter, director, producer, and actor in film, radio, and theater. Which of these facts about Welles was true?
    Appeared in issue #62 of Superman comic book
    Voiced a character in Transformers; The Movie
    Died the same day as Yul Brenner
    They're all true


4. Les Paul was born in 1915 in Waukesha, WI. He is a well known jazz guitarist, innovator of multi-track recording, and developing an electric guitar (Gibson Les Paul). In which year was Paul inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?
    1958
    1978
    1988
    1968


5. In 1919, a child with the first and middle names of Wladziu Valentino was born in West Allis, WI. He was better known by his last name only. Who was he?
    Houdini
    Kaelin
    Uecker
    Liberace


6. Gene Wilder was born in 1933 in Milwaukee, WI. His first film appearance was in "Bonnie and Clyde", 1967 as an undertaker. Wilder later teamed with Richard Pryor to make four films, which one was not one of those films?
    See No Evil, Hear No Evil-1989
    The Frisco Kid-1979
    Stir Crazy-1980
    Silver Streak-1976


7. Bob Uecker was born in 1935 in Milwaukee, WI. Starting out as a catcher for the Milwaukee Braves in 1962 Uecker started doing play-by-play radio broadcasts for the Milwaukee Brewers in 1970. In which 1989 film did he first play Harry Doyle, radio announcer for the Cleveland Indians?
    Major League: Back to the Minors
    Mr. Belvedere
    Major League
    Major League II


8. Steve Miller was born in 1943 in Waukesha, WI. Miller is a well-known blues and rock and roll guitarist who has collaberated with Boz Scaggs and Ben Sidran among others. True or False, is Les Paul the godfather of Steve Miller?
    True
    False


9. Willem Dafoe was born in 1955 in Appleton, WI. He's played everyone from Jesus in "The Last Temptation of Christ" to Norman Osborn/Green Goblin in the "Spiderman" series. Which of the following two films was he nominated for as a Best Supporting Actor Oscar?
    Neither
    "Shadow of the Vampire"-2000
    "Platoon"-1986
    Both


10. I was born in Madison, WI in 1964. From 1990-1995, I appeared on Saturday Night Live. A couple of my more popular characters were Matt Foley, a motivational speaker who "lived in a van down by the river" and Todd O'Connor a fan of "da Bears!" Who am I?
    Mike Myers
    David Spade
    Chris Farley
    Adam Sandler


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