April Celebrity Birthdays Trivia Quiz

Answer: Knots Landing

Alec Baldwin was born on April 3, 1958, in Long Island, New York. One of Baldwin's early acting roles was his part in the CBS prime time soap opera "Knots Landing." This soap opera took place in a Los Angeles suburb. Baldwin played the role of Joshua Rush, a young man whose mother, Lilmae Clements, had abandoned as a child. Baldwin's character was a young preacher who gradually turned violent and then became insane. Baldwin parlayed his exposure from "Knots Landing" into more television and, eventually, big screen roles.

Answer: Colonel

Marlon Brando was born on April 3, 1924, in Nebraska. In 1979, Brando starred in the epic movie "Apocalypse Now." In this film, Brando played Colonel Walter Kurtz, a U.S. military officer who had established a "private world" in the jungles of Southeast Asia. Colonel Kurtz was a Green Beret soldier who had seemingly gone insane. Army Intelligence assigned Captain Willard (Martin Sheen) to "terminate" Kurtz's command.

As portrayed by Brando, the colonel spoke in hushed tones while quoting verse from such poets as T.S. Eliot.

Answer: I Think I Love You

David Cassidy was born on April 12, 1950, in New York. Cassidy and his stepmom Shirley Jones starred in the ABC television sitcom "The Partridge Family" from 1970 to 1974, a series which showcased Cassidy's singing skills. In the autumn of 1970, Cassidy reached the top of the U.S. Billboard singles charts with a song called "I Think I Love You." This tune, recorded under the name "The Partridge Family", focused on the uncertainty of falling in love. Cassidy was a superstar and teen idol in the 1970s because of his role as Keith Partridge. "I'll Be There" was recorded by The Jackson 5; "Alone Again Naturally" was sung by Gilbert O'Sullivan; and "Everybody's Talkin" was recorded by Nilsson.

Answer: One Day at a Time

Valerie Bertinelli was born on April 23, 1960, in Delaware. During the 1970s, Valerie became "America's sweetheart" because of her work on the CBS TV sitcom "One Day at a Time." Bertinelli played the role of Barbara Cooper, daughter of divorced mother Ann Romano (Bonnie Franklin).

The series took place in Indianapolis and also starred Mackenzie Phillips as Barbara's older sister, Julie. Bertinelli's character on "One Day at a Time" was fifteen years old; thus, she became exposed to such "hot" topics as birth control, suicide, and sexual harassment. Bertinelli starred in "One Day at a Time" from 1975 to 1984.

Answer: Reggie Hammond

Eddie Murphy was born on April 3, 1961, in New York. Murphy played the character Reggie Hammond in the 1982 blockbuster "48 Hrs." In the film, Hammond was a convict who was enlisted by a San Francisco detective named Jack Cates (Nick Nolte) in order to track down a dangerous, psychotic cop killer named Albert Ganz.

As portrayed by Murphy, Reggie Hammond was a smooth-talking criminal who initially had very little desire to help Cates. Gradually, however, the convict and the cop learned to respect and trust each other as they sought to apprehend Ganz and his accomplices.

In 1983, Murphy played the role of Billy Ray Valentine in the film "Trading Places." Murphy starred as Axel Foley in the 1984 movie "Beverly Hills Cop", and he played the character Akeem in the 1988 movie "Coming to America."

Answer: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Jack Nicholson was born on April 22, 1937, in New York. Nicholson won his first Oscar for his work in the 1975 film "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest." In this movie, Nicholson played the role of Randle Patrick McMurphy, a career criminal who had been transferred to a state mental institution. Throughout the film, Nicholson's character locked horns with an evil nurse named Mildred Ratched (Louise Fletcher) in an attempt to gain control over the other patients in the hospital ward.

The movie "Chinatown" was released in 1974, "Terms of Endearment" came out in 1983, and "A Few Good Men" was released in 1992.

Answer: Joe

Jack Webb was born on April 2, 1920, in California. Webb's most famous role was his portrayal of Sgt. Joe Friday on the long-running NBC police drama series "Dragnet." Webb's character became famous for his no-frills, no-nonsense approach to cracking a criminal case. Joe Friday rarely smiled or told jokes: he wasn't exactly the life of the party. Friday and his famous police badge #714 made two runs on television: from 1951 to 1959 and then from 1967 to 1970.

Answer: Rugby League

Russell Crowe was born in New Zealand on April 7, 1964. Crowe grew up in Australia, where he became devoted to the sport of rugby league. Crowe became a supporter of the South Sydney Rabbitohs at a young age, and in 2005 he displayed an ad for his movie "Cinderella Man" on the jerseys of the Rabbitohs.

The South Sydney team is one of the most famous squads in the National Rugby League in Australia. In the film "Cinderella Man", Crowe played the role of a boxer named James J. Braddock.

Answer: Goodfellas

Al Pacino was born on April 25, 1940, in New York. Pacino appeared in the 1973 movie "Serpico", the 1975 film "Dog Day Afternoon", and the 1993 movie "Carlito's Way." However, Pacino did not work in the popular 1990 film "Goodfellas." Robert DeNiro, Joe Pesci, and Ray Liotta starred in "Goodfellas." Pacino's most famous role occurred in the 1970s when he portrayed Michael Corleone in "The Godfather" and "The Godfather, Part II."

Answer: Come See the Paradise

Dennis Quaid was born in Texas on April 9, 1954. Quaid starred in the 1990 movie "Come See the Paradise", a film which focused on the forced resettlement of Japanese-American families during World War II. In this film, Quaid played the role of Jack McGurn, a social activist who married a Japanese-American woman (Tamlyn Tomita). McGurn fought openly with U.S. government/military officials in order to protest the violation of constitutional rights for thousands of people, including his wife.

The movie "Dreamscape" was released in 1984, "Wilder Napalm" appeared in 1993, and "Dragonheart" was released in 1996.