Celebrity Royalty...Kind Of! Trivia Quiz

Answer: Elvis

Elvis Presley has sold more record units worldwide than anyone else in record history--a conservative estimate of over one billion units. Elvis had 149 songs appear in the top 40 and, of that 149, 40 were in the top 10. He had 18 number one singles. He received 14 Grammy nominations and had three wins.

Answer: Jerry Lewis

Jerry Lewis was probably most famous for his partnership with Dean Martin. Their partnership began on July 25, 1946 at the 500 Club in Atlantic City. They started out on stage and quickly moved up to film. During their 10 years together they cranked out sixteen very lucrative films, as well as appearing together at nightclubs, on radio programs and television appearances. On July 25, 1956, exactly 10 years to the day they first became a team, they made their last nightclub appearance together at the Copacabana.

Some interesting facts about Jerry Lewis are that he loved baseball and during the 1950s and 1960s he trained every year with the Los Angeles Dodgers. He was also nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1976.

Answer: Clark Gable

Clark Gable starred in around 80 films, but won only one Academy Award, for "It Happened One Night." He most famous role was that of Rhett Butler in "Gone With The Wind."

Answer: Benny Goodman

The legendary jazz clarinetist and bandleader was born in 1909. By the time he was 15, he was making his first recordings with Ben Pollack's band. When he was 25, he put together his first big band. He spent the next 50 years recording and touring.

Answer: Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson was born Michael Joseph Jackson on August 29, 1958. Michael Jackson's phenomenal career began at age 5 when he became the lead singer for the Jackson 5. In 1982 Michael recorded the world's largest selling album of all time, Thriller (over 51 million copies worldwide).

Answer: Oprah Winfrey

Oprah Winfrey was born in rural Mississippi in 1954. In 1971 she was a contestant in the Miss Black America beauty pageant. In 1973 she became the first black and the first woman hired to anchor TV news in Nashville, Tennessee. In 1977 she began co-hosting a morning talk show in Baltimore, Maryland called "People are Talking." In 1986 she launched "The Oprah Winfrey Show," which has been the number one ranked talk show since it began.

Answer: Aretha Franklin

Aretha Franklin was born on March 25, 1942 in Memphis, Tennessee. Her talent was first noticed in her church choir. She won her first grammy in 1967 for "Respect." In 1987 she became the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Answer: Stevie Nicks

Stevie released more than 10 solo albums, 12 albums with Fleetwood Mac, and performed on at least 30 other albums, sometimes in a duet, or sometimes just as backup for a friend.

Answer: Rosie O'Donnell

Roseann O'Donnell was born on March 21, 1962. She won five Emmys for "Outstanding Talk Show Host." When she was in high school, she was voted prom queen, homecoming queen, senior class president and class clown.

Answer: Henny Youngman

Henny Youngman was known for his simple rapid-fire jokes. He could tell over 50 jokes in one eight-minute routine. His most famous one-liner was "Take my wife---please!"