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Quiz about Famous People Born in 1958 1
Quiz about Famous People Born in 1958 1

Famous People Born in 1958 #1 Trivia Quiz


Half A Century Wise: Happy Birthday to all the celebrities and sporting stars born in 1958, who will celebrate or have celebrated the big "five-oh" in 2008. How many of them can you work out? "Half A Century Wise" is a line from a Phil Ochs song.

A multiple-choice quiz by darksplash. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
darksplash
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
279,571
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
11 / 15
Plays
2661
Awards
Top 20% Quiz
Last 3 plays: dangee68 (7/15), Edzell_Blue (11/15), fado72 (15/15).
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Question 1 of 15
1. Which material girl was touched for the very first time (probably by a midwife) in 1958?
Hint


Question 2 of 15
2. Which singer just wanted heaven to be a place on earth, probably from the moment she was born in 1958? Hint


Question 3 of 15
3. Whisper it quietly: this actor started off playing a doctor and climbed the career ladder to "head of a TV network". Which of these came from a family of actors and was an outspoken thespian that was never short of an opinion on the politics of everyday life? Hint


Question 4 of 15
4. I wonder if a purple rain was falling when this singer was born in 1958? Who might be portrayed as a symbol for that year? Hint


Question 5 of 15
5. The birth of this actress in 1958 was probably not the focus of a crime scene investigation - and it did not happen in a town world-famous for its slot machines (among other things). Who was she? Hint


Question 6 of 15
6. Which Welsh sportsman born in 1958 teed off a long and successful career that earned him a green jacket, among other honours? Hint


Question 7 of 15
7. Which New Yorker, born in 1958, was noted for his work in designing movie sets and illustrating and producing works of surreal fantasy? Hint


Question 8 of 15
8. I wonder if there were any falls, knockouts or submissions when this US sportsman emerged into the maternity ward in 1958? Which of these names will you come up with if you wrestle with the question long enough? Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. A TV channel put the squeeze on this British musician when he uttered a naughty word during a live broadcast, but his career did not go down the tube. Which piano tinkler born in 1958 got the rhythm and blues? Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. Whose 1958 birth is this anyway? What is the name of the US actor and comedian who peered at the world through his trademark thick black-rimmed glasses in an eponymous TV show? Hint


Question 11 of 15
11. I wonder if being a repeat winner on British TV's "New Faces" talent show was really great training for a Chef! Which 1958 born actor and comedian discovered that "Three Of a Kind" was a springboard to success? Hint


Question 12 of 15
12. Which 1958 born playwright, Booker-prize winning novelist and screenwriter had the commitment to take Irish drama to new levels? If you don't know, I bet Paddy Clarke would, ha ha ha. Hint


Question 13 of 15
13. Which 1958 born ballet dancer, US journalist, talk-show host and political commentator shared his father's name, but perhaps not the same presidential bearing? Hint


Question 14 of 15
14. Which US actor's cradle probably did not rock when he entered this world in 1958? He found some measure of redemption for playing a barely likable folk-singing presidential candidate. Hint


Question 15 of 15
15. Which 1958 born actress featured in one of the most talked about movie clips of recent Hollywood history? If you have a basic interest in movies you should be able to totally recall her name. If you have to guess, I suggest that you cross your fingers, or perhaps something else. Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Which material girl was touched for the very first time (probably by a midwife) in 1958?

Answer: Madonna

Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone was born on August 16, 1958, in Bay City, Michigan. Following the release of her first album in 1983, she became a singing superstar and actress and a favourite subject for the gossip columnists.
2. Which singer just wanted heaven to be a place on earth, probably from the moment she was born in 1958?

Answer: Belinda Carlisle

Belinda Carlisle was born on August 17, 1958, in Hollywood, California. She began her musical career as a drummer in a punk band, but later turned solo. "Heaven Is a Place On Earth" was a number one hit on both sides of the Atlantic in 1987.
3. Whisper it quietly: this actor started off playing a doctor and climbed the career ladder to "head of a TV network". Which of these came from a family of actors and was an outspoken thespian that was never short of an opinion on the politics of everyday life?

Answer: Alec Baldwin

Alec Baldwin was born on April 3, 1958, in Amityville, New York. His acting career began on a US daytime TV soap called "The Doctors". Broadway, movie and more television roles followed. He received a Golden Globe in 2007 for his part in the Emmy award-winning TV comedy "30 Rock". Baldwin was an outspoken critic of President George W. Bush and he was embroiled in numerous controversies.

He is known for whispering lines in "30 Rock". His has three younger brothers (Daniel, Billy and Stephen) who are also actors.
4. I wonder if a purple rain was falling when this singer was born in 1958? Who might be portrayed as a symbol for that year?

Answer: Prince

Prince Rogers Nelson was born on June 7, 1958, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He released his first album "For You" in 1978, but "Purple Rain" was probably his best known and biggest selling. For a time between 1993 and 2000 he changed his stage name to "Love Symbol", or sometimes just "Symbol".
5. The birth of this actress in 1958 was probably not the focus of a crime scene investigation - and it did not happen in a town world-famous for its slot machines (among other things). Who was she?

Answer: Marg Helgenberger

Marg Helgenberger, of "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" was born on November 16, 1958, in Fremont, Nebraska. She won an Emmy for an earlier role in "China Beach". In 2003 she was named as one of the most beautiful women in "People Magazine". Her first name is pronounced with a hard G at the end, rather that Marge (as in Simpson).

The other three, incidentally, are also "CSI" actresses: Jorja Fox in Las Vegas, Emily Procter in Miami and Melina Kanakaredes in New York.
6. Which Welsh sportsman born in 1958 teed off a long and successful career that earned him a green jacket, among other honours?

Answer: Ian Woosnam

Golfer Ian Woosnam was born on March 2, 1958, in a town on the England/Wales border called Oswestry, but is regarded as being of Welsh nationality. He recorded 44 wins in professional tournaments, including The Masters in 1991. He has also played for Europe in the biennial Ryder Cup competition against the USA. He was captain (non-playing) of the European team that won the 2006 competition in Ireland.

The winners of the Masters Tournament in Augusta are presented with a green jacket. It's a tradition that dates back to 1937 when club members wore the distinctive jacket so that spectators and guests could identify them. David Beckham and Ian Botham are also sportsmen (England soccer and cricket internationals respectively). Max Boyce is a singer and comedian and probably and committed Welsh rugby fan.
7. Which New Yorker, born in 1958, was noted for his work in designing movie sets and illustrating and producing works of surreal fantasy?

Answer: Wayne Barlow

Wayne Barlow worked on many movie and TV sets, including "Babylon 5" and "Harry Potter and The Goblet Of Fire". He was an acclaimed author and illustrator of several books in the realms of fantasy and science fiction. The other three were also fantasy artists. Boris Vallejo and Julie Bell were collaborators. Bell was also born in 1958, but in Texas. Colero was born in Toronto, Canada.
8. I wonder if there were any falls, knockouts or submissions when this US sportsman emerged into the maternity ward in 1958? Which of these names will you come up with if you wrestle with the question long enough?

Answer: Rusty Brooks

Rusty Brooks, or to use his real name, Kurt Koski, was born on February 7, 1958, in Denton, Texas. He played college football before turning to professional wrestling.
9. A TV channel put the squeeze on this British musician when he uttered a naughty word during a live broadcast, but his career did not go down the tube. Which piano tinkler born in 1958 got the rhythm and blues?

Answer: Jools Holland

Julian Miles Holland was born on January 24, 1958, in Blackheath, South East London. He got in trouble for using a certain word on Channel 4's "The Tube". He became the presenter of what some critics hailed as Britain's most intelligent music programme, "Later, With Jools Holland". In his early musical career, he found success with the band Squeeze.
10. Whose 1958 birth is this anyway? What is the name of the US actor and comedian who peered at the world through his trademark thick black-rimmed glasses in an eponymous TV show?

Answer: Drew Carey

Drew Alison Carey was born on May 23, 1958, in Cleveland, Ohio. "The Drew Carey Show" was a popular hit, and he went on to provide the anchor role in the American version of "Whose Line is it Anyway?"
11. I wonder if being a repeat winner on British TV's "New Faces" talent show was really great training for a Chef! Which 1958 born actor and comedian discovered that "Three Of a Kind" was a springboard to success?

Answer: Lenny Henry

Lenny Henry (or Hinton, as his birth certificate showed) was born on August 29, 1958, in Dudley, West Midlands. In a varied career, he played to children's audiences, was in at the start of the alternative comedy explosion and was presenter of "Comic Relief".

In 2003, "The Observer" newspaper named him one of Britain's 50 funniest people. "Three Of a Kind" and "Chef!" were among the shows he starred in.
12. Which 1958 born playwright, Booker-prize winning novelist and screenwriter had the commitment to take Irish drama to new levels? If you don't know, I bet Paddy Clarke would, ha ha ha.

Answer: Roddy Doyle

Roddy Doyle was born in Dublin in May 1958. His included "The Commitments" (Later made into a movie), "The Snapper" and 'Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha" (for which he won the Booker Prize).
13. Which 1958 born ballet dancer, US journalist, talk-show host and political commentator shared his father's name, but perhaps not the same presidential bearing?

Answer: Ronald Reagan

Ronald "Ron" Reagan was born on May 20, 1958, in Los Angeles, California. He dropped out of university and worked as a ballet dancer for a time. He was an outspoken critic of President George W. Bush over the Iraq war.
14. Which US actor's cradle probably did not rock when he entered this world in 1958? He found some measure of redemption for playing a barely likable folk-singing presidential candidate.

Answer: Tim Robbins

Tim Robbins was born on October 16, 1958, in West Covina, California. His acting roles included "Bob Roberts", "The Shawshank Redemption", "The Cradle Will Rock" and "Dead Men Walking".
15. Which 1958 born actress featured in one of the most talked about movie clips of recent Hollywood history? If you have a basic interest in movies you should be able to totally recall her name. If you have to guess, I suggest that you cross your fingers, or perhaps something else.

Answer: Sharon Stone

Sharon Vonne Stone was born on the March 10, 1958, in Meadville, Pennsylvania. Her interrogation scene in "Basic Interest" is still talked about and debated. She had earlier starred in "Total Recall" and later won an Oscar nomination for her role in "Casino".
Source: Author darksplash

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