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How Well Do You Know John? #1 Trivia Quiz


How well do you know your celebrities named John? I will give a brief description and then you decide which John or John name form is the correct answer. Good luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by LuvsthatTrivia. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
224,276
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
2201
Last 3 plays: mungojerry (9/10), Guest 209 (7/10), Johnmcmanners (10/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. This familiar faced actor has made many guest appearances on various TV series. He composed the theme for and was on the 1976 TV series "Family" as Jeff Maitland. Some of his works include the Theme to "Hawaii Five-O" (1968) and the closing theme to "China Beach" (1988). Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Who had his own TV show of the same name more than once, and was TV host to "The (New) Hollywood Squares" from 1986 to 1989? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. How many of you remember this famous John? He portrayed Jack Tripper from 1977. Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. This one is for the history lovers. This person was the first to sign his name to the Declaration of Independence in 1776.

Answer: (First and last name or last name only - j,h)
Question 5 of 10
5. This writer and director has occasionally appeared in his own movies but didn't like to talk in front of the camera and cut his own voice from the films. Many of his films have included Beatles music. Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. This famous celebrity was one of the original 1975 "Saturday Night Live" cast. Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. This Nobel Prize winner was featured in a movie directed by Ron Howard and portrayed by Russell Crowe. Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. This actor started out his early career as Blackie Parrish on the ABC soap opera "General Hospital" (1963). Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Which of these was in The Beatles? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Which one of these portrayed Vinnie Barbarino on the 1975 TV series "Welcome Back Kotter" and became a big film star? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. This familiar faced actor has made many guest appearances on various TV series. He composed the theme for and was on the 1976 TV series "Family" as Jeff Maitland. Some of his works include the Theme to "Hawaii Five-O" (1968) and the closing theme to "China Beach" (1988).

Answer: John Rubinstein

John's character, Jeff was the ex-husband of Nancy. Rubinstein's roles varied and some of his credits included TV series "House MD" (2004),"Law and Order: SVU" (1999), "Enterprise" (2001), "Angel"(1999), "E/R"(1994), "Matlock" (1986) and "Highway to Heaven" (1984). Rubinstein was born on December 8, 1946 in Los Angeles, CA.
2. Who had his own TV show of the same name more than once, and was TV host to "The (New) Hollywood Squares" from 1986 to 1989?

Answer: John Davidson

John hosted the revamped game show for three years and it was moderately successful. An accomplished artist - singer, dancer, actor, variety and Broadway performer, John has topped it all with talk show hosting and night club acts. He was born on December 13, 1941.
3. How many of you remember this famous John? He portrayed Jack Tripper from 1977.

Answer: John Ritter

Ritter portrayed the lovable, zany room mate named Jack Tripper, who wanted to be a chef on the 1977 TV series "Three's Company" with Suzanne Somers and Joyce DeWitt. John Southworth Ritter was the son of Tex Ritter. He had three children from his first marriage - Jason, Carly and Tyler.

His credits include "The Waltons (1973), "Starsky and Hutch" (1976), "The Love Boat (1977), The Cosby Show (1984), "Problem Child" (1990), "Anything but Love (1989), "Ally McBeal" (1997) and "Clifford's Really Big Movie (2004). John's last project, a TV series "8 Simple Rules for Dating my Teenage Daughter" (2002) was a big success. Sadly, he died September 11, 2003, on his youngest child Stella's birthday, just days shy of his own.

He was on born September 17, 1948. John was married to Amy Yasbeck at the time of his death.
4. This one is for the history lovers. This person was the first to sign his name to the Declaration of Independence in 1776.

Answer: John Hancock

John's signature was the most easily recognizable and flamboyant signature on the Declaration of Independence. His active role in the American Revolution will never be forgotten. He was born on January 12, 1737 in Braintree (Quincy), MA and graduated from Harvard. He died on October 8, 1793.
5. This writer and director has occasionally appeared in his own movies but didn't like to talk in front of the camera and cut his own voice from the films. Many of his films have included Beatles music.

Answer: John Hughes

John appeared as Brian Johnson's (Anthony Michael Hall) father in his 1985 movie "The Breakfast Club". He spoke but it was cut. His credits include "Sixteen Candles" (1984), "Uncle Buck" (1989), "The Breakfast Club" (1985), "Weird Science" (1985) and "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" (1986).

In addition, he has written many screenplays including "Home Alone" (1990), "Beethoven" (1992), "Miracle on 34th Street (1994) and "Flubber" (1997). He has worked as a producer as well. My favorite era for his movies is the 1980s. John was born on February 18, 1950.
6. This famous celebrity was one of the original 1975 "Saturday Night Live" cast.

Answer: John Belushi

The original cast consisted of John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Gilda Radner, Jane Curtin, Chevy Chase and Larraine Newman. Some of the best acts included an imitation of Joe Cocker and The Blues Brothers, which Dan and John made into a 1980 movie. His credits also included the 1978 classic movie "Animal House". John was born on January 24, 1949 and he died March 5, 1982.
7. This Nobel Prize winner was featured in a movie directed by Ron Howard and portrayed by Russell Crowe.

Answer: John F. Nash

John Nash was a mathematician, who won a Nobel Prize in 1994. His story was depicted in the 2001 movie by Ron Howard called "A Beautiful Mind". It won four Oscars. John was born on June 13, 1928. A note about all these Johns - all were winners of a Nobel Prize. Walker won in 1997 in Chemistry. Pople won in 1998 in the Chemistry category. Harsanyi also won in 1994 in Economics. "A Beautiful Mind" was about John Nash.
8. This actor started out his early career as Blackie Parrish on the ABC soap opera "General Hospital" (1963).

Answer: John Stamos

John started out his early career on the ABC network on this soap opera. Many remember his later role as Jesse Katsopolis on the 1987 hit series "Full House". His credits also include a 2005 TV series "Jake in Progress" and he has appeared on "ER" (1994). John Stamos was born on August 19, 1963 of Greek descent; his original name being Stamotopoulos.
9. Which of these was in The Beatles?

Answer: John Lennon

John Lennon was a member of The Beatles. They were a big sensation in the United States when they arrived in 1964. Lennon was a lyric composer. He was born on October 8, 1940. He was assassinated by Mark Chapman on December 8, 1980 in New York City.
10. Which one of these portrayed Vinnie Barbarino on the 1975 TV series "Welcome Back Kotter" and became a big film star?

Answer: John Travolta

John portrayed Vinnie and became a teen idol in the mid 1970's. His movie credits have included "Saturday Night Fever" (1977), "Grease" (1978), "Urban Cowboy" (1980), "Look Who's Talking" (1989), "Pulp Fiction" (1994), "Face/Off" (1997), "Battlefield Earth" (2000), "Get Shorty" (1995) and "Ladder 49" (2004). Travolta was born on February 18, 1954.
Source: Author LuvsthatTrivia

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