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Quiz about Wonderful Wonderful Johnny Mathis
Quiz about Wonderful Wonderful Johnny Mathis

Wonderful Wonderful Johnny Mathis Quiz


For over 50 years, Johnny Mathis has brought beautiful music to people of all ages. But who is this wonderful singer? If you like the quiz, please rate it at the end... if you didn't, please also let me know why! Thanks!

A multiple-choice quiz by CariM0952. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
CariM0952
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
255,574
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
5 / 10
Plays
414
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
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Question 1 of 10
1. John Royce Mathis was born in what year? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. In which state was Johnny Mathis born? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Johnny Mathis studied opera - true or false?


Question 4 of 10
4. Johnny Mathis' first film role was as a piano singer in which film? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Johnny Mathis took part in the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia.


Question 6 of 10
6. Johnny Mathis is the author of a book. What is its subject? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Johnny Mathis has been married to the same woman for over 40 years - true or false?


Question 8 of 10
8. Johnny Mathis' "Johnny's Greatest Hits" album of 1957 stayed on the Billboard charts for how many weeks? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Johnny Mathis has been with Columbia records for most of his career, except for a 3-year period in the 1960s. With which label was he associated at that time? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Johnny Mathis has lived in the same home in Los Angeles for over 40 years. Who was the original owner of the house in which Johnny now lives? Hint



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1. John Royce Mathis was born in what year?

Answer: 1935

On September 30, 1935, Mildred Mathis gave birth to the fourth of seven children, John.
2. In which state was Johnny Mathis born?

Answer: Texas

Johnny Mathis was born in Gilmer, Texas. His mother Mildred worked as a housekeeper and father Clem was a chauffeur and handyman. The family later moved to San Francisco.
3. Johnny Mathis studied opera - true or false?

Answer: true

13-year-old Johnny studied for six years with Connie Cox, where his vocal training included opera.
4. Johnny Mathis' first film role was as a piano singer in which film?

Answer: Lizzie

"Lizzie" was a 1957 movie about a woman with multiple personalities, one of which was sending threatening notes to one of the others.

"Playboy After Dark" was a television series in 1969. Johnny Mathis appeared in two episodes as a singer.

Johnny couldn't have been in "The Saint and the Singer"; it was a silent film released in 1914.

"Play Misty for Me", a 1971 film, starred Clint Eastwood as a DJ who had a casual affair with a fan who kept requesting Mathis' "Misty" to be played for him. The fan was obsessive and rather homicidal...
5. Johnny Mathis took part in the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia.

Answer: false

Johnny was invited to try out for the 1956 Olympic track team but instead went to New York to make his first recordings for Columbia records.
6. Johnny Mathis is the author of a book. What is its subject?

Answer: Cooking

Habilitat's "Celebrity Cookbook" includes some of Johnny's recipes. Johnny's own book is "Cooking for You Alone" - published in 1981 by TEC Publishers in Fullerton CA. It's almost impossible to find, and allegedly one sold on e-Bay for over $100, but if you hear of one for sale at a reasonable price, please let me know!
7. Johnny Mathis has been married to the same woman for over 40 years - true or false?

Answer: false

Sorry girls, but he has finally come out and admitted he swings the other way, so to speak. However, there were two paternity suits in the 1960s. Records were sealed, so it is not publicly known whether he fathered any children. Then too, in those days it would have been professional suicide to admit to homosexuality, and many gay men did marry and father children in order to fit in with 'normal' life.
8. Johnny Mathis' "Johnny's Greatest Hits" album of 1957 stayed on the Billboard charts for how many weeks?

Answer: 490

This record stood until 1973, when broken by Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon", and was listed in the Guinness Book of Records.
9. Johnny Mathis has been with Columbia records for most of his career, except for a 3-year period in the 1960s. With which label was he associated at that time?

Answer: Mercury

Johnny's time with Mercury began with the 1963 album "Sounds of Christmas" (followed by two more albums for Columbia). His other Mercury albums were 1964's "Tender is the Night", "This is Love" and "Wonderful World of Make Believe", 1965's "Love is Everything", "Ole" and "Sweetheart Tree", 1966's "Shadow of Your Smile" and "So Nice", and 1967's "Johnny Mathis Sings".

He returned to Columbia in 1967 and recorded the rest of his over 100 albums.
10. Johnny Mathis has lived in the same home in Los Angeles for over 40 years. Who was the original owner of the house in which Johnny now lives?

Answer: Howard Hughes

The hilltop house in Hollywood Hills was built by Howard Hughes. In Johnny's own words, "I love the house that I've been living in for over 40 years. I really am a homebody and I still love to play golf." (http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1355/is_25_107/ai_n15686637)
Source: Author CariM0952

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