Famous Left Handers Trivia Quiz

Answer: James A. Garfield

Although each of these U.S. Presidents was left handed, James A. Garfield was the first, serving in 1881. President Garfield spent a little over 6 months in office before dying exactly 2 months before his 50th birthday from complications of a gunshot wound on September 19, 1881. This wound was the result of an assasination attempt by a rejected federal office seeker, Charles J. Guiteau.

Answer: Joan of Arc

Joan of Arc was burned at the stake in 1431 at the age of 19 for heresy because she wore male clothing and claimed to receive visions from God. Twenty-five years after her death, the Catholic Church pronounced her innocent and declared that she was a martyr. She was canonized in 1920, that is, made a Roman Catholic Saint.

Answer: Wally Schirra

Wally Schirra loved to play practical jokes and pranks. On one mission, Schirra told Mission Control that he'd seen "some kind of UFO" consisting of "a command module and eight smaller modules in front. The pilot of the command module is wearing a red suit". He then played Jingle Bells on a harmonica and a set of sleigh bells the crew had smuggled aboard with them.

Answer: John McCain

Senator McCain spent nearly 5 1/2 years in captivity suffering from routine beatings, malnutrition and dysentery. Although offered an early release from captivity because his father was an admiral, he refused any special treatment.

Answer: Kurt Cobain

Kurt Cobain was the lead singer of Nirvana. He died of an apparent suicide at his Seattle home in 1994 at the young age of 27. To this day, many people are skeptical as to the circumstances of his death.

Answer: Dan Aykroyd

Dan Aykroyd was born in Ottawa, Canada in 1952. He was an original cast member of "Saturday Night Live" and has acted, written, and directed in numerous movies throughout a career that has spanned several decades. One quick fun fact: Mr. Aykroyd was born with complete heterochromia; his right eye is blue and his left eye is brown.

Answer: Julia Roberts

In the movie "Ocean's 12" Julia Robert's character Tess, had to pretend to be Julia Roberts to rob a museum. During the movie, "Tess" claimed that she looked nothing like Julia Roberts. They would have gotten away with the crime had "Tess" remembered that Julia was left-handed when she signed an autograph in front of the police.

Answer: Steve Young

One of Steve Young's ancestors was Brigham Young, whom Brigham Young University is named after. Steve was elected to the NFL Hall of fame in 2005 after a stellar career with the San Francisco 49ers.

Answer: Raphael

Many of Raphael's works are still on display at the Vatican including his final and perhaps most famous, The Transfiguration. Raphael's name also lives on as the red Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle was named after him.

Answer: Chuck Mangione

Chuck Mangione is an American jazz composer flugelhorn player, and trumpeter who has won two Grammys and was a featured musician at the 1976 and 1980 Olympic Games. His 1977 recording "Feels So Good" is widely recognized as one of the most popular smooth jazz songs of all time.