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Heere's Johnny! (Famous Johns - not just Carson) Quiz


Ed McMahon became famous for announcing "Heere's Johnny" on TV's, "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson", from 1962-1992. But men named John, Johnny or Johnnie come from all walks of life, and all parts of the world. Here are 10.

A multiple-choice quiz by paulmallon. Estimated time: 8 mins.
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Author
paulmallon
Time
8 mins
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Multiple Choice
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362,026
Updated
Jul 23 22
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10
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Question 1 of 10
1. Author John Camp was born February 23, 1944. He began his writing career while working at "The Miami Herald" in FL. He then headed to the Twin Cities, working as a features writer for the St. Paul's (MN) Pioneer Press. While working there, Camp won a Pulitzer Prize for a series he wrote titled "Life on the Land". In 1990 he quit the newspaper business to concentrate on what turned out to be an exceptionally successful career as a novelist. He has authored over 35 books, most of them in his "Prey" series which he wrote under his nom de plume, John Sanford. The series protagonist is a self-made millionaire detective. Can you name this lead character? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Lawyer Johnnie Cochran is best known for his defense of ex-football star Orenthal James (O.J.) Simpson. "The Juice" was accused of the stabbing death of his former wife, Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend, a waiter named Ronald Goldman, which took place on June 12, 1994. The highly publicized trial would last an agonizingly long eight months plus. How did the jury rule on Mr. Cochran's high profile client's fate? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. At the time of his passing, Pope John Paul II had served as the shepherd to the world's Catholics for the second longest period of any Pope, beginning his Papacy on October 16, 1978.
His death on April 2, 2005 in Vatican City ended his 26 plus years of leadership.
He was truly Pope to the world, visiting over 125 countries while he was the leader of the Roman Catholic Church.
What was the birth name of this holy, humble man who had been ordained a Cardinal in 1967?
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Question 4 of 10
4. Actor John Cazale starred in one of the most acclaimed movies of all time,
"The Godfather" (1972). The film chronicled the story of Don Vito Corleone who emigrated from Sicily to establish and rule a New York mafia family. The Corleones had cops and judges in their pockets, allowing them to become one of the most feared gangs in the underworld. Along the way Vito fathered a family of his own. Now I'm going to make you an offer you can't refuse...see if you can name which son of a gunman John Cazale portrayed.
Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Whenever a discussion about who may have been the greatest National Football League (N.F.L.) quarterback arises, the name of Hall of Famer Johnny Unitas is usually included. "Johnny U." was a N.F.L. signal-caller from 1955-1973. All but two of those years he was a the leader of the Baltimore Colts. On December 28, 1958, he drove his team to the N.F.L. Championship by winning the title game in what has become known as "the greatest (N.F.L.) game ever played". Which team did his Colts defeat that day in sudden-death overtime? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Supreme Court Justice John Glover Roberts was born in Buffalo, N.Y. on January 27, 1955. He was a graduate of the Harvard Law School and also earned his under-graduate degree at Harvard College. Following in the footsteps of John Jay, the United States first Chief Justice (1789-1795), he would go on to become just the 17th person to hold the office of Chief Justice.
Which American President appointed him?
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Question 7 of 10
7. When I was a kid, I used to play a game called "Johnny ride the pony". One kid named Johnny grew up (a little) to become one of the greatest jockeys in the history of horse racing. In his almost 40 year career, he won 6,032 races, and purses totalling a couple of bucks short of $25 million (in 1950's-1960's dollars). When he hung up the silks, he held the record for the most wins in history-a record later broken by Willie Shoemaker.
His crowning achievement came in 1943, when he won The Triple Crown of Racing aboard the fifth greatest racehorse of the 20th century, "Count Fleet" (as ranked by "Blood-Horse" magazine). What is the surname of this Hall of Fame Johnny?

Answer: (not short)
Question 8 of 10
8. John Major, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom was born in Surrey, England on March 29, 1943. After a brief stint in the banking industry, he turned to a life in politics. From October 26, 1989-November 28, 1990 he served as Chancellor of the Exchequer. Later he became Prime Minister serving from November 28, 1990 through May 2, 1997.
Whom did John Major succeed as the U.K.'s political leader?
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Question 9 of 10
9. Johnny Mercer is one of the greatest American songwriters of the 20th century.
He is credited with penning the lyrics to over 1,500 songs, and in 1942 he co-founded the Capitol Record label which has recorded many diverse artists including Nat Cole, Frank Sinatra, The Beatles, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Many of his tunes were written for the stage and motion pictures. Four of his Hollywood numbers won the Academy Award for Best Song. Which of the following Mercer written songs is NOT one of them?
Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. OK, admit it, this is the one you've been waiting for, and so: Heere's Johnny. Johnny Carson was born in Iowa and moved to Nebraska at the age of eight. As a youth Carson was mesmerized by the world of magic, performing tricks under the name of "The Great Carsoni" while in his early teens. Later while serving in the Navy, Johnny got to perform his legerdemain for James Forrestal, who was the Secretay of the Navy. J.C. famously hosted "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" from 1962-1992. Carson was a six time Emmy winner, won the 1985 Peabody Award, and was the recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1992. Johnny Carson was a 1987 inductee of the Television Academy Hall of Fame. An estimated 50 million viewers tuned in to watch his final show on May 22, 1992 (he had no guests that night). Which famous singer-songwriter wrote the theme song for "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson"? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Author John Camp was born February 23, 1944. He began his writing career while working at "The Miami Herald" in FL. He then headed to the Twin Cities, working as a features writer for the St. Paul's (MN) Pioneer Press. While working there, Camp won a Pulitzer Prize for a series he wrote titled "Life on the Land". In 1990 he quit the newspaper business to concentrate on what turned out to be an exceptionally successful career as a novelist. He has authored over 35 books, most of them in his "Prey" series which he wrote under his nom de plume, John Sanford. The series protagonist is a self-made millionaire detective. Can you name this lead character?

Answer: Lucas Davenport

Over the course of the first 29 books in the "Prey series; ("Rules of Prey" (1989), "Silken Prey" (2013), we have seen Davenport rise through the ranks from a detective lieutenant to Chief of Detectives. The wealthy lawman had made his fortune by developing a series of role-playing computer games, which he then sold the rights to. Sanford has also written more than a half-dozen novels featuring detective Virgil Flowers, also set mostly around Minnesota. I have personally read all of them, and in my opinion ""Winter Prey" (1993), the fifth in the series is his best work.
Give him a try. If you like cop capers, Sandford's your man.
Harry Bosch is the protagonist in mysteries written by Michael Connelly, Spenser is the brainchild of the late great Robert B. Parker, and Jack Reacher is the creation of Lee Child.
2. Lawyer Johnnie Cochran is best known for his defense of ex-football star Orenthal James (O.J.) Simpson. "The Juice" was accused of the stabbing death of his former wife, Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend, a waiter named Ronald Goldman, which took place on June 12, 1994. The highly publicized trial would last an agonizingly long eight months plus. How did the jury rule on Mr. Cochran's high profile client's fate?

Answer: He was found not guilty of murder.

The jury came in with their verdict October 3, 1995 as millions stopped whatever they were doing to watch the event on national TV.
A key piece of evidence was a bloody glove allegedly owned by Mr. Simpson. It was discovered with blood on it, as well as the DNA of both O.J. and Nicole. Then came a bewitchingly flamboyant act of legal showmanship. After Simpson was asked to don the gloves by prosecutor Christopher Darden (coaxed through the guile of Cochran) and was unable to get them on his hands, Cochran's mantra became the now famous phrase: "If it doesn't fit, you must acquit". And acquitted he was.
Cochran was born in Shreveport, LA, October 2, 1937, and earned his degree from Loyola Law School in Los Angeles, CA.
Johnnie L. Cochran died of a brain tumor, March 29, 2005.

Interesting fact: Johnny Cochran retired from trying criminal cases after successfully defending rap singer Sean (P. Diddy) Combs on robbery charges in 2002.
3. At the time of his passing, Pope John Paul II had served as the shepherd to the world's Catholics for the second longest period of any Pope, beginning his Papacy on October 16, 1978. His death on April 2, 2005 in Vatican City ended his 26 plus years of leadership. He was truly Pope to the world, visiting over 125 countries while he was the leader of the Roman Catholic Church. What was the birth name of this holy, humble man who had been ordained a Cardinal in 1967?

Answer: Karol Wojtyla

John Paul II, who had been serving as the Archbishop of Krakow, Poland, the country of his birth, became the first non-Italian Pope in almost 400 years.
Born May 18, 1920, he was 84 years old when he died. He had narrowly escaped death at the hands of a would-be Turkish assassin named Mehmet Ali Agca who shot and seriously wounded the Holy Father as he entered St. Peter's Square May 13, 1981.

Bartello Cappellari was Pope Gregory XVI from 1831-1846.
Eugenio Pacelli was Pope Pius XII, whose term occurred during the waging of World War II, and lasted over 19 years (1939-1958).
Joseph Ratzinger was German born Pope Benedict XVI, who held the Papacy from from 2005 until he resigned, citing age and health reasons on February 11, 2013.
4. Actor John Cazale starred in one of the most acclaimed movies of all time, "The Godfather" (1972). The film chronicled the story of Don Vito Corleone who emigrated from Sicily to establish and rule a New York mafia family. The Corleones had cops and judges in their pockets, allowing them to become one of the most feared gangs in the underworld. Along the way Vito fathered a family of his own. Now I'm going to make you an offer you can't refuse...see if you can name which son of a gunman John Cazale portrayed.

Answer: Fredo

John Cazale was Fredo (Frederico), the middle son of Don Vito and Carmella Corleone. James Caan played the fiery tempered oldest son, Santino (Sonny), and Al Pacino was Michael, the youngest son.
Luca (Brasi), Don Corleone's loyal bodyguard and enforcer was played by ex-pro wrestler, Lenny Montana.
Two years later Cazale would reprise his role in "The Godfather, Part II", which became the first movie sequel to win the Academy Award for Best Picture, just as the original had done. In a career cut short by cancer, the Massachusetts native made only five films during his brief six year Hollywood career.
He had begun his acting on stage, winning two Obies. One was for Best Supporting Actor in "The Indian Wants the Bronx" (1968), in which he played alongside Al Pacino (who won the Best Actor Obie). He also appeared in the show "Measure for Measure" (1976) which also featured Robert DeNiro and Meryl Streep.

Interesting fact: All five of John Cazale's movies were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar, with "The Godfather", "The Godfather, Part II" and "The Deer Hunter" (1978) winning the statuette. His other two nominated films were "The Conversation" (1974), and "Dog Day Afternoon" (1975).
5. Whenever a discussion about who may have been the greatest National Football League (N.F.L.) quarterback arises, the name of Hall of Famer Johnny Unitas is usually included. "Johnny U." was a N.F.L. signal-caller from 1955-1973. All but two of those years he was a the leader of the Baltimore Colts. On December 28, 1958, he drove his team to the N.F.L. Championship by winning the title game in what has become known as "the greatest (N.F.L.) game ever played". Which team did his Colts defeat that day in sudden-death overtime?

Answer: New York Giants

When the 1954 Heisman Trophy winning running back, Alan Ameche, plunged into the Yankee Stadium end zone from one yard out, the Colts had won the NFL championship 23-17. Over 64,000 stunned fans at the Giants home gridiron had just witnessed the first overtime N.F.L. playoff game in history.
Unitas had played his college ball for the University of Louisville(KY).
He was a ten time N.F.L. All-Star and was the league's Most Valuable Player in 1959-1964, and 1967. In 1970, he led the Colts to victory in Super Bowl V when they defeated the Dallas Cowboys 16-13. Unitas' number 19 was retired by the Colts, and in 1979, "Johnny U" was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, OH.

Interesting fact: In the "hard to believe but true department", Johnny Unitas went unselected until the ninth round of the N.F.L. draft, and was the 102nd pick overall.
6. Supreme Court Justice John Glover Roberts was born in Buffalo, N.Y. on January 27, 1955. He was a graduate of the Harvard Law School and also earned his under-graduate degree at Harvard College. Following in the footsteps of John Jay, the United States first Chief Justice (1789-1795), he would go on to become just the 17th person to hold the office of Chief Justice. Which American President appointed him?

Answer: George W. Bush

George W. Bush, the 43rd president of the United states appointed Mr. Roberts to the post following the passing of Chief Justice William Rehnquist, September 3, 2005. (Roberts had clerked for Rehnquist in 1980-1981). When appointed to head "The Robert's Court", he was just 50 years old, and the junior member of the justices. In fact only John Jay (44) and the long serving (1801-1835) fourth Chief Justice John Marshall (45) were younger at the time of their appointments.
Prior to joining the Supreme Court, Roberts, a partner in the law firm of Hogan and Hartson, had successfully argued over two dozen cases before the highest court in the land.
John Roberts was sworn in September 29, 2005 in the White House.
On January 18, 2013, Roberts swore in Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States.
7. When I was a kid, I used to play a game called "Johnny ride the pony". One kid named Johnny grew up (a little) to become one of the greatest jockeys in the history of horse racing. In his almost 40 year career, he won 6,032 races, and purses totalling a couple of bucks short of $25 million (in 1950's-1960's dollars). When he hung up the silks, he held the record for the most wins in history-a record later broken by Willie Shoemaker. His crowning achievement came in 1943, when he won The Triple Crown of Racing aboard the fifth greatest racehorse of the 20th century, "Count Fleet" (as ranked by "Blood-Horse" magazine). What is the surname of this Hall of Fame Johnny?

Answer: Longden

Johnny Longden was born on Valentine's Day, February 14, 1907 in Jolly Olde England, and rode off into the sunset on the same date 96 years later in California, U.S.A. Johnny's dad had emigrated to Canada when Johnny was a small kid, and by 1912 he had saved enough do-re-mi to send for Johnny and his mum to sail over and join him. Luckily for them their travel connections didn't work out and they missed their ship. It was a new luxury liner making its maiden voyage named "The Titanic", which famously sank in the Atlantic Ocean on that trip. After Johnny retired from riding horses, he enjoyed a career training them. When one of his chargers, "Majestic Prince" thundered down the Churchill Downs backstretch under jockey Bill Hartack to nip "Arts and Letters" by a neck on May 3, 1969, Longden became the first person to win the Kentucky Derby as both jockey and trainer. Johnny Longden was inducted into the Canadian Sports Hall of fame in 1958, the same year in which he became a member of the U.S. National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame. The Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame welcomed him in 1976.

Interesting fact: Johnny Longden who had moved from Canada to California so he could pursue his racing career in 1927, became a naturalized citizen of the United States on March 1, 1944.
8. John Major, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom was born in Surrey, England on March 29, 1943. After a brief stint in the banking industry, he turned to a life in politics. From October 26, 1989-November 28, 1990 he served as Chancellor of the Exchequer. Later he became Prime Minister serving from November 28, 1990 through May 2, 1997. Whom did John Major succeed as the U.K.'s political leader?

Answer: Margaret Thatcher

Margaret Thatcher was the United Kingdom's first female Prime Minister, holding the office from May 4, 1979-November 28, 1990.
A longtime leader of the Conservative Party, Major became the oldest living ex-Prime Minister in 2012 when he became 69. He resigned from the House of Commons in 2001 and stepped out of the political arena.
On April 23, 2009, Queen Elizabeth II named Sir John Major a Knight of the Order of the Garter at an installation ceremony in St. George's Chapel, Windsor.

Harold MacMillan was the U.K. Prime Minister from 1957-1963, Tony Blair succeeded Major and held the post from 1997-2007. David Cameron became Prime Minister on May 11, 2010.
9. Johnny Mercer is one of the greatest American songwriters of the 20th century. He is credited with penning the lyrics to over 1,500 songs, and in 1942 he co-founded the Capitol Record label which has recorded many diverse artists including Nat Cole, Frank Sinatra, The Beatles, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Many of his tunes were written for the stage and motion pictures. Four of his Hollywood numbers won the Academy Award for Best Song. Which of the following Mercer written songs is NOT one of them?

Answer: Charade

"Charade" (1963) from the romantic-comedy-thriller of the same name, was beaten out for the Oscar by "Call Me Irresponsible", composed by Jimmy Van Heusen, with Sammy Cahn's lyrics for "Papa's Delicate Condition", starring Jackie Gleason. Mercer's fourth Best Song Oscar winning tune was, "In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening", from "Here Comes the Groom" (1951). In total, 19 of Mercer's tunes received Academy Award Best Song nominations.
A few of his most popular songs were Tony Bennet's hit, "I Wanna Be Around" (1962), "Summer Wind" (1965), which Sinatra turned into a smash hit, and the title theme from the 1944 film, "Laura", which has been covered by over 20 artists. Johnny Mercer was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1971.

Interesting fact: I'm not sure how many degrees of separation were involved, but somewhere among Johnny Mercer's distant cousins was U.S. Army General George Patton.
10. OK, admit it, this is the one you've been waiting for, and so: Heere's Johnny. Johnny Carson was born in Iowa and moved to Nebraska at the age of eight. As a youth Carson was mesmerized by the world of magic, performing tricks under the name of "The Great Carsoni" while in his early teens. Later while serving in the Navy, Johnny got to perform his legerdemain for James Forrestal, who was the Secretay of the Navy. J.C. famously hosted "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" from 1962-1992. Carson was a six time Emmy winner, won the 1985 Peabody Award, and was the recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1992. Johnny Carson was a 1987 inductee of the Television Academy Hall of Fame. An estimated 50 million viewers tuned in to watch his final show on May 22, 1992 (he had no guests that night). Which famous singer-songwriter wrote the theme song for "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson"?

Answer: Paul Anka

In 1960, Canadian Paul Anka wrote the theme song for the show that millions of Americans went to bed watching for nearly three decades. Paul Anka was no slouch himself as a successful singer. He had a slew of hits in the 1950's including "Diana" (1957), "Put Your Head on My Shoulder" (1959), and "Lonely Boy" (1959). Anka was equally acclaimed for his song-writing talents, having penned "She's a Lady" (1971) which Tom Jones took to Number One on the Canadian charts and number two on the "Billboard" Hot 100 list.

The lyrics to Francis Albert Sinatra's iconic "My Way", were written by Anka in 1969. A few other popular Paul Anka recordings were "You Are My Destiny" (1958), "Puppy Love" (1960), and the song he had a Number One "Billboard" Hot 100 hit with in 1974, "(You're) Having My Baby".
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