It's Good to be King! People named King (All U.S.) Quiz

Answer: Jerusalem

As a kid in N.Y. he played drums with a group called Earl Knight and the Kings and he could act a little too. He appeared on stage, made over 25 movies and appeared on dozens of TV shows. In fact, he showed up on The Ed Sullivan Show 55 times. He toured with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra and was the opening act for some of the biggest stars in show biz, including Francis Albert Sinatra, Nat "King" Cole, Judy Garland and Patti Page. A strong Democratic Party supporter, he was given the honor of hosting a part of JFK's Inagural Ball (1961). The following year he hosted the Academy Awards Ceremonies. A heavy cigar smoker all his life, lung cancer claimed him May 9, 2004, leaving behind his wife of over 60 years, Jeanette.

Interesting fact: Alan was also the author of a few books, including "Anyone Who Owns His Own House Deserves It" (1962) and "Matzoh Balls for Breakfast and Other Memories of Growing Up Jewish" (2005).

Answer: Tapestry

1971's "Tapestry" included "It's Too Late" and (You're) "So Far Away". Sales of "Tapestry" in the U.S. alone were 10 million and worldwide it sold 25 million copies. Her three albums that made it to numero uno were "Tapestry", "Music" (1971) and "Wrap Around Joy" (1974). She was married to Gerry Goffin from 1959-1968 and together they co-wrote 30 songs, many of which became huge hits for other artists. They included "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow" (1961) for The Shirelles and "Go Away Little Girl" (1962) for Steve Lawrence. Carole King is an inductee of both The Songwriter's Hall of Fame and The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Her autobiography "A Natural Woman: A Memoir" was published in 2012.

Interesting fact: For 15 consecutive weeks, "Tapestry" sat atop the charts and until Michael Jackson's "Thriller" (1982), it was the best selling album of all time.

Answer: It was a baseball stadium.

His first published success was "Carrie" (1974) but it almost didn't get written. After completing just a few pages, the scary scribe decided it wasn't worth the paper it was written on and tossed it in the trash. Tabitha retrieved it, loved it and urged him to finish what he had started. Her instincts were proven right when her horrifying hubby was handed a a check for $200K for the novel. This allowed him to quit teaching H.S. English and work full time making masterfully macabre tales of mystery and mayhem. He has written over 45 books that have been translated into over 30 languages, in more than 30 countries, including several under his "Richard Bachman" sobriquet. He is has suffered from addiction to alcohol and cocaine but he is happily addicted to his beloved Boston Red Sox. Dozens of his terrifying tales have been made into movies including "The Shining" (1980), "Misery" (1990), "The Shawshank Redemption" (1994) and "The Green Mile" (1999). He has won the Bram Stoker Award for Best Horror Story over a dozen times and was made a Grand Master by The Mystery Writers of America (2007).

Interesting fact: Mr. King had one special request for his townfolk. He asked that the ballpark be built where he could see it while he sat at his desk creating his eerie novels.

Answer: 227

The show ran from September 14, 1985-May 6, 1990.
Ms. King was an active supporter of Barack Obama's run for the presidency and campaigned vigorously on his behalf. In Hollywood she has made over a dozen films including "Boyz in the Hood" (1991) with Cuba Gooding Jr. She has also appeared in "Jerry Maguire" (1996) with Tom Cruise and "How Stella Got Her Groove Back" (1998) with Whoopie Goldberg. On TV she has starred as Detective Lydia Adams in "Southland", appeared in the Kiefer Sutherland drama, "24" and as the voice of Huey Freeman in "The Boondocks".

Interesting fact: She was the winner of the Black Entertainment (BET) Award for Best Actress for her part in "Ray" (2004). Ms King played the role of a member of the Raelettes, the backup singing group for the great Ray Charles.

Answer: He played 342 one night stands.

Talk about dedication! From street corners to concert halls, from juke joints to the Newport Folk Festival, you name it, he's played it. He has won over 15 Grammys for his singles and albums and he was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Grammy in 1987. He is also an inductee of the Blues Foundation Hall of Fame (1984) and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (1987). His autobiography is titled "Blues All Around Me" (1996).

Interesting fact: Although he also plays a mean (anonymous) piano, he is best known for his gee-tar' strummin'. Beginning over 60 years ago, he has given a name to all of his guitars. He has named each and every one of them "Lucille".

Answer: Golf

She would have had a hard time skiing in South Carolina! During the 1980s and '90s, she was a superstar among superstars. Although she turned pro in 1977, she had a seven year drought before winning her first Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) championship. That victory, the 1984 Kemper Open, was just the start and before it was all over she had won 34 LPGA titles, including six majors. Her amazing career wound up with a Golf Hall of Fame induction (1995) and along the way she was the LPGA Player of the Year three times, as well as the LPGA leading money winner in three seasons. In addition she was a member of five Solheim Cup teams and also captained the 2007 American squad to victory in Sweden.
She was a strong worker for charity and in 2006 she founded "Golf Fore Africa" to raise money for AIDS research and treatment.

Interesting fact: Between the years 1984-1989, no player, male or female won more golf tournaments than the 20 she amassed.

Answer: The U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security

He has served in that post since January 3, 2011. King got his undergraduate degree from St. Francis College in N.Y. (1965) and earned his law degree from Notre Dame. He is viewed by many as being somewhat controversial in his political views. Some of his stances have included his voting "yea" on the Wall Street bailout (2008) and "nay" on the Stimulus Package (2009). He is an outspoken opponent of illegal immigration, one of the strongest proponents of The Patriot Act and is very much opposed to the closing of Gitmo. King backed President Obama's hit order to kill Osama bin-Laden, but has had a long running fued with Eric Holder. As a matter of fact, in April, 2011, he called for the Attorney General to step down from office.

Interesting fact: Somehow he has found the time to author three politically themed novels, dealing with the Irish Republican Army of which he has been a longtime supporter. They are "Terrible Beauty" (1999), "Deliver Us From Evil" (2002) and "Vale of Tears" (2003).

Answer: The Houston Astrodome

The "Battle of the Sexes" took place on September 20, 1973 before a live crowd of over 30,000 and countless millions on TV. Billy Jean grew up as a talented softball shortstop in CA, but after realizing she couldn't make much moolah at it, she switched to tennis. Among her many singles accomplishments were winning Wimbledon six times, and the U.S. Open on four occasions. She was always a strong campaigner for women's rights. She was instrumental in establishing the Women's Tennis Association and served as its first president (1973). She was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1987.

Interesting fact: In 1971 she became the first female athlete to earn over 100,000 bucks in a year. Her lifetime winnings totalled over $1.9 million.

Answer: Brando kissed Larry on the lips.

"Larry King Live" began June 23, 1985 when Larry's first guest was N.Y. Governor Mario Cuomo. The final show aired December 16, 2010, with unannounced drop in visitors including Barack Obama and Bill Clinton. The audience for that final night was estimated at 2.2 million viewers. For almost two decades King had written a column for the nationally circulated U.S.A. "Today" newspaper.
Larry has won 10 Cable Ace Awards and two Peabody Awards, one for radio (1982) and one for the tube (1992). He is famously known for being married eight, count 'em, eight times (to seven women). Larry has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and in 1989 he was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame.

Interesting fact: CNN, the network that aired "Larry King Live" for those 25 years, estimates he conducted an estimated 60,000 interviews in his career.

Answer: Manslaughter

King spent almost four years in the clink for beating to death one Sam Garrett, an ex-employee of his who owed him about $600 from a bet. Fast forward to 1974 and King, now in the profession of pugilistic promoting, puts together the fight that will launch his career to new heights. He signs ex-heavyweight champ Muhammad Ali to fight George Foreman in Zaire. The fight would become known as "The Rumble in the Jungle". Ali reclaims his crown with an eighth round KO. In all, King promoted seven of Ali's bouts, including 1975's "Thriller in Manilla" a.k.a. Ali-Frazier III. Ali would outlast Frazier in the sweltering heat of the Philipines and be declared the winner, when Smokin' Joe ran out of steam and was unable to answer the bell for the 15th round, making Ali the winner by TKO.
In just 1983 and '84 alone D.K. promoted 59 world championship matches.

Interesting fact: In 1984 King branched out and promoted "The Jackson's Victory Tour" at the end of which, it was announced that it was the final go 'round for the family and that Michael was going to start his solo career.