The Moore the Merrier Trivia Quiz

Answer: Archie Moore

Archie Moore (1916-1998) was named Archibald Lee Wright at his birth in Benoit, Mississippi. He grew up in poverty to become the longest-reigning World Light Heavyweight Champion of all time (1952 - 1962). He was nicknamed The Mongoose. After retirement, he trained Muhammad Ali, George Foreman, Eddie Mustafa Muhammad, and Earnie Shavers.

He wrote the autobiographical "Any Boy Can: the Archie Moore Story" (1971). For further reading, see Jake LaMotta, Bert Randolph Sugar & Pete Ehrmann, "The Ageless Warrior: The Life of Boxing Legend Archie Moore" (2004).

Answer: Christopher Moore

Christopher Moore (b. 1957) is an American humour writer. It is difficult to define his genre as he writes all sorts of novels, all of them absurdly funny. His first novel, "Practical Demonkeeping" was published in 1992. One of his most controversial was "Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal" (2002).

See, also, "Bloodsucking Fiends: A Love Story" (1995), "Island of the Sequined Love Nun" (1997), "The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove" (1999), "Fluke, or, I Know Why the Winged Whale Sings" (2003), "The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror" (2004), "The Serpent of Venice" (2014), "Noir" (2018), "Shakespeare for Squirrels: A Novel" (2020), "Razzmatazz" (2022), and "Anima Rising" (2025).

Answer: Clement Clarke Moore

Clement Clarke Moore (1779-1863) was the patrician inheritor of large tracts of land in what is now New York City. He gave some of these to the Episcopal Diocese of New York and some to the General Theological Seminary (Episcopal) in Chelsea. He served variously as Professor of Oriental and Greek Literature, as well as Professor of Divinity and Biblical Learning. Moore was a member of the board of trustees of Columbia College for 44 years.

His "A Visit from St. Nicholas" was first published in 1823. It is the source of the names of each of the reindeer pulling Santa's sleigh. The poem is sometimes known by its first line, "'Twas the Night Before Christmas." After his death in 1863, another person asserted authorship of the poem and demanded royalties. This dispute remains unresolved.

Answer: John Moore

Colonel John Moore (1599-1650) is best known for whose death he ordered. He was born into a noble family, the son of a Member of Parliament for Liverpool. He, too, became an MP for Liverpool. When the English Civil War broke out in 1642, he took the side of the Roundhead Parliamentarians. He led a small army to rout the Royalists from Darby Castle. Their success was erased by the castle's recapture by the Royalist Prince Rupert of the Rhine and his army. It was re-recaptured by an army led by Sir John Meldrum.

Cromwell made Moore a colonel in the Parliamentarian army and installed him as the governor of the area. John Moore signed the death warrant for King Charles I in 1649 and was therefore a regicide.

Answer: Roger Moore

Sir Roger George Moore (1927-2017) played James Bond (seven times) in motion pictures, Simon Templar (the Saint) on British television (1962-1969), and Beau Maverick on American television (1960-1961). Sir Roger (knighted in 2003) played 007 in "Live and Let Die" (1973), "The Man with the Golden Gun" (1974), "The Spy Who Loved Me" (1977), "Moonraker" (1979), "For Your Eyes Only" (1981), "Octopussy" (1983) and "A View to a Kill" (1985). His autobiography, "My Word is My Bond," was published in 2008 and his book recollecting all things 007, "Bond on Bond," in 2012.

Answer: Demi Moore

Demi Moore (b. 1962), an award-winning actress, was the highest-paid actress to appear in a movie in 1995. Her career began on television's General Hospital. She appeared in a sequence of Brat Pack films: "Blame It on Rio" (1984), "St. Elmo's Fire" (1985), and "About Last Night..." (1986). Moore was paid $12.5 million to star in "Striptease" (1996).

She won a Golden Globe for her role in "The Substance" (2024), for which she was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. Bruce Willis is her ex-husband (1987-2000).

They had three daughters. When Willis was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia in 2022, Moore, as an ex-wife, connected with Willis, his wife Emma Heming Willis, and the rest of the family. Her memoir/autobiography "Inside Out" was published in 2019 and climbed to number one on The New York Times Best Seller List.

Answer: Dorothea Rhodes Lummis Moore

Dorothea Rhodes Lummis Moore (1857-1942) had an overabundance of accomplishments in her 85 years. She studied music at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston. She completed medical school at Boston University. Her marriage to Charles Fletcher Lummis added to her birth surname of Rhodes, as did her second marriage to Dr Ernest Carroll Moore.

She practised medicine in Los Angeles and worked as a dramatic editor, musical editor, and critic at the Los Angeles Times. Moore was an advocate for poor Mexican families and for the establishment of a system of juvenile courts.

Answer: Mandy Moore

Amanda Leigh "Mandy" Moore (b. 1984) is an American singer-songwriter who has also acted on American television and in movies. Her debut single "Candy" (1999) rose to number 41 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Her first studio album, "So Real" (1999), went platinum. This was followed by a succession of hit studio albums: "Mandy Moore" (2001), "Coverage" (2003), "Wild Hope" (2007), "Amanda Leigh" (2009), "Silver Landings" (2020), and "In Real Life" (2022). In the Disney film "Tangled" (2010), she voiced Rapunzel.

She played Rebecca on television's "This Is Us" (2016-2022). Author Pamela M. Tasha wrote "The Story of Mandy Moore: Her Life, Legacy, and Journey from Pop Sensation to Hollywood Icon" (2025) as entry 14 in the 19-book series "The Biography of Rich and Famous People."

Answer: Mary Tyler Moore

Mary Tyler Moore (1936-2017) acted in two highly successful television comedies before founding a highly successful television production company. On "The Dick Van Dyke Show" (1961-1966), she played Laura Petrie, the wife of Van Dyke's character. The show was produced by Carl Reiner and Danny Thomas. Moore won an Emmy for this role. The second television comedic series was "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" (1970-1977). She played a single woman working in a TV newsroom. The show co-starred Ed Asner as her boss, Lou Grant, Valerie Harper as Rhoda Morgenstern, and Cloris Leachman as Phyllis Lindstrom, each of whom spun off their own separate television series in which they played the same characters they had played on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show." The programme won three Emmy Awards for Outstanding Comedy.

Moore and her husband, Grant Tinker, formed their own company, MTM Enterprises, in 1969. It produced television shows, motion pictures, and records. It produced "Rhoda," "Lou Grant," "Phyllis," "The Bob Newhart Show," "WKRP in Cincinnati," "St. Elsewhere," and "Hill Street Blues." She has written two autobiographical books: "After All" (1995) and "Growing Up Again: Life, Loves, and Oh Yeah, Diabetes" (2009).

Answer: Sara Jane Moore

Sara Jane Moore (1930-2025) attempted to assassinate President Gerald Ford on 22 September 1975 just outside the St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco. Police had arrested and released her the day before, seizing the handgun with which she had practised.

She quickly bought another, albeit a different make and model. In a 2009 interview, she said she opposed the War in Vietnam and wanted to overthrow the federal government. She was sentenced to life imprisonment but released on 31 December 2007. Her death in 2025 was two days after the 50th anniversary of her unsuccessful attempted murder. Author Geri Spieler wrote a biography of Moore titled "Taking Aim at the President" (2009).