FunTrivia Celebrities Mix: Vol 2 Quiz

Answer: New Jersey, USA

Born on September 23rd 1949, Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen was born and raised in New Jersey, where he still has a home today.

He has Irish, Dutch, and Italian ancestry. His paternal great-grandmother migrated from Mullingar, Ireland, to Freehold, New Jersey, in about 1852. His maternal grandfather was born in Naples, Italy. The name Springsteen is Dutch.

Question by player Chavs

Answer: Phil Spector

Phil Spector was a musical powerhouse nearly from the beginning of his career - he was once, at the age of 21, the youngest person ever to own his own US music label. His work as a music producer is still a major influence today, and many well known songs (John Lennon's 'Imagine', The Righteous Brothers' 'Unchained Melody', and George Harrison's 'My Sweet Lord' are among the many examples) were his work.

Unfortunately, Spector also had a violent side - his first wife, as well as two of his sons, say that he had held them captive in their own home...among other less savory allegations. On May 29th, 2009, he was sentenced to 19 years to life in prison for murder, and would have become eligible for parole in 2024. Phil Spector died in prison at 81 years old.

Question by player NovaLuna

Answer: Patrick Stewart

Receiving his Knighthood in 2010 for his services to drama, Sir Patrick Stewart played Captain Jean-Luc Picard in "Star Trek: The Next Generation" from 1987 to 1994.

Question by player Philip_Eno

Answer: Frank Sinatra

As he had to communicate with the kidnappers over a payphone, and ran out during one conversation, Sinatra carried around a roll of dimes during the kidnapping. He kept this habit by for the rest of his life. His son, who was 19 at the time, was returned two days later when Frank Sinatra paid the ransom of $240,000.

The kidnappers were caught, tried and imprisoned.

Question by player nala212

Answer: Laurence Olivier and Michael Caine

Laurence Olivier and Michael Caine were both nominated for Best Actor but lost to Marlon Brando in the "The Godfather". The film "Sleuth" was remade in 2007 with Jude Law and Michael Caine; Caine this time played the character that Olivier had portrayed in the earlier film.

Question by player steelman86

Answer: Jean Harlow

Rin Tin Tin was a German shepherd, rescued from the battlefields of World War I, who went on to star in 23 movies. He passed away at the age of 13. However, such was his popularity that regular programming was interrupted with news bulletins of his passing. His owner then arranged to have him returned to France, his place of origin, to have him buried in the renowned Parisian pet cemetery Cimetiere des Chiens.
Jean Harlow was given the nickname Platinum Blonde as a result of the colour of her hair. She also starred in a 1931 movie of the same name.

Question by player pollucci19

Answer: David McCallum

David Keith McCallum Jr. was born on September 19, 1933 in Glasgow, Scotland. He attracted worldwide appeal for his role as a Russian spy on "The Man From U.N.C.L.E." series from 1964 to 1968. He also starred in various well known films including, "The Greatest Story Ever Told" (1965), "Around the World Under The Sea" (1966) and served as the voice of the character of Alfred Pennyworth in the movie, "Batman: Gotham Knight" (2008).

Question by player milliesmall

Answer: Ian Holm

Ian Holm was born in Essex, UK in 1931, and became a leading figure in the Royal Shakespeare Company in the 1960s. He is best known for his starring roles as Bilbo Baggins in "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy and athletics coach Sam Mussabini in "Chariots of Fire". Holm also won acclaim for his theatrical performances in the plays of William Shakespeare and Harold Pinter.

Question by player redwaldo

Answer: Calvin Harris

Calvin Harris is a Scottish DJ whose real name is Adam Wiles. The 6'6" music superstar was dating the American pop star for over a year and a half prior to their public breakup on Twitter in May 2016. Rumors swirled that one source of frustration in the relationship was that Taylor claimed to have masterminded Calvin's hit song with Rihanna, "This Is What You Came For". Shortly after their breakup, Taylor was seen dating actor Tom Hiddleston.

Question by player GBfan

Answer: raised by people who were not their parents

Lennon's father was a merchant seaman and was away from home for extended periods and his mother was reputedly unfaithful, so he was taken and raised by an aunt and uncle. Bergman's mother died when she was three and her father died when she was 13. Afterwards she lived with several aunts. Monroe came from a troubled home: she was unsure of her father's identity and her mother was emotionally unstable.

She was made a ward of the state and passed around between family friends and relatives until she married James Dougherty in 1942 at age 16. Nicholson was the child of a bigamous union of show business people, so his maternal grandmother insisted on raising him, and he was led to believe she was his mother and his mother was his sister.

Question by player debodun