"J"eepers, They all Start With a "J" Quiz

Answer: Tom Jones

"Tom Jones" (1963) is a British comedy adventure movie starring Albert Finney and Susannah York. At the 36th Academy Awards it received ten nominations winning four, one Oscar being for Best Picture.

"Jaws" (1975) starring Roy Schneider, Robert Shaw and Richard Dreyfus was beaten for Best Picture by "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest". "Judgement at Nuremberg" (1961) a courtroom drama starring Spencer Tracy, Burt Lancaster, Marlene Dietrich, Judy Garland and a host of other big name actors was beaten for Best Picture by "West Side Story". "Johnny Belinda" (1948) earned Jane Wyman the Academy Award for Best Actress; however, it was beaten for Best Picture by "Hamlet".

Answer: James A. Garfield

James A. Garfield was the 20th President of the United States. He took office on March 4, 1881 and sadly was assassinated on July 2, 1881 and died while in office on September 19, 1881. He served just over six months in office.

James Buchanan was the 15th US President serving for four years from 1857-1861. James Monroe was the 5th US President serving for eight years from 1817-1825. James K. Polk was the 11th US President serving for four years from 1845-1849.

Answer: Jaguarundi

The jaguarundi is a wild cat native to southern North America, Central America and east of the Andes mainly in Brazil and down to Argentina. The jaguarundi has short legs, longish body, long tail and can weigh from 3.5-9.1 kilos. They hunt small animals such as rodents, ground feeding birds and small reptiles.

The jabiru is a bird of the stork family. They live in wetlands and eat mainly fish which they catch with their giant beak. They inhabit wetlands and are commonly found in India and Southeast Asia and Australia. The jacamar are small to medium size perching birds with long bills and tails. Their diet mainly consists of insects, predominately butterflies and moths. They are usually found in tropical South and Central America. The jacana are wading birds that are found in many tropical regions around the world. It appears that they walk on water as they have long legs and large feet/claws that allow them to easily walk on lily pads. This is one of the rare species of birds in which the females are larger than the males.

Answer: Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)

"Just My Imagination(Running Away with Me)" by The Temptations peaked at number one for two weeks in April, 1971.

"Judy in Disguise (with Glasses)" was recorded by John Fred and His Playboy Band and peaked at the top for two weeks in January 1968. The title of the song is a take-off of the Beatles' hit "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds". "Johnny Angel" was an April 1962 number one for Shelley Fabares. Shelley was a co-star with Elvis Presley in three of his movies. "Joy to the World" was a six week hit at number one in April and May 1971 for Three Dog Night.

Answer: Joanne Woodward

Joanne Woodward (b. 1930) is an actress and producer and was the wife of Paul Newman for 50 years until his death in 2008. She earned her Academy Award for Best Actress in the 1957 movie " The Three Faces of Eve". In the movie she portrayed three personalities in Eve White, Eve Black and Jane.

Joan Fontaine (1917-2013) was a British-American actress and the younger sister to Olivia de Havilland. She was nominated three times for an Oscar and won for her role in the 1941 Hitchcock thriller "Suspicion". Judy Holliday (1921-1965) was an American actress, comedian and singer. She won her Oscar for her role in the 1950 comedy drama "Born Yesterday". Sadly, at the age of 43 she died of breast cancer. Joan Crawford (1904-1977) was an American actress of film and television. She won her Oscar for her role in the 1945 crime drama film "Mildred Pierce".

Answer: Edward Jenner

Edward Jenner (1749-1823) was an English physician and scientist who pioneered the smallpox vaccine, the world's first vaccine. Through his studies he noticed that those in the dairy industry, who worked in close contact with cows and who contacted cowpox, were immune to smallpox. Therefore inoculated cowpox was a protection against smallpox. The word vaccine, comes from the Latin, vaccinus," meaning of, or from a cow". Through his experiments, studies and results he is known as "the father of immunology".

Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) was an 18th century author who is best known as the person who compiled the "Dictionary of the English Language". The task took eight years to accomplish and it was published on April 15, 1755. Inigo Jones (1573-1652) was an English architect of the early modern period. He introduced the rules of proportion and symmetry in his designs and introduced classical architecture of Rome and Italian Renaissance to the British Isles. Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) was the third President of the United States from 1801-1809.

Answer: Juba (South Sudan)

Juba is the capital city of South Sudan and sits at 4' 51' 0" N.

Jeddah, a major city in Saudi Arabia, sits at 21' 32' 36" N. San Juan is the capital city of Puerto Rico and lies at 18' 24' 23" N. Jakarta is the capital city of Indonesia and with a population in excess of 10 million lies at 6' 12' 0" S.

Answer: Jurassic Park

"Juassic Park" is a science fiction novel by Michael Crichton and was published in 1990. In 1993 the book was adapted into a blockbuster movie of the same title.

"Jane Eyre" is a novel by the English writer Charlotte Bronte. The book was published in 1847 under her pen name "Currer Bell". "Jaws" is a 1974 novel by the American author Peter Benchley which was adapted into a blockbuster movie in 1975. "James and the Giant Peach" is a children's novel by the British author Roald Dahl. The book was published in 1961.

Answer: Jack Webb

Jack Webb (1920-1982) was an American actor, producer, director and screenwriter. He is best remembered for his role as the detective of the Los Angeles Police Department, Sgt. Joe Friday, in the radio and TV series "Dragnet" from 1949-1959 and again from 1967-1970.

Jack Kelly (1927-1992) was an American actor of film and television and well remembered as Bart Maverick, the brother of Bret Maverick (James Garner), in the western TV series "Maverick" (1957-1962). Jack Lord (1920-1998) was an American television actor best remembered for his role as detective captain Steve Garrett in the police drama series "Hawaii Five-O" (1968-1980). Jack Klugman (1922-2012) was an American actor of stage, film and television. He is fondly remembered as Dr. Quincy, the Los Angeles County police examiner in " Quincy M. E." (1976-1983). He also played opposite Tony Randall in the situation comedy "The Odd Couple" (1970-1975).

Answer: Jaguar

In 2008 the Indian carmaker Tata Motors bought the Ford Motor Company's Jaguar and Land Rover brands. Tata Motors is the largest automobile manufacturer in India.

The Jeep brand has had a number of owners but when Chrysler declared bankruptcy in 2007 it was taken over by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles. Jawa was founded in Prague, Czechoslovakia in 1929 as a motorcycle and moped manufacturer. They currently produce motor bikes. JAC automobiles and commercial vehicle's is a Chinese state owned manufacturer. The company was established in 1964.