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48'ers: The Entertainers Trivia Quiz


Many people born in 1948 are very well known today. Can you identify these from the entertainment industry?

A multiple-choice quiz by shvdotr. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
shvdotr
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
379,289
Updated
Sep 29 24
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Easy
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
971
Awards
Top 20% Quiz
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Question 1 of 10
1. We lost our quiz's first "48'er" in January of 2016. As a musician, he was a founder of the Eagles. He also had a solo singing career with hits like "The Heat is On" and "You Belong to the City," the latter of which was featured in the TV series "Miami Vice" in which our 48'er also had an acting role. Who was this talent whom we lost too soon? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Another 48'er whom we lost too soon in 2003 at the age of 54 was a comedian and actor who was the son of a singing cowboy. He was best known as Jack Tripper in the TV comedy "Three's Company." Who was this accomplished comedic actor of over 45 movies and 90 television appearances? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Another funny Forty-Eighter, this long-time TV actor and comedian also appeared in over 30 films, beginning with "Somewhere in Time" in 1980. However, he is best known as barfly Norm Peterson on TV's "Cheers". Name him. Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. One 48'er who made his mark in entertainment earlier than most was the title character in a TV series called "Leave It to Beaver." Who played the role of Theodore "The Beaver" Cleaver from 1957 to 1963? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Our next 48'er has won awards for such films as "Pulp Fiction", "Coach Carter", and "Django Unchained", including four NAACP Image Awards. Who is this recognized actor whom you've no doubt seen on TV asking, "What's in YOUR wallet?" Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Our next 48'er was born in England to a Welsh father and German mother, but was raised in Australia from the age of six. Who is this four-time Grammy Award winner ("I Honestly Love You", "Let Me Be There") and ten-time American Music Award winner who starred with John Travolta in "Grease"? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. "Face" is the nickname of our next 48'er, who has been known to say, "You look mahvellous!" He is also known as a big fan of the New York Yankees and for his role as Mitch Robbins in the 1991 cinema hit, "City Slickers." Who is he? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Our next 48'er is a singer and songwriter often called "The Godfather of Shock Rock." He is also the subject of an urban legend which says he is actually "Leave It To Beaver" star Ken Osmond, who played the role of Eddie Haskell. Who is this artist, whose two Grammy nominations were in 1984 for a video partially named "The Nightmare" and in 1997 for the metal song, "Hands of Death (Burn Baby Burn)"? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Our next 48'er is an actress who has won two Oscars, two Emmys, and a Golden Globe. Her Oscars have been as Best Supporting Actress in 1986's "Hannah and Her Sisters" and in 1994's "Bullets Over Broadway." Viewers may recognize her for a three-year tour in TV's "Law and Order" as Interim DA Nora Lewin. Who is she? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Our final Forty-Eighter was born in Heidelberg, Germany, the son of an American soldier. Before recording his own songs, beginning in 1972, he wrote songs recorded by The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Joan Baez, the Eagles, and the Byrds. Among his biggest hits are "Take It Easy", "Running On Empty", "Doctor My Eyes" and "Stay." Name him. Hint



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1. We lost our quiz's first "48'er" in January of 2016. As a musician, he was a founder of the Eagles. He also had a solo singing career with hits like "The Heat is On" and "You Belong to the City," the latter of which was featured in the TV series "Miami Vice" in which our 48'er also had an acting role. Who was this talent whom we lost too soon?

Answer: Glenn Frey

Glenn Frey was born in Detroit. He and the Eagles won five American Music Awards and six Grammys and are included in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. "The Heat is On" and "You Belong to the City" both peaked at #2 on the US charts.
2. Another 48'er whom we lost too soon in 2003 at the age of 54 was a comedian and actor who was the son of a singing cowboy. He was best known as Jack Tripper in the TV comedy "Three's Company." Who was this accomplished comedic actor of over 45 movies and 90 television appearances?

Answer: John Ritter

John Ritter was born in Burbank, California, the son of Tex Ritter. Tex and John were the first pair of father and son entertainers to each receive stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in different categories. John was also nominated four times for Daytime Emmy awards as the voice of Clifford, the Big Red Dog.
3. Another funny Forty-Eighter, this long-time TV actor and comedian also appeared in over 30 films, beginning with "Somewhere in Time" in 1980. However, he is best known as barfly Norm Peterson on TV's "Cheers". Name him.

Answer: George Wendt

George Wendt was born on the south side of Chicago. He appeared in all 275 episodes of "Cheers" in addition to the over 30 feature films. John Ratzenberger, also a veteran of "Cheers", playing postman Cliff Clavin, is only one year older than Wendt.
4. One 48'er who made his mark in entertainment earlier than most was the title character in a TV series called "Leave It to Beaver." Who played the role of Theodore "The Beaver" Cleaver from 1957 to 1963?

Answer: Jerry Mathers

The incorrect answers also had roles in the show. Hugh Beaumont was Beav's dad, Ward Cleaver, and Tony Dow was Beav's brother, Wally. Frank Bank played the role of Wally's friend Clarence "Lumpy" Rutherford, who also often filled the bill as the neighborhood bully.
5. Our next 48'er has won awards for such films as "Pulp Fiction", "Coach Carter", and "Django Unchained", including four NAACP Image Awards. Who is this recognized actor whom you've no doubt seen on TV asking, "What's in YOUR wallet?"

Answer: Samuel L. Jackson

In 1968, after serving as an usher at the funeral of Martin Luther King, Jr., Jackson flew to Memphis for a civil rights march. Jackson was a sufferer of stuttering growing up, but while a student at Morehouse College in Atlanta, a speech therapist advised Jackson to try out for a play, which he did.

Afterwards he changed his major. In 2011, "The Hollywood Reporter" named Jackson as the highest-grossing film actor of all time, according to the "Guinness Book of World Records."
6. Our next 48'er was born in England to a Welsh father and German mother, but was raised in Australia from the age of six. Who is this four-time Grammy Award winner ("I Honestly Love You", "Let Me Be There") and ten-time American Music Award winner who starred with John Travolta in "Grease"?

Answer: Olivia Newton-John

All three incorrect answers are slightly older than our 48'ers. Canadians Joni Mitchell and Anne Murray were born in 1945 and 1943, respectively, while Helen Reddy, who was born in Melbourne, is the oldest of our four songbirds, being born in 1941.
7. "Face" is the nickname of our next 48'er, who has been known to say, "You look mahvellous!" He is also known as a big fan of the New York Yankees and for his role as Mitch Robbins in the 1991 cinema hit, "City Slickers." Who is he?

Answer: Billy Crystal

Billy Crystal majored in Film and TV Direction at NYU and studied under Martin Scorsese. In 1977 he took the role of Jodie Dallas on the TV series "Soap", thus playing television's first openly gay character as a series regular. He was Jay Leno's first guest in 1992 when Jay took over the "Tonight Show" from Johnny Carson.
8. Our next 48'er is a singer and songwriter often called "The Godfather of Shock Rock." He is also the subject of an urban legend which says he is actually "Leave It To Beaver" star Ken Osmond, who played the role of Eddie Haskell. Who is this artist, whose two Grammy nominations were in 1984 for a video partially named "The Nightmare" and in 1997 for the metal song, "Hands of Death (Burn Baby Burn)"?

Answer: Alice Cooper

Cooper was born Vincent Damon Furnier in Detroit. His father was a minister. Furnier started the band Alice Cooper at age 17, naming the group the Earwigs. The band's name was changed to the Spiders and then the Nazz before taking its final form, which later became associated with Furnier personally. The band was "discovered" by Frank Zappa and signed to a record label in 1969.
9. Our next 48'er is an actress who has won two Oscars, two Emmys, and a Golden Globe. Her Oscars have been as Best Supporting Actress in 1986's "Hannah and Her Sisters" and in 1994's "Bullets Over Broadway." Viewers may recognize her for a three-year tour in TV's "Law and Order" as Interim DA Nora Lewin. Who is she?

Answer: Dianne Wiest

Born in Kansas City, Missouri, Dianne Wiest was trained as a dancer as a child, but switched to acting while a student at the University of Maryland. Her off-Broadway performance in "The Art of Dining" won her an Obie Award, along with two other drama awards.

In addition to "Law and Order", Wiest played the same Nora Lewin role in spinoffs "Law and Order: Special Victims Unit" and "Law and Order: Criminal Intent."
10. Our final Forty-Eighter was born in Heidelberg, Germany, the son of an American soldier. Before recording his own songs, beginning in 1972, he wrote songs recorded by The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Joan Baez, the Eagles, and the Byrds. Among his biggest hits are "Take It Easy", "Running On Empty", "Doctor My Eyes" and "Stay." Name him.

Answer: Jackson Browne

Jackson Browne has been inducted in both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame. As an advocate of the environment and human rights, he was co-founder of Musicians United for Safe Energy (MUSE). Other awards include the John Steinbeck Award and the Harry Chapin Humanitarian Award.
Source: Author shvdotr

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