Famous "Mac"s Trivia Quiz

Answer: Warren Beatty

Shirley first starred in the movie "The Trouble With Harry". Her movie career progressed to many Oscar nominations and leading roles in movies like "Irma La Douce" and "The Apartment". She is the mother of actress Sachi Parker and sister to actor/director Warren Beatty.

Answer: The Group of Seven

James Edward Harvey MacDonald was a British-born Canadian artist, part of the famous Group of Seven, whose art hangs in the McMichael Gallery in Kleinburg, Ont. near Toronto. Incidentally, a less-famous Mac, Dr. James MacCallum, built the McMichael Gallery. Most famous of MacDonald's works are the pictures of the Angoma region.

Answer: Hostage Tower

Alistair MacLean was a Scottish born writer whose second language was English. He did write "Hostage Tower" but it was not a novel, rather a television screenplay. Son of a minister, he served in the Royal Navy in WWII, which inspired him to write his first book, "H.M.S. Ulysses".

Many of his stories were made into movies. He also wrote under the pen-name of Ian Stuart. Some selected works: "The Guns of Navarone", "Where Eagles Dare", "Santorini", "Partisans", "Ice Station Zebra", and many more.

Answer: human-powered flight

American inventor MacCready's "Gossamer Condor" was the first human-powered aircraft. Further inventions include the "Gossamer Albatross" - the first human-powered plane to cross the English Channel, the "Gossamer Penguin" - the first fully solar-powered aircraft, the "Sunraycer" a solar-powered car.

He is a pioneer in the field of energy conservation, and has also built a working life-sized replica of a pterodactyl, a flying dinosaur.

Answer: The Body

When Elle was featured on the cover of the 2004 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition, Elle set the record with four cover pictures on this highly prestigious publication. Born Elanor Gow in Australia, Elle sports her own lingerie line. Arpad Flynn Busson and Aurelius Cy Andrea Busson are her sons with Swiss businessman Arpad Busson.

Answer: Ian MacGregor

American Sir Ian MacGregor was a hard-nosed Union buster. He was hired by Margaret Thatcher in 1980 to head British Steel, where he cut 80,000 jobs. He wanted to cut coal output, and that triggered a massive miners' strike in Britain in 1984, but defeated the strike in 1985.

Answer: Pacific

General Douglas MacArthur was made the Supreme Commander of Allied Forces in the Southwest Pacific Area. He was also named the Allied Supreme Commander in order to accept the Japanese surrender in 1945 aboard the USS Missouri.

Answer: British Labour PM

Ramsay MacDonald was the first secretary of the Labour party in 1900 when it was founded. On December 11th, 1923, the Labour party was voted to be the second-largest party in Parliament, and together with the Liberals, joined into a minority government. On January 22nd, 1924, the King swore him in as Prime Minister, the first Labour PM, and in 1929 for the second time he became PM.

He was an illegitimate child, and married Margaret Gladstone in 1897.

Answer: basketball

In the 2003-2004 season, seven foot tall Todd MacCulloch played center for the Philadelphia 76ers. He started with the 76ers in the 1999-2000 season and debuted against the San Antonio Spurs. He also played one season for the New Jersey Nets. He retired due to Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease - a neurological disorder. Since then, he became an actual pinball wizard and has had many successes in this game.

Answer: Duke of Montrose

Rob Roy was a part of the Jacobite uprisings when he was only 18, but the uprising didn't succeed and the MacGregor clan was outlawed. He changed his name and borrowed money from the Duke of Montrose to become a cattle herder, but when cheated of the money by his head driver, Rob Roy was bankrupted and outlawed by the Duke, his family humiliated and his lands siezed.

He waged a personal war against the Duke by stealing, kidnapping and basic banditry. He was also a part of the second Jacobite uprising, although it is not sure which side he was allied with.