Famous New York People Trivia Quiz

Answer: 26th United States President

Theodore Roosevelt was born in New York City on October 27, 1858. He served as Governor of New York from 1899-1900, and was Vice President under William McKinley in 1901 before becoming President after McKinley's assassination. He served as President of the United States from 1901-1909.

In 1906 he won a Nobel Peace Prize for mediating the end of the Russo-Japanese war. Roosevelt passed away from a blood clot in 1919.

Answer: 45th United States President

Donald was born in New York City on June 14, 1946. Donald had a famous uncle, John G. Trump, who was a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The Trump family fortune came from his grandfather, Frederick Trump, who owned restaurants and boarding houses. Donald graduated in 1968 from Wharton School with a Bachelor of Science degree.

He served as President of the United States from 2017-2021.

Answer: "21 Questions"

50 Cent was born in New York City on July 6, 1975. His birth name is Curtis James Jackson III. In 2002 he recorded the "Power of the Dollar", but he was shot before its release. His song, "21 Questions" (2003), contains lyrics of Barry White's song, "It's Only Love Doing It's Thing". "21 Questions" peaked at Number 1 in May 2003.

In 2003 he founded G-Unit Records, signing rappers Young Buck and Lloyd Banks. He has starred in the 2005 movie "Get Rich or Die Tryin'" and 2010 "Morning Glory".

Answer: "Genie in a Bottle"

Christina was born December 18, 1980, in New York City. When she was ten years old Christina appeared on "Star Search". In 1993-1994 Christina was on "The Mickey Mouse Club" with Justin Timberlake, Britney Spears and Ryan Gosling. Christina's 1999 song "Genie in a Bottle" was off her debut album, "Christina Aguilera". The song was nominated for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the Grammy Awards.

Answer: "Fallin'"

Alicia was born in New York City on January 25, 1981. Alicia was fifteen when she signed with Columbia Records. The 2001 album, "Songs in a Minor", which featured "Fallin", earned her five Grammy Awards. She co-founded the HIV/AIDS organization, Keep a Child Alive. She starred in the 2008 movie, "The Secret Life of Bees", playing the part of June Boatwright.

Answer: "Girls Just Want to Have Fun"

Cyndi was born in New York City on June 22, 1953. In 1977 Cyndi and John Turi formed the rockabilly band, Blue Angel. Her album, "She's So Unusual" (1983) produced four hits, including "Girls Just Want to Have Fun", earning her the Best New Artist Grammy in 1985. She later appeared in many television shows, such as "Mad About You" (1993-1999), and "Bones" (2009-2015, 2017).

Answer: "Rocky"

Stallone was born in New York City on July 6, 1946. When he was born the forceps the doctor used damaged his facial nerve, leaving him with a droopy left eye. He is the only actor in history to have starred in a box office number one movie across six decades. He was inspired to write the script for "Rocky" (1976) after the boxing match between Muhammad Ali and Chuck Wepner.

Answer: American Radio Personality

Stern was born in New York City on January 12, 1954. Howard's father was a radio engineer. Howard started his career by working at WRNW, a progressive rock station in Briarcliff Manor, New York. On May 21, 1984, he made his debut on the television show, "Late Night with David Letterman".

In 1990 he became the host of the "Howard Stern Show". The show aired for nine seasons on the E! Network.

Answer: American Basketball Player

Kareem was born in New York City on April 16, 1947. Kareem played professional basketball for twenty seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers and the Milwaukee Bucks. During his career he played on the NBA All Star award nineteen times. When Kareem retired in 1989 he was the NBA's all time leader in points. Barack Obama awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2016.

Answer: "The Simple Life"

Paris was born in New York City on February 17, 1981. She is the great granddaughter of Conrad Hilton, the founder of Hilton Hotels. She starred with Nicole Richie in the 2003 television show, "The Simple Life". In September 2006 she was arrested for driving under the influence.

Her license was suspended, but she was later caught driving 70 mph, and was sentenced to 40 days of home confinement.