Peoples names ending in - TON Trivia Quiz

Answer: Blake Carrington

John Forsythe (1918-2010) was an American actor of stage, film, television, producer and narrator. His career spanned from 1943-2006. Besides many movie roles he starred in three television series "Bachelor Father" (1957-1962), "Charlie's Angels" (1976-1981) and as the Patriarch Blake Carrington in "Dynasty" (1981-1989).

Answer: Irish professional golfer

Padraig Harrington is an Irish professional golfer. He won the British Open in 2007 and 2008 and also the PGA Championship in 2008. He has won numerous events around the world.

Answer: Eric Clapton

Eric Clapton is an English rock and blues guitarist, singer and songwriter. He was a member of the groups the Yardbirds and Cream. He has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame three times, once as a solo artist and twice as a member of these two groups. He has also been the recipient of 18 Grammy Awards.

Answer: Richard Burton

Richard Burton (1925-1984) was a Welsh actor. He was nominated seven times for an Academy Award but was never successful. He had a baritone voice and was a highly recognised Shakespearean actor. He was married to Elizabeth Taylor on two occasions from 1964-1974 and again in 1975-1976.

Answer: Art Carney

Art Carney (1918-2003) was an American actor who won an Academy Award for Best Actor in the 1974 road movie "Harry and Tonto". However, he is best remembered as Ralph Kramden's (Jackie Gleason) best as the municipal sewer worker Ed Norton in the sitcom "Honeymooners" (of the 1950s).

The characters of Ralph, Ed and their wives was the inspiration for William Hanna and Joseph Barbera the co-creators of animated series " The Flintstones" (1960-1966).

Answer: Duchess of Cambridge

Catherine Elizabeth "Kate" Middleton is the Duchess of Cambridge and her husband who is second in line to the throne is Prince William, Duke of Cambridge. They were married on April 29, 2011.

Answer: Milton Berle

Milton Berle (1908-2002) was an American comedian and actor. He was the first major television star when he hosted the "Texaco Star Theater" (1948-1956). He was referred to as "Uncle Miltie" or "Mr. Television". He appeared in numerous movies, acted on Broadway and was active in show business from 1914-2000.

Answer: Pierce Brosnan

"Remington Steele" (1982-1987) was an American series that involved drama, romance, comedy and detective procedures. Pierce Brosnan played Remington Steele and Stephanie Zimbalist played the role of Laura Holt who actually employed Remington Steele as she had trouble finding clients because she was a woman. They are business partners but also carry on a romantic relationship.

Answer: Conrad Hilton

Conrad Hilton (1887-1979) was an American and the founder of the Hilton Hotel chain. The name Hilton comes from the farm were his father was born and grew up on in Norway. He served in the US Army in WWI and after the war he bought his first hotel in 1919 being the 40 room Mobley Hotel in Cisco, Texas.

This coincided with the Texas oil boom. Due to this success he continued to buy and build hotels such as the Dallas Hilton (1925), the Abilene Hilton (1927), the Waco Hilton (1928) and many more. During the Great Depression he nearly went bankrupt and lost several hotels.

However, after WWII he prospered and built Hilton hotels around the world.

Answer: The Lone Ranger

Clayton Moore (1914-1999) was an American actor who is best remembered as the fictional western character the Lone Ranger from 1949-1951 and 1954-1957. The TV series went from 1949-1957 with Clayton Moore being replaced as the Lone Ranger by John Hart for two seasons. Clayton Moore also appeared in two films about the Lone Ranger in 1956 and 1958.

Answer: Bobby Vinton

Bobby Vinton is an American singer and songwriter. He is mainly known as a pop singer from the 1960s. He had four number one hits on the US Billboard Hot 100 being "Roses Are Red (My Love)" (1962), "Blue Velvet" (1963), "There! I've Said It Again" (1963) and "Mr. Lonely" (1964).

Answer: 42nd US President

Bill Clinton was born William Jefferson Blythe III, however, his father was killed in a car accident prior to his birth and he changed his surname to that of his step-father when he was fifteen years of age. He won a Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford University and it was while there that he opposed the Vietnam War and avoided the draft system.

He obtained a law degree from Yale Law School in 1973 and entered public life in 1977 as Attorney General of Arkansas. He became Governor of Arkansas in 1979 and then the 42nd US President from 1993-2001.

Answer: Steve Carlton

Steve Carlton was a MLB left-handed pitcher. He played MLB from 1965-1988 with various teams but it was with the Philadelphia Phillies that he won his four Cy Young Awards (1972, 1977, 1980 and 1982). He was a 2 x World Series Champion in 1967 (St. Louis Cardinals) and 1980 (Philadelphia Phillies).

Answer: Clara Barton

Clara Barton (1821-1912) was an American pioneering nurse and founder of the American Red Cross. She was a hospital nurse during the American Civil War and travelled to Switzerland in 1869 where she met Dr. Louis Appia and the Red Cross. Upon returning to the USA she began a project to introduce the Red Cross and me with US President Rutherford B. Hayes.

She became the first President of the American branch of the society and held their first official meeting in May 21, 1881. Clara Barton was honoured on a US postage stamp in 1948.

Answer: Wimbledon Champion

Lleyton Hewitt is a former Australian professional tennis player (1998-2016). He won 30 career singles titles and won the US Open (2001) and Wimbledon (2002).