Right Hand Man Trivia Quiz

Answer: Boris Becker

Boris Becker is a right-handed German professional tennis player. He was the youngest player ever to win the Wimbledon final in 1985 at the age of 17, and he went on to win it again in 1986 and 1989. Since 2009, Becker has been a commentator for the BBC at Wimbledon.

John McEnroe is a left-handed American professional tennis player. He has won seven Grand Slam singles titles (Wimbledon 1982, 1982 and 1984; US Open 1979, 1989, 1981 and 1984). He is known for his fiery temper and unsportsmanlike behaviour during matches.

Rafael Nadal is a left-handed Spanish professional tennis player. As of 2012, his Grand Slam final wins include seven French Open singles finals, two Wimbledon singles finals, one US Open singles final and one Australian Open singles final. He also won Gold at the Beijing Olympics in 2008.

Monica Seles is a left-handed Yugoslavian professional tennis player. She has won nine Grand Slam singles finals (three at the French Open, four at the Australian Open and two at the US Open). She also won three Tier 1 Doubles finals at the Italian Open in 1990, 1991 and 1992.

Answer: John F. Kennedy

John F. Kennedy was not left handed (although his son, John F. Kennedy Jr. was). John F. Kennedy was the 25th President of the United States from 1961 until he was assassinated on 22nd November 1963 in Dallas, Texas.

Harry Truman was the 33rd President of the United States from 1945-1953. He died in 1972, aged 88. He was left-handed.

George H. W. Bush was the 41st President of the United States from 1989-1993 and a member of the Republican Party. He was left-handed.

Bill Clinton was the 42nd President of the United States from 1993-2001. He was a member of the Democratic Party. He was left-handed.

Answer: John Constable

John Constable (1776-1837) was an English painter, known for his landscape paintings of Suffolk, including 'The Hay Wain' (1821). He is not said to have been left-handed.

M.C. Escher (1898-1972) was a Dutch graphic artist, known for his 'impossible' drawings such as 'Relativity' (1953) and 'Waterfall' (1961). He was also left-handed.

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) was an Italian painter and sculptor (not to mention his many other talents!) and his most famous works include the 'Mona Lisa' (1503-1519) and 'The Last Supper' (1495-1498). This brilliant man was also left-handed.

Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) was a Spanish painter and sculptor, most famous for being part of the cubist movement. His works include 'Les Demoiselles d'Avignon' (1907) and Geurnica (1937) which he painted with his left hand.

Answer: Prince Harry of Wales

Prince Henry of Wales, commonly known as Prince Harry, is the second son of Prince Charles and Princess Diana, born in September 1986, and is third in line to the throne. He is right handed.

Prince William is the first son of Prince Charles and Princess Diana, born in June 1982. He is second in line to the throne. In April 2011 he married Catherine (Kate) Middleton (who is right-handed) at Westminster Abbey and they were given the titles Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.

Prince Charles is the eldest son of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, born in November 1948, and has been the first in line to the throne since 1952. He was married to Diana, Princess of Wales, in July 1981 and they were divorced in August 1996, a year before her death. He is left-handed.

Queen Victoria (1819-1901) was the Queen of Great Britain from June 1837 until her death in January 1901 (63 years and seven months). She became Queen at the tender age of 18 after her uncle, William IV, died of natural causes. She was left-handed.

Answer: Mick Jagger

Mick Jagger is the right-handed lead singer of 'The Rolling Stones', who formed in 1962. He was knighted by Prince Charles (left-handed) in December 2003.

Paul McCartney is one of the two surviving members of 'The Beatles' along with Ringo Starr and coincidentally they are both left-handed (although Ringo plays a right-handed drum kit).

Jimi Hendrix (1942-1970) was an American singer and guitarist. He died of an accidental drug overdose at the age of 27. He was voted the 'Greatest Guitarist of All Time' by Rolling Stone.com in November 2011. He was left-handed.

Kurt Cobain (1967-1994) was the lead singer of grunge band 'Nirvana'. He committed suicide at the age of 27. He was left-handed.

Answer: Alexander Graham Bell

Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922) was a Scottish inventor and scientist who invented the first working telephone. He also worked as a tutor to the deaf and one of his most famous students was left-handed Helen Keller, but Bell himself was right-handed.

Marie Curie (1867-1934) was a Polish physicist and chemist. She is known for her groundbreaking work with radiation which no doubt contributed to her death by aplastic anaemia. She won Nobel prizes in both Chemistry and Physics. She was left-handed.

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)was a politician, inventor, scientist and author, as well as one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He is known for his valuable investigations into electricity, including an experiment involving tying a key to a wet kite-string and flying it during a storm to prove that lightning was electrical in nature. He flew that kite with his left hand.

Isaac Newton (1642-1727) was an English physicist and mathemetician, famous for compiling the three Laws of Motion in his work, 'Philosophić Naturalis Principia Mathematica' in 1687, which he no doubt wrote with his left hand. He also invented the first reflecting telescope.

Answer: John Wayne Gacy

John Wayne Gacy (1942-1994) was convicted of the rape and murder of at least 33 boys and men between 1972-78 at his home in Chicago, Illinois. He was right-handed.

'Jack the Ripper' is the name given to the infamous serial-killer of London prostitutes in 1888, although his identity was never discovered. Dr Rees Ralph Llewellyn, who carried out the post-mortem on one of the victims, concluded that the killer was left-handed (although there is some debate about his reasonings).

Albert Henry DeSalvo (1931-1973) was convicted for the rape of various women in the early 1960s, later confessing to being the infamous 'Boston Strangler' who killed 13 women between 1962-64. He was never charged for these crimes due to lack of evidence, but appeared to have intimate knowledge of the crime scenes. Debate still continues about whether he committed the murders. He was left-handed.

John Dillinger (1903-1934) was a left-handed American bank robber. He served a few prison sentences during which he learned from fellow criminals and planned further robberies. He was killed by the FBI when leaving the Biograph Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.

Answer: Grace Kelly

Grace Kelly (1929-1982) was a right-handed American actress who later married Prince Rainier of Monoco, becoming known as 'Princess Grace'. Her notable performances include "High Society"(1956), and Hitchcock films "Dial M for Murder"(1954) and "Rear Window" (1954).

Marilyn Monroe (1926-1962) was a left-handed American actress, singer and model who died at the tender age of 35 from an overdose of barbiturates. Her death was put down to "probable suicide" although many believe she was murdered. She is famous for her roles in "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes"(1953) and "The Seven Year Itch"(1955). She was also posed naked for the first ever issue of 'Playboy', on the cover of which she is waving with her left-hand.

Judy Garland (1922-1969) was a troubled American actress and singer, most famous for her role in "The Wizard of Oz" (1938 - aged 16) and many other musical films in her adult life. She was left-handed, and is the mother of Liza Minelli and Lorna Luft, who are both actresses and singers.

Tippi Hedren is an American actress famous for her roles in the Hitchcock thrillers, "Marnie" and "The Birds". She is the mother of actress Melanie Griffiths, and is also left-handed.

Answer: Johnny Carson

Johnny Carson (1925-2005) was right-handed the host of "The Tonight Show" for thirty years (1962-92) which made him an American icon. He was married four times; his first three wives were named Jody, Joanne and Joanna, which he joked was intentional to avoid having to change his monogrammed towels.

Ellen DeGeneres is a left-handed stand-up comedian, actress and host of "The Ellen DeGeneres Show". She also starred in the sitcom "Ellen" from 1994-98 and provided the voice for 'Dory', an animated fish in "Finding Nemo"(2003). She married actress Portia de Rossi in August 2008.

Oprah Winfrey is a left-handed American actress, talk-show host and entrepreneur. She is best known for "The Oprah Winfrey Show" which ran for 25 seasons between 1986-2011. She also played the role of Sofia in "The Color Purple"(1985).

Jay Leno is the left-handed host of "The Tonight Show", which he took over from Johnny Carson in 1992 until 2009. In 2010 he controversially returned to host the show following Conan O'Brien's departure after a dispute about scheduling.

Answer: David and Victoria Beckham

David and Victoria Beckham are both right handed. They were married in July 1999 and have four children - Brooklyn, Romeo, Cruz and Harper.

Bruce Willis and Demi Moore are both left handed. They married in November 1987 and have three daughters - Rumer, Scout and Tallulah. They got divorced in October 2000 and both have since remarried.

Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick are both left handed. They married in May 1997 and have a son, James, and twin daughters, Marion and Tabitha.

Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman are both left handed. They were married in December 1990 and adopted two children, Isabella and Connor. They were divorced in February 2001.