Say Grace Trivia Quiz

Answer: Gracie Allen

Recently, I was informed by a quiz taker that George Burns was the "straight man" of this duel, not Gracie. In order to confirm or to deny, I re-did my research and came across this information:

"She (Gracie) met George Burns and the two immediately launched a new partnership, with Gracie playing the role of the "straight man" and George delivering the punchlines as the comedian." Passage quoted directly from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Burns

I hope this takes care of any confusion.

Here is my original blurb:

Gracie Allen played the "straight man" for years as part of a comedy team with George Burns, her husband. Gracie would set up the jokes and then George would deliver the punch lines. They began working in vaudeville, moved into films and radio, and had their own television show called "The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show", which was also known as "The Burns and Allen Show" (1950-1958).

One of the co-stars on the show was Bea Benaderet who played neighbor Blanche Morton. Ms. Benaderet would go on to appear as Pearl in "The Beverly Hillbillies" (1962-1971).

Ethel Cecile Rosalie Allen was born in July in either 1885, 1897, 1902 or 1906! Ms. Allen claimed that her birth records were destroyed in the San Francisco earthquake of 1906. However, the earthquake was in April of that year; Ms. Allen was born three months later, in July. She would reply to critics with "Well, it was a BIG earthquake!"

Gracie Allen suffered with heart disease most of her life. She died in 1964. George Burns followed her 32 years later.

Answer: Grace Jones

Grace Jones was born Grace Mendoza on May 19, 1948 in Jamaica. In addition to being an actress, Grace gained fame as a model and a singer. In the late 1970s, she became a "muse" for Andy Warhol who photographed Grace on numerous occasions.

Grace portrayed the character of Zula in the movie "Conan the Barbarian" (1984), co-starring with Arnold Schwarzenegger. In 1985, she starred as May Day in the film "A View to A Kill" with Roger Moore. Grace played Helen Strange in the 1992 movie "Boomerang", which also featured Eddie Murphy.

Answer: Susan Dey

District Attorney Grace Van Owen (Susan Dey) often went to court against the lawyers from the firm McKenzie, Brackman, Chaney and Kuzak. The series was set in Los Angeles and contained plots that highlighted social issues of the day, from domestic violence to abortion. During the run of the show, Grace developed a relationship with Michael Kuzak (Harry Hamlin) and quit the D.A.'s office and went to work with Michael at his firm. The series won Emmys for Best Drama on Television in 1987, 1989, 1990 and 1991.

Susan Dey was born in Pekin, Illinois on December 10, 1952. Before starring in "L.A. Law", Susan was cast in the part of Laurie Partridge in the "Partridge Family" (1970-1974) television show.

Answer: Holly Hunter

"Saving Grace" (2007-2010) told the story of Grace Hanadarko (Holly Hunter), a detective for the Oklahoma City Police Department. She not only solved crimes, but also wrestled with her own personal demons. The show mixed reality with fantasy, especially when Grace's last-chance angel Earl (Leon Rippy) appeared on the show in an effort to get Grace to "mend her evil ways" or else face the consequences.

Holly Hunter (born March 20, 1958) has enjoyed success in Hollywood since her first movie role in "The Burning" (1981). She has also starred in "Raising Arizona" (1984) and won the Academy Award for Best Actress for "The Piano" (1993). In her personal life, Ms. Hunter gave birth to twin boys in January 2006 with her long-time partner, Arliss Howard.

Answer: Jefferson Airplane

Grace Slick was born October 30, 1939 in Evanston, Illinois. Her mother was a direct descendant of the Pilgrims who arrived in America on the Mayflower.

Grace has been involved with several psychedelic rock/acid rock bands through the years, including The Great Society, Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship and Starship. Her career as a singer/songwriter spanned nearly three decades. Some of Grace's friends included Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison and Jerry Garcia.

Grace and Jefferson Airplane had several hit songs, especially in 1967 when one of their albums included "White Rabbit" and "Somebody to Love".

Answer: True

Grace Coolidge (January 3, 1879 - July 8, 1957) was the wife of the 29th President of the United States, Calvin Coolidge. She was born Grace Anna Goodhue in Burlington, Vermont. After graduating from the University of Vermont in 1902, Ms. Goodhue worked at the Clarke School for the Deaf as a lip reading instructor. Ms. Goodhue married Calvin Coolidge in 1905. Grace and Calvin had two sons, John (1906-2000) and Calvin Jr. (1908-1924).

Coolidge was Vice President in the Warren Harding administration and became President upon Harding's death in 1923. Grace was known as a gracious hostess; one of the highlights of her term as First Lady was a reception held for Charles Lindbergh after his historical flight in 1927.

In 1931, Grace Coolidge was awarded a gold medal by the National Institute of Social Science as one of the twelve great living women.

Answer: Grace Park

Born March 14, 1974 in Los Angeles, California, Grace and her family moved to Vancouver, Canada when she was only twenty-two months old.

Grace starred as Sharon Valerii on the television show "Battlestar Galactica" (2003-2009). "Sharon" was a Cylon (a machine manufactured to look like a human), although this fact was not known to her at first. As model number eight, "Sharon" portrayed several emotional variations of her character even though her physical appearance remained the same.

In "The Cleaner" (2008-2009), Grace, as Akani Cuesta, worked with Benjamin Bratt to help people with addiction problems.

Grace married Phil Kim in 2004.

Answer: 'Dial M for Murder' (1954)

Grace Patricia Kelly was the third child born to John Brendan "Jack" Kelly and Margaret Katherine Majer in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on November 12, 1929. She started to pursue an acting career at the age of 18. After several television appearances beginning in 1948, Grace moved onto a film career with MGM Studios.

One of her first movies was "High Noon"(1952), where she starred with Cary Cooper. In 1953 Grace worked with Alfred Hitchcock on the film "Dial M for Murder"(1953) portraying Margot Wendice. Her co-stars included Ray Milland and Robert Cummings.

In "The Country Girl" (1954) Ms. Kelly had the role of Georgie Elgin, long-suffering wife of alcoholic Frank Elgin played by Bing Crosby. For this performance, Grace won the Academy Award for Best Actress.

While attending the Cannes Film Festival in 1955, Grace met Rainier III, Prince of Monaco. They were married in 1956. Grace and Rainier had three children, Caroline (1957), Albert (1958) and Stephanie (1965). Tragically, Grace Kelly suffered a cerebral hemorrhage, causing an automobile accident that killed her in 1982.

Answer: Debra Messing

As Grace Alder, Debra Messing was part of an ensemble cast including Eric McCormack and Sean Hayes. Considered ground-breaking, "Will and Grace" (1998-2006) was the most successful show to depict homosexual characters in major roles

Debra Messing was born August 15, 1969 in Brooklyn, New York. She obtained a Master's Degree in Acting in 1993 from New York University. After several television guest roles, including "NYPD Blue" (1993-2005) in 1994 and 1995 and "Seinfeld" (1989-1998) in 1996 and 1997, Debra was cast in "Will and Grace" (1998-2006). Following closely on the heels of this success, Debra had the lead role of Molly Kagen in "The Starter Wife" (2007-2008).

In her personal life, Debra married Daniel Zelman in 2000. They had a son in 2004, Roman Walker Zelman.

In 2002, Debra Messing made the list of People Magazine's "Most Beautiful People in the World".

Answer: two cats and two dogs

After moving to Phoenix, Arizona in 2007, we were so pleased to reconnect with our good friends, Grace and Kent. We all share a passion for good films, outrageous comedy shows and delicious food. And it was Kent who first got me interested in FunTrivia!

Kent and Grace named their two cats Sly and Boots, while their dogs were named Sadie and Emmie.