Famous People of New Jersey Trivia Contest ...brought to you by: HCP
This was Part I of our Trivia Contest. It was the EZ (easy) level and we had literally hundreds of submissions.
Congratulations to Da-Yae from S.Korea for winning the NJ Trivia Contest. Your selected "House" tee from the Fox store will be on its way to you this week.
Wear it well and thank you to everyone for making this little contest pack such BIG results:)
Answers now available so you can check!
Break-A-Leg! How Smart Are You?
1. Who was the 3rd Vice-President of the United States under Thomas Jefferson? He was a well-known Revolutionary War hero and adventurer. Born in Newark,N.J.
Answer: Aaron Burr
2. Who is an actor and Academy Award winner from" One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"?
Born in Neptune, N.J.
Answer: jack Nicholson
3. Comedian made famous in a popular team with routines such as "Who's on First". Born in Asbury Park, NJ
Answer: Bud Abbott AKA William Alaxander Abbott
4.Who was the 22nd and 24th President of the United States? He was the only president to serve 2 non-consecutive terms. Born in Caldwell, NJ
Answer: Grover Cleveland
5. Who is a fiction writer for youth with well-known books such as "Superfudge" and "Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing." Born in Elizabeth, NJ
Answer:Judy Blume
6. He was An American Cartoonist who created The Addams Family. Born in Westfield, NJ
Answer:Charles Addams
7. Who was the first astronaut to leave a spacecraft and walk in space? He later became the second person to walk on the moon. Born in Montclair, NJ
Answer:Edwin Buzz Aldrin
8. He was the first black all-American football player. He was also a famous singer and actor. Born in Princeton, NJ
Answer:Paul Robeson
9. A popular comedian during the 1950s and 1960s famous for "The Nutty Professor" and hosting the The Muscular Dystrophy Telethon. Born in Newark, NJ
Answer:Jerry Lewis
10.A popular singer and actress that was the first to sell 10 million copies of her first two albums. Born in East Orange, NJ.
Answer:Whitney Houston
11.A popular singer in the 1960s made famous with songs like "Mrs. Robinson". Born in Newark Heights, NJ
Answer:Paul Simon
12.Acclaimed jazz singer and Academy Award winning actor. Known for songs like "High Hopes" and "Strangers in the Night." Born in Hoboken, NJ
Answer:Frank Sinatra
13. Singer made famous with album Born in the U.S.A..Born in Freehold, NJ
Answer: Bruce Springsteen
14.Actor who was made famous in "Grease" and "Saturday Night Fever/" Born in Englewood, NJ
Answer:John Travolta
15.Author who is most famous for his novel "The Red Badge of Courage." Born in Newark, NJ
Answer: Stephen Crane
16. Diva of House and Home, s an American business magnate, author, editor and homemaking advocate. She is also a former stockbroker and fashion model. Recently spent time in jail.Born in Jersey City, N.J.
Answer: Martha Stewart
17. American magician and illusionist best known for his combination of illusions and storytelling.Born in Metuchen, N.J.
Answer: David Copperfield
18. Founder of The Campbell Soup Company. Born in Camden, N.J.
Answer: Joseph Campbell
19.Two-time Academy Award winning actress who has worked in theatre, television, and film. She made her professional stage debut in 1971's "The Playboy of Seville" and her screen debut came in 1977's made-for-television movie" The Deadliest Season". She made her film debut in 1977's "Julia" opposite Jane Fonda and Vanessa Redgrave.
Answer: Meryl Streep
20.Pioneering American woman aviator, author, and the spouse of a famous fellow aviator Born in Englewood, N.J.
Answer:Anne Morrow Lindbergh
21. An Academy award winning American actor (film and stage) and director.He gained critical acclaim in the early 1990s, culminating in his first Oscar for 1995's "The Usual Suspects".Born in South Orange, N.J.
Answer:Kevin Spacey
22. An American film director and film producer who won critical acclaim for his work on "The Usual Suspects".He grew up in Princeton Junction, New Jersey.
Answer:Bryan Singer
23. A Tony Award–winning American actor who is most noted for his role as aspiring actor Neil Perry in the 1989 film "Dead Poets Society." He was born in Westwood, New Jersey, and grew up in Ridgewood, where he attended Ridgewood High School.
Answer:Robert Sean Leonard
24. Her father is a pediatrician in New Jersey. One of three children, she was raised in Wayne, New Jersey and attended Wayne Valley High School, graduating in 1984. an award-winning American actress and playwright. She currently stars on a critically acclaimed FOX dramatic series.
Answer: Lisa Edelstein
25. An American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer. Widely regarded as one of the most important jazz bandleaders of his time, he led his orchestra for almost fifty years. Many notable musicians came to prominence under his direction, including tenor saxophonists Lester Young.
Answer: William Count Basie
