Celebrities Behaving Badly
--1. Richard Pryor made headlines, and punchlines,
when he set himself on fire while freebasing cocaine.
--2. Clint Eastwood assaulted a group of war protesters at California
Governor Ronald Reagan's inauguration in 1971.
--3. Jack Nicholson destroyed another motorist's vehicle with a baseball
bat in a traffic altercation back in 1994.
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--1.
The Elephant Man's real name was John Merrick.
--2. Famous outlaw Jesse James of the Old West was using the name of 'Mr.
Jackson' at the time of his death.
--3. The first name of 'Kit' Carson, American frontiersman, is Chester.
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--1. Hollywood beauty Ava Gardner was once Mrs. Mickey Rooney.
--2. Mary Frances Reynolds is the real
name of Judy Garland.
--3. Shirley Temple received the first Juvenile Oscar.
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--1. Groucho
Marx died of a ruptured appendix in 1926 at the age of 31.
--2. Salma Hayek trained as a dancer in classical Spanish ballet
and started acting in films at the age of 17.
--3. Mae West wrote her own scripts and proved herself to be an expert self
publicist and business woman.
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15 Minutes of Fame
--1. Clem Billings owned the farm on which the first Woodstock
Music Festival was held in 1969.
--2. Rosie Ruiz shocked the world in the 1980 Boston Marathon by being the first totally
unknown woman to win the
women's title, until it was found out that she cheated.
--3. Dark Blue was the first computer
to defeat a World Chess Champion in a tournament.
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Celebrities in College.
--1. Julianne Moore and Jason Alexander both went to
Boston University.
--2. Jessica Biel is currently attending Yale.
--3. Gwyneth Paltrow attended Stanford
University
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IS THAT THEIR REAL NAME?
--1. Chaka Khan -- Yvette Stevens
--2. Billy Crystal
-- Jacob Cohen
--3. Bono -- Paul David Hewson
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DEATH BECOMES THEM
--1. What did Ernest Miller Hemingway use to kill himself?
a. Rope b. Shotgun c. Gas d. Poison
--2. How old was
Bob Marley when he died?
a. 36 b. 44 c. 40 d. 32
--3. What disease did the doctors put on Ludwig van Beethoven's
death
certificate?
a. Brain Tumour b. Cirrhosis of the liver
c. Tuberculosis d. Bubonic Fever
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Put these people named Charles in order from youngest to oldest. (One being the youngest
and four being the oldest).
--1. Prince Charles
--2. Charles Grodin
--3. Charles Durning
--4. Charles
Nelson Reilly
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Match the celebrities with their hometown:
--1. Harrison Ford a. Jackson, Mississippi
--2. Claire Danes b. Los Angeles, California
--3. John
Mayer c. Chicago, Illinois
--4. Faith Hill d. Bridgeport, Connecticut
--5. Jake Gyllenhaal e. New York, New York
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--1. Justin Timberlake was born in Los Angeles, California.
--2. Mandy Moore was born in Seattle, Washington.
--3. Beyonce Knowles was born in
Houston, Texas.
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Celebrity Education
--1. Jodie Foster graduated from Yale with a degree in literature.
--2. Rachel Weisz studied drama at Cambridge University.
--3. Janeane Garofalo graduated from Boston College.
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Celebrity Phobias
--1. Ed McMahon is afraid of spiders. (Arachnophobia)
--2.
Chevy Chase is afraid of snakes. (Ophiciophobia)
--3. Alexander the Great suffered from
a fear of dogs. (Cynophobia)
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Match the celebrity with their home towns.
--1. Oprah Winfrey a. Lexington, Kentucky
--2. Paul Newman b. Peekskill, New York
--3. Kelsey Grammer c. Santa Ana, California
--4. George
Clooney d. Kosciusko, Mississippi
--5. Bob Dylan e. Honolulu, Hawaii
--6. Mel Gibson f. Sydney, New South Wales,
Australia
--7. Michelle Pfieffer g. St.
Thomas, Virgin Island
--8. Hugh Jackman h. Shaker Heights, Ohio
--9. Keanu Reeves i. Beirut, Lebanon
--10. Nicole Kidman j. Duluth, Minnesota
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--1. Dave Letterman
started out as a weatherman before he became famous.
--2. Rene Russo's discovery as a model came in 1972, on her way out
of a Led Zeppelin concert in Los Angeles.
--3. Jamie Farr
was the only cast member of M*A*S*H who actually served military duty in Korea.
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Celebrity Arrests
--1. Dawson's
Creek's James Van Der Beek was arrested for drunkenly assaulting a security guard at a hockey game.
--2. Actor Matthew
McConaughey was arrested for possession of marijuana.
--3. Tennis star Jennifer Capriati was also busted for possession
of marijuana.
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Celebrity Endorsements
--1. Michael J. Fox - Dell Computers
--2. Russell
Crowe - Italian Damiani Fine Jewelry
--3. Leonardo DiCaprio - Matchbox Cars
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Who's the oldest in the pair?
--1. Charlton Heston or Sean Connery
--2. Jennifer
Love Hewitt or Sarah Michelle Gellar
--3. Ben Affleck or Matt Damon
--4. Meg Ryan or Sandra Bullock
--5. Charlize
Theron or Cameron Diaz
--6. George Clooney or Val Kilmer
--7. Will Ferrell or Will Smith
--8. Coolio or LL Cool
J
--9. Conan O'Brien or Craig Kilborn
-10. Diane Sawyer or Connie Chung
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Where are they from?
--1. Tom Selleck A. Charlottesville, Virginia
--2. Judy Garland B. San Diego, California
--3. Rob Lowe C. San Antonio, Texas
--4. Carol Burnett D. Grand Rapids, Minnesota
--5. Garry Shandling E. Detroit, Michigan
--6. Cameron Diaz F. Chicago, Illinois
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Celebrity Schooling
--1. Actress Mira Sorvino went to Yale University.
--2. Actress Brooke Shields
attended Princeton University.
--3. Actor Brad Pitt was enrolled at the University of Kansas.
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Celebrity authors
--1. Carrie Fisher wrote the 1991 book based on her life that
was made into a movie called "Postcards From The Edge".
--2. Jerry Seinfeld wrote a book entitled "Stand-Up".
--3.
A book entitled "Overcoming Adversity" was written by Christopher Reeves.
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--1. Bernice Frankel is the
real name of Betty White.
--2. Drew Carey, Matthew McConaghey and Will Ferrell are members of Delta Tau Delta Fraternity.
--3. Tommy Lee Jones was Al Gore's roommate at Harvard.
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--1. Christina
Aguilera is afraid of flying.
--2. Drew Barrymore was in drug rehab at age 15.
--3. A mother of one of The Monkees invented Liquid Paper.
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Put these comedians in order of the year they were born:
(1 being first and 4 being
last)
--1. Richard Pryor
--2. Steve Martin
--3. Lenny Bruce
--4. George Carlin
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Put these members of the Monkees in the order that they were
born (1 being first
and 4 being last)
--1. Michael Nesmith
--2. Peter Tork
--3. Micky Dolenz
--4. Davy Jones
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Put these people who were born on Halloween in order of the year they were born (1 being
first and 4 being last)
--1. Michael Landon
--2. Brian Piccolo
--3. Dan Rather
--4. John Candy