QUIZ OF THE WEEK

PEOPLE BORN BETWEEN 1900 AND 1949

1. In 1901, which legendary pioneer of the animation industry was born in Chicago?

2. Larry Fine, born in 1902, was a member of the original lineup of which comedy trio?

3. The song ‘Galway Bay’ was popularised by which singer and actor in the 1940s?

4. Paddy Killoran, pictured, born in Ballymote in 1903, found fame in the United States for his mastery of which musical instrument?

5. Which former president of

Ireland and Fianna Fail TD was born in London in 1905?

6. Which actor, born in 1907, won his first and only Academy Award for his performance in ‘True Grit’?

7. Which former Manchester

United manager was born in Bellshill, Scotland in 1909?

8. Which playwright, born in 1911, wrote the play ‘A

Streetcar Named Desire’?

9. Which athlete, born in 1913, rose to fame for his haul of four gold medals at the 1936 Olympic Games?

10. Which Hollywood star was born in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1915?

11. Until her death in July of

2020 at the age of 104, Olivia de Havilland was the last living star of which classic 1930s film?

12. Which actor, who had family roots in Sligo, was born in India in 1918?

13. What was the name of the reclusive novelist who wrote

‘Catcher In The Rye’?

14. Born in 1922, Stan Lee rose to fame for his role in revolutionising which comic book publishers into the multimedia powerhouse they are today?

15. Which former heavyweight boxing champion, who finished his career undefeated, was born in Massachussetts in 1923?

16. Which former conservative Prime Minister of the United Kingdom was born in Lincolnshire in 1925?

17. Which former Taoiseach and

Fine Gael leader was born in Ballisbridge, Co. Dublin, in 1926?

18. Which revolutionary figure was born in Rosario, Argentina, in 1928?

19. Born in 1929, Bob Hawke served as the prime minister of which country from 1983 until 1991?

20. Born in 1930, which man has been known for much of his professional career as “the voice of Gaelic games”?

21. In 1932, former taoiseach Albert

Reynolds was born in which county?

22. Which singer-songwriter, born in Texas in 1933, is best remembered for the hit single

‘On The Road Again’?

23. Which star of the Hollywood golden age was born in

Rome, Italy, in 1934?

24. Jim Henson, pictured, a puppeteer born in 1936, created which ensemble of characters in 1955 who still remain popular today?

25. Which actor, born in New

Jersey in 1937, won his first oscar for his outstanding performance in ‘One Flew Over

The Cuckoo’s Nest’ in 1976?

26. Which BBC presenter was born in Limerick in 1937?

27. Barney McKenna, a founding member of The Dubliners, was most renowned for playing which musican instrument?

28. Which movie star of the

1970s was born Lee Jun-fan in San Francisco in 1940?

29. Which US president was born in Pennsylvania in 1942?

30. Which actor, born in 1943, received his first oscar nomination for his role in ‘Taxi Driver’ in 1977?

31. Which former president of Ireland was born in Ballina in 1944?

32. John Fogerty, born in

California in 1945, is best known for being the frontman of which band from 1967 until 1972?

33. Linda Martin, pictured, was born in Belfast in 1947. In which year did she win the Eurovision Song Contest representing Ireland?

34. Christy O’Connor Jr, born in Galway in 1948, was well known in which sport?

35. Which actress, born in

1949, holds the record for most oscar nominations which currently stands at 21?

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