Sports + Pop Culture

Question 1

Humphrey Bogart

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Actor, American, 1899-1957, Classic Hollywood star of The Maltese Falcon and Casablanca

Question 2

Alfred Hitchcock

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Director, British, 1899-1980 Filmmaker of thriller and suspense classics such as Psycho and Vertigo

Question 3

Orson Welles

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Director, American, 1915-1985 Adapted The War of the Worlds for radio, directed Citizen Kane

Question 4

Steven Spielberg

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Director, American, 1946- , Directed Jaws and Indiana Jones series, won Best Director Oscar for Schindler’s List and Saving Private Ryan

Question 5

Bob Dylan

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Singer, American, 1941-, Wrote “Blowin’ in the Wind” and “Like a Rolling Stone”, 2016 Nobel Prize winner in literature

Question 6

Elvis Presley

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Singer, American, 1935-1977, “The King”, hit songs include “Heartbreak Hotel”, “Hound Dog”, “Jailhouse Rock”

Question 7

John Lennon

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Singer, British, 1940-1980, In the Beatles, songwriting partner ofPaul McCartney, peace activist with wife Yoko Ono, assassinated in 1980

Question 8

Peyton Manning

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Football Player, American, 1976-, NFL quarterback who won Super Bowls with the Colts and Broncos

Question 9

Taylor Swift

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Singer, American, 1989- ,Singer-songwriter behind albums such as Red and 1989 and songs such as “Shake It Off”

Question 10

Michael Jackson

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American, 1958-2009, Leading member of the Jackson 5, known as the “King of Pop”

Question 11

Jay-Z

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Singer, American 1969- , “Empire State of Mind” rapper who is married to Beyonce

Question 12

Michael Jordan

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American, Basketball Player, 1956, 6x NBA Champion, 5x MVP, 10x scoring leader, wore number 23 for Chicago Bulls

Question 13

Tiger Woods

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Golfer, American, 1975-, Winner of 14 major championships, youngest player to achieve career Grand Slam

Question 14

Babe Ruth

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Baseball Player, American, 1895-1948 Inaugural class of Hall of Famers, hit 714 HR and had 2213 RBI

Question 15

Wayne Gretzky

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Hockey Player, Canadian, 1961-, “The Great One”, leading scorer in National Hockey League history 1

Question 16

Joe DiMaggio

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Baseball Player, American, 1914-1999, Recorded a record 56-game hitting streak during his 13 seasons with the New York Yankees

Question 17

LeBron James

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Basketball Player, American, 1984-, Cavaliers, Heat, and Lakers forward; considered one of the NBA’s greatest players ever

Question 17

LeBron James

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Basketball Player, American, 1984-, Cavaliers, Heat, and Lakers forward; considered one of the NBA’s greatest players ever

Question 18

Muhammad Ali

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Athlete, American, 1942-2016, Legendary boxer who protested the Vietnam War and beat George Forman in the Rumble in the Jungle

Question 19

Tom Hanks

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Actor, American, 1956- , Beloved Hollywood star of Forrest Gump and Saving Private Ryan

Question 20

Marilyn Monroe

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Actor, American, 1926-1962, Blonde 1950s actress and sex symbol who starred in The Seven Year Itch and Some Like It Hot