[Answer] 5. Mary Shelley, the author of Frankenstein, was born at the tail end of the 18th century. What was her given name at birth?

Step 1 : Introduction to the question "5. Mary Shelley, the author of Frankenstein, was born at the tail end of the 18th century. What was her given name at birth?"

...1. Miriam Frankincense 2. Martha Washington 3. Pat O'Malley 4. Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin Contrary to popular belief, Mary Shelley was in fact her real married name - married to the poet Percy Shelley. Legend has it that she conceived of "Frankenstein" after being at a campfire filled with the telling of ghost stories.

[Answer] 8. The home of the tsars and tsarinas, and the world's largest lake. Where are we going?

Step 1 : Introduction to the question "8. The home of the tsars and tsarinas, and the world's largest lake. Where are we going?"

...1. Norway 2. Finland 3. Russia 4. Sweden Russia is the largest country in the world. The world's largest lake is the Caspian Sea.

[Answer] 7. Who is the only U.S. president born in Missouri?

Step 1 : Introduction to the question "7. Who is the only U.S. president born in Missouri?"

...1. Lyndon Johnson 2. William Taft 3. Harry S Truman 4. Ulysses S. Grant Born May 8, 1884 in Lamar, Missouri, grew up in Independence, Missouri and for 12 years was a prosperous Missouri farmer. His middle name is just the letter "S".

[Answer] 2. The oldest author in this quiz was born in 1802. This author was born 163 years later, in England, in 1965. Some of the characters in her books are named Harry, Hermione, Luna, Severus, Sirius and Albus. Who is this 'magical' author?

Step 1 : Introduction to the question "2. The oldest author in this quiz was born in 1802. This author was born 163 years later, in England, in 1965. Some of the characters in her books are named Harry, Hermione, Luna, Severus, Sirius and Albus. Who is this 'magical' author?"

...1. Danielle Steel 2. J.K. Rowling 3. Annie Proulx 4. Jodi Picoult Growing up in England, J.K. Rowling didn't have much of a writing background, just some little stories written when she was a child. Then, in 1990, while taking a train from Manchester to London, the idea of a boy (whose name would be Harry Potter) attending a wizardry school popped into her head. She started writing about him when she got home. That turned into 4,100 pages in seven books over sixteen years. The final installment, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" became the fastest-selling book in history, selling 11 million copies on its first day of release. Then there were the movies and the merchandising. No doubt, the goblins would love to have her deposit her gazillions of Galleons in the Gringotts Bank.

[Answer] 5. Legend states that Joan of Arc was born on this day in 1412. Which country is she the patron saint of?

Step 1 : Introduction to the question "5. Legend states that Joan of Arc was born on this day in 1412. Which country is she the patron saint of?"

...1. Holland 2. England 3. France 4. Luxembourg Joan is also the patron saint of martyrs; captives; militants; people ridiculed for their piety; prisoners; soldiers; Women Appointed for Voluntary Emergency Service;and Women's Army Corps. Her feast day is 30th May.

[Answer] 4. Who is the actor and comedian who was born Joseph Levitch in 1926, in Newark New Jersey and was noted for his slapstick type comedy films, with Dean Martin as the straight guy?

Step 1 : Introduction to the question "4. Who is the actor and comedian who was born Joseph Levitch in 1926, in Newark New Jersey and was noted for his slapstick type comedy films, with Dean Martin as the straight guy?"

...1. Charlie Chaplin 2. Jerry Lewis 3. Milton Berle 4. Stan Laurel Jerry Lewis was born in 1926 of Russian Jewish parents. His father was an MC and vaudeville entertainer, his mother a piano player for a radio station. He is noted for his double act in films with Dean Martin, with whom he made several films. When this partnership broke up, he became a solo performer and director with such films as 'The Nutty Professor' (1963); he is also a scriptwriter and producer and a staunch, long time supporter and chairman of the national Muscular Dystrophy Association, for which he has raised $2.6 billion with his MDA Telethons over the years.

[Answer] 4. Born in New York City in 1914, this gentleman had planned to study law, but a science class so intrigued him that he devoted his life to it. Who went on to give the world a polio vaccine in 1955?

Step 1 : Introduction to the question "4. Born in New York City in 1914, this gentleman had planned to study law, but a science class so intrigued him that he devoted his life to it. Who went on to give the world a polio vaccine in 1955?"

...1. Sergei Kominski 2. Jonas Salk 3. Louis Mercator 4. Eric von Leeuwenhoek Salk enrolled in City College at the age of fifteen and turned his attention to science and medicine. He later studied at N.Y.U.(New York University) medical school and spent eight years of pursuing a vaccine for polio. When he thought he had found it, he tested it on himself and his children. As it was successful, he announced its release in 1955. He subsequently received many awards, among them the Congressional Medal Of Honor for distinguished achievement. He also worked as a consultant for WHO (World Health Organisation), and later set up the Salk Institute for cancer research in La Jolla, CA.

[Answer] 8. If you are lucky and/or privileged you were born with a __________ spoon in your mouth.

Step 1 : Introduction to the question "8. If you are lucky and/or privileged you were born with a __________ spoon in your mouth."

...1. Silver 2. Platinum 3. Titanium 4. Jade Long ago, well off godparents gave silver spoons to the child at the Baptism ceremony. It was the beginning of a life of luxury.

[Answer] 10. Born on Dec. 24, 1971, he'll make you 'shake your bon-bon' over to the end of the page to check your answers!

Step 1 : Introduction to the question "10. Born on Dec. 24, 1971, he'll make you 'shake your bon-bon' over to the end of the page to check your answers!"

...1. Justin Timberlake 2. Bill Clinton 3. JC 4. Ricky Martin RICKY MARTIN! (surely not Bill!)

[Answer] 6. We were born on June 13, 1986. We began our career in the 1980s playing Michelle Tanner on 'Full House'. Who are we?

Step 1 : Introduction to the question "6. We were born on June 13, 1986. We began our career in the 1980s playing Michelle Tanner on 'Full House'. Who are we?"

...1. Candace & Kirk Cameron 2. Mary Kate & Ashley Olsen 3. Jodi & Sherri Sweetin 4. Andrea & Vicki Barber The twins started their career at 8 months of age, playing the baby Michelle on 'Full House'. They went on to create a line of videos, clothing and toys. In 2004, they enrolled in college at NYU. Others born on June 13th include Tim Allen (1953) and Ally Sheedy (1962).

[Answer] 5. I was born in 1922 in Beaufort West, and studied medicine at The University of Cape Town. I became the Director of Surgical Research at Groote Schuur Hospital, and in 1967 I performed the first successful heart transplant operation. Who am I?

Step 1 : Introduction to the question "5. I was born in 1922 in Beaufort West, and studied medicine at The University of Cape Town. I became the Director of Surgical Research at Groote Schuur Hospital, and in 1967 I performed the first successful heart transplant operation. Who am I?"

...1. Christiaan Barnard 2. Allan Cormack 3. Johannes Coetzee 4. John Cosnett Chris Barnard used the heart of a young woman who had been killed in a motor accident to transplant into Louis Washkansky. The operation lasted five hours and was successful. Washkansky developed a lung infection and died of pneumonia 18 days later. The second transplant was performed only a month later and the patient survived for almost two years.

[Answer] 3. Born in Seattle, Washington this musician is, to many listeners and critics alike, known as the greatest guitar player of all time. Who was he?

Step 1 : Introduction to the question "3. Born in Seattle, Washington this musician is, to many listeners and critics alike, known as the greatest guitar player of all time. Who was he?"

...1. Mitch Mitchell 2. Jimi Hendrix 3. Darren Lockyer 4. Matt Tilley Jimi Hendrix died in 1970 by asphyxiating on his own vomit after an overdose of sleeping pills. Hendrix was the lead vocalist and guitarist of his band The Jimi Hendrix Experience.

[Answer] Who plays Ally in the newest remake of "A Star Is Born?"

Step 1 : Introduction to the question "Who plays Ally in the newest remake of "A Star Is Born?""

...In the newest remake of the classic "A Star Is Born," Bradley Cooper plays the male lead and also directs his co-star, Lady Gaga, in her debut leading role in a film. The film marks Cooper's directorial debut, as well. In the current incarnation, Lady Gaga portrays Ally, a struggling singer-songwriter, who falls in love with Cooper's ill-fated Jackson Maine. The soundtrack features original songs from Lady Gaga and Cooper. Source: USAToday.com

[Answer] 3. What was the name of the Chicago born nightclub operator who emerged from the crowd in the basement of the Dallas Police Headquarters and fatally shot Lee Harvey Oswald with a single bullet from a snub-nosed Colt Cobra .38 revolver?

Step 1 : Introduction to the question "3. What was the name of the Chicago born nightclub operator who emerged from the crowd in the basement of the Dallas Police Headquarters and fatally shot Lee Harvey Oswald with a single bullet from a snub-nosed Colt Cobra .38 revolver? "

...1. John Rubenstern 2. Jack Ruby 3. Jakob Gold 4. Joseph Campisi Despite fifty years of speculation, the general populace of the planet are still none the wiser as to the reasons of the actions of Jack Ruby on Sunday November 24th, when he executed Lee Oswald in front of the world's media. Much has been conjectured about the sympathies, connections and motives of Ruby, with little in the way of substantive conclusions. In my opinion, (for what it's worth!) Ruby, who has never been described as an heroic altruist, got caught up in the frenzy of the moment and did what he believed he had to do at that juncture in time. Jack Ruby died of lung cancer in 1967, aged 55.

[Answer] 10. President of Iraq when Bruce Springsteen released 'Born in the USA'?

Step 1 : Introduction to the question "10. President of Iraq when Bruce Springsteen released 'Born in the USA'?"

...1. Saddam Hussein 2. Rameez Raja 3. Inzamam Ul-Haq 4. Wasim Akram Springsteen released 'Born in the USA' in {1984;} Hussein was President (first time) from 1979 till 1991.

[Ans] Which of the following literary characters was born John Clayton?

Step 1 : Introduction to the question "Which of the following literary characters was born John Clayton?"

Tarzan is one of the best-known figures of popular fiction, and the hero of jungle adventures in nearly 30 novels and dozens of motion pictures. Tarzan was the creation of novelist Edgar Rice Burroughs, and first appeared in a magazine story in 1912. His popularity led to the publication of a novel, Tarzan of the Apes (1914), and to a series of successful sequels. Tarzan is abandoned in the jungles of Africa, where he is adopted and raised by a tribe of great apes. Tarzan is his ape name (meaning "White-Skin"); his English name is John Clayton, Viscount Greystoke.

[Answer] Which of the following literary characters was born John Clayton?

Step 1 : Introduction to the question "Which of the following literary characters was born John Clayton?"

...Tarzan is one of the best-known figures of popular fiction, and the hero of jungle adventures in nearly 30 novels and dozens of motion pictures. Tarzan was the creation of novelist Edgar Rice Burroughs, and first appeared in a magazine story in 1912. His popularity led to the publication of a novel, Tarzan of the Apes (1914), and to a series of successful sequels. Tarzan is abandoned in the jungles of Africa, where he is adopted and raised by a tribe of great apes. Tarzan is his ape name (meaning "White-Skin"); his English name is John Clayton, Viscount Greystoke.

[Answer] 1. Who was born on January 10, 1949 and became one of the first commercially successful porn stars with her film "Deep Throat"?

Step 1 : Introduction to the question "1. Who was born on January 10, 1949 and became one of the first commercially successful porn stars with her film "Deep Throat"?"

...1. Linda Lovelace 2. Annabelle Flowers 3. Marilyn Chambers 4. Traci Lords Linda Susan Boreman (stage-name Linda Lovelace) is probably the most recognizable name to come out of the porn industry. "Deep Throat" initiated what is sometimes referred to as "The Golden Age of Porn" when "Deep Throat" emerged as a media phenomenon and was playing in traditional movie theatres and to mixed audiences. She made just seven porn films in her career and the total screen time is about five hours. She also has had five biographies written about her life. She later claimed that her husband kept control of her by the use of drugs and by pointing a rifle at her head during filming. Later she was to align herself with Gloria Steinem in an anti-pornography campaign. She died at 52 from infections following a car accident in 2002. ("Behind the Green Door", starring Marilyn Chambers, also came out in 1972).

[Answer] 4. A duckling is born, and is teased a lot for being different. After many adventures he looks at his reflection. What happens next?

Step 1 : Introduction to the question "4. A duckling is born, and is teased a lot for being different. After many adventures he looks at his reflection. What happens next?"

...1. He finds his true love 2. The reflection shows his future 3. He is King of the ducks 4. He realizes he is a swan This is from "The Ugly Duckling". He was different from his duckling brothers and sisters because he was a cygnet - a baby swan.

[Answer] 4. This celebrity was an author and an American aviation pioneer. She was born July 24, 1897 in Atchison, Kansas. She was the first woman to receive the Distinguished Flying Cross. What is the name of this aviation pioneer?

Step 1 : Introduction to the question "4. This celebrity was an author and an American aviation pioneer. She was born July 24, 1897 in Atchison, Kansas. She was the first woman to receive the Distinguished Flying Cross. What is the name of this aviation pioneer?"

...1. Elisabeth Thible 2. Amelia Earhart 3. Jerrie Cobb 4. Bessica Raiche Amelia Mary Earhart had a sister named Grace who was Amelia's dutiful follower. Their upbringing was unconventional as their mother, Amy, did not wish to mold her children into "nice little girls". Amelia was characterized as a tomboy as she loved to climb trees and engage in "rough and tumble" play. She wrote of her flying experiences and was instrumental in forming an organization for female pilots called "The Ninety-Nines". She was reported missing on July 2, 1937 during an attempt to circumnavigate the globe. During World War I, she volunteered at Spadina Military Hospital handing out prescribed medication and preparing meals for patients with special diets. George Putnam and she were married on February 7, 1931. On January 11, 1935, Amelia was the first person to fly from Hawaii to California. Her final trip was in 1937 and there was much speculation as to what happened when Amelia and Fred Noonan, an American flight navigator, sea captain and aviation pioneer, disappeared. Amelia was declared dead on January 5, 1939 and Fred was declared dead on June 20, 1938.