Mystery Pairs - Random Trivia Answers

• A1) Tommy Morrison. The heavyweight champion is the grandnephew of actor John Wayne.
• A2) Christy Turlington. The Californian was also one of five female models, along with five male models, in George Michael's 1990 "Freedom" video.
• A3) Grand Puba. In The Flintstones television series, Fred and Barney are members of the Loyal Order of Water Buffaloes, usually led by the Grand Poobah or Grand Imperial Poobah.
• A4) Kevin Johnson. The Phoenix Suns Ring of Honor member still holds the franchise records for career assists and made free throws.
• A5) Sigmund Freud. The last three names were pseudonyms used in his case studies on Herbert Graf, Ernst Lanzer, and Sergei Pankejeff, respectively.
• A6) Robert Peary. Frederick Cook made an earlier claim that was debunked as fraud. Peary's accomplishment still has not been completely confirmed, but in 1989, eighty years later, the National Geographic Society measured shadows in his photographs to verify that the Bowdoin graduate was at least within five miles of the mark.
• A7) Louis Jordan. In 1944, the Arkansas-born saxophonist had the number one single "Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby?", which was featured in a Tom and Jerry cartoon two years later.
• A8) Nelson Rockefeller. The Republican was appointed by Gerald Ford, who himself had become the first Vice President to be appointed rather than elected.
• A9) Charles Kuralt. The University of North Carolina graduate became even more famous for his "On the Road" segments on The CBS Evening News.
• A10) Roger Maris. The New York Yankees rightfielder was only sixteen days past his 27th birthday when he tied Babe Ruth's then-record of 60 homers on September 26, 1961. Five days later, he smacked his historic 61st off of Boston Red Sox pitcher Tracy Stallard.
• A11) Tracy Kidder. The story chronicles the development of Data General's Eclipse/MV minicomputer, from its start as a backup plan through torturous difficulties and delays to its successful completion.
• A12) Neil Young. The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer's movie credits include Journey Through the Past, Neil Young: Human Highway, Greendale, and Neil Young: Heart of Gold.

Morrison and Turlington were both born on January 2, 1969 (1/2), Puba and Johnson on March 4, 1966 (3/4), Freud and Peary on May 6, 1856 (5/6), Jordan and Rockefeller on July 8, 1908 (7/8), Kuralt and Maris on September 10, 1934 (9/10), and Kidder and Young on November 12, 1945 (11/12).