Horoscope Horror - Random Trivia Answers

• A1) F. Tyler (1790), Idle (1943), Frazier (1945), Bailey (1918), and McCarthy (1916) were all rams born on March 29.
• A2) K. Grant (1822), Klugman (1922), Gervin (1952), Frehley (1951), and Kasem (1932) were all bulls born on April 27.
• A3) E. Kennedy (1917), Hope (1903), Anthony (1984), Etheridge (1961), and Hinckley (1955) were all twins born on May 29.
• A4) A. Ford (1913), Fox (1966), Hudson (1975), Taboo (1975), and Bergman (1918) were all crabs born on July 14.
• A5) C. Hoover (1874), Arquette (1959), Bowe (1967), Fisher (1928), and Brunson (1933) were all lions born on August 10.
• A6) G. Johnson (1908), Herman (1952), Thome (1970), Mario (1986), and Brown (1959) were all virgins born on August 27.
• A7) D. Carter (1924), Andrews (1935), McGwire (1963), Verlinden (1997), and Margolis (1965) were all scales born on October 1.
• A8) J. Roosevelt (1858), Cleese (1939), Quinn (1984), Le Bon (1958), and Plath (1932) were all scorpions born on October 27.
• A9) L. Taylor (1784), Heigl (1978), Robertson (1938), Best (1941), and Bundy (1946) were all archers born on November 24.
• A10) H. Nixon (1913), Denver (1935), Ocho Cinco (1978), Page (1944), and Enberg (1935) were all goats born on January 9.
• A11) I. Reagan (1911), Gabor (1917), Ruth (1895), Astley (1966), and Brokaw (1940) were all water carriers born on February 6.
• A12) B. Cleveland (1837), Graves (1926), Blair (1964), Latifah (1970), and Updike (1932) were all fish born on March 18.

Horoscope Horror - Random Trivia Questions

Who's a ram, and who's a crab? Who's the salt of the earth, and who's on fire? Can you match up each set of five famous people (second column) with their western astrological sign (first column) for one point each?

Horoscope Horror Questions

Sign	People
Q1) Aries (March 21-April 19)	A) President: Gerald Ford, Actor: Matthew Fox, Athlete: Tim Hudson, Musician: Taboo, Other: Ingmar Bergman
Q2) Taurus (April 20-May 20)	B) President: Grover Cleveland, Actor: Peter Graves, Athlete: Bonnie Blair, Musician: Queen Latifah, Other: John Updike
Q3) Gemini (May 21-June 20)	C) President: Herbert Hoover, Actor: Rosanna Arquette, Athlete: Riddick Bowe, Musician: Eddie Fisher, Other: Doyle Brunson
Q4) Cancer (June 21-July 22)	D) President: Jimmy Carter, Actor: Julie Andrews, Athlete: Mark McGwire, Musician: Sam Verlinden, Other: Cindy Margolis
Q5) Leo (July 23-August 22)	E) President: John F. Kennedy, Actor: Bob Hope, Athlete: Carmelo Anthony, Musician: Melissa Etheridge, Other: John Hinckley, Jr.
Q6) Virgo (August 23-September 22)	F) President: John Tyler, Actor: Eric Idle, Athlete: Walt Frazier, Musician: Pearl Bailey, Other: Eugene McCarthy
Q7) Libra (September 23-October 22)	G) President: Lyndon Johnson, Actor: Pee-wee Herman, Athlete: Jim Thome, Musician: Mario [Dewar Barrett], Other: Downtown Julie Brown
Q8) Scorpio (October 23-November 21)	H) President: Richard Nixon, Actor: Bob Denver, Athlete: Chad Ocho Cinco, Musician: Jimmy Page, Other: Dick Enberg
Q9) Sagittarius (November 22-December 21)	I) President: Ronald Reagan, Actor: Zsa Zsa Gabor, Athlete: Babe Ruth, Musician: Rick Astley, Other: Tom Brokaw
Q10) Capricorn (December 22-January 19)	J) President: Theodore Roosevelt, Actor: John Cleese, Athlete: Brady Quinn, Musician: Simon Le Bon, Other: Sylvia Plath
Q11) Aquarius (January 20-February 19)	K) President: Ulysses Grant, Actor: Jack Klugman, Athlete: George Gervin, Musician: Ace Frehley, Other: Casey Kasem
Q12) Pisces (February 20-March 20)	L) President: Zachary Taylor, Actor: Katherine Heigl, Athlete: Oscar Robertson, Musician: Pete Best, Other: Ted Bundy

Happy Birthday - Random Trivia Answers

• A1) The Beatles. Paul McCartney's composition (with help from John Lennon) was released in 1968 from The White Album. Yoko Ono, Linda Eastman, and Patti Harrison all sang backup.
• A2) Good Morning to All. Patty and Mildred Hill composed the tune for their school in Louisville, Kentucky in 1893.
• A3) Preston Ware Orem. The original song and lyrics are now in the public domain, but Orem's version reset the copyright clock 42 years later.
• A4) Summy-Birchard Music. But also give yourself credit for AOL Time Warner, which owns the company. Thanks to the Copyright Term Extension Act of 1998, the copyright isn't set to expire until 2030. Rumors that Paul McCartney owns the copyright are no more accurate than the ones that claimed he died in 1969 (not Michael Jackson either even though he snatched the rights to many Beatles songs McCartney coveted).
• A5) The Sultan of Brunei. Hassanal Bolkiah (born July 15, although the party was two days earlier) was once estimated to be the richest person in the world.
• A6) 45. Monroe performed her famous rendition in front of over 15,000 people in Madison Square Garden on May 19, 1962.
• A7) Futurama. On Nibbler's birthday, Fry adds, "And you smell like one, too" from the monkey variation of the standard birthday song.
• A8) 80th. You'll also get one every decade thereafter.
• A9) 13th. Girls celebrate their Bat Mitzvah one year earlier (it's all about maturity).
• A10) The one that matches the day you were born. I wish I'd known that a decade ago, because it would have been special as the oldest possible golden birthday (and within a year of my turning a billion seconds old).
• A11) August. Just over nine percent (9.07%) of Americans were born in August, and 8.80% were born in July. February, with the fewest days, is dead last at about 7.55%.
• A12) October 5 (New Year's Eve conception). May 22 is the least common (summer heat?).

Happy Birthday - Random Trivia Questions

Your birthday is a very special day. Only eighteen million other people share it (unless you were born on February 29, in which case you really are special since only 4.5 million people have your birthday). I have only one friend who shares my birthday (Happy Birthday, Seth!), which either means I don't have that many friends or I don't know their birthdays. One of our best friends and his wife (especially his wife) will likely have their first baby between the time I started writing this and the time I post the answers, and I'm rooting for a March 31st delivery because April Fools' Day is a really tough day for a kid to celebrate his or her birthday on (how many trick candles and gag gifts can a person stand?).

Of course, your mom remembers your actual birthday much better than you do, but celebrating the occasion every year is still a great idea, especially when you consider the alternative to having another birthday.

Happy Birthday Questions

• Q1) What music groups "Birthday" song begins, "You say it's your birthday"?
• Q2) What was the original song that became "Happy Birthday to You"?
• Q3) Who added the current lyrics to the song in 1935?
• Q4) Who currently owns the copyright to "Happy Birthday to You"?
• Q5) Who celebrated his fiftieth birthday in July 1996 with a 27-million dollar party, including three concerts featuring Michael Jackson?
• Q6) For what birthday number did Marilyn Monroe sing "Happy Birthday, Mr. President" to John F. Kennedy?
• Q7) What television show's birthday song goes, "What day is today? It's ______'s birthday; What a day for a birthday; Let's all have some cake!"
• Q8) In England, what is the youngest birthday on which you would receive a telegram from the Queen?
• Q9) On which birthday do Jewish boys celebrate their Bar Mitzvah?
• Q10) What is your golden birthday?
• Q11) What is the most common month for birthdays in the U.S. (according to Hallmark)?
• Q12) What is the most common birthday (month and day) in the U.S.?