LITERATURE QUIZ NO. 28 AUTOBIOGRAPHIES
Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2008 11:47 am1. What jazz musician's autobiography is titled 'To Be or not to Bop'?
DIZZY GILLESPIE
2. What film star wrote an autiobiography titled 'Tall, Dark, and Gruesome' in 1977?
CHRISTOPHER LEE
3. What songwriter's autobiography is called 'Sometimes I Wonder'?
HOAGY CARMICHAEL
4. What country singer's autobiography is titled 'Coal Miner's Daughter'?
LORETTA LYNN
5. What famous lawyer wrote an autobiography called 'Journey to Justice'?
JOHNNIE COCHRAN
6. What movie star wrote an autobiography called 'On the Other Hand' in 1989?
FAY WRAY
7. What famous criminal's autobiography is titled 'Cell 2455, Death Row'?
CAROL CHESSMAN
8. What scandal figure published a memoir titled 'Passion and Betrayal' in 1995?
GENNIFER FLOWERS
9. What former Vice-President's memoir is called 'Standing Firm'?
DAN QUAYLE
10. What American tycoon's 1963 autobiography was titled 'My Life and Fortunes'?
JOHN PAUL GETTY
11. What sports figure wrote a bestselling autobiography called 'Drive: The Story of My Life'?
LARRY BIRD
12. What's the title of Dolly Parton's 1994 autobiography?
MY LIFE AND UNFINISHED BUSINESS
13. Evelyn Lincoln published a memoir in 1965 telling about her 12 years as personal secretary to which US President?
JOHN F. KENNEDY
14. What Watergate figure's memoir is titled 'Undercover'?
HOWARD HUNT
15. What newsman's autobiography is titled 'A Life On the Road'?
CHARLES KURALT
16. Brian Epstein's autobiography was titled 'A Cellar Full of Noise'. He is best known as the manager of what band?
THE BEATLES
17. What was the title of Xaviera Hollander's bestselling autobiography?
THE HAPPY HOOKER
18. 'Marilyn Monroe: Confidential' was written by Lena Pepitone, Marilyn's _________.
MAID
19. "Mr. Nice" is a popular autobiography of the life of famous criminal Howard Marks. What sort of criminal was Mr. Marks
DRUG SMUGGLER
20. This television actor's autobiography, "After All", is named for the last words of the theme song of her show.
MARY TYLER MOORE
DIZZY GILLESPIE
2. What film star wrote an autiobiography titled 'Tall, Dark, and Gruesome' in 1977?
CHRISTOPHER LEE
3. What songwriter's autobiography is called 'Sometimes I Wonder'?
HOAGY CARMICHAEL
4. What country singer's autobiography is titled 'Coal Miner's Daughter'?
LORETTA LYNN
5. What famous lawyer wrote an autobiography called 'Journey to Justice'?
JOHNNIE COCHRAN
6. What movie star wrote an autobiography called 'On the Other Hand' in 1989?
FAY WRAY
7. What famous criminal's autobiography is titled 'Cell 2455, Death Row'?
CAROL CHESSMAN
8. What scandal figure published a memoir titled 'Passion and Betrayal' in 1995?
GENNIFER FLOWERS
9. What former Vice-President's memoir is called 'Standing Firm'?
DAN QUAYLE
10. What American tycoon's 1963 autobiography was titled 'My Life and Fortunes'?
JOHN PAUL GETTY
11. What sports figure wrote a bestselling autobiography called 'Drive: The Story of My Life'?
LARRY BIRD
12. What's the title of Dolly Parton's 1994 autobiography?
MY LIFE AND UNFINISHED BUSINESS
13. Evelyn Lincoln published a memoir in 1965 telling about her 12 years as personal secretary to which US President?
JOHN F. KENNEDY
14. What Watergate figure's memoir is titled 'Undercover'?
HOWARD HUNT
15. What newsman's autobiography is titled 'A Life On the Road'?
CHARLES KURALT
16. Brian Epstein's autobiography was titled 'A Cellar Full of Noise'. He is best known as the manager of what band?
THE BEATLES
17. What was the title of Xaviera Hollander's bestselling autobiography?
THE HAPPY HOOKER
18. 'Marilyn Monroe: Confidential' was written by Lena Pepitone, Marilyn's _________.
MAID
19. "Mr. Nice" is a popular autobiography of the life of famous criminal Howard Marks. What sort of criminal was Mr. Marks
DRUG SMUGGLER
20. This television actor's autobiography, "After All", is named for the last words of the theme song of her show.
MARY TYLER MOORE
