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1. Name 3 film directors who were born in 1946. (There are at least 7.)
Steven Spielberg, David Lynch, Oliver Stone, John Woo, Lasse Hallström,
Paul Schrader, John Waters
2. Name 3 serial killers born in 1946.
(Hint: 1 was born in U.S., the other 2 in England.)
Ted Bundy killed 30+ females, was executed in 1989; Peter Sutcliffe (known as the Yorkshire Ripper), is confined to a psychiatric hospital in Great Britain; British doctor Harold Shipman - who killed perhaps as many as 215 of his patients - hung himself (2004) while in prison. Although Marcus Wesson (also born in 1946) was responsible for the murder of 9 family members, he doesn’t fit the profile of a typical serial killer.
3. How many baby boomers were born from 1946 through 1964 in the U.S.?
a. 60,000,000
b. 1 billion
c. 45,000,000
d. 76,000,000 (Depending on the source, the figure ranges from 76 million to 78 million)
4. Which of these athletes were born in 1946?
a. Reggie Jackson
b. Suzy Chaffee
c. Laffit Pincay Jr.
d. Larry Csonka
e. Jim “Catfish” Hunter
f. All of the above
5. Match the movie with the Director
Steven Spielberg Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Oliver Stone Born on The Fourth of July
David Lynch The Elephant Man
Lasse Hallström The Cider House Rules
6. Match the singer to the song (one they’re strongly connected with)
Dolly Parton “Jolene”
Naomi Judd “Love Can Build a Bridge”
Linda Ronstadt “Desperado”
Gloria Loring “Friends & Lovers”
Cher “If I Could Turn Back Time”
Leslie Gore “It’s My Party”
7. Birth names:
8. Janina Stronski – Jenny Jones.
9. Marilyn Mach – Marilyn vos Savant.
10.Lesley Sue Goldstein – Lesley Gore.
11. William Jefferson Blythe III – Bill Clinton.
12. Farrokh Bulsara – Freddie Mercury.
Bonus points:
Svetlana Nikolaevna Gurdin is the birth name of actress Lana Wood.
(Her sister was actress Natalie Wood.)
8. How many babies were born in the U.S. in 1946?
a. 1,000,000
b. 2,500,000
c. 3,500,000 (3.47 million births)
9. Match musician with group
Robby Krieger The Doors
Lux Interior The Cramps
Justin Hayward The Moody Blues
Barry Gibb Bee Gees
Freddie Mercury Queen
Syd Barrett Pink Floyd
10. Match musician with song
Ruth Pointer “I’m So Excited”
Howard Bellamy “Let Your Love Flow”
Barry Gibb “How Deep is Your Love”
Donovan “Mellow Yellow”
11. Which Bloomin’ Boomers are also ministers?
a. Ben Vereen
b. Demond Wilson
c. Al Green
d. Eddie Holman
e. all of the above
12. Match the author with the book:
A Life Decoded J. Craig Venter
Body of Secrets James Bamford
Ballet is the Best Exercise Cynthia Gregory
It’s Always Something Gilda Radner
Knock Wood Candice Bergen
Fighting Back Rocky Bleier
13. Match musician(s) with song
Freddy Mercury “We Are the Champions”
Gilbert O’Sullivan “Clair”
Donovan “Sunshine Superman”
ABBA “Dancing Queen”
J. Geils Band “Centerfold”
14. Which of the following musicians are Vanguard Baby Boomers?
a. Thelma Houston (“Don’t Leave Me This Way”)
b. Dave Mason (“We Just Disagree”)
c. Brenda Holloway (“When I’m Gone”)
d. Musician/songwriter Jimmy Webb (“Wichita Lineman”)
e. all of the above
15. What year did Time Magazine change its “Man of the Year” feature title
to “Person of the Year”? (Hint: The answer may surprise you!)
a. 1999
b. 1969
c. 1979
d. 1989
16. Which of the following have been either President of U.S. or
a candidate for U.S. President?
a. Gary Lee Bauer
b. George Bush
c. Bill Clinton
d. Dennis Kucinich
e. all of the above
17. Connecticut had a law banning all contraceptive use until what year? (Hint: the answer may surprise you!)
a. 1945
b. 1952
c. 1959
d. 1965
18. Which of the following musicians are Vanguard Baby Boomers?
a. Opera singer José Carreras
b. Composer/keyboardist Suzanne Ciani
c. Alan Gorrie (associated with the Average White Band)
d. Bill Danoff (associated with Starland Vocal Band)
e. all of the above.
19. Match the author with the book:
Emotional Intelligence Daniel Goleman
Promise Me Nancy Goodman Brinker
Spoken from the Heart Laura Bush
Primary Colors Joe Klein
The Boomer Century, 1946-2046 Richard Croker
Keeping Secrets Suzanne Somers
20. Who said it?
“The time is now, the place is here Stay in the present. You can do nothing to change the past and the future will never come exactly as you plan or hope for.”
__ Ted Bundy
__ Deepak Chopra
X Dan Millman, author of Way of the Peaceful Warrior & No Ordinary Moments.
__ George Bush
How many did you get right??
You may have noticed that ALL of the people mentioned above, plus the ones quoted on the Bloomers’ Wit & Wisdom page, are Vanguard Baby Boomers. They were all born in 1946. Except for the notorious, don’t you agree that they have served as trailblazers, leaders, and positive models for the Boomers who followed? (It’s acknowledged that those with strong political beliefs may not agree that either George W. Bush, or Bill Clinton, was a positive model. Be that as it may, both held the office of President of the United States of America, considered one of the most powerful positions in the world.)
Other Vanguard Baby Boomers (not mentioned above) include Sylvester Stallone, Bob Vila, Sandy Duncan, Diane Keaton, Jann Wenner, Gregory Hines, Alan Rickman,* Tricia Nixon Cox, Tyne Daly, Hayley Mills,* Talia Shire, Dr. Robert Jarvik, Donald Trump, Colonel Ellison Onizuka, Diane von Fürstenberg,* Cheech Marin, Danny Glover, Gallagher, Emerson Fittipaldi,* Antonio Fargas, Susan Saint James, Lesley Ann Warren, Tommy Lee Jones, Pat Sajak, Robert Mapplethorpe, Patti Smith, Janet Lennon, Judy Woodruff, Connie Chung, Gianni Versace,* Eugene Levy,* Susan Lucci, & Marianne Faithfull.*
*Indicates the person was not born in the United States, and therefore not an AMERICAN Baby Boomer. However, since contemporary pop culture knows few boundaries, Vanguard “Boomers” from all parts of the world are included in the book.
For more information on these Vanguard Boomers and for an even more complete list, be sure to get your very own copy of Bloomin’ Boomers: Pop Culture Legacy of the Vanguard Baby Boomers by Sandra Lee Scott.
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