Test Your knowledge of Vanguard Baby Boomers & the Baby Boom Era:



    1. 1.Name 3 film directors who were born in 1946.  (There are at least 7 people that fit this category — Hints: one has a pencil-thin mustache; one is known for historical interpretations; another, for capturing life’s absurdities; and another, for some of the most entertaining films of the 20th century.)


    1. 2.Name 3 serial killers born in 1946.  (Hint: 1 was born in U.S., the other 2 in England*.)


    1. 3.How many baby boomers were born from 1946 through 1964 in the U.S.? 

  4.          (Hint:  there were an average of 4 million births per year in the Baby Boom.)

  5.         a.  60,000,000

  6.         b.  1 billion

  7.         c.  45,000,000

  8.         d.  76,000,000


    1. 4.  Which of these athletes were born in 1946?

  10.         a.  Mr. October, Reggie Jackson

  11.         b.  Skier Suzy Chaffee

  12.         c.   Jockey Laffit Pincay Jr.*

  13.         d.  Football player Larry Csonka

  14.         e.  Baseball pitching star Jim “Catfish” Hunter

  15.         f.  All of the above


    1. 5.  Match the movie with the Director

  17.        Steven Spielberg                  Born on The Fourth of July

  18.        Oliver Stone                        The Cider House Rules

  19.        David Lynch                        Close Encounters of the Third Kind

  20.        Lasse Hallström*                 The Elephant Man


    1. 6.  Match the singer to a song they’re strongly connected with

  22.        Dolly Parton                       “Desperado”

  23.        Naomi Judd                        “It’s My Party”

  24.        Linda Ronstadt                  “Love Can Build a Bridge”

  25.        Gloria Loring                      “Jolene”

  26.        Cher                                    “Friends & Lovers”

  27.        Leslie Gore                         “If I Could Turn Back Time”


    1. 7.  Birth names:


      1. •TV show host _ _ _ _ _   _ _ _ _ _ was born Janina Stronski in Ontario, Canada.

      2. •Marilyn Mach is the birth name of _ _ _ _ _ _ _  _ _ _  _ _ _ _ _ _, once designated as holder of world’s highest IQ.

      3. •Singer Lesley _ _ _ _ was born Lesley Sue Goldstein.  

      4. •William Jefferson Blythe III, is birth name of Bill  _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

      5. •Farrokh Bulsara* is the birth name of singer/musician _________.   (Lux Interior, Freddie Mercury, or Jimmy Buffett?)

      6. •Bonus point:

      7. •Svetlana Nikolaevna Gurdin is the birth name of actress _______.    (Hints: She appeared in Diamonds Are Forever, and her sister, also an actress, was born Natalia Nikolaevna Zakharenko.)


    8.  How many babies were born in the U.S. in 1946? 
    (Hint: Nearly 10,000 per day.)

  1.         a.  1,000,000

  2.         b.  2,500,000

  3.         c.  3,500,000


    1. 9.   Match musician with group

  5.        Robby Krieger                  The Moody Blues

  6.        Lux Interior                       Pink Floyd

  7.        Justin Hayward                  Bee Gees

  8.        Barry Gibb*                        Queen  

  9.        Freddie Mercury*              The Doors

  10.        Syd Barrett*                       The Cramps


    1. 10.  Match musician with song

  12.        Ruth Pointer                    “How Deep is Your Love”

  13.        Howard Bellamy               “Mellow Yellow”

  14.        Barry Gibb*                       “Let Your Love Flow”

  15.        Donovan*                          “I’m So Excited”


    1. 11. Which of the following Bloomin’ Boomer actors or musicians are also ministers?

  17.        a.  Ben Vereen

  18.        b.  Demond Wilson

  19.        c.  Al Green

  20.        d.  Eddie Holman

  21.        e.  all of the above


    1. 12.    Match the author with the book:

  23.        A Life Decoded                          James Bamford

  24.        Body of Secrets                          Candice Bergen

  25.        Ballet is the Best Exercise         Gilda Radner

  26.        It’s Always Something               Rocky Bleier

  27.        Knock Wood                              J. Craig Venter

  28.        Fighting Back                             Cynthia Gregory



    1. 13.    Match musician(s) with song

  31.        Freddy Mercury*                     “Dancing Queen”

  32.        Gilbert O’Sullivan*                  “Centerfold”

  33.        Donovan*                                 “Sunshine Superman”

  34.        ABBA*                                     “We Are the Champions”

  35.         J. Geils Band                           “Clair”


    14.  Which of the following musicians are Vanguard Baby Boomers?

  1.        a.  Thelma Houston (“Don’t Leave Me This Way”)

  2.        b.  Dave Mason (“We Just Disagree”)

  3.        c.  Brenda Holloway (“When I’m Gone”)

  4.        d.  Musician/songwriter Jimmy Webb (“Wichita Lineman”)

                e.  all of the above


    2.     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!)

  2.        a.   1999

  3.        b.  1969

  4.        c.  1979

  5.        d.  1989


    16.  Which of the following have been either President of U.S. or a candidate
           for U.S. President?

  1.        a.  Gary Lee Bauer

  2.        b.  George Bush

  3.        c.  Bill Clinton

  4.        d.  Dennis Kucinich

  5.        e.  all of the above


    17.   Connecticut had a law banning all contraceptive use until what year? 

  1.         a.  1945

  2.         b.  1952

  3.         c.  1959

  4.         d.  1965


  6. 18.  Which of the following musicians were born in 1946?

  7.     a.  Opera singer Jose Carreras*

  8.     b.  Composer/keyboardist Suzanne Ciani

  9.     c.  Alan Gorrie (associated with the Average White Band)

  10.     d.  Bill Danoff (associated with Starland Vocal Band)

  11.     e.  all of the above.


  13. 19.  Match the author with the book:

  14.        Emotional Intelligence                    Suzanne Somers

  15.       Promise Me                                    Laura Bush

  16.       Spoken from the Heart                    Nancy Goodman Brinker

  17.       Primary Colors                               Richard Croker           

  18.       The Boomer Century                       Joe Klein

  19.       Keeping Secrets                                Daniel Goleman


  21. 20.  Who said it?

  22.     “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.”

  23.        __ Ted Bundy

  24.        __ Deepak Chopra*

  25.        __ Dan Millman

  26.        __ George Bush


*Person(s) not born in the U.S., and therefore technically not a Baby Boomer.  However, popular culture knows no boundaries, therefore non-U.S. born individuals

are included in Bloomin’ Boomers: Pop Culture Legacy of the Vanguard Baby Boomers.