Thursday, February 11, 2016

A century of Sinatra : How much do you know?

How much do you know about Francis Albert Sinatra, who would have turned 100 in 2015?
Here's a quiz we'll call the Frank 15. 
Let's find out:

1. How many Sinatra songs reached No. 1 on the Billboard chart?
a) 10
b) 11
c) 14
d) 17
2. Sinatra wore lifts in his shoes because he was sensitive about his height, which was:
a) 5-6
b) 5-7
c) 5-8
d) 5-9
3. Sinatra's parents planned to name him something other than Frank.  However, the priest conducting his baptism accidentally named him Frank, and it stuck.  What was his name supposed to be?
a) Carlo
b) Martin
c) Vito
d) Cologero
4. Early in his career, Sinatra rebuffed his agents' urging to change his name to:
a) Alan Blue
b) Frankie Satin
c) Paul Rivers
d) Tony Rome
5. How did Sinatra get that scar on his left cheek?
a) From a mobster's knife for his failing to pay a gambling debt
b) Knife slash from a jealous husband
c) Accidentally fell through a window
d) From doctor's forceps during his birth
6. Sinatra's fourth and final wife, Barbara, was previously married to which of the Marx Brothers?
a) Groucho
b) Harpo
c) Chico
d) Zeppo
7. What was Sinatra's favorite drink?
a) Southern Comfort
b) Jack Daniel's
c) Vodka tonic
d) Gin and tonic
8. The name "Scooby Doo," the classic TV cartoon hound, was inspired by a line from which Sinatra song?
a) "Where Do We Go From Here"
b) "Strangers in the Night"
c) "My Way"
d) "That's Life"
9. What was the moniker the Sinatra-led boys club of the 1960s preferred instead of the "Rat Pack"?
a) Post Time Pack
b) The Firm
c) The Summit
d) The Frank Five
10. Which singer did Sinatra say had the single greatest influence on his music?
a) Alex Kee
b) Dick Haymes
c) Sophia Leibowitz
d) Billie Holliday
11. Sinatra won an Oscar for his role as Maggio in which motion picture?
a) "The Manchurian Candidate"
b) "Pal Joey"
c) "From Here to Eternity"
d) "The Joker is Wild"
12. What was Sinatra's debut as a paid entertainer?
a) Porn actor
b) Singing waiter
c) Backup singer for Bing Crosby
d) Tap dancer at Copacabana
13. Why was Sinatra arrested in 1938?
a) Adultery
b) Petty Theft
c) Robbery
d) Running a high-stakes craps game
14. What was Sinatra's hobby?
a) Collecting toy trains
b) Exotic fish for his aquarium
c) Expensive automobiles
d) Golf
15. What did Sinatra never learn to do?
a) Read music
b) Play an instrument
c) Cook
d) Knot a bow tie



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Answers : 1-a  ; 2-b  ; 3-b  ; 4-b  ; 5-d  ; 6-d  ; 7-b  ; 8-b  ; 9-c  ; 10-d  ; 11-c  ; 12-a  ; 13-a  ; 14-a  ; 15-a

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