Q 01/05

Dave Pelzer, whose lectures are full of jokes, likens himself to which comedian, only with glasses?

A) Jim Carrey

B) Robin Williams

C) Steve Martin

D) Jerry Seinfeld

Answer · why

B) Robin Williams

Robin Williams is the comparison he reaches for, and his talks mix his life story with rapid impressions. He has also longed for a career in stand-up ...

Q 02/05

Which branch of the US military did Dave Pelzer join at 18, straight after leaving foster care?

A) The Army

B) The Navy

C) The Air Force

D) The Marine Corps

Answer · why

C) The Air Force

The Air Force gave him 13 years of structure after a childhood spent in foster homes. He left as a technical sergeant and built a second career as a w...

Q 03/05

Which honor did Dave Pelzer receive in connection with the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta?

A) Carrying the Olympic torch

B) Lighting the cauldron

C) Singing the national anthem

D) Reciting the athletes' oath

Answer · why

A) Carrying the Olympic torch

Carrying the Olympic torch put him in the relay for the centennial Games, held a century after the first modern Olympics in Athens.

Q 04/05

The US publisher of Dave Pelzer's bestseller A Child Called "It" also produced which inspirational books?

A) Don't Sweat the Small Stuff

B) Conversations with God

C) The Purpose Driven Life

D) Chicken Soup for the Soul

Answer · why

D) Chicken Soup for the Soul

Chicken Soup for the Soul came from the same Florida self-help press, Health Communications. It kept his memoir in stock through slow early sales unti...

Q 05/05

Which music star, honored in 1970, shares the Jaycees title Ten Outstanding Young Americans with Dave Pelzer?

A) Frank Sinatra

B) Johnny Cash

C) Elvis Presley

D) Bob Dylan

Answer · why

C) Elvis Presley

Elvis Presley was honored for entertainment, and Pelzer followed in 1993 for personal accomplishment. John F. Kennedy and Orson Welles appear on the s...