Q 01/05

In which New York neighbourhood did George Carlin grow up, calling it 'White Harlem'?

A) Washington Heights

B) Morningside Heights

C) Greenwich Village

D) Hell's Kitchen

Answer · why

B) Morningside Heights

Part of West 121st Street there was renamed George Carlin Way in 2014.

Q 02/05

From which Irish county did Carlin's father emigrate?

A) Mayo

B) Kerry

C) Donegal

D) Cork

Answer · why

C) Donegal

Carlin called himself 'fully Irish'; his police-officer grandfather copied out Shakespeare by hand for fun.

Q 03/05

Which entertainer did the young Carlin idolise and dream of emulating as a comedic actor?

A) Danny Kaye

B) Bob Hope

C) Sid Caesar

D) Jerry Lewis

Answer · why

A) Danny Kaye

His daughter Kelly said he took more film roles late in life because he 'never gave up on the Danny Kaye dream'.

Q 04/05

In which branch of the US military did Carlin serve, training as a radar technician?

A) Air Force

B) Coast Guard

C) Navy

D) Marines

Answer · why

A) Air Force

Stationed at Barksdale, he moonlighted as a DJ in Shreveport, was court-martialled three times and got a general discharge in 1957.

Q 05/05

With which fellow DJ did Carlin form his first comedy team in Fort Worth in 1959?

A) Buddy Greco

B) Jack Paar

C) Flip Wilson

D) Jack Burns

Answer · why

D) Jack Burns

They hosted a morning show on KDAY in Hollywood; Carlin later asked for his Walk of Fame star to be placed outside the KDAY studios.