Q 01/05

In which state was Jack Nicholson born and raised?

A) New York

B) New Jersey

C) California

D) Pennsylvania

Answer · why

B) New Jersey

He grew up in Neptune City and was voted 'Class Clown' by Manasquan High School's Class of 1954 after a year of daily detention.

Q 02/05

In 1974, Time researchers told Nicholson his supposed sister was actually his what?

A) His mother

B) His cousin

C) His stepmother

D) His aunt

Answer · why

A) His mother

June was 19 and unmarried, so her parents raised him as their own; he called the discovery dramatic 'but not traumatizing'.

Q 03/05

Which two animation directors offered the teenage Nicholson an animator's job?

A) William Hanna and Joseph Barbera

B) Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks

C) Max and Dave Fleischer

D) Chuck Jones and Friz Freleng

Answer · why

A) William Hanna and Joseph Barbera

He was working as an office boy at the MGM cartoon studio and told them he wanted to act.

Q 04/05

Nicholson considers May 5, 1955 lucky because 5 was the shirt number of which boyhood idol?

A) Joe DiMaggio

B) Mickey Mantle

C) Yogi Berra

D) Lou Gehrig

Answer · why

A) Joe DiMaggio

He remains a Yankees fan and a Lakers courtside fixture.

Q 05/05

Nicholson made his film debut in the title role of which 1958 Roger Corman teen drama?

A) The Cry Baby Killer

B) The Wild Ride

C) Ride in the Whirlwind

D) The Little Shop of Horrors

Answer · why

A) The Cry Baby Killer

He worked with Corman for a decade, including as the masochistic dental patient in The Little Shop of Horrors.