Q 01/05

Who reportedly coined 'Rat Pack' at the sight of her husband and his friends after a Las Vegas binge?

A) Lauren Bacall

B) Katharine Hepburn

C) Ava Gardner

D) Judy Garland

Answer · why

A) Lauren Bacall

Lauren Bacall's reported verdict was 'You look like a goddamn rat pack.' The name stuck: the friends turned themselves into a mock club with titled of...

Q 02/05

Which actor took Frank Sinatra's role as Danny Ocean in the 2001 remake of Ocean's 11?

A) Brad Pitt

B) George Clooney

C) Matt Damon

D) Andy Garcia

Answer · why

B) George Clooney

George Clooney led the 2001 remake, with Brad Pitt and Matt Damon in his crew. Its success turned a one-off Rat Pack caper into a series, with sequels...

Q 03/05

In the original Holmby Hills group, which office did Frank Sinatra hold?

A) Cage master

B) Historian

C) Pack master

D) Recording secretary

Answer · why

C) Pack master

Pack master was Sinatra's title in a mock club whose members handed out offices, with Judy Garland as first vice-president. Its stated purpose was dri...

Q 04/05

Who led the original Rat Pack until his death in 1957, when Frank Sinatra took over?

A) Errol Flynn

B) Humphrey Bogart

C) Spencer Tracy

D) David Niven

Answer · why

B) Humphrey Bogart

Humphrey Bogart was the ringleader, hosting the circle at his Los Angeles home. After cancer killed him the original members drifted apart, until Sina...

Q 05/05

Which nickname for Frank Sinatra's 1960s circle fell from favor because of what it sounded like?

A) The Board

B) The Jack Pack

C) The Summit

D) The Clan

Answer · why

D) The Clan

The Clan sounded too much like the Ku Klux Klan for Sammy Davis Jr., and Sinatra came to dislike it as well. He pushed 'the Summit' instead, but the p...