Q 01/05

Steve Carell was born in which Massachusetts town?

A) Lexington

B) Concord

C) Salem

D) Plymouth

Answer · why

B) Concord

He was born on August 16, 1962, to a mechanical engineer and a psychiatric nurse.

Q 02/05

Carell's father's surname was originally what before being changed in the 1950s?

A) Carelli

B) Caroselli

C) Carollo

D) Carrozza

Answer · why

B) Caroselli

His father was of Italian and German descent; his mother was of Polish ancestry.

Q 03/05

As a teenager Carell played which instrument with a historical reenactment group?

A) Drum

B) Fife

C) Bugle

D) Bagpipes

Answer · why

B) Fife

The group portrayed the 10th Regiment of Foot and sparked his interest in history.

Q 04/05

Carell earned a degree in which subject from Denison University in 1984?

A) Theatre

B) History

C) English

D) Economics

Answer · why

B) History

He credited his reenactment hobby with sparking the interest.

Q 05/05

At Denison, Carell was a goalie on the school's team in which sport?

A) Lacrosse

B) Ice hockey

C) Soccer

D) Water polo

Answer · why

B) Ice hockey

He had played both ice hockey and lacrosse in high school.