“Celebrities With Disabilities” Quiz



“Celebrities With Disabilities” Quiz

1. _____ When he was 12 years old, he could not read and he was still poor in reading all of his life. However, he could memorize lectures, which was how he got through school. He became a famous general during WWII.

2. _____ He was slow in schoolwork and did not have a successful school experience, but later became a well-known movie producer and cartoonist.

3. _____ This young boy had difficulty reading but was able to write some of the world’s best loved stories.

4. _____ This boy could not talk until the age of four. He did not learn to read until he was nine. His teachers considered him to be mentally slow, unsociable and a dreamer. He failed the entrance examination for college. Ultimately, he developed the theory of relativity.

5. _____ He is a famous movie star. He learns his lines by listening to a tape. He suffers from dyslexia.

6. _____ This young man had much difficulty reading and throughout his life was unable to read well. However, he was the governor of the state of New York for four terms and later won congressional approval to be appointed vice president of the United States.

7. _____ A popular English actor, played Legolis the elf warrior in the film Lord of the Rings who has dyslexia.

8. _____ This composer was deaf when he composed his 9th Symphony.

9. _____ Known as Darth Vader in Star wars, this actor overcame stuttering in high school.

10. _____ This Sister Act actress has dyslexia but has succeeded in a movie career.

11. _____ Struck by an overseer as a child, a fractured skull caused this abolitionist to have narcolepsy the rest of her life. She rescued hundreds of slaves on the Underground Railroad.

12. _____ Famous for his athletic skill on the basketball court, this athlete has a reading disability.

13. _____ Is an actor and singer. He has a career as both a Holly wood leading man and a supporting actor. Being the leading actor in the greatest action movies ever, this star has had stuttering problems throughout his youth and was always scared during his acting performances.

14. _____ An American professional golfer possibly, the most successful golfers of all time. He had stuttering problems and has gotten past it through hard work and practice. He admitted doing everything possible to conquer his speech disorder by talking to his dog until he would fall asleep.

Word Bank:

A. Albert Einstein

B. Walt Disney

C. Nelson Rockefeller

D. Tom Cruise

E. Hans Christian Anderson

F. George Patton

G. Harriet Tubman

H. Magic Johnson

I. Ludwig Beethoven

J. Franklin D Roosevelt

K. Whoopi Goldberg

L. James Earl Jones

M. Tiger Woods

N. Bruce Willis

O. Orlando Bloom

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