Famous People Trivia Questions — page 12
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Charlemagne was the leader of this Germanic tribe.
- AVirgils
- BDamiens
- CToms
- DFranks
Answer: Franks - 552.
Was George Washington assassinated?
- AYes
- BNo
Answer: No - 553.
The surname Eriksson is in the top 5 of the most common names in which European country?
- ADenmark
- BSweden
- CUK
- DNorway
Answer: Sweden - 554.
What is the real first name of Al Capone?
- AAlfredo
- BAlfred
- CAlphonse
- DAlan
Answer: Alphonse - 555.
Being only 54 (1.62 m) tall has not prevented this man from becoming one of the leading US record producers and rappers.
- A50 Pence
- BDr. Dre
- C50 Cent
- DJermaine Dupri
Answer: Jermaine Dupri - 556.
What does the female name Aisha mean?
- AEternal
- BAlive
- CSmooth
- DFaithful
Answer: Alive - 557.
This person began his rule of Uzbekistan in 1989.
- APaul Biya
- BIslam Karimov
- CKing Mswati
- DRobert Mugabe
Answer: Islam Karimov - 558.
When Fidel Castro was a teenager, he chose the middle name Alejandro referring to which historical figure?
- AAlexander Pope
- BAlejandro Escovedo
- CAlexander Graham Bell
- DAlexander the Great
Answer: Alexander the Great - 559.
What is the name of the American who patented the first artificial heart?
- ASamuel Colt
- BRobert Goddard
- CPaul Winchell
- DJosephine Cochrane
Answer: Paul Winchell - 560.
Who was President during the Iran hostage crisis (1979)?
- AWilliam Jefferson Clinton
- BGeorge Herbert Walker Bush
- CRichard Milhous Nixon
- DJames Earl (Jimmy) Carter
Answer: James Earl (Jimmy) Carter - 561.
Who wrote Then conquer we must, for our cause it is just?
- AOsama Bin Laden
- BFrancis Scott Key
- CSaddam Hussein
- DGeorge Washington
Answer: Francis Scott Key - 562.
What other title did Queen Victoria of England have?
- APrincess of Norway
- BPrincess of Crete
- CEmpress of India
- DBaroness of Scotland
Answer: Empress of India - 563.
What famous playwright, born in Dublin, stated, If there is nothing wrong with the world, there wouldn't be anything for us to do?
- AWilliam Shakespeare
- BWilliam Wordsworth
- CHelen Keller
- DGeorge Bernard Shaw
Answer: George Bernard Shaw - 564.
Prince William first met Cathrine Middleton in 2001 when they were both studying at this university.
- AUniversity of Bradford
- BUniversity of St Andrews
- CUniversity of Oxford
- DUniversity of Aberdeen
Answer: University of St Andrews - 565.
Calvin Coolidge is known as this Cal.
- AYoung Cal
- BWise Cal
- CMad Cal
- DSilent Cal
Answer: Silent Cal - 566.
In 1999, the movie The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc, portraying her life, was released. Who played the role of her character?
- AFaye Dunaway
- BLola Albright
- CMilla Jovovich
- DIsabelle Adjani
Answer: Milla Jovovich - 567.
What was Richard Nixons middle name?
- AMilton
- BMilhous
- CDavid
- DHoward
Answer: Milhous - 568.
In 1945, Fidel Castro entered the University of Havana to study what major subject?
- AAgriculture
- BArts
- CLaw
- DMedicine
Answer: Law - 569.
1960, Sri Lanka. She became the worlds first female prime minister.
- AIndira Gandhi
- BGolda Meïr
- CÉlisabeth Domitién
- DSirimavo Bandaranaike
Answer: Sirimavo Bandaranaike - 570.
Which famous US general was shot by one of his own men at the Battle of Chancellors Ville on May 10, 1863?
- AGeneral Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
- BGeneral George G. Meade
- CGeneral George B. McClellan
- DBrig. General Barnard Elliott Bee, Jr.
Answer: General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson - 571.
What was the name given by Neil Armstrong to the landing site on the moon where the Apollo 11 Lunar Module made the first moon landing?
- ASea of Tranquility
- BEagle Nest
- CEagle
- DTranquility Base
Answer: Tranquility Base - 572.
Of what origin is Steve Jobs biological father with whom he remained estranged?
- AJewish
- BGerman
- CLybian
- DSyrian
Answer: Syrian - 573.
What was the shortest way to a womans heart according to Casanova?
- AMoney
- BAlcohol
- CPower
- DGratitude
Answer: Gratitude - 574.
While married to Prince Charles, Diana, Princess of Wales, had an affair with James Hewitt. What was his profession?
- AHer riding instructor
- BOwner of a department store
- CHeart surgeon
- DHer bodyguard
Answer: Her riding instructor - 575.
Hamurabi, who is known for one of the first written civil codes, called Hammurabis Code, ruled this ancient empire.
- ABabylon
- BPersia
- CEgypt
- DIndia
Answer: Babylon - 576.
What U.S. President used the words When in the course of human events?
- AThomas Jefferson
- BRonald Reagan
- CGeorge Washington
- DJames Madison
Answer: Thomas Jefferson - 577.
On The Honeymooners, which was on the air from 1955 - 1956, Ed Norton was portrayed by which actor?
- AEd Cole
- BJackie Gleason
- CArt Carney
- DEddie Foy
Answer: Art Carney - 578.
This man served as an aide to Idi Amin.
- AIan Smith
- BCecil Rhodes
- CJames Randolph
- DRobert Astles
Answer: Robert Astles - 579.
What is the missing word from this statement made by Jada Pinkett Smith: What makes you valuable is your ..., and how you present yourself to the world?
- AEmotions
- BHeart
- CSoul
- DLegacy
Answer: Heart - 580.
The Public Works Administration (PWA), that was created as part of the New Deal program, attempted to improve the economy by which of the following?
- ANone of these
- Ballowing banks to give low interest rates on loans for construction projects
- Creducing the amount of government money spent on infrastructure
- Dhiring many unemployed people to build schools, roads, etc.
Answer: hiring many unemployed people to build schools, roads, etc. - 581.
Stainless steel, initially called rustless steel, is believed to have been invented by this man.
- AAll of these
- BJoseph Day
- CHarry Brearley
- DAlexandru Ciurcu
Answer: Harry Brearley - 582.
Where is Rockefeller Center located?
- ANew York City
- BWashington, Dc
- CBoston
- DNone of these
Answer: New York City - 583.
In what present day country was Aristotle Onassis born?
- AMacedonia
- BNone of these
- CGreece
- DTurkey
Answer: Turkey - 584.
U. S. President George W. Bush is the son of George H. W. Bush, who served as U.S. President from 1989 to 1993. However, who were the first father and son, who both served as U. S. Presidents?
- ATheodore Roosevelt and Franklin D. Roosevelt
- BNone of these
- CJohn Adams and John Quincy Adams
- DWilliam Henry Harrison and Benjamin Harrison
Answer: John Adams and John Quincy Adams - 585.
Which of the following does Katherine Kurtz write about?
- AA magical race of people called the Deryni
- BPsychic practitioners called Adepts
- CThe Knights Templar in Scotland
- DAll of these
Answer: All of these - 586.
After Juan Peron was arrested in 1945, Evita organized a mass demonstration that led to his release. What happened a few days after his release?
- AJuan Perón was convicted.
- BNone of these
- CEva and Juan Perón were married.
- DEva became a vice presidential candidate.
Answer: Eva and Juan Perón were married. - 587.
Name the First Lady who shared a name with one of the Muppets?
- ANone of these
- BMrs. Taft
- CMrs. Harding
- DMrs. Roosevelt
Answer: Mrs. Roosevelt - 588.
Name the First Lady who worked as a nurses aide in 1943?
- ALady Bird Johnson
- BMamie Eisenhower
- CNancy Reagan
- DNone of the above
Answer: Nancy Reagan - 589.
Which of the following women was married to John D. Rockefeller?
- AMartha Baird Allen
- BLaura Celestia Spelman
- CAbby Greene Aldrich
- DAll of these
Answer: Laura Celestia Spelman - 590.
What statement is true about the Apache tribes from North America?
- AThey were timid people.
- BThey were fierce warriors.
- CThey were good diplomats.
- DNone of these
Answer: They were fierce warriors. - 591.
Which of these crops did the Algonquin people of North America grow?
- AAll of these
- BSunflower
- CTobacco
- DCorn
Answer: All of these - 592.
What was the aim of Altalena Affair that took place in June, 1948?
- Ato sink the Altalena
- Bto kill Menachem Begin
- CAll of these
- Dto stop military equipment from reaching Israel
Answer: All of these - 593.
In Fiji the nobility consists of:
- APrinces
- BChiefs
- CLords
- DAll of the above
Answer: Chiefs - 594.
What statement is true about British explorer Captain Sir Richard Francis Burton?
- AAll of these
- BHe traveled in disguise to Mecca.
- CTraveled with John Hanning Speke in search of the source of the Nile.
- DHe translated One Thousand and One Nights into English.
Answer: All of these - 595.
This socialite, model actress, singer, fashion designer said Dress cute wherever you go, life is too short to blend in.
- AAnna Nikole Smith
- BClaudia Schiffer
- CParis Hilton
- DNone of these
Answer: Paris Hilton - 596.
Which of the following Roman emperors of the Julio-Claudian dynasty was the son of a Roman emperor?
- ANero
- BNone of these
- CClaudius
- DCaligula
Answer: None of these - 597.
What caused Pamela Anderson to become a vegetarian when she was a child?
- AAll of these
- BShe heard from TV that meat can cause cancer.
- CHer mother was a vegetarian and she talked her into it.
- DShe saw her father cleaning a killed animal.
Answer: She saw her father cleaning a killed animal. - 598.
Which of these were conceived by Leonardo da Vinci?
- AAll of these
- BHelicopter
- CDouble hull
- DCalculator
Answer: All of these - 599.
What happened after Jacqueline Kennedys marriage to shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis ?
- AShe lost her Secret Service protection.
- BShe lost her Franking Privilege.
- CAll of these
- DShe became the target of paparazzi.
Answer: All of these - 600.
What did Maria Teresa do to save the marriage of her daughter, Marie Antoinette?
- ANone of these
- BBoth of these
- CShe gave her the Petit Trianon as a present.
- DShe sent her son, Emperor Joseph, to talk to Louis and Marie Antoinette.
Answer: She sent her son, Emperor Joseph, to talk to Louis and Marie Antoinette.
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