Famous People Trivia Questions — page 17

Where was George Washington inaugurated as first President of the United States?

• APhiladelphia
• BAnnapolis
• CWashington, D.C.
• DNew York City

What year did the Tate/ LaBianca murders take place?

• A1968
• B1969
• C1967
• D1966

This Italian artist, who painted The Virgin of the Rocks, was one of the first supporters of vegetarianism when it reappeared as a philosophy during the Renaissance.

• ACaravaggio
• BMichelangelo
• CTitian
• DLeonardo da Vinci

Where is Princess Diana buried?

• AAlthorp Park
• BHighgrove House
• CBalmoral Castle
• DKensington Palace

Kelly Rippa, host of Live with Regis and Kelly, co-stars with which actress on the sitcom Hope and Faith?

• AFaith Hill
• BFaith Ford
• CHope Shanowski
• DHope Ford

What is the fifth sign of the zodiac?

• AGemini
• BLeo
• CAries
• DMarcus

What is the name of the first astronaut to walk on the surface of the moon?

• AYuri Gagarin
• BNeil Armstrong
• CMichael Collins
• DBuzz Aldrin

Evidence of the longevity of Augustus legacy can be found even today. For example, the month of August is named after him. What was the Roman name for this month before it was renamed?

• AMartius
• BSextilis
• CQuintilis
• DAprilis

This red-haired Italian military and political figure has been dubbed the Hero of the Two Worlds due to his military expeditions in both South America and Europe.

• ABenito Mussolini
• BEnrico Fermi
• CGiuseppe Mazzini‎
• DGiuseppe Garibaldi

Al Capone was the Crime Boss in Chicago as the successor of Johnny Torrio. Although he committed many terrible crimes and violated many laws, he was convicted only of tax evasion and had to do 11 years in Alcatraz. He was released in 1939 due to his terrible disease. What was this disease?

• AAIDS
• BCancer
• CLeprosy
• DSyphilis

Who assumed the Presidency in 1933, at the depth of the Great Depression?

• ARichard Nixon
• BDwight Eisenhower
• CFranklin D. Roosevelt
• DWarren Harding

What was Billy the Kids real name?

• AHenry Antrim
• BHenry McCarty
• CWilliam Anderson
• DWilliam Bonney

In what year did Flight 19, a training flight of TBM Avenger bombers, go missing while over the Atlantic?

• A1955
• B1977
• C1918
• D1945

In 2008, this newspaper reported on John McCains relationship with a lobbyist in Washington?

• ATime Magazine
• BNew York Times
• CWashington Post
• DAtlanta Journal Constitution

This Chinese eunuch is controversially regarded as the inventor of paper.

• ALiu Sheng
• BZhang Xuan
• CLao Tsun
• DCai Lun

When did the UN Security Council adopt a resolution allowing international land and sea occupations in the pursuit of pirates?

• AOn September 1, 2007
• BSuch a resolution can never be approved by Somalia.
• COn July 10, 2009
• DOn December 17, 2008

This Italian explored the east coast of South America much further south than any other European before and realized that this land was part of a new continent while many other European explorers crossing the Atlantic thought they were reaching Asia.

• AAmerigo Vespucci
• BChristopher Columbus
• CMarco Polo
• DFerdinand Magellan

He played the villainous Sir Hugo Drax in the James Bond film, Moonraker and French detective Lebel in The Day of the Jackal.

• AYves Montand
• BJean Rochefort
• CBruno Cremer
• DMichael Lonsdale

Besides being an actor, this Pulp Fiction John is a certified pilot and owns a couple of planes.

• AJohn Goodman
• BJohn Travolta
• CJohn Wayne
• DJohn Smith

This conservationist, who along with his good friend Robert U. Johnson got Congress to approve a bill that would lead to the founding of Yosemite Sequoia National Parks, is remembered for the following quote: When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world.

• ACarl Sandburg
• BJohn Muir
• CFrederick Douglass
• DAnsel Adams

He was a right-handed pitcher for the Yankees, Athletics, Indians and Mets. In 1962 he was the World Series MVP and won the Babe Ruth Award.

• ARalph Terry
• BBill Terry
• CTerry Pritchard
• DAbner Terry

Amerigo Vespuccis third voyage was commanded by Goncalo Coelho in the service of which country?

• ASpain
• BBrazil
• COttoman Empire
• DPortugal

Time magazine named this person one of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century and an Alberto Korda photograph of him was said to be the most famous photograph in the world.

• AMikhail Gorbachev
• BGeorge Bush
• CSir Winston Churchill
• DErnesto Che Guevara

While working with Donald Segretti, one of the Watergate conspirators, Karl Rove managed to paint this presidential hopeful as a liberal peacenik even though the presidential candidate had a military career as a WW II pilot.

• AGeorge McGovern
• BEdmund S. Muskie
• CHubert Humphrey
• DGeorge Wallace

Harlan Coben has written a series of books featuring Myron Bolitar. What is Bolitars profession?

• ACrime Scene Specialist
• BSports Agent
• CMedical Examiner
• DMystery Author

Which of he following famous English dramatists was NOT a part of the Elizabethan era?

• ARichard Sheridan
• BChristopher Marlowe
• CBen Johnson
• DWilliam Shakespeare

How old was Harry Truman's wife, Bess Truman, when she died in 1982?

• A99
• B97
• C92
• D101

Which of the following are not American twins?

• AJarron and Jason Collins
• BBrett and Josh Morris
• CTom and Terry Brands
• DAlvin and Calvin Harrison

What does the biblical name Rebekah or Rebecca mean?

• AWife
• BCaptivating
• CObedient
• DKind-hearted

What musician is not correctly matched with the band of which he was a member?

• ADavid Crosby - The Byrds
• BDavid Coverdale - Deep Purple
• CDavid Gilmour - Pink Floyd
• DDavid Bowie - Talking Heads

This author is known for the series about detective Dave Robicheaux.

• AAndrew Gross
• BRobert Parker
• CJames Lee Burke
• DCarol OConnell

The first Roman emperor, Augustus, who ruled alone from 27 BC until his death in AD 14, is also known by this name.

• AClaudius
• BJulian
• COctavian
• DTiberius

Joseph Conrad, the author of the popular novel Heart of Darkness, is regarded as one of the greatest novelists in the English language, although he did not learn to speak English fluently until he was in his twenties. What was his native language?

• ACzech
• BPolish
• CFrench
• DHungarian

Footballs Iron Man, Brett Farve was a quarterback for which team prior to signing with Green Bay?

• AChicago Bears
• BNew York Jets
• CAtlanta Falcons
• DHe was always a Packer

What famous American rapper once said, When you live your life afraid to die, you're afraid to live?

• AJay-Z
• B2Pac
• CDr. Dre
• D50 Cent

This blue-eyed soul singer has the following epitaph: Our Memory Of You And Your Unchained Melody Will Live On Through Eternity If You Believe In Forever Then Life Is But A One Night Stand.

• AMaurice Gibbs
• BBobby Hatfield
• CNeil Diamond
• DBill Medley

Pele, probably the most famous soccer player ever, retired in 1974 after having won three world championships with Brazil. He returned a few months later and joined which club?

• ANew York Cosmos, USA
• BSantos, Brazil
• CReal Madrid, Spain
• DHe did not join any club, but he still played for the Brazilian national team.

Where did George Washington and his troops enter winter quarters after Trenton and Princeton in early 1777?

• AValley Forge
• BBrandywine
• CMorristown
• DCambridge

What Genoese explorer sailed off Spain on 3 August 1492 across the Atlantic Ocean and discovered the Americas?

• AVasco da Gama
• BFrancisco Pizarro
• CChristopher Columbus
• DAmerigo Vespucci

Which of these rulers / politicians was not left-handed?

• AJulius Caesar
• BThey were all left-handed
• CBill Clinton
• DBenjamin Franklin

What U.S. President annexed Texas in 1845?

• AJohn Tyler
• BWilliam Henry Harrison
• CMillard Fillmore
• DZachary Taylor

This Russian dictator was given the name Grozniy by his compatriots as he was an evil person. The number of his marriages is unknown, but it is stated that they are at least five. He killed his son in a fit of rage.

• AIvan The Terrible
• BPeter I
• CAlexander
• DIvan V

What spiritual leader of his country made the following statement, We must be the change we wish to see in the world.?

• AMohandas Gandhi
• BDalai Lama
• CAbraham Lincoln
• DIndira Gandhi

FDR was confined to a wheelchair throughout his presidency due to which of the following?

• Apolio
• Ban automobile accident
• Ca failed assassination attempt while he was a candidate for the presidency
• Dmuscular dystrophy

This British author wrote about such issues as betrayal, murder and love; he also gave us the quote Ill deeds are doubled with an evil word.

• AWilliam Shakespeare
• BLord Byron
• CEdmund Burke
• DCharles Dickens

Name the author of A Dogs Tale, The Notorios Jumpoing Frog of Calaveras County, The True Story.

• AHarte Crane
• BMark Twain
• CBret Harte
• DBernard Capes

Which famous ruler and politician whose death marked the end of Golden Age of Florence did explorer Amerigo Vespucci work for?

• ALorenzo de Medici
• BLeonardo da Vinchi
• CMartin Waldseemuller
• DJohn Cabot

Are your taste buds working over time? If so, this job might be perfect for you. John Harrison is doing this job for the Dreyers.

• AIce Cream Taster
• BDrugs Tester
• CCandy Licker
• DFruit Tester

Who made this statement: He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare. And he who has one enemy will meet him everywhere.?

• AMao Zedong
• BFrancis Bacon
• CAli, The Fourth Caliph of Islam
• DWilliam Shakespeare

Which queen founded a union of the Scandinavian countries in 1397 and ruled Norway, Denmark and Sweden?

• AMargaret I
• BElizabeth I
• CChristina I
• DMargaret II