Famous People Trivia Questions — page 25
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What object did Isaac Newton use to demonstrate the decomposition of white light into a color spectrum?
- APrism
- BMirror
- CLens
- DPyramid
Answer: Prism - 1202.
This quote is from a coach who was so successful in his field that they named the champion's trophy after him: 'We didn't lose the game; we just ran out of time.'
- ABear Bryant
- BJohn W. Heisman
- CRed Auerbach
- DVince Lombardi
Answer: Vince Lombardi - 1203.
This redhead, nicknamed the Virgin Queen, was the last monarch of the Tudor dynasty.
- AMary I
- BElizabeth I
- CVictoria
- DLady Jane Grey
Answer: Elizabeth I - 1204.
Who was the Portuguese explorer that commanded the first ships to sail directly from Europe to India?
- ABartolomeu Dias
- BVasco da Gama
- CFerdinand Magellan
- DPedro Álvares Cabral
Answer: Vasco da Gama - 1205.
What was the name of George Washington's wife?
- AMartha Dandridge Custis
- BSally Fairfax
- CBetsy Fauntleroy
- DMary Philipse
Answer: Martha Dandridge Custis - 1206.
This suffragist is considered the first woman to run for President of the United States although her name was not printed on the ballot.
- AEvelyn Reed
- BCynthia McKinney
- CVictoria Woodhull
- DAgnes Waters
Answer: Victoria Woodhull - 1207.
This pharmacist was the inventor of Coca Cola.
- AFrank Robinson
- BViktor Schauberger
- CDoctor John Pemberton
- DJames Russell
Answer: Doctor John Pemberton - 1208.
In what state was Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) born and from what college did he get his undergraduate degree?
- AMassachusetts; Harvard
- BNew York; Harvard
- CNew York; Princeton
- DNew Jersey; Columbia
Answer: New York; Harvard - 1209.
Although it did not happen, many Americans feared that the Great Depression would greatly increase the power of this political party.
- AThe American Labor Party
- BThe Black Power Party
- CThe Communist Party of the USA
- DThe Democratic Party
Answer: The Communist Party of the USA - 1210.
Lance Armstrong had won seven times the prestigious Tour de France cycling race before retiring. He returned in 2009. What result did he achieve in the Tour?
- AHe didn't manage to finish.
- BHe won it again.
- CHe came third.
- DHe finished 100th, with a huge gap to the winner.
Answer: He came third. - 1211.
What statement is not true about Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known by his pen name Mark Twain?
- AHe patented some inventions.
- BHe was born during a visit of the Halleys Comet.
- CHe possessed financial acumen and made successful investments in various inventions.
- DHe died during a visit of the Halleys Comet.
Answer: He possessed financial acumen and made successful investments in various inventions. - 1212.
In 1974, this first lady of Argentina succeeded her husband as president of the country thus becoming the first non-royal female head of state in the Western Hemisphere.
- AIsabel Martínez de Perón
- BEva Perón
- CCorazon Aquino
- DCristina Fernández
Answer: Isabel Martínez de Perón - 1213.
This first lady was responsible for the cherry blossoms we can enjoy every spring.
- ACaroline Harrison
- BHelen Taft
- CLady Bird Johnson
- DMaggie Monroe
Answer: Helen Taft - 1214.
Billy the Kid was born November 23 of what year?
- A1865
- B1852
- C1859
- D1861
Answer: 1859 - 1215.
What is the meaning of the Hebrew name Michael?
- AWho loves like God?
- BWho is like God?
- CWho creates like Gog?
- DWho saves like God?
Answer: Who is like God? - 1216.
Name the sociopathic vigilante who is the protagonist of Jeff Lindsays series of novels.
- ADexter Morgan
- BJohn Carr
- CScot Harvath
- DMilo Sturgis
Answer: Dexter Morgan - 1217.
Who was President of the US, when American astronauts landed on the moon in 1969?
- ACalvin Coolridge
- BHarry Truman
- CRichard Nixon
- DJohn F. Kennedy
Answer: Richard Nixon - 1218.
Which of these paintings by Leonardo da Vinci is considered his last, finished in 1513 -1516?
- AThe Virgin and Child with St. Anne
- BBacchus
- CPortrait of a Musician
- DSt. John the Baptist
Answer: St. John the Baptist - 1219.
These guys provide the primary ingredient for life-saving serums to people who have been bitten by poisonous snakes.
- ASnake Taxidermist
- BSnake Doctors
- CZoo Keepers
- DSnake Milkers
Answer: Snake Milkers - 1220.
What were the last words of Malcolm X?
- ALet's cool it, brothers
- BNo one panic—I'm all right
- COh, God! I'm hit
- DI am still alive
Answer: Let's cool it, brothers - 1221.
What British rock band did Mark Knopfler co-found with his brother David in 1977?
- AAC/DC
- BDire Straits
- CLed Zeppelin
- DDeep Purple
Answer: Dire Straits - 1222.
Which of these songs was not recorded by Kelly Clarkson, the first winner of the reality TV show American Idol?
- ABeautiful Disaster
- BBehind These Hazel Eyes
- CSince U Been Gone
- DIn The Arms of The Angels
Answer: In The Arms of The Angels - 1223.
Which of these scientists does not have an internationally accepted SI (système internationale) physical unit named after him?
- ANikola Tesla
- BJames Clerk Maxwell
- CJoseph Henry
- DMichael Faraday
Answer: James Clerk Maxwell - 1224.
Who was Napoleons favorite wife?
- AQueem Beatrice
- BElizabeth I
- CJosephine
- DMarie Louise
Answer: Josephine - 1225.
Who was the King of England before William I?
- ALanfranc I
- BStephen I
- CHarold II
- DEdward the Confessor
Answer: Harold II - 1226.
Which Dutch speed skater, postman by profession, set a world record at the 1976 Winter Olympics?
- APiete Kleine
- BHans van Helden
- CSten Stensen
- DDan Immerfall
Answer: Piete Kleine - 1227.
Miss World 2005 was Unnur Birna Vilhjalmsdottir. Judging by her last name, what country is she from?
- AVenezuela
- BIceland
- CKazakhstan
- DThailand
Answer: Iceland - 1228.
Which famous alcoholic film actor is best known for his romantic swashbuckler roles such as his role in The Adventures of Robin Hood?
- ARobert Conrad
- BErrol Flynn
- CKevin Costner
- DCarroll OConner
Answer: Errol Flynn - 1229.
Which English historical figure said: I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I will be sober and you will still be ugly.?
- ANapoleon Bonaparte
- BWinston Churchill
- CMark Twain
- DAlbert Einstein
Answer: Winston Churchill - 1230.
What popular fictional character said, Do, or do not. There is no try.?
- ACount Dooku
- BAtticus Finch
- CYoda
- DHarry Potter
Answer: Yoda - 1231.
What can be inferred about Joans clothing?
- AShe often wore no clothes.
- BHer clothing resembled very much the one worn by Popes.
- CHer clothing was more commonly worn by men.
- DHer clothing was extremely luxurious.
Answer: Her clothing was more commonly worn by men. - 1232.
How on earth are you ever going to explain in terms of chemistry and physics so important a biological phenomenon as first love? exclaimed which great scientist of the 20th century?
- ANiels Bohr
- BAlbert Einstein
- CCharles Darwin
- DIsaac Newton
Answer: Albert Einstein - 1233.
This great explorer spent years searching for a seaway to China in order to trade Spains New World gold, thus contributing with information about America before its Indian cities were destroyed by foreign diseases.
- AJohn Franklin
- BJohn Nicolas
- CSamuel de Champlain
- DHernando de Soto
Answer: Hernando de Soto - 1234.
Which of these titles found in the Karnak temple complex refer to Queen Nefertiti?
- AQueen of our hearts
- BMistress of the whole world
- CMerciful Queen
- DMistress of Upper and Lower Egypt
Answer: Mistress of Upper and Lower Egypt - 1235.
This actor, whose first name is Eddie, plays Oliver Wendell Douglas in Green Acres.
- AEddie Foy
- BEddie Munster
- CEddie Murphy
- DEddie Albert
Answer: Eddie Albert - 1236.
Did Plato state that, The first and best victory is to conquer self?
- AYes
- BNo
Answer: Yes - 1237.
What pro-golfer said, I owe a lot to my parents, especially my mother and father.?
- ATiger Woods
- BJohn McEnroe
- CHenry Cotton
- DGreg Norman
Answer: Greg Norman - 1238.
Tracey E. Bergman played in which soap opera set in Genoa City, Wisconsin?
- AAs the World Turns
- BThe Young and the Restless
- CGeneral Hospital
- DThe Guiding Light
Answer: The Young and the Restless - 1239.
What was the first name of Martin Van Buren's wife?
- AHannah
- BHarriet
- CIda
- DSarah
Answer: Hannah - 1240.
In 1968, Hubert Humphrey lost to Richard Nixon in the presidential election. This former governor and senator from Maine was his running mate.
- AThomas Eagleton
- BEdmund Muskie
- CEugene McCarthy
- DGeorge McGovern
Answer: Edmund Muskie - 1241.
Who voices Peter Griffin in the animated show Family Guy?
- AAlex Borstein
- BSeth Green
- CMike Henry
- DSeth Macfarlane
Answer: Seth Macfarlane - 1242.
Which leader took control of Equatorial Guinea in 1979?
- AChourmmaly Sayasone
- BPervez Musharraf
- CVladimir Putin
- DTeodoro Obian Nguema
Answer: Teodoro Obian Nguema - 1243.
This Dick starred as Tom Bradford on Eight is Enough.
- AVan Dyke
- BVan York
- CVan Patton
- DYork
Answer: Van Patton - 1244.
She wrote Mastering the Art of French Cooking in 1961 and had a television program entitled the The French Chef.
- AEvonne Chuker
- BJulia Childs
- CBetty Crocker
- DAnn Dalton
Answer: Julia Childs - 1245.
Which Indian pioneer of Satyagraha made the statement: Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes.?
- AGian Lorenzo Bernini
- BMahatma Gandhi
- CBuddha
- DBob Marley
Answer: Mahatma Gandhi - 1246.
These three brothers were members of the Medellín Cartel. They were influential cocaine kingpins until they surrendered in 1990.
- AThe Howard brothers
- BThe Biro brothers
- CThe Ochoa brothers
- DThe Dicks brothers
Answer: The Ochoa brothers - 1247.
This famous English pirate and politician of the Elizabethan era sailed around the world, returning to England in 1580.
- AAmerigo Vespucci
- BBartholomew Roberts
- CMarco Polo
- DFrancis Drake
Answer: Francis Drake - 1248.
What was George Washingtons natural non-powdered hair color in his early days?
- ARed
- BBlonde
- CBlack
- DWhite/Grayish
Answer: Red - 1249.
In 1992, third-party candidate Ross Perot chose this admiral to be his running mate.
- APat Choate
- BJohn Silber
- CJames Stockdale
- DSteve Forbes
Answer: James Stockdale - 1250.
Where was American gangster Al Capone born?
- AFlorence, Italy
- BNaples, Italy
- CPalm Island, Florida, U.S
- DBrooklyn, New York, U.S
Answer: Brooklyn, New York, U.S
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