Famous People Trivia Questions — page 5
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What university/college did Theodore Roosevelt attend?
- AStanford
- BHarvard
- CPrinceton
- DNotre Dame
Answer: Harvard - 202.
Although he was once considered to be the man who would lead Africa into a new age of freedom and prosperity, in 2007 he was the dictator of the nation with the shortest life expectancy. One-fourth of his nation's children are orphans. Who is this dictator of Zimbabwe?
- ARobert Mugabe
- BMeles Zenawi
- CPaul Biya
- DPervez Musharraf
Answer: Robert Mugabe - 203.
Who made a speech, known by the popular name I Have a Dream?
- AMartin Luther King Jr
- BWillie Ricks
- CJames Farmer
- DRoy Wilkins
Answer: Martin Luther King Jr - 204.
According to Geoffrey of Monmouths History of the Kings of England, King Arthur was the King of which realm?
- ASaxony
- BGaul
- CBritain
- DNorway
Answer: Britain - 205.
Ching Shih was a prominent Chinese female pirate active during what century?
- A18th
- B19th
- C17th
- D20th
Answer: 19th - 206.
Which President of the United States wrote, Rules of Civility and Decent Behavior in Company and Conversation?
- AGeorge Washington
- BJohn Quincy Adams
- CChester B. Arthur
- DJames Madison
Answer: George Washington - 207.
Who penned the short stories The Cask of Amontillado, The Fall of the House of Usher, The Blue Coat and X-ing a Paragrab?
- AStephen Crane
- BEdgar Allen Poe
- CJames Fenimore Cooper
- DStephen Benet
Answer: Edgar Allen Poe - 208.
These people, who get active when it is dark, walk around gardens, parks, lawns to gather earthworms and sell them for fish bait.
- AWorm chasers
- BWorm collectors
- CWorm pickers
- DWorm gatherers
Answer: Worm pickers - 209.
This character from the sitcom Green Acres, portrayed by Eva Gabor, was the wife of Oliver Wendell Douglas, a successful New York City attorney.
- AAshley Hunt
- BLisa Douglas
- CMargaret Douglas
- DHilary Douglas
Answer: Lisa Douglas - 210.
Lewis Carroll conceived Alices Adventures in Wonderland as nursery tales for the daughter of a friend.
- AEugène Grindel
- BSue Denim
- CCharles Lutwidge Dodgson
- DD.B. Wyndham-Lewis
Answer: Charles Lutwidge Dodgson - 211.
This George lived for only 40 years - from 1593 until 1633. Nevertheless, he became a great poet. However, none of his works was published while he was alive.
- AGeorge Gordon Byron
- BGeorge Eliot
- CGeorge Fox
- DGeorge Herbert
Answer: George Herbert - 212.
What did Roy J. Plunkett invent?
- ATeflon
- BProzac
- CFluoxamine
- DKevlar
Answer: Teflon - 213.
Che Guevara was nicknamed Chancho by his schoolmates. What does this word mean?
- APig
- BTiger
- CHorse
- DSnake
Answer: Pig - 214.
This tennis great was born in 1981 in Basil.
- AVlade Hahn
- BPaul Accola
- CMartina Hingis
- DRoger Federer
Answer: Roger Federer - 215.
One of these pairs (US President - his nickname) is wrong.
- AJames K. Polk - Napoleon of the Stump
- BFranklin Pierce - Young Hickory of Granite Hills
- CJohn Tyler - His Accidency
- DJames Buchanan - Fifty-cent Jimmy
Answer: James Buchanan - Fifty-cent Jimmy - 216.
In what state did Billy the Kid die?
- ANew Mexico
- BWyoming
- CTexas
- DOklahoma
Answer: New Mexico - 217.
By which king was William of Normandy knighted?
- AThe King of Spain
- BThe King of Normandy
- CThe King of England
- DThe King of France
Answer: The King of France - 218.
Some of this poets better known poems are Ode to a Nightingale and Ode to a Grecian Urn . Whose epitaph ends with the line Here Lies One Whose Name Was Writ In Water?
- AJohn Keats
- BWilliam Bulter Yeats
- CLord Byron
- DPercy Bysshe Shelly
Answer: John Keats - 219.
This influential musician of the 80s and 90s, who is a little less than 1,6 m (5 ft 3 in) tall, is widely regarded as a music genius. Purple Rain is an album and a song by him, as well as a film he starred in.
- AKid Rock
- BDef Leppard
- CPrince
- DBon Jovi
Answer: Prince - 220.
If your surname was De Jong, your home country would most probably be this one.
- ADenmark
- BJapan
- CThe Netherlands
- DSweden
Answer: The Netherlands - 221.
Which U.S. president published more than 16 books during his life?
- AFranklin D. Roosevelt
- BJames E. Carter
- CDwight D. Eisenhower
- DHerbert Hoover
Answer: Herbert Hoover - 222.
What is the final part of this quote by Cameron Diaz, "I don't believe that you should make fun of anyone but ..."?
- AYour closest relatives
- BYour closest friends
- CYourself and your pets
- DYourself
Answer: Yourself - 223.
The controversial American photographer Diane Arbus defined love as a peculiar unfathomable combination of understanding and ______________.
- Atolerance
- Bsupport
- Ctrust
- Dmisunderstanding
Answer: misunderstanding - 224.
She served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990, which makes her the first woman to hold this position in the UK.
- AElisabeth Domitien
- BHanna Suchocka
- CEdith Cresson
- DMargaret Thatcher
Answer: Margaret Thatcher - 225.
Who said: 'Don't be afraid to take a big step if one is indicated. You can't cross a chasm in two small jumps'?
- ADavid Lloyd George
- BSamuel Johnson
- CMichael Phelps
- DBen Franklin
Answer: David Lloyd George - 226.
The political figure who said Sometimes it is not enough to do our best; we must do what is required. was voted number one in the 2002 BBC poll of Greatest Britons Ever.
- ASir Francis Drake
- BSir Winston Churchill
- CQueen Elizabeth II
- DPrincess Diana
Answer: Sir Winston Churchill - 227.
What Spanish explorer conquered the Aztec Empire in the 16th century?
- AFrancisco Pizarro
- BFrancisco de Orellana
- CGiovanni da Verrazzano
- DHernan Cortes
Answer: Hernan Cortes - 228.
A Thousand Clowns, I'm Not Rappaport, Thieves, Conversations with My Father are plays by this dramatist.
- AHerb Gardner
- BWilliam Inge
- CPaddy Chayefsky
- DJohn Updike
Answer: Herb Gardner - 229.
This great explorer is famous for his fulfilment of the first all water trade route between India and Europe .
- AHenry the Navigator
- BMarco Polo
- CVasco da Gama
- DGaspar Corte Real
Answer: Vasco da Gama - 230.
Who was the first first lady, wife of George Washington?
- AConstance
- BMartha
- CElizabeth
- DAmelia
Answer: Martha - 231.
What specific archaeological finding suggests that Queen Nefertiti was given unprecedented power in Egypt?
- AShe was depicted with a cobra on her head
- BShe was depicted the same size as the king
- CShe was described in words that were used only for kings before that
- DShe was portrayed in kings attire
Answer: She was depicted the same size as the king - 232.
What American writer said: Better to keep your mouth shut and appear stupid than to open it and remove all doubt.?
- AMel Brooks
- BJohn Steinbeck
- CTom Kenny
- DMark Twain
Answer: Mark Twain - 233.
This author, recipient of the A. C. Greene Award and the Romance Writers of Americas Lifetime Achievement Award, wrote the novel Unspeakable.
- AJoseph Wambaugh
- BJames Fenimore Cooper
- CSandra Brown
- DJohn Gray
Answer: Sandra Brown - 234.
What spot became the unofficial memorial of Princess Diana in Paris?
- AThe Champ de Mars
- BThe small Statue of Liberty on an island in the Seine
- CThe replica of the Torch of the Statue of Liberty on the Place dAlma
- DThe fountains at La Place du Trocadero
Answer: The replica of the Torch of the Statue of Liberty on the Place dAlma - 235.
This man invented the compact disc in 1965.
- APercy Lavon Julian
- BJames Russell
- CSeymour Cray
- DSir James Dewar
Answer: James Russell - 236.
William McKinley was referred to as one of these.
- AHangman of Buffalo
- BPreacher President
- COld Eight to Seven
- DStocking-footed Orator
Answer: Stocking-footed Orator - 237.
What prominent Italian actor starred in Federico Fellinis comedy-drama films La Dolce Vita and 8½?
- AAlberto Sordi
- BRudolph Valentino
- CMarcello Mastroianni
- DGiuliano Gemma
Answer: Marcello Mastroianni - 238.
Who played Dr. Frank N. Furter in the comedy-horror musical film The Rocky Horror Picture Show?
- ATim Curry
- BBarry Bostwick
- CRichard OBrien
- DJim Sharman
Answer: Tim Curry - 239.
Name the venue, known as Royal Peculiar, where Prince William and Cathrine Middleton got married.
- ASt. Pauls Cathedral
- BWestminster Abbey
- CWindsor Castle
- DBuckingham Palace
Answer: Westminster Abbey - 240.
In 1903 and 1911, Polish-French scientist Marie Curie received which Nobel Prizes?
- AIn Physics and in Chemistry
- BIn Physiology and in Physics
- CIn Physics and in Peace
- DIn Chemistry and in Physiology
Answer: In Physics and in Chemistry - 241.
What comedian made the following statement: All men make mistakes, but married men find out about them sooner.?
- AGeorge Gobel
- BRed Skelton
- CErnie Kovacs
- DJay Leno
Answer: Red Skelton - 242.
Which of the following women was not a wife of King Henry VIII of England?
- AAnne Hathaway
- BAnne Bolyen
- CCatherine Parr
- DCatherine of Aragon
Answer: Anne Hathaway - 243.
What President has an animal named after him, after refusing to shoot one such animal during a hunting party?
- ATheodore Roosevelt
- BFranklin Pierce
- CDwight David Eisenhower
- DZachary Taylor
Answer: Theodore Roosevelt - 244.
This famous American author was born in West Virginia in 1892 but was raised in China. She wrote over 100 works of literature, her most notable one being The Good Earth, a novel about the life of a Chinese farmer.
- AHarriet Beecher Stowe
- BAnne Bronte
- CPearl S. Buck
- DLouisa Alcott
Answer: Pearl S. Buck - 245.
How did Casanova once save the life of a Venetian nobleman of the Bragadin family?
- ABy applying a mercury-based ointment all over his body
- BBy performing CPR on him
- CBy putting leeches all over his body
- DBy having him bled
Answer: By having him bled - 246.
Whose mother was Saint Elizabeth according to the New Testament?
- AZechariahs
- BBartholomews
- CJohn the Baptists
- DJudas Iscariots
Answer: John the Baptists - 247.
How many times did Henry VIII of England marry?
- Aseven
- Bfive
- Csix
- Deight
Answer: six - 248.
NBA superstar Dominique Wilkins played nearly his entire career for Atlanta. What other NBA teams did he also play for?
- AOrlando, San Antonio, LA Clippers and Boston
- BOrlando, Boston, New York, Chicago and Miami
- CLA Lakers, Orlando, New Jersey and New Orleans
- DVancouver, Seattle, Boston, Orlando and Houston
Answer: Orlando, San Antonio, LA Clippers and Boston - 249.
What do Albert Camus and Vladimir Nabokov have in common?
- ABoth won the Nobel Prize for Literature.
- BBoth were (football) goalkeepers in their youth.
- CTheir fathers were murdered.
- DThey grew up trilingual.
Answer: Both were (football) goalkeepers in their youth. - 250.
What was the name of the largest empire in pre-Columbian America, ruled by Huayna Capac?
- AInca
- BZulu
- CAztec
- DMayan
Answer: Inca
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