Trivia Quiz on Biographies

1. By what name was outlaw Harry Longbaugh better known

A) Butch Cassidy

B) Billy the Kid

C) Calamity Jane

D) Sundance kid

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2. How is "Maria Kalageropoulos" better known

A) Maria callas

B) Maria Kalogeropoulos

C) Maria Kalogeraki

D) Maria Callias

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3. Who was the 26th president of the U.S.

A) Woodrow Wilson

B) Harry S. Truman

C) William Howard Taft

D) Theodore roosevelt

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4. What did Webster call his adoptive parents?

A) Ma'am and Sir

B) Mother and Father

C) Aunt and Uncle

D) Ma'am and George

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5. Harry Longbaugh became better known under what name

A) The Sundance Kid

B) Billy the Kid

C) Butch Cassidy

D) Black Bart

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6. What was the name of the world's tallest man who still remains firmly entrenched in the Guinness Book of Records some 70 years plus after his death?

A) Sultan Kosen

B) Robert Pershing Wadlow

C) John Rogan

D) Andre the Giant

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7. Who formed Microsoft with Bill Gates

A) Steve Ballmer

B) Steve Wozniak

C) Paul Allen

D) Elon Musk

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8. How did Buddy Holly die

A) Aeroplane crash

B) Car crash

C) Train wreck

D) Bus accident

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9. Bat Masterson was a sportswriter for what paper

A) New York World

B) The New York Journal

C) The Chicago Tribune

D) Morning telegraph

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10. Which French revolutionary was stabbed in his bath by Charlotte Corday

A) Georges Danton

B) Maximilien Robespierre

C) Camille Desmoulins

D) Jean-Paul Marat

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11. By what name was the American William Cody better known

A) Wild Bill Cody

B) William F. Cody

C) Buffalo bill

D) Captain Cody

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12. Who was the first American to win a Nobel prize

A) Thomas Edison

B) Henry Ford

C) Albert Einstein

D) Theodore Roosevelt

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13. What artist cut off his right ear

A) Vincent van gogh

B) Pablo Picasso

C) Claude Monet

D) Salvador Dalí

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14. Who was the 35th president of the U.S.

A) Dwight D. Eisenhower

B) Lyndon B. Johnson

C) John f kennedy

D) Richard Nixon

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15. Name the first president of the american red cross

A) Henry Dunant

B) Dorothea Dix

C) Clara Barton

D) Jane Addams

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16. Buddy Rich's real first name was what

A) Bernard

B) Barney

C) Benjamin

D) Albert

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17. Whose autobiography is entitled 'Part My Soul'

A) Winston Churchill

B) Winnie mandela

C) Nelson Mandela

D) Margaret Thatcher

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18. James Leblanche Stewart became famous under what name

A) James Maitland Stewart

B) Stewart Granger

C) James Lablache Stewart

D) James Stewart

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19. Johan Schober the first president of what organisation in 1923

A) Interpol

B) League of Nations

C) FBI

D) World Health Organization

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20. Which Historical Figure Sadly Passed Away On The 18th April 1955

A) Nikola Tesla

B) Winston Churchill

C) Marie Curie

D) Albert Einstein

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21. Who is harold lloyd jenkins

A) George Strait

B) Johnny Cash

C) Garth Brooks

D) Conway Twitty

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22. Who was the youngest ever American President?

A) John F. Kennedy

B) Theodore Roosevelt

C) Bill Clinton

D) Barack Obama

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23. What was Webster's adopted mom and dad's name

A) Mary and Joseph

B) Poppadouupalus

C) Alex and Bianca

D) Lena and Marco

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24. Who is tippi hedren's daughter

A) Dakota Johnson

B) Melanie Griffith

C) Stella Banderas

D) Gwyneth Paltrow

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25. In which country was Lord Beaverbrook born

A) United Kingdom

B) United States

C) Canada

D) Ireland

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26. Hans Christian Anderson had what job before writing

A) Librarian

B) Actor

C) Merchant

D) Teacher

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27. What Do Cleopatra, Margaret Thatcher And Mia Farrow Have In Common?

A) They all had famous fashion influences

B) All Have Twins

C) They all were involved in politics

D) They all appeared in major film roles

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28. Marilyn Louis born 1922 changed her name to what star of 40s

A) Rhonda Fleming

B) Lana Turner

C) Rita Hayworth

D) Jane Russell

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29. Buffalo Bill's real name was___.

A) William F Cody

B) Bill Cody

C) William f cody

D) William Cody

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30. He gave us malted milk

A) William horlick

B) John Harvey Kellogg

C) Henri Nestlé

D) Carl von Linde

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31. Who was known as The man in Black

A) Elvis Presley

B) James Dean

C) Johnny Depp

D) Johnny Cash

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32. Who won two Nobel prizes in different fields

A) Albert Einstein Physics 1921

B) Niels Bohr Physics 1922

C) Malala Yousafzai Peace 2014

D) Marie Curie Physics 1903 Chemistry 1911

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33. Which children's author wrote the autobiographies 'Boy' and 'Solo'?

A) Beatrix Potter

B) Dr. Seuss

C) Roald Dahl

D) Lewis Carroll

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34. In-the film world, whose real name is Melvin Kaminsky

A) Mel Gibson

B) Mel Blanc

C) Melanie Griffith

D) Mel Brooks

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35. Elvis Presleys Twin Brother Died At Birth What Was His Name

A) Jesse Garon

B) Aaron Presley

C) Jesse Presley

D) David Presley

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36. Who Wrote The Autobiography A Cellarful Of Noise

A) Paul McCartney

B) Brian Epstein

C) John Lennon

D) Ringo Starr

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37. Born James Osterburg, Who Is Called The Godfather Of Punk

A) Sid Vicious

B) Johnny Rotten

C) David Bowie

D) Iggy Pop

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38. Whose Real Name Is Robert Zimmerman

A) Bruce Springsteen

B) Bob Dylan

C) Elton John

D) Freddie Mercury

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39. Life Is A Rollercoaster Is The Biography Of Which Member Of Boyzone

A) Shane Lynch

B) Keith Duffy

C) Mikey Graham

D) Ronan Keating

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40. Who Is "Reginald Dwight" Better Known As

A) David Bowie

B) Elton John

C) Billy Joel

D) Freddie Mercury

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41. Who Said "I Don't Wanna Fight" Was The Ideal Theme For Her Autobiography

A) Aretha Franklin

B) Tina Turner

C) Madonna

D) Whitney Houston

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42. How many cigars did sir winston churchill ration himself to a day

A) Ten

B) Fifteen

C) Eight

D) Twenty

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43. Linus Torwalds invented and wrote what

A) Linux computer operating system

B) Windows operating system

C) Android operating system

D) Mac OS X

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44. Jacqueline Du Prey is a master on what instrument

A) Cello

B) Violin

C) Piano

D) Harp

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45. Frank and Jesse James father had what job

A) Farmer

B) Blacksmith

C) Teacher

D) Minister

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46. The 25th U.S. president always wore a red carnation. He was _______ ______

A) Theodore Roosevelt

B) George Washington

C) Benjamin Harrison

D) William mckinley

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47. In The 19th Century Who Was The Railway King

A) Isambard Kingdom Brunel

B) George Stephenson

C) Thomas Brassey

D) The Financier George Hudson

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48. Which great American inventor died in October 1931?

A) Thomas Edison

B) Nikola Tesla

C) Alexander Graham Bell

D) George Westinghouse

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49. What was the nationallity of Rasputin ?

A) Polish

B) Ukrainian

C) Russian

D) Mongolian

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50. Name the U.S.S.R. leader with a birthmark on his forehead?

A) Stalin

B) Gorbachev

C) Brezhnev

D) Khrushchev

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