Trivia Quiz on Biography Part 2

1. Books who wrote the book "The Wives of Henry VII"

A) Antonia fraser

B) Alison Weir

C) Hilary Mantel

D) Margaret George

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2. How long was the marquis de sade in prison for sexual offences

A) 14

B) 18

C) 27

D) 32

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3. What colour was Ian Flemming's typewriter

A) Silver

B) Black

C) Gold

D) Blue

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4. In which decade was Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi born

A) 1840s

B) 1860s (1869)

C) 1850s

D) 1870s

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5. What was Capability Brown's real first name

A) Lancelot

B) Lionel

C) Thomas

D) Launcelot

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6. Alfred Nobel invented dynamite what did father Immanuel invent

A) Velcro

B) Plywood

C) Bubble wrap

D) Stainless steel

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7. Which actor/singer wrote the autobiography 'Parcel Arrived Safely, Tied With String'

A) Michael Crawford

B) Michael Caine

C) David Essex

D) Tom Jones

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8. What year was Walt Disney born

A) 1899

B) 1903

C) 1901

D) 1910

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9. Whose middle names are Charles Linton

A) David Cameron

B) Theresa May

C) Gordon Brown

D) Tony blair

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10. Whose biography is entitled 'the dark side of genius'

A) Stanley Kubrick

B) Isaac Newton

C) Alfred hitchcock

D) Winston Churchill

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11. Whose memoirs are entitled Long Walk to Freedom

A) Barack Obama

B) Mahatma Gandhi

C) Malcolm X

D) Nelson Mandela

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12. Who was Time Magazines first man of the year (1927)

A) Henry Ford

B) Charles Lindbergh

C) Albert Einstein

D) Winston Churchill

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13. Which famous Englishwoman was born in Florence on 12th May 1820,where her well-to-do parents were temporarily resident

A) Mary Seacole

B) Beatrix Potter

C) Florence Nightingale

D) Jane Austen

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14. Issur Danielovitch became famous a who

A) Marlon Brando

B) Humphrey Bogart

C) Kirk Douglas

D) Paul Newman

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15. Bob Fitzsimmons world boxing champion had what middle name

A) Alexander

B) Henry

C) Prometheus

D) Theodore

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16. William Herschel astronomer was a musician what instrument

A) Violin

B) Piano

C) Organ

D) Flute

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17. Angelo Scicilano better know as who

A) Arnold Schwarzenegger

B) George Hackenschmidt

C) Milo of Croton

D) Charles Atlas

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18. Who said Politics is the art of the possible 11 Aug 1867

A) Benjamin Disraeli

B) Otto Von Bismarck

C) Winston Churchill

D) Niccolo Machiavelli

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19. Bob van Winkle changed his name to what

A) Robert Matthew Van Winkle

B) Rob Van Winkle

C) Ice Vanilla

D) Vanilla Ice

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20. In Which Us State Was Rapper And Hip Hop Artist "Eminem" Born

A) Missouri

B) Michigan

C) California

D) New York

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21. Terrence Nezman became more famous as who

A) Stanley Kubrick

B) Steven Spielberg

C) Martin Scorsese

D) Francis Ford Coppola

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22. Which year did Jemima Goldsmith marry Imram Kahn

A) 1992

B) 1993

C) 1994

D) 1995

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23. Bill Gates dropped out of which of educational institution

A) Stanford University

B) Harvard

C) Massachusetts Institute of Technology

D) University of Oxford

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24. What was Ghandi's profession

A) Teacher

B) Doctor

C) Engineer

D) Lawyer

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25. What was Madam Curie's husbands name

A) Pierre

B) Henri Becquerel

C) Louis Pasteur

D) Albert Einstein

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26. What actress wrote the autobiography Call Me Anna

A) Jane Fonda

B) Barbra Streisand

C) Diane Keaton

D) Patty Duke

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27. Under what name is thomas lanier williams better known

A) Arthur Miller

B) Harold Pinter

C) Tennessee williams

D) George Bernard Shaw

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28. What Was Walt Disney's Middle Name

A) Oliver

B) Elias

C) Thomas

D) Henry

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29. Which famous artist lost an ear

A) Pablo Picasso

B) Claude Monet

C) Salvador Dalí

D) Vincent van goch

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30. Thomas Cook the travel agent was born in what year

A) 1799

B) 1800

C) 1810

D) 1808

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31. What is Mr. Roger's first name

A) George

B) Michael

C) Fred

D) Edward

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32. Richard Arkwright invented the Spinning Jenny what job had he

A) Weaver

B) Barber

C) Cobbler

D) Hatter

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33. How In The World Of Music Is "Richard Melville Hall" More Commonly Known

A) Richard Hall

B) Richard Melville

C) Moby

D) Dick Hall

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34. Thomas Caneery writer Schlinders Ark comes from what country

A) Canada

B) Ireland

C) Australia

D) New Zealand

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35. Who's Autobiography Is Called "True"?

A) Martin Kemp

B) David Beckham

C) Barack Obama

D) Elon Musk

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36. What's the 1st name of Wayne Gretzky's father

A) Henry

B) James

C) Peter

D) Walter

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37. What did Gentleman Jim do for a living

A) Fight

B) Boxing coach

C) Farmhand

D) Pilot

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38. Anthony McMillan became famous as who

A) Rowan Atkinson

B) Daniel Day-Lewis

C) Robbie Coltrane

D) Ewan McGregor

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39. In which country was Robert Maxwell born

A) Poland

B) Germany

C) Hungary

D) Czechoslovakia

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40. Manya Sklodowska became famous under what name

A) Marie Curie

B) Mme Curie

C) Madam Curie

D) Dame Curie

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41. Where was Enrico Caruso born

A) Rome, italy

B) Naples, italy

C) Milan, italy

D) Florence, italy

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42. Who is the subject of the book "Longitude" by Dava Sobel

A) James Cook

B) Galileo Galilei

C) John harrison

D) Isaac Newton

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43. What was Helen Keller's first word

A) Doll

B) Milk

C) Water

D) Mama

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44. Who wrote 'born free', 'living free' and 'forever free'

A) Joy Adamson

B) George Adamson

C) Joy Adamson and George Adamson

D) Jane Goodall

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45. Harvey Lee Yeary II became famous under what name

A) Steve McQueen

B) Patrick Duffy

C) Lee Majors

D) Tom Wopat

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46. Artist Marc Chegal died in 1985 in what country was he born

A) Ukraine

B) Russia

C) France

D) Germany

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47. Who was john merrick

A) A 19th-century English philanthropist

B) A famous circus performer

C) Elephant man

D) A renowned poet

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48. Who is mia farrow's mother

A) Diane Keaton

B) Shirley MacLaine

C) Maureen o'sullivan

D) Barbara Hershey

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49. What were the names of the first so-called 'Siamese Twins'

A) Chang and Eng

B) Eng and Chang

C) Tam and Cam

D) Pierre and Jacques

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50. Marie Curie won Nobel prizes in which two categories

A) Physics and chemistry

B) Physics and medicine

C) Chemistry and medicine

D) Physics and biology

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