Trivia Quiz on Biography Part 4

1. Henri Charrier is better known by what nickname

A) Papillon

B) Papillion – The Butterfly

C) The Butterfly

D) Le Papillon

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2. What did D H Laurence do with his horse Aaron when it died

A) Buried it in the orchard after a quiet ceremony

B) Turned the hide into a drum for his study

C) Had the skin made a Duffel Bag

D) Gave the carcass to a local butcher for disposal

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3. Who was 'the elephant man'

A) John Merrick

B) Thomas Edison

C) John merrick

D) Albert Einstein

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4. What legendary us magazine publisher was born in tengchow, china

A) William Randolph Hearst

B) Conde Nast

C) Henry luce

D) Rupert Murdoch

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5. Whose autobiography is called Where's the Rest of Me

A) Richard Nixon

B) Barack Obama

C) Ronald reagan

D) Hillary Clinton

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6. Which actor's autobiography is entitled Dear Me

A) Sir Ian McKellen

B) Peter Ustinov

C) John Cleese

D) Colin Firth

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7. What nationality was the composer Delius

A) German

B) Norwegian

C) British

D) French

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8. Name the former topless model who inherited $300 million from her late husband J. Howard Marshall II

A) Pamela Anderson

B) Dita Von Teese

C) Lindsay Lohan

D) Anna nicole smith

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9. Nathan Burnbaum became famous under what name

A) George Burns

B) Nate Burns

C) Harry Burns

D) Norman Burns

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10. Who built the lambarene missionary station

A) David Livingstone

B) Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza

C) Robert Moffat

D) Albert Schweitzer

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11. Who born US Edu UK Expelled West Point Died Baltimore 40

A) Edgar Alen Poe

B) Nathaniel Hawthorne

C) Washington Irving

D) Mark Twain

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12. Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu born Skopje 1910 other name

A) Saint Teresa of Calcutta

B) Teresa of Calcutta

C) Theresa of Calcutta

D) Mother Theresa

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13. Which conqueror started with a small tribe at the age of 13 and had conquered empires from the Black Sea to the Pacific by the time he died in 1227

A) Attila the Hun

B) Alexander the Great

C) Genghiz khan

D) Napoleon Bonaparte

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14. What is the real name of Thomas Dolby

A) Thomas Robertson

B) Thomas robertson

C) Thomas Morgan Robertson

D) Thomas Donnelly

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15. Which British Prime Minister was born in Canada

A) Andrew Bonar Law

B) Winston Churchill

C) David Cameron

D) Tony Blair

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16. In which industry did Alfred Nobel make his fortune

A) Gunpowder

B) Petroleum

C) Textiles

D) Dynamite

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17. Where did Lord Byron die

A) Italy

B) France

C) Greece

D) Egypt

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18. What was Butch Cassidy's original profession

A) Butcher

B) Blacksmith

C) Farmer

D) Carpenter

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19. How did Marvin Gaye die

A) Died of a heart attack

B) Died in a car accident

C) Shot by a fan during a concert

D) Shot by his father

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20. What was winston churchill's wife's name

A) Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon

B) Catherine

C) Clementine

D) Alexandra

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21. Who owned a cat called Apollinaris

A) Ernest Hemingway

B) Mark Twain

C) Oscar Wilde

D) Charles Dickens

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22. How Is Rock Star Vincent Furnier Better Known?

A) Vincent Furnier

B) Vincent Damon Furnier

C) Vincent Cooper

D) Alice Cooper

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23. What is Ray Charles' real last name?

A) Robinson

B) Johnson

C) Harris

D) Mitchell

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24. Raymond O Sullivan Changed His Name To Become Who

A) David Bowie

B) Elton John

C) Bob Dylan

D) Gilbert O Sullivan

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25. Who Was The Midnight Rider

A) Paul Davidson

B) Paul Simon

C) David Gilmour

D) Paul McCartney

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26. Cherilyn Sarkisian Lapiere Is The Real Name Of Which Singer

A) Cher

B) Madonna

C) Lady Gaga

D) Whitney Houston

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27. Who Changed His Name From Mark McLoughlin

A) Marti Pellow

B) David Bowie

C) Sting

D) Elton John

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28. Whose Real Name Is Cherilyn Sarkisian La Pier

A) Barbra Streisand

B) Cher

C) Madonna

D) Diana Ross

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29. Johnny Halliday Was A Massive Star Over Three Decades In Which Country

A) United Kingdom

B) Italy

C) Spain

D) France

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30. What Was Frank Sinatra's Middle Name

A) William

B) Albert

C) Francis

D) George

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31. Which 1960 Vocalist Changed His Name From Ernest To Evans

A) Elvis Presley

B) Bob Dylan

C) Frankie Valli

D) Chubby Checker

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32. How Is The World Of Music Is "Anna Mae Bullock" Known To The World

A) Whitney Houston

B) Diana Ross

C) Tina Turner

D) Aretha Franklin

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33. Janis Joplin Died In 1970, How Did She Die

A) From A Cocaine Overdose

B) Natural Causes

C) Alcohol Poisoning

D) From A Heroin Overdose

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34. What is the stage name of the rap star born Curtis Jackson

A) Curtis Blaze

B) 50 Cent

C) G-Unit General

D) Candy Rain

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35. What Nationality Was The Singer Roy Orbison

A) British

B) Canadian

C) USA / Texas

D) Australian

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36. What Was The Full Name Of The Artist Formely Known As Prince

A) Prince Nelson

B) Prince Rogers

C) Prince Rogers Nelson

D) Rogers Nelson Prince

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37. Of Which Record Label Was Ahmet Ertegun The Co-Founder

A) Motown Records

B) Capitol Records

C) Sun Records

D) Atlantic Records

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38. Which singer went solo after performing with the Commodores?

A) Elton John

B) Michael Bolton

C) Lionel Richie

D) Bruno Mars

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39. Which Superstar Was Subject To Child Abuse Allegations In 1994

A) Micheal Jackson

B) Prince

C) Elton John

D) Whitney Houston

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40. What piano man used to play for Bette Middler and then went on to his own career and made Hits like "Mandy" and "Copacabana"

A) Billy Joel

B) Elton John

C) Barry manilow

D) Paul Anka

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41. Name Any Year in The Life Of Davy Crocket King Of The Wild Frontier

A) 1786 – 1836 Lived Till He Was 50

B) 1789

C) 1813

D) 1830

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42. What is the better known name of writer Madame Dudevant

A) George Eliot

B) Jane Austen

C) Mary Shelley

D) George sand

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43. Vladamere Ashkenazy plays what musical instrument

A) Violin

B) Piano

C) Cello

D) Harp

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44. What ailing founding father was carted to the Constitutional Convention in a sedan chair carried by four prisoners

A) George Washington

B) Benjamin franklin

C) Thomas Jefferson

D) John Adams

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45. What was T E Lawrence better known as

A) T E Lawrence

B) Lawrence of arabia

C) Lawrence of Persia

D) Arabian Lawrence

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46. Reginald Truscott-Jones became famous as who

A) British journalist

B) War correspondent

C) Ray Miland

D) Inventor of the gas lamp

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47. With what name did pablo picasso sign his paintings

A) Pablo Ruiz Picasso

B) Pablo Picasso

C) P. Ruiz Picasso

D) Picasso

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48. Israel Baline became more famous under what name

A) Abe Burrows

B) George Gershwin

C) Cole Porter

D) Irving Berlin

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49. How did Joy Friedericke Victoria Adamson die in 1985

A) Natural causes in Kenya

B) Died in a car accident in Kenya

C) Died of tropical illness in Kenya

D) Murdered in Kenya

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50. Where was Bob Dylan born

A) Hibbing Minnesota

B) Minneapolis Minnesota

C) Duluth Minnesota

D) St. Paul Minnesota

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