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Henry Baldwin. Andrew Jackson appointed him, and he served from 1830 to 1844. The first Supreme Court Justice was John Jay, appointed by Washington.
Kenneth Bald. Kenneth Bald also created Doc Savage and Captain Battle.
John Lloyd Balderston. He also wrote 'Genius of the Marne' in 1919.
The Bald Eagle. Thank goodness dear ole Benny didn't get his way ... stuffed eagle for Thanksgiving dinner! ...no thanks.
Malcolm Baldrige. Malcolm Balderige was killed in a rodeo accident on July 25, 1987 in Walnut Creek, California.
James Baldwin. James Baldwin wrote novels, poetry and essays.
Alec Baldwin. Alec starred in many hit movies including, 'The Hunt for Red October' and 'Beetle Juice'.
Roger Nash Baldwin. He was the director of the ACLU until 1950.
Stanley Baldwin. Stanley Baldwin was also Prime Minister from 1924 to 1929, and from 1935 to 1937. (Incredible as it may sound, he's the most recent Cambridge graduate to have held the office!)
Alesso Baldovinetti. Baldovinetti's painting of the Madonna hangs in the Louvre.
| This 'great' observation plane accompanied the Enola Gay on it's bombing mission to Hiroshima. What was it called? | All Quizzes Great And Small
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The Great Artiste. The world's first atomic bomb, used in war, was dropped on Hiroshima in Japan, on August 6th 1945.
Gene Roddenberry. Gene Roddenberry was born on August 21st 1921, in El Paso, Texas. His family moved to California before he was two years old. The rest is inter galactic history.
Perry White. Perry White was the editor of the Daily Planet in the Superman comic books.
| Playwright George S. Kaufman wrote most of his plays with coauthors. What nickname was he given as a result of this? | All Quizzes Great And Small
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The Great Collaborator. Among his many works, Kaufman wrote 'You Can't Take It With You' with Moss Hart, which won the Pullitzer Prize.
William Jennings Bryan. Bryan was born in Salem, Illinois, on March 19 1860 and went on to lose three presidential elections, 1896, 1900 and 1908. His policies and vocal support for the common man earned him his nickname.
The Great Stone Face. Buster Keaton was born Joseph Frank Keaton. The name Buster was supposedly given to him by his godfather, Harry Houdini, who, upon catching him as he fell down a flight of stairs said, 'What a buster your kid took'.
| The life of Ferdinand Demara was the subject of a 1960 film starring Tony Curtis. The title of the film was Ferdinand's nickname. What was it ? | All Quizzes Great And Small
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'The Great Impostor'. Ferdinand Demara successfully masqueraded as a monk, prison warden, surgeon and marine.
Grace Slick. Grace Slick went on to front Jefferson Airplane, later renamed Jefferson Starship.
'Welcome Back, Kotter,'. The series first aired on September 9th 1975.
'It's a Wonderful Life'. Directed by Frank Capra and starring James Stewart and Donna Reed, 'It's a Wonderful Life' was released in 1946.
Two . The two species are the Northern Elephant Seal, which is found in waters from Alaska to California and the Southern Elephant Seal which mainly breeds on sub-Antarctic islands and also on the southern coast of Argentina. Of the two species, the Southern Elephant Seal is the largest.
| The Elephant Bird, the largest bird known to science, became extinct several hundred years ago. On which island did it use to live? | An Elephanty Quiz
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Madagascar. This 10 foot tall, half-ton bird laid the largest eggs known to have existed.
| In what year was the elephant first used as a symbol for the US Republican party? | An Elephanty Quiz
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1874. It was adopted after a cartoon in the 'Harper's Weekly' depicted a Democratic jackass trying to frighten a Republican elephant.
New Mexico. For many years Elephant Butte Lake was the largest man-made lake in the world. It is named because there is an island in the middle of the lake that is elephant-shaped.
| When talking about book sizes - up to how tall can an Elephant Folio be? | An Elephanty Quiz
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23 inches (58cm). A Folio is a book up to 15 inches, an Atlas Folio up to 25 inches and a Double Elephant Folio up to 50 inches.
| What was the real name of man on whose life story the 1980 movie 'The Elephant Man' was based? | An Elephanty Quiz
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Joseph Carey Merrick. Doctors first thought that Merrick suffered from a tropical disease called elephantiasis, later it was suggested that he might have had neurofibromatosis. Now it is believed that he suffered from Proteus Syndrome. This disease is very rare.
| Which Hindu deity is represented as having four hands, an elephant's head and a big belly? | An Elephanty Quiz
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Ganesha. Ganesha is the son of Shiva. He symbolises strength and intelligence. He is also the Hindu God of writers.
| In 1931, Frenchman Jean de Brunhoff wrote and illustrated his first book about Babar the Elephant. How many Babar books was Jean the author of? | An Elephanty Quiz
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Six. Jean de Brunhoff died of tuberculosis in 1937. His son, Laurent de Brunoff, has continued the series.
Terry Ford. What would you be doing at this point in time if he never made this website?
February 11, 1999. It dealt with the ranking ladder system. The ranking ladder system ranks people on how many quizes they have played. To be on the top is to be a FunTrivia Guru. To accomplish this, you must play 10,000 quizzes.
| What is the name of the section above your profile in which you can write about yourself on Funtrivia.com? | A Quiz on Funtrivia.com
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blurb. People see your blurb when they click on your name.
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