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My Dear Watson

Created by Robert907

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My Dear Watson game quiz
"As a follow up to my "The Name's Holmes" quiz, here are questions about people with the last name Watson."

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  



1. Thomas A. Watson (1854-1934) was the assistant to which famous scientist, engineer and inventor?
    Charles Goodyear
    Thomas Edison
    Alexander Graham Bell
    Robert Fulton


2. Charles "Tex" Watson (born 1945) is an American convicted mass murderer. What crime was Watson convicted of and sentenced to death for?
    Tate-LaBianca Murders
    The Green River Kilings
    The Oklahoma City Bombings
    Son of Sam Killings


3. American professional golfer Tom Watson missed an eight-foot par putt that would have won the 2009 Open Championship. Who did the fifty-nine year old eventually lose to in the playoff for the 2009 British title?
    Stewart Cink
    Phil Mickelson
    Tiger Woods
    Davis Love III


4. English actress Emma Watson is best known for playing the part of Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter movies. In 2007, Watson starred in a British television film based on which 1936 novel by Noel Streatfeild about three adopted sisters. Which?
    Polyanna
    Ballet Shoes
    Nancy Drew
    The Secret Garden


5. Thomas John Watson, Sr. (1874-1956) was a self-made industrialist who became one of the world's richest men. To what did Watson re-name the "Computing Tabulating Recording Corporation" in 1924 that he would soon make into one of the world's most powerful companies?
    General Electric
    International Business Machines
    Texas Instruments
    International Telephone & Telegraph


6. Actress Debbie Watson (b. 1949) is best remembered for the 1965-66 television show "Tammy". Debbie also played the part of Marilyn Munster in the 1966 theatrical release "Munster, Go Home!". What actress from the television show "The Munsters" did Debbie Watson replace in the movie version?
    Maureen McCormick
    Lisa Loring
    Pat Priest
    Susan Olsen


7. Jim Watson is a Canadian politician born in 1961. On October 25, 2010, Watson was elected mayor of Ontario's second largest city. For which city, located across the border from Gatineau, Quebec, was Watson elected mayor?
    Kingston
    Toronto
    Windsor
    Ottawa


8. George Watson, a private in the US Army, was killed in action during World War II. For his bravery, Watson received the highest military decoration awarded by the United States. What decoration did Watson receive?
    Victoria Cross
    Order of Merit
    Medal of Valor
    Medal of Honor


9. In what 2005 stop-motion animated movie, directed by Tim Burton, does English actress Emily Watson lend her voice to along with Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter?
    The Nightmare Before Christmas
    Sleepy Hollow
    Alice in Wonderland
    Corpse Bride


10. American professional golfer Bubba Watson won the 2012 Masters championship. Which South African golfer did Watson defeat in a playoff to win the 2012 Masters?
    Ernie Els
    Louis Oosthuizen
    Retief Goosen
    Rory McIlroy


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Compiled May 19 13