Trivia Salmagundi 2

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1. Before becoming the motto of Mies van der Rohe, 'less is more' appeared in the work of what 19th century poet? Alfred, Lord Tennyson Robert Browning Oliver Wendell Holmes Matthew Arnold

2. To what fellow scientist did Isaac Newton make the 'standing on the shoulders of giants' quote? James Watt Joseph Priestley Robert Hooke Antoine Lavoisier

3. Who created the marine chronometer? John Harrison Christian Huygens Benjamin Franklin Galileo Galilei

4. The horseshoe crab is a true crab. True or false? True False

5. What famed Dane was dyslexic, hypochondriac, effeminate and phobic to pork and lateness? Niels Bohr Carl Nielsen Tycho Brahe Hans Christian Andersen

6. What did W.C. Fields and Fred Allen have in common? both came from Philadelphia both were jugglers both were Irish both were tap dancers

7. What were the real last names of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid? Howard and Fine Longbaugh and Parker Burns and Allen Gilliat and Launder

8. And the real name of actor Robert Taylor? Aaron Chwatt Marion Michael Morrison Spengler Arlington Brugh Archibald Alexander Leach

9. From what nation did the tulip and its name come from? Switzerland Egypt Turkey Spain

10. Finally, one item I forgot to put in my 'Book Dedications' quiz. What famed mystery writer dedicated a novel to his most famous character? Ross MacDonald John D. MacDonald Ian Fleming Mickey Spillane