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Famous Men Named Robert

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Famous Men Named Robert game quiz
"Please take this quiz about some well-known men with the name Robert. Have fun and good luck!"

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1. This man became famous as the lead singer for the British supergroup Led Zeppelin. Can you identify him?
    Robert Palmer
    Robert Moog
    Robert Fripp
    Robert Plant


2. Colonel Kilgore is one of the most memorable characters in the 1979 movie "Apocalypse Now." Which well-known actor played this role in the film?
    Robert DeNiro
    Robert Duvall
    Robert Conrad
    Robert Redford


3. Robert McNamara was a key member in the cabinet of President John Kennedy, 1961-1963. Which important position did McNamara hold during the JFK White House years?
    Secretary of State
    Secretary of Defense
    Secretary of Labor
    Treasury Secretary


4. Which one of these men wrote the 1886 story "Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde"?
    Robert Burns
    Robert Louis Stevenson
    Robert Frost
    Robert Benchley


5. Robert Fulton was an American inventor who became famous for his work with steamboat engines. What was the name of Fulton's boat that traveled up the Hudson River from Manhattan to Albany, New York, in 1807?
    The Paragon
    The Clermont
    The Firefly
    The Richmond


6. J. Robert Oppenheimer was a prominent member of the scientific community during the middle of the twentieth century. In which field did he specialize?
    Biology
    Physics
    Chemistry
    Astronomy


7. Robert Goulet had a long and distinguished career as an entertainer. Which one of these statements about Goulet is not true?
    Singer Carol Lawrence was his second wife.
    He played the role of Lancelot in the Broadway show "Camelot."
    He was born in Canada.
    He won a Grammy Award in 1962.


8. Robert F. Kennedy was an attorney and political activist who hailed from Massachusetts. What was his middle name?
    Fitzgerald
    Frederick
    Fitzpatrick
    Francis


9. Robert Gordon Menzies was the prime minister of which nation from 1949 to 1966?
    New Zealand
    Australia
    South Africa
    Ireland


10. "Rapid Robert" Feller was an outstanding Major League baseball pitcher from 1936 to 1956. For which team did he play his entire career?
    New York Yankees
    Cleveland Indians
    St. Louis Cardinals
    Brooklyn Dodgers


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Compiled Jun 28 12