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? Robert Browning Oliver Wendell Holmes Alfred, Lord Tennyson Matthew Arnold

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

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 Hans Christian Andersen Tycho Brahe Carl Nielsen

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

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

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

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

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