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Quiz about Nellie Bly
Quiz about Nellie Bly

Nellie Bly Trivia Quiz


Do you love journalism? Then you should be familiar with the hightly influential Nellie Bly. Although a lot of this comes from my own knowledge, a lot of it comes from the PBS series 'The American Experience'.

A multiple-choice quiz by meadowzephyr. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
meadowzephyr
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
63,274
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
453
Last 3 plays: Guest 71 (0/10), Guest 172 (2/10), Guest 50 (8/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. Nellie Bly was not always known by this pseudonym. What was her given name? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Where did Nellie Bly get the idea for her pseudonym from? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. As a child what was Nellie Bly's nickname? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. How did she land her first job in journalism? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Nellie Bly is credited with starting what journalistic movement? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. How long did Nellie Bly stay at Blackwell Island? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. One of Nellie Bly's most famous journalistic stunts was making an attempt to jouney around the world in eighty days. How long did it take Nellie Bly to travel around the world? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Nellie Bly was the only woman who attempted the feat of travelling around the world in eighty days or less.


Question 9 of 10
9. A man was originally slated for the journey that was to rival the fictional Phileas Fogg's journey around the world in eighty days.


Question 10 of 10
10. Who did Nellie Bly dine with on her voyage around the world? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Nellie Bly was not always known by this pseudonym. What was her given name?

Answer: Elizabeth Cochrane

2. Where did Nellie Bly get the idea for her pseudonym from?

Answer: A popular folk song about a person named Nellie Bly

The words are: 'Nelly Bly, Nelly Bly, Bring de broom along, We'll sweep de kitchen clean, my dear, and hab a little song.'
3. As a child what was Nellie Bly's nickname?

Answer: Pink

The women in her town all wore black. She had the 'audacity' to wear pink. She showed a lot of spirit even at a young age.
4. How did she land her first job in journalism?

Answer: Wrote a scathing editorial

An editor wrote an article that stated that a woman working out of the home was a monstrosity. She wrote a scathing editorial in rebuttal. Although the editor criticized her lack of style and grammar he was moved to say: 'I see a spirit here'. Later he offered her a job.
5. Nellie Bly is credited with starting what journalistic movement?

Answer: Stunt journalism

This was after her Blackwell Island Adventure. Women journalists across the country were trying 'stunts'. One such journalist allowed herself to be shot for a piece on bullet proof vests.
6. How long did Nellie Bly stay at Blackwell Island?

Answer: 10 days

Nellie had a hard time convincing the court that she was insane. One judge called her somebody's 'darling who had gone astray'.
7. One of Nellie Bly's most famous journalistic stunts was making an attempt to jouney around the world in eighty days. How long did it take Nellie Bly to travel around the world?

Answer: 72 days

Her newspaper wanted to do an article on the advancement of transportation in that century. They wanted to recreate the legendary Phileas Fogg's record in Jules Vernes' Around the World in Eighty Days. She beat the record by eight days. One newspaper called her: 'A veritable feminine Phileas Fogg.'
8. Nellie Bly was the only woman who attempted the feat of travelling around the world in eighty days or less.

Answer: False

As soon as 'Cosmopolitan' got wind of the plan they too launched a woman journalist on such a voyage hoping that she would beat Nellie Bly and steal the limelight. Her 'voyage' was a complete failure.
9. A man was originally slated for the journey that was to rival the fictional Phileas Fogg's journey around the world in eighty days.

Answer: True

Nellie Bly had writers block one night and could not think of a story. Suddenly the Philias Fogg idea came to her but when she presented it to her editors they had already thought of it and were planning on sending a man.
10. Who did Nellie Bly dine with on her voyage around the world?

Answer: Jules Verne

That's right! Jules Verne was so fascinated by the voyage that he invited her to a meal when she made a pit-stop in England. She somehow was able to fit in the meal and still keep to her schedule. Visit www.pbs.org and look for the program: 'Around the World in 72 days' if you would like to learn more about this intriguing woman.
Source: Author meadowzephyr

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