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Quiz about Along Came Jones
Quiz about Along Came Jones

Along Came Jones Trivia Quiz


No, it's not the 1945 movie starring Gary Cooper or the song by The Coasters. This is a quiz on famous (and infamous) people and characters named Jones. Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by hews. Estimated time: 2 mins.
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Author
hews
Time
2 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
175,273
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Easy
Avg Score
9 / 10
Plays
2600
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
Last 3 plays: matthewpokemon (10/10), Guest 207 (9/10), constancejane (9/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. Which Welsh singer recorded hits such as "It's not unusual" and "Delilah"? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Which character played by Harrison Ford first appeared in the 1981 film "Raiders of the Lost Ark"? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Which sprinter won the women's 100 meters gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympic Games? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Which cult leader died along with 913 of his followers in a mass suicide and murder in Guyana in 1978? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Which country singer had his first hit in 1959 with "White Lightning"? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Which Jones was the featured character of a novel written by Helen Fielding and a movie starring Renee Zellweger? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Who married HRH Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, in 1999? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Which Australian won the Formula One Driver's Championship in 1980? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Which performing artist recorded "Come away with me" and "Feels like home"? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. What is David Bowie's real name? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Which Welsh singer recorded hits such as "It's not unusual" and "Delilah"?

Answer: Tom Jones

Tom Jones isn't a "real" Jones. He was born Thomas John Woodward in 1940.
2. Which character played by Harrison Ford first appeared in the 1981 film "Raiders of the Lost Ark"?

Answer: Indiana Jones

George Lucas, Phillip Kaufman and Lawrence Kasdan are credited with creating this character; however worldwide Church of God treasurer Stanley Rader sued the producers for $100 million less than a month after the film's release for "stealing" the concept.
3. Which sprinter won the women's 100 meters gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympic Games?

Answer: Marion Jones

She also won gold medals at the same Olympics in the 200 meters and 4x400 meter relay, as well as bronze in the long jump and 4x100 meter relay. In 2007, however, the IOC formally stripped Jones of all five Olympic medals, after it was found she had taken illicit performance enhancing drugs.
4. Which cult leader died along with 913 of his followers in a mass suicide and murder in Guyana in 1978?

Answer: Jim Jones

The cult headed by Jones, known as the People's Temple, had moved en masse to Guyana from San Francisco.
5. Which country singer had his first hit in 1959 with "White Lightning"?

Answer: George Jones

The outspoken singer, born in Texas in 1931, blamed Shania Twain for what he saw in the 1990s as the decline of traditional country music!
6. Which Jones was the featured character of a novel written by Helen Fielding and a movie starring Renee Zellweger?

Answer: Bridget Jones

Helen Fielding also wrote the screenplay for "Bridget Jones' Diary". The film was released in 2001.
7. Who married HRH Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, in 1999?

Answer: Sophie Rhys-Jones

Prince Edward married Sophie Rhys-Jones in June, 1999. After she was married, she received the title Her Royal Highness the Countess of Wessex.
8. Which Australian won the Formula One Driver's Championship in 1980?

Answer: Alan Jones

Alan Jones won five races that year in taking the title, including the prestigous British Grand Prix at Silverstone.
9. Which performing artist recorded "Come away with me" and "Feels like home"?

Answer: Norah Jones

Yes, she's a real Jones! Norah Jones was born in New York in 1979 and raised in Dallas.
10. What is David Bowie's real name?

Answer: David Jones

There was already a David Jones performing when he entered the music industry, so he started using David Bowie in 1966.
Source: Author hews

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