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Quiz about Famous Seconds
Quiz about Famous Seconds

Famous Seconds Trivia Quiz


A lot of quizzes ask about who did something first. This quiz asks about those who were ALMOST the first.

A multiple-choice quiz by tralfaz. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
tralfaz
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
152,143
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
5 / 10
Plays
1220
Last 3 plays: Guest 213 (6/10), Guest 64 (4/10), Guest 81 (1/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. Who was the second president of the United States (under the Constitution)? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Who was the second person to fly a solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Who was the second Fuehrer of Germany's Third Reich? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Who was the second person on the Moon? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Who led the second circumnavigation of the world? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Who was the second Cromwell to be Lord Protector of England? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Who is traditionally considered the second Pope? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Who was the second person to win the Best Actress Oscar? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Who was the second Poet Laureate of the United States? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Who was the second person to invent a telephone that could transmit human voice (according to the US Patent Office)? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Who was the second president of the United States (under the Constitution)?

Answer: John Adams

But he was the first vice-president and the first president to live in the White House. His choosing to be inaugurated on the same day as George Washington (4 March) started the tradition for all presidents. This date eventually became law and was unchanged until Franklin Roosevelt.
2. Who was the second person to fly a solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic?

Answer: Amelia Earhart

That's right. The famous aviatrix beat every man (except for Charles Lindbergh) across the Atlantic alone. She crashed into the Pacific with Frank Noonan due to a damaged radio that could only send signals and not receive. It is thought that she crashed within 10 miles of a US Navy ship.
3. Who was the second Fuehrer of Germany's Third Reich?

Answer: Admiral Doenitz

By the end of Nazi Germany, Doenitz was the only high ranking official that Hitler trusted enough to make his heir. It was Doenitz then that took power after Hitler committed suicide and his first official act was to surrender to the Allies.
4. Who was the second person on the Moon?

Answer: Edwin Aldrin

Michael Collins was the Command Module pilot during Apollo 11 and never got to the Moon itself. James Lovell was the commander during the ill-fated Apollo 13 flight. Eugene Cernan was the last person on the moon (as of October 2003).
5. Who led the second circumnavigation of the world?

Answer: Francis Drake

The question is tricky to phrase. Ferdinand Magellan did not actually circumnavigate the Earth, having died in the Philippines. However, 18 crew members brought the Victoria home to complete the journey. Therefore Drake was the first CAPTAIN to circumnavigate the Earth.
6. Who was the second Cromwell to be Lord Protector of England?

Answer: Richard

"Tumbledown Dick" proved extremely incompetent. Within 2 years, General Monk took over, dissolved Parliament, called a new one, and this new Parliament restored Charles II to the throne.
7. Who is traditionally considered the second Pope?

Answer: St. Linus

Nothing interesting here about Linus. What is interesting is that the list of early popes was compiled about AD 400. The sixth pope is St. Sixtus - which roughly translated as "sixth one". So was that his name or a "fill-in-the-blank"?
8. Who was the second person to win the Best Actress Oscar?

Answer: Mary Pickford

She won for Coquette in 1929. By the way, "America's Sweetheart" was born in Canada.
9. Who was the second Poet Laureate of the United States?

Answer: Richard Wilbur

The official title is "Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress" and was established in 1986. The Poet Laureate is appointed by the Librarian of Congress for a term from October to May. They get $35,000 for giving a lecture and writing poems for national occasions.
10. Who was the second person to invent a telephone that could transmit human voice (according to the US Patent Office)?

Answer: Elisha Gray

On 14 February 1876, Alexander Graham Bell filed his patent for the first telephone. Elisha Gray was the second person to file a patent (technically a caveat) for a telephone - a couple of hours after Bell. His patent was reject in favor of Bell's. Bell's patent would become the single most valuable patent ever.
Source: Author tralfaz

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