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Famous Diabetics Trivia Quiz

This is a very small sampling of famous diabetics. You should know most of the names.

A multiple-choice quiz by Deeca2. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
Deeca2

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
257,690

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

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785

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who wrote the screenplays for, and co-starred with Cary Grant in, the movies "She Done Him Wrong" and "I'm No Angel" both released in 1933? Hint

Marlene Dietrich

Mae West

Myrna Loy

Joan Crawford

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which tennis player and diabetic won the 1968 US Open, the 1975 Wimbledon, and was also the #1 player in the world in 1968 and 1975? Hint

John McEnroe

Arthur Ashe

Bobby Riggs

Jimmy Connors

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who shared the Nobel Peace prize with diabetic Anwar Sadat in 1978? Hint

Jimmy Carter

Indira Ghandi

Pope John Paul II

Menachem Begin

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Question 4 of 10

4. "Time Man of the Year" was awarded to which diabetic in 1957? Hint

Nikita Khrushchev

Charles de Gaulle

Dwight Eisenhower

Fidel Castro

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which diabetic actor is most famous for his role on "WKRP in Cincinatti", but also might be recognized as the "Maytag Repairman" from 1993-2003? Hint

Gordon Jump

Howard Hessman

Richard Sanders

Gary Sandy

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Question 6 of 10

6. In what year did restaurateurs Maurice and Richard McDonald sell the McDonald's franchise to diabetic Ray Kroc? Hint

1960

1954

1961

1964

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who made his Major League Baseball debut for The Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947 and eventually won the National League Rookie of the Year Award that year? Hint

Warren Spahn

Don Newcombe

Jackie Robinson

Stan Musial

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which author and co-writer of the screenplay for "Superman: The Movie" had his first book, "The Dark Arena", published in 1955? Hint

Stephen King

Mario Puzo

John Updike

Norman Mailer

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which diabetic spent most of his youth in Arizona, but later became mayor of New York from 1934-1945? Hint

Alfred E. Smith

Fiorello H. La Guardia

W. Averell Harriman

Thomas E. Dewey

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Question 10 of 10

10. For what film did Spencer Tracy win 1937's Best Actor in a Leading Role Academy Award? Hint

Boys Town

Father of the Bride

San Francisco

Captains Courageous

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who wrote the screenplays for, and co-starred with Cary Grant in, the movies "She Done Him Wrong" and "I'm No Angel" both released in 1933?

Answer: Mae West

Born August 17, 1893 in Brooklyn, New York, Mae was arrested and spent ten days in jail for her play "Sex" in 1926. She wrote the screenplay for many of the movies she starred in, including "She Done Him Wrong" which was nominated for a Best Picture Oscar in 1934.

2. Which tennis player and diabetic won the 1968 US Open, the 1975 Wimbledon, and was also the #1 player in the world in 1968 and 1975?

Answer: Arthur Ashe

Arthur Ashe was born in Richmond, Virginia on July 10, 1943. He won the US Open in 1968, Australian Open in 1970 and Wimbledon in 1975. He died of AIDS, contracted from an infected blood transfusion, on February 6, 1993.

3. Who shared the Nobel Peace prize with diabetic Anwar Sadat in 1978?

Answer: Menachem Begin

Menachem Begin was the 6th Prime Minister of Israel from 1977-1983. He and Anwar Sadat negotiated and signed the Camp David Accords on September 17, 1978. In an interesting twist, both Menachem Begin and Anwar Sadat were diabetic.

4. "Time Man of the Year" was awarded to which diabetic in 1957?

Answer: Nikita Khrushchev

Khrushchev succeeded Joseph Stalin as First Secretary of the Communist Party on September 7, 1953 and held office until October 14, 1964. After succeeding Nikolai Bulganin on March 27, 1958, he was the Russian Premier until October 14, 1964.

5. Which diabetic actor is most famous for his role on "WKRP in Cincinatti", but also might be recognized as the "Maytag Repairman" from 1993-2003?

Answer: Gordon Jump

Gordon Jump was born in Akron, Ohio on April 1, 1932 and died September 22, 2003. He appeared in many of the most popular TV series from 1965 - 2003 including "Daniel Boone", "Green Acres", "The Brady Bunch", "Get Smart", "Love American Style", "The Love Boat", "Married With Children", "Seinfeld" and "The Mary Tyler Moore Show".

6. In what year did restaurateurs Maurice and Richard McDonald sell the McDonald's franchise to diabetic Ray Kroc?

Answer: 1961

When Ray Kroc was a shake machine salesman one of his customers were the original McDonald's owners, Maurice and Richard McDonald. He opened his Des Plaines, Illinois, McDonald's in 1954 and purchased the franchise for $2.7 million in 1961. He also owned the San Diego Padres from 1974 until his death in 1984.

7. Who made his Major League Baseball debut for The Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947 and eventually won the National League Rookie of the Year Award that year?

Answer: Jackie Robinson

Jackie Robinson debuted for the Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field against the Boston Braves on April 15, 1947. The Dodgers won 5-3. Jackie was nearly blind due to diabetes when he died on October 24, 1972.

8. Which author and co-writer of the screenplay for "Superman: The Movie" had his first book, "The Dark Arena", published in 1955?

Answer: Mario Puzo

Mario Puzo is better known for The Godfather series than he is as a diabetic. He also co-wrote the screenplays for 1978's "Superman: The Movie" and 1980's "Superman II", both starring Christopher Reeve, Gene Hackman and Margot Kidder.

9. Which diabetic spent most of his youth in Arizona, but later became mayor of New York from 1934-1945?

Answer: Fiorello H. La Guardia

Fiorello La Guardia was born December 11, 1882 and died on September 20, 1947. He was elected mayor in 1934 on the Fusion ticket and was succeeded by Wiiliam O'Dwyer in 1945.

10. For what film did Spencer Tracy win 1937's Best Actor in a Leading Role Academy Award?

Answer: Captains Courageous

Born April 5, 1900 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Tracy won The Oscar for 1937's "Captains Courageous" and 1938's "Boys Town". His first nomination was for 1936's "San Francisco". His last was for 1967's "Guess Who's Coming To Dinner". He died from heart failure on June 10, 1967 in Beverly Hills.

Source: Author Deeca2

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