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Famous Folks n' Things Trivia Quiz

These are all multiple choice 'Who am I' and 'What am I' questions. Good Luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by sportcon. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
sportcon

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
19,139

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
5033

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. I was born in New York in 1879. I left my husband after bearing him 3 children. I was a member of the Socialist Party, wrote a militant journal called 'The Woman Rebel', and am credited with having coined the term 'birth control'. Who am I? Hint

Rachel Carson

Katherine McCormick

Margaret Sanger

Martha Graham

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Question 2 of 10

2. I won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1983 and was president of my country from 1990 to 1995. All of this from humble beginnings as a shipyard worker. Who am I? Hint

Saul Alinsky

Lech Walesa

Alexander Kwasniewski

Joseph Brodsky

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Question 3 of 10

3. I was born Florence Nightingale Graham in 1878. I opened a beauty salon in New York City and helped to make makeup acceptable to respectable American women. Who am I? Hint

Catherine Bauer

Helena Rubenstein

Elizabeth Arden

Coco Chanel

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Question 4 of 10

4. I worked for the Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company in 1912 and reported on the sinking of the Titanic. When RCA bought Marconi Wireless I rose through the ranks and became president of RCA, and in 1926 I set up NBC. Who am I? Hint

David Sarnoff

William Paley

William Shockley

Robert W. Morgan

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Question 5 of 10

5. My company built the Hoover Dam in 1931 and went on to become the largest engineering design and construction company in the world. Who am I? Hint

S. H. Kress

George Hyman

Morrison Knudson

Stephen Bechtel

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Question 6 of 10

6. I was born in New York City, but moved to a major city on the west coast in 1969 where I operated a camera store. I was elected to my city's Board of Supervisors in 1977. My death by an assassin's bullet in 1978 caused a riot. Who am I? Hint

Harvey Milk

Daniel White

George Moscone

Wallace Persons

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Question 7 of 10

7. I was born in 1895 in Vermont, and during the 1920's I was a successful stockbroker. But I had trouble with alcohol, so in 1935 I co-founded Alcoholics Anonymous and put together the 12 step program. Who am I? Hint

Bob Smith

Lee Woodall

Harvey Wallbanger

Bill Wilson

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Question 8 of 10

8. I was born in Spain, but lived most of my life in France. I founded the Cubist movement and was dedicated to the ideals of communism. I gained fame with my painting, but I was also a sculptor and playwright. Who am I? Hint

Henri Matisse

Pablo Picasso

Paul Cezanne

Georges Braque

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Question 9 of 10

9. I am a business that started in Des Plaines, Illinois in April 1955. When I was six years old I was sold by my namesakes for $2.7 million. At the time of my new owner's death in 1984 there were over 7,500 of me with annual sales exceeding $8 billion. What am I? Hint

McDonald's

Walmart

Dairy Queen

Woolworth's

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Question 10 of 10

10. I was born in England in 1908 and served with British Intelligence in World War II. After the war I was a journalist with the London Sunday Times. My first novel appeared in 1953. Who am I? Hint

Ian Fleming

Kingsley Amis

William Stephenson

George Eliot

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Margaret Sanger

Sanger founded the organization that was to become Planned Parenthood.

2. I won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1983 and was president of my country from 1990 to 1995. All of this from humble beginnings as a shipyard worker. Who am I?

Answer: Lech Walesa

Walesa became the leader of the independent trade union Solidarity in Poland.

3. I was born Florence Nightingale Graham in 1878. I opened a beauty salon in New York City and helped to make makeup acceptable to respectable American women. Who am I?

Answer: Elizabeth Arden

Answer: David Sarnoff

Sarnoff stayed on duty for 72 hours directing rescue ships to the sinking Titanic.

5. My company built the Hoover Dam in 1931 and went on to become the largest engineering design and construction company in the world. Who am I?

Answer: Stephen Bechtel

Bechtel Corporation builds powerplants, pipelines, oil refineries and factories worldwide.

Answer: Harvey Milk

Milk and San Francisco Mayor Moscone were killed by Daniel White, a former city supervisor. Milk was the first acknowledged homosexual official in San Francisco.

Answer: Bill Wilson

Alcoholic's Anonymous other co-founder was Dr. Robert H. Smith.

Answer: Pablo Picasso

Picasso died from a lung condition in France in 1973.

Answer: McDonald's

Ray Kroc's pioneering methods in the fast-food industry have been compared to Henry Ford's revolutionary contributions to the automobile industry.

McDonald's Corporation was founded in April 1955 (the McDonald's business had begun in May 1940) when its first franchise store opened in Des Plaines, Illinois. Ray Kroc bought out brothers Maurice and Richard McDonald in 1961.

10. I was born in England in 1908 and served with British Intelligence in World War II. After the war I was a journalist with the London Sunday Times. My first novel appeared in 1953. Who am I?

Answer: Ian Fleming

Fleming wrote 15 James Bond novels, published between 1953 and 1966.

Source: Author sportcon

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