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Famous Michiganders Trivia Quiz

Can you guess these famous folk from the Great Lakes States?

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

Author
laughinggirl

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
105,673

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
591

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which of these U.S. presidents was raised in Michigan? (The name he entered the White House with was not the name he was born with). Hint

Jimmy Carter

Gerald Ford

Richard Nixon

Dwight D. Eisenhower

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Question 2 of 10

2. This actor grew up in Detroit before "moving" to Hawaii. Which of these individuals fits this description? Hint

Jack Lord

Ted Danson

Ernest Borgnine

Tom Selleck

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which of these singers was born in Michigan? Hint

Madonna

Britney Spears

Cher

Shania Twain

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Question 4 of 10

4. Though he was born in Michigan he went on to become governor of New York. The press said this candidate for president had won, but he did not end up in the White House. Who was he?

Answer: (____ beats Truman!)

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Question 5 of 10

5. This author of 'The Bear' built his own castle in his hometown. Who wrote this book? Hint

John Belton

Zane Gray

Oliver Curwood

Ernest Hemingway

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which comedian had a long-running sitcom that featured a cable show?

Answer: ( Two words, or just surname .. grunt a little )

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Question 7 of 10

7. This basketball player attended Michigan State University and has since brought a "little" coffee shop to East Lansing. Which of these could he be? Hint

Magic Johnson

Scottie Pippin

Michael Jordan

Larry Bird

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Question 8 of 10

8. This singing legend had a home in Bloomfield Hills. What was her name? Hint

Jimmy Buffett

Gladys Knight

Aretha Franklin

Perry Como

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Question 9 of 10

9. Though this actor was born in Athens, Georgia, he has made his home in Chelsea, Michigan. Sometimes he plays more of an idiot than he actually is... Hint

Adam Sandler

Rob Schneider

Jim Carrey

Jeff Daniels

10. She was the first woman to receive a pension from the U.S. army and the only female admitted to the Union of the Potomac, years after the Civil War was over. Who was this woman who sometimes dressed as a man? Hint

Deborah Sampson

Sarah Emma Edmonds

Molly Pitcher

Mary Truesdale

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of these U.S. presidents was raised in Michigan? (The name he entered the White House with was not the name he was born with).

Answer: Gerald Ford

Gerald Ford was born Leslie Lynch King, Jr., and he grew up in Grand Rapids.

2. This actor grew up in Detroit before "moving" to Hawaii. Which of these individuals fits this description?

Answer: Tom Selleck

Tom Selleck often wore a Detroit Tigers baseball cap on Magnum, P.I.

3. Which of these singers was born in Michigan?

Answer: Madonna

Madonna grew up near Bay City, in the thumb of Michigan.

4. Though he was born in Michigan he went on to become governor of New York. The press said this candidate for president had won, but he did not end up in the White House. Who was he?

Answer: Thomas Dewey

Though Dewey was born in the town of Owosso, he lived most of his life in New York.

5. This author of 'The Bear' built his own castle in his hometown. Who wrote this book?

Answer: Oliver Curwood

Hemingway often came to Michigan to hunt, and he used the area in the settings of his Nick Adams stories. Curwood Castle still stands on the banks of the Shiawassee River in Owosso.

6. Which comedian had a long-running sitcom that featured a cable show?

Answer: Tim Allen

Tim Allen filmed several episodes of "Home Improvement" in Michigan, including one in Traverse City.

7. This basketball player attended Michigan State University and has since brought a "little" coffee shop to East Lansing. Which of these could he be?

Answer: Magic Johnson

Magic Johnson attended high school in Lansing and than went onto MSU. In recent years he has been involved with Starbucks and brought one of their stores to the college town.

8. This singing legend had a home in Bloomfield Hills. What was her name?

Answer: Aretha Franklin

9. Though this actor was born in Athens, Georgia, he has made his home in Chelsea, Michigan. Sometimes he plays more of an idiot than he actually is...

Answer: Jeff Daniels

Jeff Daniels is quite active in the community of Chelsea, Michigan, including sponsoring essay contests for local schools. He starred in the film 'Dumb and Dumber' with Jim Carrey, in which he played a real dope!

Answer: Sarah Emma Edmonds

Emma Edmonds acted as a Union spy during the Civil War. In fact, one of her disguises was that of a slave and another of an Irish woman.

Source: Author laughinggirl

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