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Quiz about Famous People Called William
Quiz about Famous People Called William

Famous People Called William Trivia Quiz


25 questions about famous people called William for your enjoyment. These start off very easy and increase in difficulty. Please enjoy.

A multiple-choice quiz by Quizzical. Estimated time: 7 mins.
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Author
Quizzical
Time
7 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
39,096
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
25
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
15 / 25
Plays
1661
Last 3 plays: Hayes1953 (16/25), Guest 122 (14/25), Guest 2 (13/25).
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Question 1 of 25
1. Name the famous English playwright born in Stratford-upon-Avon. William ... ? Hint


Question 2 of 25
2. Name the 25th American President who died after being shot by an anarchist whilst opening an exhibition in Buffalo, New York in 1901. William ... ? Hint


Question 3 of 25
3. The 9th American President who addressed the assembly in a cold drizzle, without a hat or coat, contracted pneumonia and died a month later. He was called William ... ? Hint


Question 4 of 25
4. This Scottish patriot demanded independence for his country but was hung, drawn and quartered at Smithfield in London. His character was portrayed by Mel Gibson in the film Braveheart. Sir William ... ? Hint


Question 5 of 25
5. Name the English Romantic poet who set up home with his sister Dorothy. William ... ? Hint


Question 6 of 25
6. Which English newsagent and bookseller built up the biggest chain of newsagents in Britain before going into politics. William Henry ... ?

Answer: (One Word)
Question 7 of 25
7. He formed the Battle Creek Toasted Cornflake Company to make a breakfast cereal he had co-invented with his brother, John, a keen vegetarian. What was this William's family name? Hint


Question 8 of 25
8. English explorer who attempted to locate the Northwest Passage and named the largest island of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago after himself. William ... ? Hint


Question 9 of 25
9. He played the first Doctor Who in the first episode of the BBC television serial in November 1963. William ... ?

Answer: (One Word)
Question 10 of 25
10. He discovered the planet Uranus, originally named Georgius Sidus after King George III. Sir William ... ? Hint


Question 11 of 25
11. This American actor whose real name is William Franklin Beedle won an Oscar for 'Stalag 17'. William ... ? Hint


Question 12 of 25
12. Name the court physician to James I and Charles I who published his theory of the circulation of blood in 1628. William ... ?

Answer: (One Word)
Question 13 of 25
13. This English captain of the Bounty sailed to Tahiti to collect plants of the breadfruit tree. He experienced the infamous mutiny and became Governor of New South Wales in 1805. William ... ?

Answer: (One Word)
Question 14 of 25
14. Name the Anglican clergyman who was the originator of 'spoonerisms', a result of nervousness, transposing for example 'A half-formed wish' into 'A half-warmed fish'. Reverend William Archibald ... ?

Answer: (One Word)
Question 15 of 25
15. He was the American film director of Ben Hur in 1959. William ... ? Hint


Question 16 of 25
16. This American-born British traitor collaborated with the Nazis by broadcasting propaganda to Britain from Germany during World War Two in a curious English accent earning him the nickname of Lord Haw-Haw. William ... ? Hint


Question 17 of 25
17. Name the English politician and proprietor of the Observer newspaper whose son's American wife, Nancy, became the first woman to take her seat in the House of Commons in 1929. William Waldorf ... ? Hint


Question 18 of 25
18. Name the English explorer who became a buccaneer after exploring part of the Australian coastline. William ... ? Hint


Question 19 of 25
19. British statesman who was Liberal Prime Minister on four separate occasions. William Ewart ... ? Hint


Question 20 of 25
20. Name the American actor who played Hopalong Cassidy in a series of Hollywood westerns. William ... ? Hint


Question 21 of 25
21. American founder with Henry Wells and Daniel Dunning of a company that carried freight swiftly west beyond Buffalo. William George ... ?

Answer: (One Word)
Question 22 of 25
22. Scottish financier and founder of The Bank of England. William ... ? Hint


Question 23 of 25
23. Which engraver, poet and artist was buried in an unmarked grave in a public cemetery and wrote a poem now entitled 'Jerusalem'. William ... ? Hint


Question 24 of 25
24. Until the early 1930s, the Chrysler Building was the tallest in the world at 850 feet tall. Who designed this building. William Van ... ? Hint


Question 25 of 25
25. In 1783 he became the youngest prime minister of Britain at the age of 24. He introduced income tax into the British political and economic system and died aged 46. William ... ? Hint



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Most Recent Scores
Mar 23 2024 : Hayes1953: 16/25
Mar 01 2024 : Guest 122: 14/25
Mar 01 2024 : Guest 2: 13/25
Feb 22 2024 : Guest 64: 1/25
Feb 06 2024 : Guest 86: 14/25
Feb 06 2024 : Guest 92: 8/25

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Name the famous English playwright born in Stratford-upon-Avon. William ... ?

Answer: Shakespeare

If you got that one wrong things are going from bard to verse.
2. Name the 25th American President who died after being shot by an anarchist whilst opening an exhibition in Buffalo, New York in 1901. William ... ?

Answer: McKinley

3. The 9th American President who addressed the assembly in a cold drizzle, without a hat or coat, contracted pneumonia and died a month later. He was called William ... ?

Answer: Harrison

4. This Scottish patriot demanded independence for his country but was hung, drawn and quartered at Smithfield in London. His character was portrayed by Mel Gibson in the film Braveheart. Sir William ... ?

Answer: Wallace

5. Name the English Romantic poet who set up home with his sister Dorothy. William ... ?

Answer: Wordsworth

6. Which English newsagent and bookseller built up the biggest chain of newsagents in Britain before going into politics. William Henry ... ?

Answer: Smith

More commonly known as W.H. Smith.
7. He formed the Battle Creek Toasted Cornflake Company to make a breakfast cereal he had co-invented with his brother, John, a keen vegetarian. What was this William's family name?

Answer: Kellogg

8. English explorer who attempted to locate the Northwest Passage and named the largest island of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago after himself. William ... ?

Answer: Baffin

9. He played the first Doctor Who in the first episode of the BBC television serial in November 1963. William ... ?

Answer: Hartnell

10. He discovered the planet Uranus, originally named Georgius Sidus after King George III. Sir William ... ?

Answer: Herschel

11. This American actor whose real name is William Franklin Beedle won an Oscar for 'Stalag 17'. William ... ?

Answer: Holden

12. Name the court physician to James I and Charles I who published his theory of the circulation of blood in 1628. William ... ?

Answer: Harvey

13. This English captain of the Bounty sailed to Tahiti to collect plants of the breadfruit tree. He experienced the infamous mutiny and became Governor of New South Wales in 1805. William ... ?

Answer: Bligh

14. Name the Anglican clergyman who was the originator of 'spoonerisms', a result of nervousness, transposing for example 'A half-formed wish' into 'A half-warmed fish'. Reverend William Archibald ... ?

Answer: Spooner

15. He was the American film director of Ben Hur in 1959. William ... ?

Answer: Wyler

16. This American-born British traitor collaborated with the Nazis by broadcasting propaganda to Britain from Germany during World War Two in a curious English accent earning him the nickname of Lord Haw-Haw. William ... ?

Answer: Joyce

17. Name the English politician and proprietor of the Observer newspaper whose son's American wife, Nancy, became the first woman to take her seat in the House of Commons in 1929. William Waldorf ... ?

Answer: Astor

18. Name the English explorer who became a buccaneer after exploring part of the Australian coastline. William ... ?

Answer: Dampier

19. British statesman who was Liberal Prime Minister on four separate occasions. William Ewart ... ?

Answer: Gladstone

20. Name the American actor who played Hopalong Cassidy in a series of Hollywood westerns. William ... ?

Answer: Boyd

21. American founder with Henry Wells and Daniel Dunning of a company that carried freight swiftly west beyond Buffalo. William George ... ?

Answer: Fargo

Wells Fargo
22. Scottish financier and founder of The Bank of England. William ... ?

Answer: Paterson

23. Which engraver, poet and artist was buried in an unmarked grave in a public cemetery and wrote a poem now entitled 'Jerusalem'. William ... ?

Answer: Blake

24. Until the early 1930s, the Chrysler Building was the tallest in the world at 850 feet tall. Who designed this building. William Van ... ?

Answer: Alen

25. In 1783 he became the youngest prime minister of Britain at the age of 24. He introduced income tax into the British political and economic system and died aged 46. William ... ?

Answer: Pitt

William Pitt the Younger.
Some people thought the act of introducing income tax was the pitts.
Source: Author Quizzical

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