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Quiz about Identity Version 2
Quiz about Identity Version 2

Identity Version 2 Trivia Quiz


NBC launched the premiere of "Identity" where a contestant matches twelve identities to twelve different people. I decided to make my own version of "Identity", for the second time around. Take the test and try your skills of judging a person's name.

A multiple-choice quiz by wanna_be19. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
wanna_be19
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
259,684
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
9 / 15
Plays
747
Question 1 of 15
1. One of these people is an Academy Award winner. Do you know who? Hint


Question 2 of 15
2. Who is the "Teller of Tales"? Hint


Question 3 of 15
3. It may (or may not) come as a surprise, but one of the people mentioned is a professional wrestler. Who is it? Hint


Question 4 of 15
4. Which of the following is a magazine founder? Hint


Question 5 of 15
5. Which of the following can read Egyptian hieroglyphics? Hint


Question 6 of 15
6. Who was born in Alabama? Hint


Question 7 of 15
7. Which of the following was an NBC personality? Hint


Question 8 of 15
8. Which of the following people died at the age of 56? Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. Which of the following people mysteriously disappeared? Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. Who studied children and described "autism" disorder to the world? Hint


Question 11 of 15
11. Who is the apple spreader? Hint


Question 12 of 15
12. Which one of the following is a boy band member? Hint


Question 13 of 15
13. Which of the following was an anthropologist? Hint


Question 14 of 15
14. Which of the following is a member of the Catholic Centre Party? Hint


Question 15 of 15
15. Who wrote "The Hive" (a translated title)? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. One of these people is an Academy Award winner. Do you know who?

Answer: Hattie McDaniel

Hattie became the first African American to win an Academy Award for her supporting role in "Gone With The Wind".
2. Who is the "Teller of Tales"?

Answer: Robert Louis Stevenson

Robert's Samoan name was "Tusitala" or the "teller of tales". He was a dedicated writer. He wrote "Kidnapped", "Weir of Hermiston" and many others. "Weir of Hermiston" was unfinished as he died before the book was finished.
3. It may (or may not) come as a surprise, but one of the people mentioned is a professional wrestler. Who is it?

Answer: Oscar Rubio

Oscar is better known as Rey Misterio, Jr. or Rey Mysterio, who is a signed professional wrestler of World Wrestling Entertainment or WWE's "Smackdown". He was born in San Diego, California, on December 11, 1974. He is best known for the "619" and his high flying style of fighting.
4. Which of the following is a magazine founder?

Answer: Gloria Steinem

Gloria became the most prominent spokesperson of the women's rights movement when she founded "Ms." magazine. In 1989, due to financial losses, "Ms." went out of business. However, by popular demand, "Ms." was resurrected and Gloria became its consulting editor.
5. Which of the following can read Egyptian hieroglyphics?

Answer: Jean Francis Champollion

Jean deciphered the mysterious symbols of the Rosetta Stone in 1822. The Rosetta Stone is a tablet containing the same text written in Egyptian hieroglyphs, demotic and Greek. This was the first time an Egyptian text was translated.
6. Who was born in Alabama?

Answer: Henry Louis Aaron

Henry was born in Mobile, Alabama. He is American baseball's all-time champion home-run hitter. He broke Babe Ruth's 714 career home runs with a career home run of 755. He won National League's MVP of 1957, and was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1982.
7. Which of the following was an NBC personality?

Answer: Tom Brokaw

Tom is a leading television journalist and news anchor. He was born in Webster, South Dakota. He joined NBC News in 1966. From 1976-1992, he hosted NBC's "Today" show. He also wrote "The Greatest Generation" in 1998.
8. Which of the following people died at the age of 56?

Answer: Chester Alan Arthur

Chester became the 21st president of the United States after James A. Garfield was shot by a crazy man. Most thought of him as an unfit leader, although he was an honest and courageous man. He died on November 18, 1886, at the age of 56 in his home in New York due to health failure.
9. Which of the following people mysteriously disappeared?

Answer: Roald Amundsen

Roald was the first person to successfully lead an expedition to the South Pole. On December 14, 1911, he and his crew reached the South Pole. In June 1928, Roald set out to rescue Umberto Nobile, an Italian aviator, who crashed at the Arctic. Roald's plane disappeared and nobody saw him ever again.
10. Who studied children and described "autism" disorder to the world?

Answer: Leo Kanner

Leo first described the syndrome of autism or "self" in Greek, in 1943 while studying eleven children who had unusual behaviors and interests.
11. Who is the apple spreader?

Answer: John Chapman

John was a pioneer who vowed to spread the apple tree around the States. Throughout the early 1800s, he provided seeds and seedlings for settlers heading westward. He started orchards in West Virginia, Ohio and Indiana. John inspired the legendary character of Johnny Appleseed.
12. Which one of the following is a boy band member?

Answer: Jaret Reddick

Jaret is the lead singer and guitarist for the pop band "Bowling For Soup." He was born on March 6, 1972 in Grapevine, Texas. His guitar has Texas designed on it.
13. Which of the following was an anthropologist?

Answer: Margaret Mead

Margaret was a renowned anthropologist who did much of her fieldwork in the early 1900s. Her ethnographies of Pacific islanders are read world wide.
14. Which of the following is a member of the Catholic Centre Party?

Answer: Konrad Adenauer

Konrad opposed Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party costing him his freedom. He was imprisoned in 1934. He became the first Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany).
15. Who wrote "The Hive" (a translated title)?

Answer: Camilo Jose Cela

Camilo won a Nobel Prize for literature in 1989 for his novel, "La familia de Pascual Duarte (Pascual Duarte's family)" in 1942. It's about a criminal who has no idea why he commits crimes. Camilo also wrote "La Colmena" (The Hive) which is a satire of the Spanish Civil War.

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Source: Author wanna_be19

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