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Quiz about Lesser Known G People
Quiz about Lesser Known G People

Lesser Known 'G' People Trivia Quiz


This quiz is rated 'G' for 'Geez this is hard!'

A multiple-choice quiz by thejazzkickazz. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
12,963
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Very Difficult
Avg Score
4 / 10
Plays
663
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Question 1 of 10
1. Which Dutch politician's famous work is considered the foundation of international law? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. This current and very important American policy maker succeeded a man named Paul Volcker in his current position in 1987. Who is he?

Answer: (Last name, starts with G.)
Question 3 of 10
3. Who was Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet in the USSR from 1985-88? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Who composed the operas 'Akhnaten' and 'Einstein on the Beach'?

Answer: (One Word)
Question 5 of 10
5. Which British Prime Minister is the only one to have served in that post four separate times? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Their first names were Wilhelm and Jakob. What was their last name?

Answer: (Last name, same for both, starts with G.)
Question 7 of 10
7. Their first names were Tiberius and Gaius. What was their last name?

Answer: (One Word)
Question 8 of 10
8. Who was the last Sikh guru? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Which U.S. heart surgeon invented the heart-lung machine? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Which artist's most well-known work was dubbed the 'Gates of Paradise' by Michelangelo? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Which Dutch politician's famous work is considered the foundation of international law?

Answer: Hugo Grotius

Hugo Grotius wrote 'On the Law of War and Peace' in 1625, considered the first major work and foundation of international law.
2. This current and very important American policy maker succeeded a man named Paul Volcker in his current position in 1987. Who is he?

Answer: Greenspan

Alan Greenspan has been making U.S. monetary policy as the chairman of the Federal Reserve Board since 1987.
3. Who was Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet in the USSR from 1985-88?

Answer: Gromyko

Gromyko worked alongside Mikhail Gorbachev during his years in this essentially honorific sinecure.
4. Who composed the operas 'Akhnaten' and 'Einstein on the Beach'?

Answer: Glass

Philip Glass has been strongly influenced by Indian music, his work is characterized by rhythmic repetition. He also did the score for the movie 'Kundun'.
5. Which British Prime Minister is the only one to have served in that post four separate times?

Answer: Gladstone

Gladstone was PM 1868-74, 1880-85, 1886, and again from 1892-94.
6. Their first names were Wilhelm and Jakob. What was their last name?

Answer: Grimm

They were, of course, the famous recorders of fairy tales known as the Brothers Grimm.
7. Their first names were Tiberius and Gaius. What was their last name?

Answer: Gracchus

Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus were well known political reformers during the waning years of the Roman republic.
8. Who was the last Sikh guru?

Answer: Gobind Singh

Gobind Singh was the tenth and final guru of the Sigh religion, from 1675-1708.
9. Which U.S. heart surgeon invented the heart-lung machine?

Answer: Gibbon

John Gibbon invented the heart-lung machine in 1953.
10. Which artist's most well-known work was dubbed the 'Gates of Paradise' by Michelangelo?

Answer: Lorenzo Ghiberti

The 'Gates of Paradise' are the bronze doors on the Florentine baptistry.
Source: Author thejazzkickazz

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