Something About Pete Trivia Quiz

Answer: Jackson

Sir Peter Roger Jackson is one of the highest grossing movie directors of all-time. He produced and directed "The Lord Of The Rings" movie trilogy. In 2021, he worked closely with the remaining Beatles for a documentary called "The Beatles: Get Back". Jackson was born in Wellington, New Zealand and was named a Knight Companion of the Order by the Governor-General of New Zealand.

Answer: Gabriel

A founding member of British rock band, Genesis, Peter Gabriel started his solo career in 1977. While a solo artist, Gabriel's hits included "Sledgehammer", "Don't Give Up", "Solsbury Hill", and "In Your Eyes". Peter Gabriel has worked closely with organizations for world peace including Amnesty International. Peter is a strong component of world music and bringing different cultures together in his music.

Answer: Townshend

The iconic image of lead guitarist, Pete Townshend, swinging his arm like a windmill before striking his guitar on stage is one of rock's most memorable moments. Townshend was a founding member of The Who with Roger Daltrey, Keith Moon, and John Entwistle. Pete was not only the lead guitarist but a vocalist and songwriter.

The band's rock opera "Tommy" is a highlight of Townshend's career.

Answer: Benchley

The author who made us all question about going into the ocean was Peter Benchley. His novels included "Jaws" in 1974 and "The Deep" in 1976. Both of Benchley's novels became motion pictures and Benchley co-wrote the movie adaptation for "Jaws".

Answer: Higgs

In 2013, Peter Higgs won the Nobel Prize in Physics for his discovery on how other particles obtain mass by use a newly found fundamental particle. It was called the Higgs boson particle using Peter's name and that of an Indian physicist, Satyendra Nath Bose, who worked closely with Albert Einstein.

Answer: Conrad

Charles "Pete" Conrad is an honorary member of our list of Pete's. His birth name is Charles but being the third man to every walk on the moon on the Apollo 12 mission and the commander of Skylab 2 earns his a special spot for the man called Pete Conrad. Early in the 1960s prior to the moon landing, Pete and Gordon Cooper had set the record for most consecutive days in space with eight.

Answer: Maravich

There are two athletes on this quiz nicknamed Pistol Pete but only one is a Hall of Fame shooting guard. Pete Maravich set the all-time men's NCAA career basketball scoring mark while only playing three of the four seasons at Louisiana State University before turning pro. Maravich was known for his elite ball-handling, passing, and shooting prowess.

He was inducted into the National Basketball Association Hall of Fame in 1987.

Answer: Sampras

The second athlete on the quiz with the nickname of Pistol Pete is tennis legend, Pete Sampras. At the time of his retirement in 2002, Pete Sampras retired with 16 singles grand slam titles, the most in all-time. That record has been surpassed but the California born tennis player is still regarded as one of the all-time greats in the sport. Sampras was especially dominant at Wimbledon where his powerful serve and volley game helped him win seven titles in England.

Answer: Dinklage

Peter Dinklage won four Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his role as Tyrion Lannister in HBO's "Game Of Thrones". The actor was born in New Jersey in 1969 and initially found difficulty getting major roles as a diminutive actor.

But once his career took off, Dinklage has an incredible resume of film roles including "Elf", "Wicked", "The Hunger Games", and "X-Men: Days of Future Past".

Answer: Rose

Pete Rose retired from Major League Baseball with a career record of 4,256 base hits. Rose ended his career with .303 batting average and was a prominent member of the Cincinnati Reds and Philadelphia Phillies in the 1960s and 1970s. Known for his enthusiastic, take no prisoners play on the field, Rose was nicknamed "Charlie Hustle".