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Quiz about My Names Monroe Too
Quiz about My Names Monroe Too

My Name's Monroe, Too Trivia Quiz


Sometimes a previously uncommon name crops up everywhere from television and movies to history books. See how many of these Monroe / Munro people, characters, and place names you know.

A multiple-choice quiz by nannywoo. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
nannywoo
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
353,757
Updated
Nov 16 23
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
636
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 106 (3/10), Guest 68 (4/10), Guest 4 (5/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. A US President issued a foreign policy document stating that the United States would stand against attempts by European powers to colonize the Americas. By what name did this document come to be known? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Bill Monroe is known as the "father" of what musical genre? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Short story and newspaper writer Hector Hugh (H.H.) Munro was born in Burma in 1870. By what short pseudonym is this writer of "The Open Window" and other stories known? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. In the 1800s, Sir Hugh Munro published a list called "Munro's Tables" that led some individuals to engage in "Munro bagging" in Scotland. What do Munro baggers attempt? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. The county seat of Ouachita Parish, Port Miro was changed to Monroe in 1819 when a steamboat named Monroe, after President James Monroe, impressed the citizens of the town. In what U.S. state can this city be found? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. The character General Monroe in the television series "Revolution" heads a brutal militia in a world in which electricity, computers, batteries, automobiles, and other technologies have stopped working. What word, the opposite of utopia, describes such a society? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. What actor, who plays television's "Grimm" character Monroe, was named for his ancestor, a physician who inspired the plot of Charlotte Perkins Gilman's short story "The Yellow Wallpaper"? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Gladys Pearl Baker was born with the maiden name Monroe in Mexico in 1902. Whose mother was she? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. What cartoonist quipped that adults "do not appear [in his comic strip] because the daily strip is only an inch and a half high, and they wouldn't have room to stand up"? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. While the novel and movie "Cold Mountain" are based on historical events, the main female character Ada Monroe is fictional. Who played the role of the elegant Carolina clergyman's daughter Ada in the 2003 film? Hint



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Most Recent Scores
Mar 28 2024 : Guest 106: 3/10
Mar 28 2024 : Guest 68: 4/10
Mar 27 2024 : Guest 4: 5/10
Mar 13 2024 : Guest 82: 5/10
Mar 13 2024 : Guest 4: 9/10
Mar 13 2024 : Guest 12: 7/10
Mar 12 2024 : Guest 175: 6/10

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. A US President issued a foreign policy document stating that the United States would stand against attempts by European powers to colonize the Americas. By what name did this document come to be known?

Answer: The Monroe Doctrine

James Monroe was the fifth president of the United States, serving from 1817-1825. He was also a Founding Father.
2. Bill Monroe is known as the "father" of what musical genre?

Answer: Bluegrass

Bill Monroe's band The Bluegrass Boys gave its name to the style of music that came to be called Bluegrass. The band's name came from their home state, the "Bluegrass State" of Kentucky.

Source: billmonroe.com
3. Short story and newspaper writer Hector Hugh (H.H.) Munro was born in Burma in 1870. By what short pseudonym is this writer of "The Open Window" and other stories known?

Answer: Saki

Munro was born in December 1870. He was killed in 1916, while serving in World War I.
4. In the 1800s, Sir Hugh Munro published a list called "Munro's Tables" that led some individuals to engage in "Munro bagging" in Scotland. What do Munro baggers attempt?

Answer: To climb the 283 mountains in Scotland that are over 3,000 feet.

The highest of the Munros is Ben Nevis, at 1344 meters or 4,409 feet. Munro baggers try to climb (or "bag" in their collection of achievements) as many of the mountains as they can.

Source:
princeton.edu
themunrosociety.com
5. The county seat of Ouachita Parish, Port Miro was changed to Monroe in 1819 when a steamboat named Monroe, after President James Monroe, impressed the citizens of the town. In what U.S. state can this city be found?

Answer: Louisiana

In the US, only Louisiana calls its political divisions parishes rather than counties. The state has 64 parishes.
6. The character General Monroe in the television series "Revolution" heads a brutal militia in a world in which electricity, computers, batteries, automobiles, and other technologies have stopped working. What word, the opposite of utopia, describes such a society?

Answer: dystopia

The main action of the series occurs 15 years after technology has stopped working. Details are gradually given in flashbacks.

Source: nbc.com
7. What actor, who plays television's "Grimm" character Monroe, was named for his ancestor, a physician who inspired the plot of Charlotte Perkins Gilman's short story "The Yellow Wallpaper"?

Answer: Silas Weir Mitchell

In the 19th Century, Dr. Silas Weir Mitchell promoted a method called the "rest cure" for people with nervous diseases. Gilman's gripping story describes a woman who suffers a psychotic break after being isolated in a room alone with no meaningful activity.

Source:
online-literature.com
imdb.com
8. Gladys Pearl Baker was born with the maiden name Monroe in Mexico in 1902. Whose mother was she?

Answer: Marilyn Monroe

Gladys was born in Mexico because her father worked for the railroad there; they later moved to Los Angeles, California. Marilyn took her mother's maiden name as part of her stage name.

Source: cursumperficio.net
9. What cartoonist quipped that adults "do not appear [in his comic strip] because the daily strip is only an inch and a half high, and they wouldn't have room to stand up"?

Answer: Charles Monroe Schulz

Charles Schulz went on to explain, "Actually, they [the adults] have been left out because they would intrude in a world where they could only be uncomfortable."

Source: schulzmuseum.org
10. While the novel and movie "Cold Mountain" are based on historical events, the main female character Ada Monroe is fictional. Who played the role of the elegant Carolina clergyman's daughter Ada in the 2003 film?

Answer: Nicole Kidman

While Australian actress Nicole Kidman played the main female character Ada Monroe, it was Texas born Renee Zellweger who won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role as Ruby Thewes, who was definitely NOT an elegant clergyman's daughter.
Source: Author nannywoo

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