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Quiz about 100 World Famous Folks 8071
Quiz about 100 World Famous Folks 8071

100 World Famous Folks: 80-71 Trivia Quiz


Another quiz in the series. Enjoy! (3 of 10)

A multiple-choice quiz by mrbell. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
mrbell
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
309,596
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
3249
Awards
Top 20% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 70 (7/10), Guest 176 (7/10), GoodwinPD (10/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. He invented the vaccine for polio. Who was he? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. He was an American inventor who started the frozen food industry. Who was he? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. He attempted to assassinate a president in order to impress a famous actress. Who is he? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. He was the first explorer to lead an expedition across the Pacific Ocean and had previously travelled to the Spice Islands, crossing all the meridians around the globe. Who was this man? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. He rose to power as the Communist leader of the Soviet Union after the death of Vladimir Lenin. Who was this man known for launching "The Great Terror"? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. She was a Hellenistic ruler of Egypt and had a child with Julius Caesar. Who was this woman? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. This female astronaut was on the Space Shuttle Endeavour in 1992. Who is she? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Who was the Indian woman that travelled with the Lewis and Clark expedition? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. At age 12, he sent President FDR a letter of admiration and asked for an American $10 bill. He was born on August 13, 1926. Who is he? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. She reigned in the Hawaiian Islands from 1891-1893. She was born in 1838. Who was she? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. He invented the vaccine for polio. Who was he?

Answer: Jonas Salk

After working for years on finding the vaccine for polio, Salk became even more avid when his daughter came down with the disease. The last few years of his life, he worked on finding a cure for AIDS. Salk passed away in 1995 at the age of 80.
2. He was an American inventor who started the frozen food industry. Who was he?

Answer: Clarence Birdseye

Birdseye started out freezing seafood after an ice fishing trip. He discovered that even though the fish froze almost immediately, when cooked later, they still tasted fresh. In 1922, he started Birdseye Seafoods Inc. He developed a process called quick freezing, which maintained the taste of a fresh product.

In 1927 he extended the quick freezing process to meat, poultry, fruits and vegetables.
3. He attempted to assassinate a president in order to impress a famous actress. Who is he?

Answer: John Hinckley Jr.

On March 30, 1981, Hinckley shot at President Ronald Reagan six times. Reagan was wounded by a bullet that ricocheted and hit him in the chest. Thomas Delahanty, a police officer, James Brady, the White House Press Secretary and Timothy McCarthy, a Secret Service agent, were also all wounded in the assassination attempt.

Hinckley was found not guilty by reason of insanity and committed to a mental hospital. Hinckley was obsessed with actress Jodie Foster after seeing her in the movie "Taxi Driver". This was just one way of trying to get her attention. She was not impressed.
4. He was the first explorer to lead an expedition across the Pacific Ocean and had previously travelled to the Spice Islands, crossing all the meridians around the globe. Who was this man?

Answer: Ferdinand Magellan

Magellan's expedition became the first to complete a circumnavigation of the world but Magellan himself did not finish the entire voyage. He was killed during the Battle of Mactan in the Philippines. Juan Elcano took over the expedition after Magellan's death.
5. He rose to power as the Communist leader of the Soviet Union after the death of Vladimir Lenin. Who was this man known for launching "The Great Terror"?

Answer: Joseph Stalin

"The Great Terror" referred to Stalin's program of ridding the Soviet Union of those against the Communist Party. Stalin played a big part in developing the "Iron Curtain". The Iron Curtain was a divider of Eastern Europe from 1945-1991.
6. She was a Hellenistic ruler of Egypt and had a child with Julius Caesar. Who was this woman?

Answer: Cleopatra

Cleopatra was the ruler of Egypt along with her brothers/husbands. These unions with her brothers did not produce any children but she had a son with Caesar and three more children with Marc Antony after Caesar's death. Her reign marked the end of the Hellenistic Era and the start of the Roman Era. At the height of the Hellenistic Era, Greek Culture was very powerful in Europe and Asia.
7. This female astronaut was on the Space Shuttle Endeavour in 1992. Who is she?

Answer: Mae Jemison

Jemison was the first African-American female to travel into space. Jemison is now retired but as a doctor in the 1980's she was in the Peace Corps in Liberia and the Sierra Leone. Sally Ride was the first American woman in space in 1983. Christa McAuliffe died in the Space Shuttle Challenger tragedy in 1986. Dorothy Green is Mae Jemison's mother.
8. Who was the Indian woman that travelled with the Lewis and Clark expedition?

Answer: Sacagawea

Sacagawea was taken as the wife of Frenchman Toussaint Charbonneau at the age of 13. Charbonneau was hired by Lewis and Clark as an interpreter. Sacagawea spoke Shoshone and they needed her help in their travels. She was nicknamed Janey by Clark. She died in 1812 of an unknown illness.
9. At age 12, he sent President FDR a letter of admiration and asked for an American $10 bill. He was born on August 13, 1926. Who is he?

Answer: Fidel Castro

He began his reign in Cuba in 1959. In February of 2008, he passed on his title to his brother and Vice President, Raul Castro. He was also the 23rd President of Cuba. He married Mirta Díaz-Balart Gutierrez, but divorced her in 1955.
10. She reigned in the Hawaiian Islands from 1891-1893. She was born in 1838. Who was she?

Answer: Queen Lili'uokalani

Her full adoptive and legal name was Lydia Liliʻu Loloku Walania Wewehi Kamakaʻeha-a-Kapaʻakea Lydia Liliʻuokalani Paki. She died in 1917 at age 79. She was overthrown in 1893, ending her reign.
Source: Author mrbell

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