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Born in April Trivia Quiz

This quiz is about famous people who were born in the month of APRIL. You will be asked to pick the one statement out of the four listed that is NOT true of the person mentioned. Have fun and hopefully learn something new!

A multiple-choice quiz by ballykissangel. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
ballykissangel

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
71,768

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
6 / 15

Plays
592

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Question 1 of 15

1. Ball player, Pete Rose, was born on April 14, 1942. Which of the following is NOT true? Hint

Pete Rose was born in Akron, Ohio

Played more games than any other player in history

Played primarily for the Cincinnati Reds and Philadelphia Phillies

Got more hits than any other player in history

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Question 2 of 15

2. Colin Powell was born April 5, 1937, in Harlem, New York. Which of the following is NOT true? Hint

He was the first African-American chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

He served two tours in Japan

He was national security advisor to President Reagan

Worked in the Pentagon's Department of Energy

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Question 3 of 15

3. Infamous outlaw, Butch Cassidy, was born in April, 1866. Which of the following statements is NOT true? Hint

He was raised a Mormon

His real name was Robert Leroy Cassidy

He ran with the infamous 'McCarty Gang'

He was one of ten children

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Question 4 of 15

4. One of the famous Bronte sisters, Charlotte was born in April, 1816. Which of the following is NOT true of Charlotte Bronte? Hint

She wrote under the pseudonym 'Currer Bell'

She wrote 'Jane Eyre'

She died during pregnancy

She wrote 'Wuthering Heights'

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Question 5 of 15

5. Comedienne, Carol Burnett, was born April 26, 1926, in San Antonio, Texas. Which of the following is NOT true? Hint

She came from a wealthy oil family

She won a scholarship to college

Both her parents were alcoholics

She successfully sued the 'National Enquirer'

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Question 6 of 15

6. Ethel Kennedy, was born in April, 1928, in Chicago, Illinois. Which of the following is NOT true? Hint

Both her parents were killed in an airplane explosion

She was raised in prestigious Greenwich, Conneticut

She was married to Senator Edward Kennedy

She campaigned for President JFK

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Question 7 of 15

7. Adolf Hitler was born April 20, 1889. Which of the following is NOT true? Hint

He was an ambitious scholar.

In his early career, he was tried for treason and served a prison term.

He dreamed of becoming an artist.

He won the distinguished 'Iron Cross' award for bravery.

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Question 8 of 15

8. Newspaper man, Joseph Pulitzer, was born April 10, 1847. Which of the following is NOT true? Hint

He was ridiculed for his Jewish background

He was born in Mako, Hungary

He never became a US citizen

He emigrated to the US in 1864

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Question 9 of 15

9. William Wordsworth, famous poet, was born April, 1770, in England. Which of the following is NOT true? Hint

He had one sister, Dorothy

He never graduated from college

He was appointed 'poet laureate' in 1843

He wrote 'To a Butterfly'

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Question 10 of 15

10. Bette Davis, was born Ruth Elizabeth Davis, April 5, 1908, in Lowell, MA. Which of the following is NOT true of Bette Davis? Hint

She never married

She was a heavy drinker and smoker

She made 87 movies

She adopted a child who was retarded

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Question 11 of 15

11. David Letterman, late-night TV host, was born April 12, 1947. Which is the following is NOT true? Hint

He wrote material for cartoons

He had 2 sisters

He was born in Indianapolis, Indiana

He underwent a quintuple heart by-pass

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Question 12 of 15

12. Hans Christian Anderson, famous writer, was born April, 1805, in Odense, Denmark. Which of the following did he NOT write? Hint

Sinderklaus

The Tinderbox

The Tin Soldier

The Ugly Duckling

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Question 13 of 15

13. Oleg Cassini, fashion designer, was born April 11, 1919. Which of the following is NOT true? Hint

He attended a English Catholic school

He was born in Paris

His parents were Italian

He was official designer to Jacqueline Kennedy

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Question 14 of 15

14. Thomas Jefferson was born April 13, 1743. Which of the following is NOT true? Hint

He was the 2nd President of the United States

He was a principal author of the Declaration of Independance

His home was called 'Monticello'

His family had approximately 60 slaves

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Question 15 of 15

15. Saddam Hussein, was born April 28, 1937. Which of the following is NOT true? Hint

He was raised by his widowed mother.

He attended law school in Baghdad.

He attempted to have the Iraqi Prime Minister assassinated

He became President of Iraq in 1979

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Ball player, Pete Rose, was born on April 14, 1942. Which of the following is NOT true?

Answer: Pete Rose was born in Akron, Ohio

2. Colin Powell was born April 5, 1937, in Harlem, New York. Which of the following is NOT true?

Answer: He served two tours in Japan

Powell received the distinguished 'Soldier's Medal' when he pulled several men from a burning helicopter.

3. Infamous outlaw, Butch Cassidy, was born in April, 1866. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

Answer: His real name was Robert Leroy Cassidy

Butch's real name was Robert Leroy Parker. He took the name 'Cassidy' from another outlaw he admired.

4. One of the famous Bronte sisters, Charlotte was born in April, 1816. Which of the following is NOT true of Charlotte Bronte?

Answer: She wrote 'Wuthering Heights'

She also wrote 'Shirley' and Villette' and worked as a governess.

5. Comedienne, Carol Burnett, was born April 26, 1926, in San Antonio, Texas. Which of the following is NOT true?

Answer: She came from a wealthy oil family

She grew up in a family that existed mainly on welfare and was raised primarily by her grandmother.

6. Ethel Kennedy, was born in April, 1928, in Chicago, Illinois. Which of the following is NOT true?

Answer: She was married to Senator Edward Kennedy

Ethel was married to Robert Kennedy. She gave birth to their 11th child after his death.

7. Adolf Hitler was born April 20, 1889. Which of the following is NOT true?

Answer: He was an ambitious scholar.

Hitler gained no rank above corporal during his stints in the army.

8. Newspaper man, Joseph Pulitzer, was born April 10, 1847. Which of the following is NOT true?

Answer: He never became a US citizen

Pulitzer became a US citizen in 1867.

9. William Wordsworth, famous poet, was born April, 1770, in England. Which of the following is NOT true?

Answer: He never graduated from college

Wordsworth graduated from Cambridge University.

10. Bette Davis, was born Ruth Elizabeth Davis, April 5, 1908, in Lowell, MA. Which of the following is NOT true of Bette Davis?

Answer: She never married

The child was institutionalized.

11. David Letterman, late-night TV host, was born April 12, 1947. Which is the following is NOT true?

Answer: He wrote material for cartoons

David worked as a HOST of a children's program in his early career, and wrote material for popular sitcoms.

12. Hans Christian Anderson, famous writer, was born April, 1805, in Odense, Denmark. Which of the following did he NOT write?

Answer: Sinderklaus

13. Oleg Cassini, fashion designer, was born April 11, 1919. Which of the following is NOT true?

Answer: His parents were Italian

Cassini's parents were, in fact, Russian!

14. Thomas Jefferson was born April 13, 1743. Which of the following is NOT true?

Answer: He was the 2nd President of the United States

Jefferson was the third US President.

15. Saddam Hussein, was born April 28, 1937. Which of the following is NOT true?

Answer: He attended law school in Baghdad.

Hussein attended law school in Cairo, Egypt.

Source: Author ballykissangel

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