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Guess Who Trivia Quiz

I will give clues for famous people in ten different areas of activity. You tell me who they are.

A multiple-choice quiz by doublemm. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
doublemm

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
300,937

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
2114

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 51 (5/10), Hayes1953 (4/10), Guest 98 (9/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Sport: Born in Majorca, this left-hander is "King of Clay". Hint

Roger Federer

Carlos Moya

Bjorn Borg

Rafael Nadal

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Question 2 of 10

2. Politics: He was the 34th President of the United States as well as being an Army General in World War 2. Hint

Harry S. Truman

Franklin D. Roosevelt

John F. Kennedy

Dwight D. Eisenhower

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Question 3 of 10

3. Literature: Which author created Miss Dubose, Miss Maudie and Jean-Louise Finch? Hint

Harper Lee

Charlotte Bronte

Jane Austen

J.K Rowling

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Question 4 of 10

4. Food and Drink: Who is credited with creating the "Waldorf Salad"? Hint

Ken Hom

Albert Waldorf

Oscar Tschirky

Raymond Blanc

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Question 5 of 10

5. Films: Actor in "Jurassic Park" and "The Fly". Hint

Jeff Goldblum

John Getz

Sam Neill

Richard Attenborough

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Question 6 of 10

6. Television: Which "Scrubs" character was Chief of Medicine at "Sacred Heart" hospital? Hint

Dr. Percival Cox

Dr. John Dorian

Dr. Bob Kelso

Dr. Elliot Reid

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Question 7 of 10

7. Religion: Who became the Archbishop of Canterbury in 1991? Hint

Frederick Donald Coggan

George Leonard Carey

Rowan Douglas Williams

William Temple

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Question 8 of 10

8. History: Who was the assassin of Mohandas K. Ghandi? Hint

John Bellingham

Unknown Hindu extremist

Mark Chapman

Nathuram Godse

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Question 9 of 10

9. Science: Which scientist has a unit of inductance named after him? Hint

Baron Kelvin

Isaac Newton

Joseph Henry

Michael Faraday

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Question 10 of 10

10. Geography: Which of these was one of the first to climb K2? Hint

Edmund Hillary

Lino Lacedelli

Jacques Balmat

Edward Whymper

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Apr 03 2024 : Guest 51: 5/10
Mar 27 2024 : Hayes1953: 4/10
Mar 17 2024 : Guest 98: 9/10
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Sport: Born in Majorca, this left-hander is "King of Clay".

Answer: Rafael Nadal

Rafa became world number 1 in August 2008. He finally managed to claim the Wimbledon title in 2008, a title which had eluded him for the past 2 years.

2. Politics: He was the 34th President of the United States as well as being an Army General in World War 2.

Answer: Dwight D. Eisenhower

Preceded by Truman and succeeded by Kennedy, Eisenhower gave "Camp David" its current name, naming it after his grandson.

3. Literature: Which author created Miss Dubose, Miss Maudie and Jean-Louise Finch?

Answer: Harper Lee

The book in question is the Pulitzer-prize winning "To Kill A Mockingbird".

4. Food and Drink: Who is credited with creating the "Waldorf Salad"?

Answer: Oscar Tschirky

The Waldorf salad is named after the Waldorf Hotel in New York and typically contains celery, apple and walnuts.

5. Films: Actor in "Jurassic Park" and "The Fly".

Answer: Jeff Goldblum

Sam Neill and Richard Attenborough were both in "Jurassic Park" (1993).
John Getz was in "The Fly" (1986).
Goldblum starred in three films with his ex-wife Geena Davis. The films were "The Fly", "Transylvania 6-5000" and "Earth Girls Are Easy".

6. Television: Which "Scrubs" character was Chief of Medicine at "Sacred Heart" hospital?

Answer: Dr. Bob Kelso

Dr. Kelso is played by Ken Jenkins. He was Chief of Medicine until his resignation in the episode "My Dumb Luck".
Scrubs was created by Bill Laurence.
The name of "the Janitor" is never revealed.

7. Religion: Who became the Archbishop of Canterbury in 1991?

Answer: George Leonard Carey

Carey was Archbishop of Canterbury until 2002. When he was 18, he did his National Service in the RAF, during which he served in Iraq.

8. History: Who was the assassin of Mohandas K. Ghandi?

Answer: Nathuram Godse

Ghandi was killed on 30th of January 1948. Godse believed Ghandi was weakening India; he was executed in 1949.
John Bellingham was the assassin of British PM Spencer Percival.
Mark Chapman was the assassin of John Lennon.

9. Science: Which scientist has a unit of inductance named after him?

Answer: Joseph Henry

Kelvin (After Baron Kelvin) is the SI unit for temperature.
Farad (After Michael Faraday) is the SI unit for capacitance.
Newton (After Isaac Newton) is the SI unit for force.

10. Geography: Which of these was one of the first to climb K2?

Answer: Lino Lacedelli

Hillary climbed Everest in 1953.
Balmat climbed Mont Blanc in 1786.
Whymper led the first successful climb of the Matterhorn in 1865.
Along with Achille Compagnoni, Lacedelli reached the top of K2 in July 1954.

Source: Author doublemm

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