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I Never Knew That Person! Trivia Quiz

A "contemporary" is another person living within the same time period. I will list four people and you tell me who is NOT the Contemporary. All names are historical for the purpose of this quiz.

A multiple-choice quiz by Ft. Brooke. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Ft. Brooke

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
204,867

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

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1485

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Question 1 of 10

1. Time line -- The United States passes the Homestead Act. Which person was NOT a contemporary of the others? Hint

Calvin Coolidge

Sam Houston

Abraham Lincoln

Thomas Jefferson

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Question 2 of 10

2. Time line -- America acquires the Louisiana Purchase. Which person was NOT a contemporary of the others? Hint

Annie Oakley

Robert E. Lee

George Washington

Charles Darwin

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Question 3 of 10

3. Time line -- The massacre at Wounded Knee. Which person was NOT a contemporary of the others? Hint

Eddie Rickenbacker

George Custer

Adolf Hitler

Alvin York

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Question 4 of 10

4. Time line -- The Spanish American War. Which person was NOT a contemporary of the others? Hint

Stephen Foster

Babe Ruth

Orville Wright

Albert Einstein

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Question 5 of 10

5. Time line -- The first black soldier graduates from West Point. Which person was NOT a contemporary of the others? Hint

Jesse James

Ty Cobb

Billy the Kid

James A. Garfield

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Question 6 of 10

6. Time line -- The birth of the airplane is born at Kitty Hawk, NC. Which person is NOT a contemporary of the others? Hint

Samuel Clemens

John Phillip Sousa

Elvis Presley

John Dillinger

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Question 7 of 10

7. Time line -- The Alamo. Which person is NOT the contemporary of the others? Hint

Buffalo Bill Cody

James Bowie

David Crockett

William Travis

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Question 8 of 10

8. Time line -- Lincoln is elected President. Which person is NOT the contemporary of the others? Hint

Hank Aaron

Thomas A. Edison

Woodrow Wilson

Charles Dickens

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Question 9 of 10

9. Time line -- 101 years after the death of George Washington. Which one is NOT the contemporary of the others? Hint

Benjamin Franklin

Al Capone

Queen Victoria

Oliver Hardy

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Question 10 of 10

10. Wyatt Earp and Audie Murphy were contemporaries.

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Time line -- The United States passes the Homestead Act. Which person was NOT a contemporary of the others?

Answer: Calvin Coolidge

Time line was 1862. Calvin Coolidge was our only President to be born on July 4th, and was born in 1872. Abraham Lincoln was born in 1809 and was assassinated in 1865. Sam Houston was born in 1793 and died in 1863. Thomas Jefferson was born in 1743 and died in 1826.

2. Time line -- America acquires the Louisiana Purchase. Which person was NOT a contemporary of the others?

Answer: George Washington

Time line was 1803. George Washington was born in 1732 and died in 1799. Robert E. Lee was born in 1807 and died in 1870. Charles Darwin was born in 1809 and died in 1882. Annie Oakley was born in 1860 and died in 1926.

3. Time line -- The massacre at Wounded Knee. Which person was NOT a contemporary of the others?

Answer: George Custer

Time line was 1890. George Custer was born in 1839 and was killed in 1876. Adolf Hitler was born in 1889 and killed himself in 1945. Eddie Rickenbacker was born in 1890 and died in 1973. Alvin York the famous WWI sergeant was born in 1887 and died in 1964.

4. Time line -- The Spanish American War. Which person was NOT a contemporary of the others?

Answer: Stephen Foster

Time line was 1898. Stephen Foster was born in 1826 and died in 1864. Orville Wright was born in 1871 and died in 1948. Babe Ruth was born in 1895 and likewise died in 1948. Albert Einstein was born in 1879 and died in 1955.

5. Time line -- The first black soldier graduates from West Point. Which person was NOT a contemporary of the others?

Answer: Ty Cobb

The time line was 1877. Ty Cobb the famous baseball player was born in 1886 and died in 1961. Jesse James was born in 1847 and was killed in 1882. Billy the Kid was born in 1859 and was killed in 1881. President James A. Garfield was born in 1831 and was assassinated in 1881.

6. Time line -- The birth of the airplane is born at Kitty Hawk, NC. Which person is NOT a contemporary of the others?

Answer: Elvis Presley

The time line was 1903. Elvis Presley was born in 1935 and died in 1977. John Phillip Sousa was born in 1854 and died in 1932. John Dillinger was born in 1903 and was killed in 1934. Samuel Clemens or Mark Twain was born in 1835 and died in 1910.

7. Time line -- The Alamo. Which person is NOT the contemporary of the others?

Answer: Buffalo Bill Cody

The time line was 1836. Buffalo Bill Cody was born in 1846 and died in 1917. David Crockett and James Bowie and William Travis all died at the Alamo in 1836.

8. Time line -- Lincoln is elected President. Which person is NOT the contemporary of the others?

Answer: Hank Aaron

The time line was 1860. Hank Aaron was born in 1934. Woodrow Wilson was born in 1856 and died in 1924. Thomas A. Edison was born in 1847 and died in 1931. Charles Dickens was born in 1812 and died in 1870.

9. Time line -- 101 years after the death of George Washington. Which one is NOT the contemporary of the others?

Answer: Benjamin Franklin

The time line was 1900. Benjamin Franklin was born in 1706 and died in 1790. Queen Victoria was born in 1819 and died in 1901. Al Capone was born in 1899 and died in 1947. Oliver Hardy of Laurel and Hardy fame was born in 1892 and died in 1957.

10. Wyatt Earp and Audie Murphy were contemporaries.

Answer: True

Wyatt Earp was born in 1848 died in 1929. Audie Murphy the famous World War II hero was born in 1924 and was killed in an airplane crash in 1971. Audie would have been 5 years old when the famous Wyatt Earp died. Therefore they were contemporaries. Thanks for playing "I never knew that person."

Source: Author Ft. Brooke

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