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Let George do it! Trivia Quiz

My husband George often hears the words: "Let George do it!" This quiz about some famous Georges and the famous things they did is for my husband and all the other unsung Georges.

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

Author
Catamount

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
195,613

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
953

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Question 1 of 10

1. What famous George wrote "Rhapsody in Blue"?

Answer: (One word, last name)

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Question 2 of 10

2. This famous George likes to paint blue dogs. Hint

George Rodrigue

George Khairallah

George Rada

George Catlin

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Question 3 of 10

3. This famous George, born Nathan Birnbaum in 1896, played God in three movies.

Answer: (One Word ... last name only)

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which famous George stars in the 1940 comedy that shares its title with this quiz? Hint

George Formby

George Lopez

George Burns

George Wallace

5. George Wright had a job that used to be quite common in the early years of the 20th century, but became less and less important through the fifties and sixties. What did this famous George do? Hint

Theatre organist

Portable soup maker

Aeronaut

Plowwright

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Question 6 of 10

6. This famous George wrote "Silas Marner". Hint

George Sand

George Eliot

George Abbot

George Orwell

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Question 7 of 10

7. The adventures of this famous George were chronicled by Hans and Margret Rey. Hint

Curious George

George Seurat

George of the Jungle

George W. Bush

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Question 8 of 10

8. This famous George wrote a play about a professor who taught a flowergirl to pass as a duchess. Hint

George Meyer

George Orwell

George Bernard Shaw

George Bulwer-Lytton

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Question 9 of 10

9. This famous George who wrote "Childe Harold's Pilgrimage" was a descendant of King James I. Hint

George M. Cohan

George Carlin

George Santayana

George Gordon Byron

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which George was the famous violinist and composer in the first half of the 20th Century who taught Yehudi Menuhin? Hint

George Walker

George Handel

George Antheil

George Enescu

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What famous George wrote "Rhapsody in Blue"?

Answer: Gershwin

This blend of jazz and classical music had its debut on Feb. 12, 1924 at a concert entitled "Experiment in Modern Music". It was a huge success.

2. This famous George likes to paint blue dogs.

Answer: George Rodrigue

The blue dog was modeled after his beloved terrier cross Tiffany. After her death blue dogs began to appear in his paintings. Inspired by the legend of loup-garou, the werewolf, he painted a blue dog for a book of Cajun ghost stories, but the figure was not limited to scary images.

3. This famous George, born Nathan Birnbaum in 1896, played God in three movies.

Answer: George Burns

The original "Oh, God!", starring Burns and John Denver, was released in 1977. Many critics think it was funnier than the two sequels "Oh, God! Book II" (1980) and "Oh, God! You Devil!" (1984).

4. Which famous George stars in the 1940 comedy that shares its title with this quiz?

Answer: George Formby

A ukulele player is mistaken for a spy in wartime Norway.

5. George Wright had a job that used to be quite common in the early years of the 20th century, but became less and less important through the fifties and sixties. What did this famous George do?

Answer: Theatre organist

Wurlitzer built the first theatre organ in 1910. During the silent movie era the organist had to provide sound effects to emphasise the action on the screen. With the arrival of "talkies" the theatre organ was slowly phased out, but great organists like George Wright still provided music during intermissions, as well as releasing albums of modern organ music.

6. This famous George wrote "Silas Marner".

Answer: George Eliot

Born Mary Ann Evans in 1819, she took the pen-name of George Eliot for her first novel ("Scenes of Clerical Life" - 1857) to hide the fact that she was living in a common-law relationship (this was the Victorian age after all).

7. The adventures of this famous George were chronicled by Hans and Margret Rey.

Answer: Curious George

The curious little monkey who always gets into trouble first appeared in the book "Raffy and the Nine Monkeys" that featured a giraffe. His own first book "Curious George" was published in 1941.

8. This famous George wrote a play about a professor who taught a flowergirl to pass as a duchess.

Answer: George Bernard Shaw

The play of course is "Pygmalion". A famous GBS quote: "I never resist temptation, because I have found that things that are bad for me do not tempt me." I have learned from another player that Shaw hated the name "George" and preferred to be known by his middle name. Sorry about that!

9. This famous George who wrote "Childe Harold's Pilgrimage" was a descendant of King James I.

Answer: George Gordon Byron

Better known by his title, Lord Byron, he was born in 1788 in London but spent most of his childhood in Aberdeen, Scotland. He never forgot his Scottish upbringing and roots (his mother was from Aberdeen). When a review of his work "Hours of Idleness" suggested he had a "Scotch accent" he replied sarcastically: "Good God! I hope not. I would rather the country was sunk in the sea!" He later got back at the reviewer with a satirical piece called "English Bards and Scotch Reviewers".

10. Which George was the famous violinist and composer in the first half of the 20th Century who taught Yehudi Menuhin?

Answer: George Enescu

Born 1881, died 1955, Enescu's published output as a composer was relatively small but of high quality, like the opera "Odeipe". He had a fabulous musical memory which ironically led to the loss of some of his work as he never wrote it down. He also excelled as a pianist and conductor.

Source: Author Catamount

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