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Quiz about Mary Mary Quite Contrary
Quiz about Mary Mary Quite Contrary

Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary Trivia Quiz


Mary is a very common name, so there has to be some famous and many infamous Mary's. Let's look at some of them.

A multiple-choice quiz by kana205. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
kana205
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
359,475
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
3758
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Question 1 of 10
1. This Mary is a self taught mathematician. She authored many books including "Lectures on the Logic of Arithmetic". Which Mary is this? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. This Mary is a retired tennis player. She retired in 2006 after a bad knee injury. She gained a reputation for being one of the hardest hitters on the women's circuit. Which famous Mary is this? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. This Mary has been the controversial Chief Executive of the Royal Opera House in London. She has worked under the name of Mary Adames in the early 1970's. Which Mary is this?
Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. This colorful Mary is an Irish singer. She joined a small folk band called "General Humbert" in 1975. She is known in Ireland as one of the most important Irish vocalists of her generation. Which Mary is this? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. This Mary is a very successful business woman. She is the founder of "The Nurturing Network". She was also once employed on Wall Street. Which Mary is this? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. This Mary writes science books for both children and adults. She only writes nonfiction books. She also writes nature documentaries for television. Which Mary is this? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. This Mary is an American actress. She has played in many leading roles including the television series "Murder One" as Justine Appleton. She has also starred in many movies including "Deep Impact" and "1408". Which Mary is this? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. This Mary was once the chairwoman of the United States Commission on Civil Rights. She also co-founded the Free South Africa Movement. Which Mary is this? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. This Mary is the author of "The Promised Land". She immigrated to the United States in 1894 with her family. Which Mary is this? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. This Mary is a criminal. She killed two young boys when she was only eleven years old. She is known as "The Tyneside Strangler." Who is this Mary? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. This Mary is a self taught mathematician. She authored many books including "Lectures on the Logic of Arithmetic". Which Mary is this?

Answer: Mary Everest Boole

Mary Everest Boole (1832-1916) was a very famous mathematician. She became fascinated in mathematics after she became a tutor in France. She married another mathematician named George Boole. The books she authored include "Philosophy and Fun of Algebra" and "Lectures on the Logic of Arithmetic".
2. This Mary is a retired tennis player. She retired in 2006 after a bad knee injury. She gained a reputation for being one of the hardest hitters on the women's circuit. Which famous Mary is this?

Answer: Mary Pierce

Mary Pierce is a citizen of the United States, Canada, and France. She played for France in all competitions, including the Olympics. In October 2006, Pierce ruptured her anterior cruciate ligament in her left knee and hasn't returned back to tennis since.
3. This Mary has been the controversial Chief Executive of the Royal Opera House in London. She has worked under the name of Mary Adames in the early 1970's. Which Mary is this?

Answer: Mary Allen

Mary Allen was born in 1951. She appeared in the early productions of "The Rocky Horror Show" and toured with "Godspell". She also ran Watermans Arts Centre in west London, England. Allen resigned from the Royal Opera House in March 1998 having become the General Director in 1997 when Genista McIntosh became ill.
4. This colorful Mary is an Irish singer. She joined a small folk band called "General Humbert" in 1975. She is known in Ireland as one of the most important Irish vocalists of her generation. Which Mary is this?

Answer: Mary Black

Mary Black was born in 1955. She makes both folk and contemporary Irish music. She was born into a musical family with her father being a fiddler and her mother being a singer. It is said that she started singing around the age of eight. Almost all of her albums are widely popular all over the world.
5. This Mary is a very successful business woman. She is the founder of "The Nurturing Network". She was also once employed on Wall Street. Which Mary is this?

Answer: Mary Cunningham Agee

Mary Cunningham Agee was born in 1951 in Maine. She is the CEO of her family's wine business, Aurea Estate Wines, Inc. and also the founder of "The Nurturing Network", a charitable organization to help pregnant women who are thinking about abortion to go to another route. Agee's career on Wall Street was very successful, as she has worked for many big names including Bendix.
6. This Mary writes science books for both children and adults. She only writes nonfiction books. She also writes nature documentaries for television. Which Mary is this?

Answer: Mary Batten

Mary Batten is a successful science writer for both children and adults. She writes books about the environment, ecology, etc. Her books have won many awards. She also writes for "National Geographic."
7. This Mary is an American actress. She has played in many leading roles including the television series "Murder One" as Justine Appleton. She has also starred in many movies including "Deep Impact" and "1408". Which Mary is this?

Answer: Mary McCormack

Mary McCormack is an American actress that has worked in many television shows including "Murder One" and 'The West Wing". She has also worked in many films including "Private Parts" and "Right at Your Door".
8. This Mary was once the chairwoman of the United States Commission on Civil Rights. She also co-founded the Free South Africa Movement. Which Mary is this?

Answer: Mary Frances Berry

Mary Frances Berry is a professor and also a Civil Rights activist. She has been a professor at many colleges including University of Pennsylvania and Howard University. She has also worked at Pacifica Radio and the Organization of American Historians.
9. This Mary is the author of "The Promised Land". She immigrated to the United States in 1894 with her family. Which Mary is this?

Answer: Mary Antin

Mary Antin emigrated to Boston, Massachusetts from Russia in 1894. Mary also wrote her autobiography called "The Promised Land". Sadly, Mary Antin died of cancer on May 15, 1949.
10. This Mary is a criminal. She killed two young boys when she was only eleven years old. She is known as "The Tyneside Strangler." Who is this Mary?

Answer: Mary Bell

Mary Flora Bell is one of the most famous women manslaughter cases in the world. She killed Martin Brown by strangling him herself on May 25, 1968 and on July 31, 1968 Mary Bell and her friend Norma Joyce Bell (no relation) strangled another young boy, Brian Howe.
Source: Author kana205

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