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Psst..Pass the Salt Trivia Quiz


About famous people born in Salt Lake City, Utah.

A multiple-choice quiz by hat_fantastic. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
330,135
Updated
Jul 23 22
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
316
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Question 1 of 10
1. Born February 4, 1869 and known as "Big Bill", I founded and lead the Industrial Workers of the World and was considered one of the world's greatest labor leaders of my time. Who am I? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Born November 11, 1872 I was a Broadway actress who is best known for playing Peter Pan. Who am I? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Born August 16, 1902 and dead at the young age of 32, I am best known for being a Negro writer during the Harlem Renaissance. Who am I?
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Question 4 of 10
4. Born November 3, 1952 I am an Emmy Award winning actress and comedian. My show won the 1993 Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series (Comedy) and ran for nine seasons on ABC. Who am I? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Born February 18, 1960 and named a Disney Legend in September 2009, I trained with Clarence Nash on the voice of Donald Duck. Who am I? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Born May 23, 1974, I hold the record for the longest winning streak on the game show "Jeopardy!" Who am I? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Born May 8, 1978 I portrayed a lawyer on the ABC show "What about Brian?" and a character who went to law school alongside Reese Witherspoon in the movie "Legally Blonde." Who am I?
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Question 8 of 10
8. Born George Ouzounian in 1978, I created the highly satirical website "The Best Page in the Universe." Who am I?
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Question 9 of 10
9. Born October 27, 1982 I am an American actor best known for the lead role in the film "Almost Famous." Who am I? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Born November 3, 1987 I was abducted from my bedroom on June 5, 2002 and was found nine months later just eighteen miles away from my home. Who am I? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Born February 4, 1869 and known as "Big Bill", I founded and lead the Industrial Workers of the World and was considered one of the world's greatest labor leaders of my time. Who am I?

Answer: Bill Haywood

Bill Haywood (1869-1928) jumped bail in the US in 1921 and went to the Soviet Union. It is often said that John Reed is the only US citizen 'buried in the Kremlin Wall'. That is not entirely accurate. Half of Bill Haywood's ashes are also buried there, and the other half were buried in Chicago.

Bill Lovett, James Butler Hickok, and William Adams Hickman were all nicknamed "Wild Bill" and for different reasons. Lovett was an Irish-American gangster, Hickok was a gunfighter and gambler from the American Old West, and Hickman confessed to several murders in his autobiography.
2. Born November 11, 1872 I was a Broadway actress who is best known for playing Peter Pan. Who am I?

Answer: Maude Adams

Born Maude Ewing Kiskadden, Adams was only five years old when she starred in her first role at a San Francisco theater.
3. Born August 16, 1902 and dead at the young age of 32, I am best known for being a Negro writer during the Harlem Renaissance. Who am I?

Answer: Wallace Thurman

Thurman wrote the play "Harlem," which debuted on Broadway, but is most notable for his novel "The Blacker the Berry: A Novel of Negro Life."
4. Born November 3, 1952 I am an Emmy Award winning actress and comedian. My show won the 1993 Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series (Comedy) and ran for nine seasons on ABC. Who am I?

Answer: Roseanne Barr

Not just an Emmy Award winner, Barr also has received six People Choice Awards and two Golden Globe Awards. Her show "Roseanne" was ranked #1 from 1989 to 1990.
5. Born February 18, 1960 and named a Disney Legend in September 2009, I trained with Clarence Nash on the voice of Donald Duck. Who am I?

Answer: Tony Anselmo

Tony Baxter works at Disney as an imagineer for Disneyland Resort. Tony Bennett is a well known musician famous for singing a variety of genres, including jazz, pop, and show tunes. Tony Danza is famous for his role as the housekeeper on "Who's the Boss?"
6. Born May 23, 1974, I hold the record for the longest winning streak on the game show "Jeopardy!" Who am I?

Answer: Ken Jennings

Ken Jennings' total winnings, including his 75 appearances on "Jeopardy!" and on the "Jeopardy! Ultimate Tournament of Champions" were $3,022,700.
7. Born May 8, 1978 I portrayed a lawyer on the ABC show "What about Brian?" and a character who went to law school alongside Reese Witherspoon in the movie "Legally Blonde." Who am I?

Answer: Matthew Davis

Both Barry Watson and Rick Gomez starred on the show "What about Brian?" Watson played the lead role of Brian and Gomez played his best friend and partner at Zap Monkey. Luke Wilson played Reese Witherspoon's love interest in the film "Legally Blonde."
8. Born George Ouzounian in 1978, I created the highly satirical website "The Best Page in the Universe." Who am I?

Answer: Maddox

The pen name "Maddox" comes from the 1980s anime Metal Skin Panic MADOX-01.
9. Born October 27, 1982 I am an American actor best known for the lead role in the film "Almost Famous." Who am I?

Answer: Patrick Fugit

Jonah Hill and Michael Cera played best friends in the comedy "Superbad." Jason Lee is best known for his role on "My Name is Earl" and also played the musician Jeff Bebe in the film "Almost Famous."
10. Born November 3, 1987 I was abducted from my bedroom on June 5, 2002 and was found nine months later just eighteen miles away from my home. Who am I?

Answer: Elizabeth Smart

Smart is also known as a political activist and on March 8, 2006 she went to Congress to support the AMBER Alert system, which is named after Amber Hagerman. Amber was aducted and murdered in Texas in 1996 and was only nine years old.
Source: Author hat_fantastic

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