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Quiz about What is in a Name Part 2
Quiz about What is in a Name Part 2

What is in a Name? Part 2 Trivia Quiz


What is in a Name?

A multiple-choice quiz by thejazzkickazz. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
60,978
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
5
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
3 / 5
Plays
607
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Question 1 of 5
1. Niccolo Fontana( 1500-77) was credited with solving the difficult cubic equation. Despite his shortcomings as a 'stammerer', he was a brilliant mathematician. Who was he better known as?

Answer: (One Word)
Question 2 of 5
2. Teodor Josef Konrad Korzeniowski was a great writer. One of my very favorite works by this author is entitled , 'The Secret Agent'. Who was he better known as?

Answer: (Full or last name)
Question 3 of 5
3. Charles Edouard Jeanneret changed his name to honor his ancestral lineage. Visionary in his insights, he created some wondrous and organic-looking buildings...e.g. Ozenfant house and the Notre-Dame-du-haut. Who was he better known as? Hint


Question 4 of 5
4. He was the tutor to Nero and nicknamed 'curius dentatus' because he was born with teeth. Who was this great Stoic philosopher? Hint


Question 5 of 5
5. An interesting philosopher and the freed slave of Pompey the Great (Pompeianus), he enjoyed walking into parties and crying out loudly..'Oh, wretched city I am entering..'. Who was he better known as? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Niccolo Fontana( 1500-77) was credited with solving the difficult cubic equation. Despite his shortcomings as a 'stammerer', he was a brilliant mathematician. Who was he better known as?

Answer: Tartaglia

2. Teodor Josef Konrad Korzeniowski was a great writer. One of my very favorite works by this author is entitled , 'The Secret Agent'. Who was he better known as?

Answer: Joseph Conrad

3. Charles Edouard Jeanneret changed his name to honor his ancestral lineage. Visionary in his insights, he created some wondrous and organic-looking buildings...e.g. Ozenfant house and the Notre-Dame-du-haut. Who was he better known as?

Answer: Le Corbusier

4. He was the tutor to Nero and nicknamed 'curius dentatus' because he was born with teeth. Who was this great Stoic philosopher?

Answer: Seneca

5. An interesting philosopher and the freed slave of Pompey the Great (Pompeianus), he enjoyed walking into parties and crying out loudly..'Oh, wretched city I am entering..'. Who was he better known as?

Answer: Demetrius

Source: Author thejazzkickazz

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