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Who Was I in History? #6 Trivia Quiz

My sixth "Who Was I in History?" installment, featuring people from all around the world of history. Enjoy:)

A multiple-choice quiz by mrbell. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
mrbell

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
325,223

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

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659

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Question 1 of 10

1. I was a Chinese philosopher during the Han Dynasty. I was born in present day Weifang, China. I was a student of Ma Rong and I was a Confucian scholar. Who was I? Hint

Zheng Xuan

Ge Hong

Chen Tuan

Yang Xiong

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Question 2 of 10

2. I was Prime Minister of Belgium three times (1949-50, 1958-61 and 1968-73). I witnessed major conflicts including the controversy over King Leopold III in 1950 and the "School War" in 1958. Who am I? Hint

Achille Van Acker

Paul-Henri Spaak

Paul Vanden Boeynants

Gaston Eyskens

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Question 3 of 10

3. I was found guilty of obstruction of justice and conspiracy for my role in the Watergate Scandal. I was put in prison for 18 months. During the time I was involved with the scandal, I was White House Chief of Staff to President Nixon. Who am I? Hint

Egil Krogh

John N. Mitchell

H.R. Haldeman

Jeb Magruder

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Question 4 of 10

4. I was the Third President of the Republic of Rwanda. I was supportive of the Hutus, and I favored them in my country and in our neighbor, Burundi. However, on April 6, 1994, my plane was shot down near Kigali, and my death helped spark the Rwandan Genocide. Who am I? Hint

Dominique Mbonyumutwa

Gregoire Kayibanda

Juvenal Habyarimana

Theodore Sindikubwabo

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Question 5 of 10

5. I was the 33rd President of Chile, serving from 2000-2006. After I stepped down, I became a special envoy on climate change for the United Nations. Who am I? Hint

Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle

Sebastian Pinera Echenique

Michelle Bachelet Jeria

Ricardo Lagos Escobar

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Question 6 of 10

6. I was a prominent figure in the French Revolution. Later, I was sent to the guillotine for killing a man who was later portrayed deceased in a famous painting. It seemed logical to me, because I killed one man to save 100,000. Who am I? Hint

Charlotte Corday

Lille de Chauvier

Marie Antoinette

Marie Parquartier

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Question 7 of 10

7. I was born on November 6, 1949 in Cuba. I am a jazz trumpeter and pianist. My life was the subject of a 2000 TV movie called "For Love or Country, the _________
__________ Story". This movie starred Andy Garcia. Who am I? Hint

Charlie Parker

Arturo Sandoval

Clifford Brown

Dizzy Gillespie

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Question 8 of 10

8. On April 14, 1976, I became the Prime Minister of Democratic Kampuchea (present day Cambodia). I would then lose my position on September 27, but I was back again on October 25, remaining until January of 1979. Who am I? Hint

Khieu Samphan

Pol Pot

Nuon Chea

Pen Sovan

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Question 9 of 10

9. I was a famous American radio and television personality. I was born in 1917 as an only child to Croatian immigrants. More than likely, you saw me on my most famous game show "Match Game." Who am I? Hint

Richard Dawson

Bob Barker

Chuck Woolery

Gene Rayburn

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Question 10 of 10

10. In 1922, I was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics, for my contributions to theories of atomic structure and quantum mechanics. I was also part of a team of physicists working on the Manhattan Project. In 1962, I died in my hometown of Copenhagen. Who am I? Hint

J.J. Thomson

Niels Bohr

Werner Heisenberg

Richard Rhodes

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. I was a Chinese philosopher during the Han Dynasty. I was born in present day Weifang, China. I was a student of Ma Rong and I was a Confucian scholar. Who was I?

Answer: Zheng Xuan

Zhen Xuan was the only philosopher listed here who was a student of Confucianism. Tuan, Hong, and Xiong were all Taoist philosophers.

Answer: Gaston Eyskens

Eyskens oversaw the first stages of Belgium's 1970 movement towards constitutional reform. He was also in office during the time of the Congo Crisis, when what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) became independent.

Answer: H.R. Haldeman

Haldeman was a political aide and businessman who died in 1993. The famous 18-1/2 minute gap in the Oval Office Recordings supposedly details a conversation involving Nixon and Haldeman.

Answer: Juvenal Habyarimana

Mbonyumutwa was the first President of the Republic of Rwanda, while Kayibanda preced Habyarimana. Sindikubwabo succeeded Habyarimana after his assassination.

5. I was the 33rd President of Chile, serving from 2000-2006. After I stepped down, I became a special envoy on climate change for the United Nations. Who am I?

Answer: Ricardo Lagos Escobar

Escobar was born in 1938 and is a lawyer, among other things. His victory in the 1999 Chilean election was narrow. He was also the Minister of Public Works from 1994-1998.

Answer: Charlotte Corday

Jacques-Louis David would later create his famous work "The Death of Marat" which depicts Jean-Paul Marat laying dead in his bathtub. Marat was a prominent figure in the Revolution, through his politics and journalism. Corday apparently held him responsible for the September Massacres (of 1792).

7. I was born on November 6, 1949 in Cuba. I am a jazz trumpeter and pianist. My life was the subject of a 2000 TV movie called "For Love or Country, the _________ __________ Story". This movie starred Andy Garcia. Who am I?

Answer: Arturo Sandoval

Sandoval began music when he was 13 by playing in a band. However, he fell in love with the trumpet and began seriously playing in 1964. By 16, he was in Cuba's national band.

Answer: Pol Pot

Pol Pot died in 1998. He was a proponent of a highly idiosyncratic and disastrous form of 'agrarian socialism' and forced urban dwellers to move to collectives. This led to the death of 21% of Cambodia's population.

Answer: Gene Rayburn

Rayburn died in 1999 of congestive heart failure. Bob Barker, of course, was the host of "The Price is Right" while Woolery was the host of shows such as "The Dating Game" "Lingo" and "Greed." Richard Dawson was a regular panelist on "Match Game" but is more famous for his hosting of "Family Feud."

Answer: Niels Bohr

Bohr's son, Aage, received the same Nobel Prize in 1975. Bohr also originated the theory of orbits in atoms, where electrons travel in fixed paths. He was considered one of the most influential scientists of the 20th century.

Source: Author mrbell

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