William, Bill, et al Trivia Quiz

Answer: Conqueror

William I is often credited with unifying all of England for the first time. He also created "The Domesday Book", an account of all the material wealth in his kingdom. He used this ledger for taxing purposes. He is also famous for building more than 80 fortified castles during his reign throughout his realm -- a good way to keep the local nobles in line.

Answer: Keane

The cartoon is "Family Circus" and it appears in more than 1,500 newspapers. Bil Keane is also the author of 60 books (as of 2004), of which there are more than 14 million in print.

Answer: Robinson

The wonderfully campy "Lost In Space" TV show from the 1960's featured Billy Mumy as Will Robinson. When Will's friend, The Robot, sensed danger he would flail his telescopic, clawed arms and call out his catch phrase: "Danger, Will Robinson!" Interestingly, two men comprised The Robot: Bob May, inside the costume; and Dick Tufeld, who provided his distinctive voice.

Answer: McKinley

The date was September 6, 1901. Czolgosz was an anarchist who hoped to gain support for his movement by killing the President of the United States. At the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, NY, President McKinley was working his way down a greeting line, shaking hands with exposition visitors. Czolgosz had wrapped a hankerchief around his hand like a bandage, concealing a pistol.

When the president approached him, Czolgosz pressed the gun against McKinley's chest and fired twice. As the assassin was tackled and beaten by citizens and secret service agents alike, President McKinley is reported to have said, "Go easy on him, boys."

Answer: Billie Jean King

In 1971, Ms. King became the first female athlete to earn $100,000 in a year. Of course, two years later, she earned that same amount in one MATCH when she defeated her male opponent, Bobby Riggs in straight sets.

Answer: Wordsworth

Wordsworth published "Lyrical Ballads" in conjunction with Samuel Coleridge, author of the famous poem, "Rime of the Ancient Mariner," among others. This was a tough question because there were many Williams in the English Romantic Movement. Besides Wordsworth, there was William Blake, Hone, Godwin and Hazlitt.

Answer: Willie O'Ree

Integration of hockey was relatively late. Willie O'Ree broke into the NHL in 1958. By then, baseball, football, tennis, bowling, golf, and boxing were all racially integrated. O'Ree played just two games for the Boston Bruins in '58. After two years in the minors, he returned for 41 games.

He never played in the NHL after that. Although O'Ree is credited with breaking the color barrier, strangely there were no other black NHL players for another 25 years.

Answer: Titanic

John Williams is one of the most accomplished film composers of all time. He's won 5 Oscars out of 41 nominations. Although incredibly talented in his own right, it helps that he has scored all but one of Steven Spielberg's films. The single of the "Star Wars" theme is the highest selling instrumental single of all time, with more than 2 million copies sold.

Answer: Slick

Bill Clinton, despite presiding over a prosperous, relatively peaceful era in American history, was impeached by the House of Representatives for his affair with White House intern, Monica Lewinsky.

Answer: Billy The Kid

Billy The Kid is one of the most notorious outlaws of the American Wild West. It is almost impossible to separate fact from legend, but is widely accepted that he went on a murderous rampage when his friend and mentor, John Tunstall, was killed in a business feud. He is said to have been shot in his sleep by Sheriff Pat Garret, a former friend of The Kid's.