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Jose! Can You See? Trivia Quiz


This Author Quiz Challenge will be a fun gallop through famous people named Jose.

A multiple-choice quiz by dawgfan1995. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
dawgfan1995
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
346,711
Updated
Jul 23 22
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
325
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Question 1 of 10
1. This Jose (or his tequila) was a friend to country music singer Shelly West. The man named Jose actually lived in the 18th Century and received a land grant for his agave plantation in 1758. Who is he? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. This Jose was a muralist of great renown in the first half of the 20th Century. Hailing from Ciudad Guzman in Mexico, he painted famous fresco murals at Dartmouth College, Pomona College, and The New School for Social Research in New York City in the 1930s before returning to his native Mexico. Who is the famous Jose? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. This Jose literally could not see, as congenital glaucoma has left him blind since birth. He is best known for his festive song wishing everyone a Merry Christmas in his native tongue, Spanish. Who is this Jose? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. This Jose's started his current career at Vitoria de Setubal as a youth team soccer/football coach, though he really got his start as an interpreter for an Englishman who was coaching in Lisbon at Sporting Clube de Portugal. Who is this "special" Jose? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Another Jose dealt with the loss of vision in a book called "Blindness". This book, written originally in Portuguese with the title "Ensaio Sobre a Cegueira", helped this Jose win the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1998. Who is this Jose? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. This Cuban Jose was a renowned chess player in the 1920s. In fact, he was the world chess champion from 1921 (defeating Emanuel Lasker) through 1927 (losing to Alexander Alekhine). Who is this cerebral Jose? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. This Jose was a Spanish lawyer, nobleman, and politician who was the founder of the fascist Falange Espanola, or Spanish Phalanx, in 1933. He was executed by the Spanish Republican Government in 1936 at the age of 33 and became an immediate martyr for the Falangists, leading to General Francisco Franco ordering him to be interred in the Valley of the Fallen outside Madrid in 1959. Who is this Jose? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. This Jose is an athlete whose professional career started in Spain in the late 1990s with Diputacion Foral Alava and, after one season, then-upstart club CB Lucentum Alicante. From there he went to Caloncesto Fuenlabrada and then for three years (2002-2005) to Tau Ceramica. After the 2005 season, he was persuaded to sign in the NBA with the Toronto Raptors to play point guard. In the 2008-2009 season, he led the NBA in free throw percentage and led the Eastern Conference in Assists Per Game. Who is this Jose? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Opus Dei was founded by a Jose (or, more correctly, a Jose Maria) who was canonized by Pope John Paul II in 2002. His best known book is called "Consideraciones Espirituales" -- translated into English as "The Way", this Jose's account of his own work as a priest starting in 1925. Who is this Saint? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. The last Jose for this quiz is a well-known politician in Europe. He served as prime minister of Portugal from April 6, 2002 through July 17, 2004. Beginning on November 22, 2004, he became the President of the European Commission. Who is this Jose? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. This Jose (or his tequila) was a friend to country music singer Shelly West. The man named Jose actually lived in the 18th Century and received a land grant for his agave plantation in 1758. Who is he?

Answer: Jose Cuervo

Jose Cuervo tequila was first imported to the United States from the Jalisco state in Mexico in 1873. King Ferdinand VI gave Cuervo the initial land for the agave plantation, though Jose built a small factory on the property. Forty years later, King Carlos IV gave a much larger land grant to Jose's descendant, Jose Maria Guadalupe Cuervo, who also received the first commercial license to manufacture tequila commercially from Carlos IV.
2. This Jose was a muralist of great renown in the first half of the 20th Century. Hailing from Ciudad Guzman in Mexico, he painted famous fresco murals at Dartmouth College, Pomona College, and The New School for Social Research in New York City in the 1930s before returning to his native Mexico. Who is the famous Jose?

Answer: Jose Clemente Orozco

Orozco moved to the US in 1930 only after the Mexican government withdrew its patronage to him. In 1947, Orozco provided the illustrations for John Steinbeck's famous book, "The Pearl".
3. This Jose literally could not see, as congenital glaucoma has left him blind since birth. He is best known for his festive song wishing everyone a Merry Christmas in his native tongue, Spanish. Who is this Jose?

Answer: Jose Feliciano

Jose Feliciano's famous, catchy ditty called "Feliz Navidad" is now a Christmas standard. Feliciano also wrote the theme to the 1970s sitcom "Chico and the Man." Perhaps inspiring the title of this quiz, Feliciano infamously sang a slow Latin jazz version of "The Star-Spangled Banner" before game 5 of the 1968 World Series.
4. This Jose's started his current career at Vitoria de Setubal as a youth team soccer/football coach, though he really got his start as an interpreter for an Englishman who was coaching in Lisbon at Sporting Clube de Portugal. Who is this "special" Jose?

Answer: Jose Mourinho

Jose Mourinho famously served as Sir Bobby Robson's interpreter at both Sporting (Lisbon) and at FC Barcelona. Mourinho has since coached for FC Porto, Chelsea, Benfica, Uniao de Leiria, Internazionale (Milan), and Real Madrid. Mourinho led Inter to wins in Serie A, the Coppa Italia, and the UEFA Champions League in the 2009-2010 season -- the first team ever to win the treble in Italian history.
5. Another Jose dealt with the loss of vision in a book called "Blindness". This book, written originally in Portuguese with the title "Ensaio Sobre a Cegueira", helped this Jose win the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1998. Who is this Jose?

Answer: Jose da Sousa Saramago

Saramago passed away in 2010 at the age of 87. He was a member of the Portuguese Communist Party from 1969 until his death.
6. This Cuban Jose was a renowned chess player in the 1920s. In fact, he was the world chess champion from 1921 (defeating Emanuel Lasker) through 1927 (losing to Alexander Alekhine). Who is this cerebral Jose?

Answer: Jose Capablanca

Jose Capablanca attended Columbia University in New York City in 1906 and 1907. He became a Cuban diplomat, and used his role as a diplomat to travel to the various European chess hotbeds of the time. He died from a stroke suffered while watching a chess game at the Manhattan Chess Club in 1942.
7. This Jose was a Spanish lawyer, nobleman, and politician who was the founder of the fascist Falange Espanola, or Spanish Phalanx, in 1933. He was executed by the Spanish Republican Government in 1936 at the age of 33 and became an immediate martyr for the Falangists, leading to General Francisco Franco ordering him to be interred in the Valley of the Fallen outside Madrid in 1959. Who is this Jose?

Answer: Jose Primo de Rivera

A street in Madrid called the Gran Via was named "Avenida Jose Antonio Prima de Rivera" by Franco in 1939. In 1981, Madrid city leaders changed the name back to Gran Via.
8. This Jose is an athlete whose professional career started in Spain in the late 1990s with Diputacion Foral Alava and, after one season, then-upstart club CB Lucentum Alicante. From there he went to Caloncesto Fuenlabrada and then for three years (2002-2005) to Tau Ceramica. After the 2005 season, he was persuaded to sign in the NBA with the Toronto Raptors to play point guard. In the 2008-2009 season, he led the NBA in free throw percentage and led the Eastern Conference in Assists Per Game. Who is this Jose?

Answer: Jose Calderon

Jose Calderon was born on September 28, 1981, in Villanueva de la Serena, Badajoz, Spain. He has won an Olympic Silver medal in 2008 in Beijing, a FIBA World Championship Gold Medal in 2006, and two silvers and one gold medal in the FIBA European Championships.
9. Opus Dei was founded by a Jose (or, more correctly, a Jose Maria) who was canonized by Pope John Paul II in 2002. His best known book is called "Consideraciones Espirituales" -- translated into English as "The Way", this Jose's account of his own work as a priest starting in 1925. Who is this Saint?

Answer: Jose Maria Escriva

Escriva's beatification was controversial due in large part to the questions raised by critics of Opus Dei for its right-wing political stances and its alleged ties to both Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini during the 1940s. As for the other answers, Jose Maria Callejon is a Spanish soccer player who has played with Espanyol and Real Madrid. Jose Maria Gutierrez is also a Spanish soccer player, known commonly as Guti, who played from 1995-2010 with Real Madrid. Jose Maria Linares was the President of Bolivia from 1857 to 1861.
10. The last Jose for this quiz is a well-known politician in Europe. He served as prime minister of Portugal from April 6, 2002 through July 17, 2004. Beginning on November 22, 2004, he became the President of the European Commission. Who is this Jose?

Answer: Jose Manuel Barroso

Barroso graduated in law from the University of Lisbon and speaks Spanish, English, French, Portuguese, and some German. Barroso spent time in the United States at Georgetown University, where he performed research for a Ph.D. that he never completed. He did complete attendance at a Georgetown University Leadership Seminar in 1998.
Source: Author dawgfan1995

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