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Quiz about Almost Famous People
Quiz about Almost Famous People

Almost Famous People Trivia Quiz


These are some people who aren't 'first-level' famous

A multiple-choice quiz by robert362. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
robert362
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
28,133
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
5 / 10
Plays
1286
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Question 1 of 10
1. Which of the following was an actual person in the Old West? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. What was 'ironic' about Hamilton's fatal duel with Burr? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Why was the 'Black Prince' so called? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Who wrote 'The Expedition of Humphrey Clinker'? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. John Kennedy confronted the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Who was the Soviet leader? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. How did John Wayne get his nickname, 'Hondo'? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Why is Lord Carnarvon remembered today? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Who was the principal soviet military commander during World War II? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. What do Jack McCall and Naturam Godse have in common? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. What was the relationship between the writers Dante Rossetti and Christina Rossetti? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Which of the following was an actual person in the Old West?

Answer: Black Bart

Bart was a stagecoach robber in California. The others are fictional.
2. What was 'ironic' about Hamilton's fatal duel with Burr?

Answer: Hamilton's son had previously been killed in a duel

His son, Philip, died from injuries suffered at a duel - which was fought at the same place as Hamilton's duel with Burr
3. Why was the 'Black Prince' so called?

Answer: He wore black armor

Legend says that it was the armor. He was apparently popular with his people
4. Who wrote 'The Expedition of Humphrey Clinker'?

Answer: Tobias Smollett

You stumble over this one every now and then in English lit. Trollope did 'Barchester {Towers';} Thackeray did 'Vanity Fair'. Fielding did 'Tom Jones'.
5. John Kennedy confronted the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Who was the Soviet leader?

Answer: Khrushchev

He was a colorful fellow.
6. How did John Wayne get his nickname, 'Hondo'?

Answer: Movie role

He starred in the western of the same name
7. Why is Lord Carnarvon remembered today?

Answer: Legends and Superstitions

After entering the tomb of King Tut, his subsequent death gave rise to the notion of a 'mummy's curse'.
8. Who was the principal soviet military commander during World War II?

Answer: Zhukov

Marshal Zhukov
9. What do Jack McCall and Naturam Godse have in common?

Answer: They were both assassins

McCall shot Wild Bill {Hickock;} Godse shot Gandhi.
10. What was the relationship between the writers Dante Rossetti and Christina Rossetti?

Answer: Brother and Sister

Sort of like the Brontes, I guess
Source: Author robert362

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