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Richards, Dicks And Dickies Trivia Quiz

Here are some clues to famous people called Richard, Dick or Dickie. Can you identify them from the information provided?

A multiple-choice quiz by shuttlemania. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
shuttlemania

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
368,699

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

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912

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 104 (6/10), Guest 185 (3/10), Guest 51 (8/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. This actor, producer and director starred as "Pinky Brown" in "Brighton Rock (1947), won Academy Awards as Director and Producer for Gandhi (1982) and starred as John Hammond in Jurassic Park (1993). Can you name him? Hint

Richard Attenborough

Richard Harris

Richard Chamberlain

Richard Gere

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which politician was first called "Tricky Dick" during the 1950 U.S. Senate election in California? The nickname was resurrected when he was involved in a scandal that resulted in his resignation from the U.S. Presidency in 1974. Hint

Richard "Dick" Cheney

Richard Milhous Nixon

Richard "Dick" Lugar

Dick Van Dyke

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Question 3 of 10

3. This British solo artist who had two UK number one hits in the 1950s also appeared three times on the Ed Sullivan Show in the 1960s. His biggest hits were "Finger Of Suspicion" in 1954 and "Christmas Alphabet" in 1955. Can you name this "romantic" singer? Hint

Dickie Davis

Dickie Valentine

Dickie Bowtie

Dickie Loverboy

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Question 4 of 10

4. This American actor and comic had his own show on CBS from 1961 to 1966, starred alongside Julie Andrews in "Mary Poppins" and appeared in the series "Diagnosis Murder" from 1993 to 2001. Who is he? Hint

Dick Sheppard

Dickie Doodah

Dick Van Dyke

Richard Wilson

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which English Monarch was the son of Edward, the Black Prince, came to the throne when he 10 years old and reigned from 1377 to 1399? Hint

Richard I

Richard II

Richard III

Richard IV

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Question 6 of 10

6. A notorious 18th century English highwayman, who famously rode a horse called "Black Bess", was hanged in 1739, aged 33 years. Who was he? Hint

Thomas Dick

Dick Dastardly

Dick Turpin

Dickie Bird

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Question 7 of 10

7. This pitcher started his NBL career with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1979 and ended his playing career with the Phillies in 1990. In between, he played for Chicago Cubs, Texas Rangers, Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers and Baltimore Orioles. Can you identify him from the following list? Hint

Dickie Noles

George Dickie

Dickie Post

Matthew Dickie

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which 19th century German composer is renowned for his major work, "The Ring Of The Nibelung", a four-opera cycle first performed in 1876? Hint

Richard Strauss

Richard Wagner

Richard Rodgers

Richard Carpenter

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which American athlete, who at the 1968 Olympics, revolutionised the technique used for the high jump, replacing the traditional "Straddle" technique with a "Flop" that bears his name? Hint

Dick Fosbury

Dick Fowler

Dick Foster

Dick Fuller

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which American actor made his mark as the lead role in the 1971 film, "Shaft" and its two sequels, "Shaft's Big Score" (1972) and "Shaft In Africa" (1973)? Hint

Richard Dreyfuss

Philip K Dick

Richard Harris

Richard Roundtree

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Richard Attenborough

Although he was often known as "Dickie" within the film industry, his film credits were always as Richard. His film career has spanned seven decades from 1942 to 2007.

Answer: Richard Milhous Nixon

Richard Milhous Nixon was a U.S. politician from 1947, when he was elected as representative for California's 12th District, until he resigned as the 37th President of the United States in 1974. He was implicated in the cover-up of the break-in at the Democratic party headquarters, which became known as the "Watergate" affair.

Answer: Dickie Valentine

Born Richard Maxwell, he adopted the stage name Dickie Valentine and sang with the Ted Heath Band in the early 1950s. He was voted the "Top Male UK Vocalist" in 1952 while singing with the band and again as a solo artist in 1954. He had his own British TV show in 1966 and continued with live performances until his death in a motor vehicle accident in 1971.

Answer: Dick Van Dyke

Dick Van Dyke starred in two successful English films, "Mary Poppins" (1964), with his abysmal attempt at a cockney accent, and "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" (1968) where he used his natural American accent. "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" was based on a book of the same name written by Ian Fleming, best noted for his James Bond novels.

5. Which English Monarch was the son of Edward, the Black Prince, came to the throne when he 10 years old and reigned from 1377 to 1399?

Answer: Richard II

Richard II succeeded Edward III in 1377 at the age of 10 years. In the early years of his reign John of Gaunt acted as regent. When John died, Richard disinherited John's son Henry Bolingbroke who was in exile. Henry invaded England, deposed Richard, and declared himself King Henry IV in 1399.

6. A notorious 18th century English highwayman, who famously rode a horse called "Black Bess", was hanged in 1739, aged 33 years. Who was he?

Answer: Dick Turpin

Dick Turpin was a criminal who specialised in highway robbery and horse stealing. He became a legend many years after his execution and was reputed, though never proved, to have ridden overnight from York to London (over 200 miles) on his horse, "Black Bess".

Answer: Dickie Noles

In a strange turn of events, Noles was traded for himself in a deal between Chicago Cubs and Detroit Tigers. He was traded to the Tigers for a "player to be named later" only for the teams to fail to agree which player Chicago would receive. Eventually Noles was traded back to the Cubs to complete the deal.

8. Which 19th century German composer is renowned for his major work, "The Ring Of The Nibelung", a four-opera cycle first performed in 1876?

Answer: Richard Wagner

Often known simply as "The Ring" or "The Ring Cycle", Wagner wrote both the music and the libretto. The four operas are "Das Rheingold" ("The Rhine Gold"), "Die Walk�re" (The Valkyrie), "Siegfried" and "G�tterd�mmerung" ("Twilight Of The Gods").
He also wrote the opera "Tristan And Isolde".

9. Which American athlete, who at the 1968 Olympics, revolutionised the technique used for the high jump, replacing the traditional "Straddle" technique with a "Flop" that bears his name?

Answer: Dick Fosbury

Richard "Dick" Fosbury won the gold medal at the 1968 Olympics using his novel technique of jumping over the high jump bar head-first, curving his body and flipping his legs in the air. Some thought it looked ungainly and that he flopped over the bar. The technique became known as the "Fosbury Flop" and almost all high jumpers use this method today.

10. Which American actor made his mark as the lead role in the 1971 film, "Shaft" and its two sequels, "Shaft's Big Score" (1972) and "Shaft In Africa" (1973)?

Answer: Richard Roundtree

Born in 1942, Richard Roundtree was a huge success as the police detective John Shaft. Although he has appeared in other films and TV series, including "Roots", nothing has matched his successes in the early 1970s.

Source: Author shuttlemania

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