Sports-based Video Games in Historic Literature Quiz

Answer: Literature

Cartland was born in Birmingham, England. 1901, and published her first novel "Jigsaw" in 1922, which eventually became a bestseller. In 1983, Cartland published 23 novels, a Guinness World Record. She died at the age of 98 in 2000, with 723 published books to her name.

Answer: Sports

From Cardiff, Giggs made his debut for Manchester United in 1991, beginning a tenure of over 20 years with the club. During the first twenty seasons, Giggs was part of a United team that won 12 Premier League titles, 4 FA Cups, and 3 League Cups, and 2 UEFA Champions medals.

He was awarded the Order of the British Empire in 2007, and named Manchester United's greatest player ever in a 2011 worldwide poll by the the club.

Answer: History

A famous Canadian general in World War I, Currie was a part of all four major Canadian battles in World War I, at Ypres, Passchendaele, Somme, and Vimy Ridge. Unlike other military leaders during that time, Currie started at the bottom level of the ranks and moved his way up, starting as a pre-war gunner to the first Canadian full-ranked general. Suffering from post-traumatic stress, Currie died at the age of 58, 15 years and a day after the signing of the armistice.

Answer: Video Games

One of the best known females in the graphic world of Video Games, Lara Croft is the main character in the "Tomb Raider" video game series. She is portrayed as an athletic, intelligent and attractive Brit who adventures into tombs and ruins around the world, virtually.

The video game series was turned into a pair of movies on the big screen, where Angelina Jolie played Croft in both 2001 and 2006. Croft is one of the first video game characters to be adapted into a movie.

Answer: Sports

What didn't Thorpe do? In Stockholm at the 1912 Olympics, Thorpe took home the gold medals in both the pentathlon and decathlon. When he returned to the United States, Thorpe played both college and professional football for 13 seasons, from 1915-1928. Thorpe also played professional baseball and basketball.

The pair of Stockholm golds were taken away from Thorpe when it was discovered that he had been paid for playing football before the Games, violating the amateur role. He did not see the medals for the rest of his life, but they were restored in 1985, thirty years after Thorpe's passing.

Answer: Video Games

The Japanese video game designer and producer has helped create famous Nintendo games such as "Donkey Kong", "Mario", "The Legend of Zelda", and the Wii series. Born in the Kyoto area, much of Miyamoto's surroundings serve as inspiration for the characters and setting for his creations. Miyamoto does not play many video games in his spare time, but enjoys playing his guitar, mandolin, and banjo.

Answer: Literature

Born in 1955, Grisham's first bestseller came in 1991 with "The Firm". The book spawned both a movie (1993) and a TV show (starting in 2012). A lawyer, Grisham is most famous for his legal thrillers such as "The Pelican Brief", "The Client", "The Runaway Jury" and "A Time to Kill". In 2006, Grisham said that he writes his novels in only six months.

Answer: History

Nasser was the second president of Egypt, serving from 1956 until his death in 1970. It was in 1952 that Nasser led a bloodless coup to oust King Farouk from power in the country. Nasser developed strong ties with the Soviet Union during his time, and started an international crisis by attempting to privatize the Suez Canal. Nasser died in 1970 from a heart attack.

Answer: Sports

Freeman won the women's 400 meters, her premier event, at the 2000 Olympics in her native Australia, where she also lit the flame for the Games. She added two more World Championship golds in the 400m, plus a Commonwealth Games gold in the 200 and 400 meters, as well as the 4x100m and 4x400m relays. Freeman received the Order of Australia in 2001 and retired from track in 2003.

Answer: History

Regarded as the first European to set foot on North America, almost 500 years before Christopher Columbus, Ericson was the son of fellow Norwegian Viking legend Erik the Red. Ericson landed in what he called "Vinland", believed by historians to be Newfoundland, in 999.

In the United States, October 9 is known as Leif Ericson Day. The reason for the date is because the first organized immigration from Norway to the United States on the ship "Restauration" arrived in New York City's harbour on October 9, 1825.