Autistic Savants Trivia Quiz

Answer: Kim Peek

Kim Peek was born on November 11, 1959, and is considered one of the most famous savants. He is capable of memorizing mostly everything he reads in books. Peek has the ability to read a book within an hour because he can read two pages at once. In addition, he can memorize musical pieces and play them on the piano rather skillfully.

Despite his memorization capabilities, Peek has trouble understanding proverbs and metaphors, as he takes them literally instead of figuratively.

Answer: James Henry Pullen

James Henry Pullen, who was in born Dalston, London in 1835, became a master carpenter and produced works that interested the king and queen of England, as well as the king of Wales. He was obsessed with making models of ships. His most famous work is "The Great Eastern", which is a detailed, model-size replica of a ship. Even though he had great mechanical ability, he could only read and write one syllable words. Pullen died in 1916.

Answer: Leslie Lemke

At his premature birth in 1952, Leslie Lemke was diagnosed with glaucoma and cerebral palsy, which is a neurological disease that results in physically disabilities. As an infant, his adopted mother, May Lemke, had to teach him to swallow and walk. May would teach him to walk by strapping Leslie's legs to hers while walking so that he could possibly learn to mimic the movements.

After Leslie had successfully learned to walk by himself, he began his music career. May found that he could play pieces that he had only heard once.

Answer: Stephen Wiltshire

Stephen Wiltshire, who was born on April 24, 1974, is able to draw an entire scene completely out of memory. He does not change the scene whatsoever with embellishments. Although he does not take notes of the scene, he is able to start drawing anywhere on the paper, and does so precisely. Stephen has published several books with his drawings, and has opened galleries as well.

Answer: Gilles Trehin

Gilles Trehin's city of Urville is named after the French scientific base in Antarctic. Not only did Trehin draw out the city, he even designed the levels of government, the historical background, and the demography of the city. This imaginary city is located in France. Trehin, who was born in 1972, started drawing since he was five years old.

Answer: Matt Savage

Matt Savage, who was born in 1992, was diagnosed with Pervasive Development Disorder (PDD) when he was three years old. It is a form of autism that affects socialization and communication. Matt was able to walk and read by the age of 18 months. By age six, Matt was exposed to jazz.

In their album, "Quantum Leap", The Matt Savage Trio consists of Matt on the piano, John Funkhouser on bass, and Steve Silverstein on the drums.

Answer: Gottfried Mind

Gottfried Mind, who was born on November 17, 1814, was known as the "Cat-Raphael" because of the exceptional quality of his paintings of cats. He lived during the 18th century. As a child he was intrigued by a German artist, Legel, who had lived with his family. Mind followed Legel everywhere and learned from his skills.

His father disliked having Gottfried use paper as a medium because he believed it was not worthy of art. Instead, his father encouraged the use of wood. Mind became quite skilled at wood carving as well as painting during his life.

Answer: Jonathon Lerman

Jonathon Lerman's artistic abilities appeared when he was ten years old. Prior to that, Jonathon was diagnosed with Pervasive Development Disorder. He would fall into long lapses of silence. Jonathon draws faces in charcoal. His work has been nationally known due to several gallery appearances and a "New York Times" article.

Answer: Alonzo Clemons

Clemons is able to perfectly sculpt an animal in just under an hour. In addition to sculpting, he draws animals with the same perfection as well. Much of his work is presented in the Driscol Galleries of Aspen, Colorado.

Answer: Derek Paravicini

Derek, who was born on July 26, 1979, is a skilled musician who was born premature and lost his sight. After teaching himself to play in his childhood, he is able to play and improvise piano pieces. As a result, his technique was flawed. But, with the help of formal piano lessons, he gained the appropriate technique.