FunTrivia People Mix: Vol 14 Trivia Quiz

Answer: Hawaii

Liliuokalani was the last monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaii. Her reign only lasted for two years and then the monarchy was abolished. The United States and Europe were in a struggle for power over the sugar trade that had developed on the islands. Neither supported the monarchy when political unrest over constitutional issues occurred. Liliuokalani's reign ended in 1893 with the election of Sanford Dole as The Republic of Hawaii's first president.

Question by player dcpddc478

Answer: Tennis

They are Argentine tennis players. Paola Suárez was ranked 9th in June 2004 as a singles player and 1st ranking in the doubles in 9th September 2002. Gisela Dulko was, however, less succesful, ranked at No. 26 in November 21, 2005 in her playing career. On the other hand Gabriela Sabatini was the most successful tennis player among them with highest, ranking No. 3 in 27th in the February 1989 in the singles and No. 3 in 6th November 1988 in the doubles.

Question by player romeo4u

Answer: Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin was a very busy man indeed. He is also credited with the lightning rod and the Franklin stove. Possibly his crowning achievement was his diplomacy during the American Revolutionary War. Not only was he able to convince the French to lend the desperate colonials aid to turn the tide of the war, but then to also quickly make peace with the British before the French could take advantage of the newly freed colonies.

Question by player rxbigdawg

Answer: as a teenage environmental activist

In August of 2018, 15-year-old Greta Thunberg played hooky and sat herself outside a Swedish government building holding a sign that read, "School Strike for Climate". The following day, someone joined with her, protesting the world policies that were harming the planet.

Then more and more people joined the Planet Earth movement. Greta was sparked to do something after viewing a video in school that linked the changing weather, and flooding. Since that time she had been giving speeches around the world, including at the United Nations Climate Action Summit in 2019.

Question by player Billkozy

Answer: Watson

It was on March 10, 1876 that Alexander Graham Bell succeeded in getting his telephone to work. When Bell spoke the famous sentence "Mr Watson - Come here - I want to see you" Thomas Watson, listening at the receiving end of the device in another room, heard him clearly.

Question by player oldstuff28

Answer: Argentina, Francois Duvalier

Francois Duvalier, also called "Papa Doc" was president of Haiti, from 1957 to 1971. He called himself President for Life in 1964. His nickname came from the fact that he was a physician and practice Medicine before he became involved in politics. Duvalier is responsible for the murder of more than 50,000 people and many more were exiled in fear of the special police known as the Tonton Macoutes. Haiti and Dominican Republic share the island known as Hispaniola, the second largest island in the Caribbean after Cuba.

Question by player Babilonia

Answer: Virginia Woolf

Virginia and her husband Leonard Woolf bought the house at auction for 700 pounds in 1919. She wrote her most famous novels there until her suicide in the nearby River Ouse in 1941. Leonard stayed in the house until his death in 1969. The National Trust took over the property in 1980 and today it is open for public visitation.

Question by player johnnycat777

Answer: King Ludwig II

King Ludwig II (Ludwig Friedrich Wilhelm) was King of Bavaria from 1864 to 1886. He is considered one of the most mysterious and controversial monarchs in Bavarian and German history. He grew up in Hohenschwangau Castle ("high region of the swan") among images and icons of swans which would later become his favorite regal symbol in his Neuschwanstein Castle ("new swanstone"), the fairy-tale castle after which Disney designed the Sleeping Beauty Castle. Ludwig was Richard Wagner's patron and great admirer and the castle was built in his honor.

It had not been finished at the time of Ludwig's mysterious drowning in Lake Starnberg, just three days after he was declared legally insane.

Question by player tiye

Answer: Your Majesty

If one were to be addressed by Queen Elizabeth II the proper response would conclude with "Your Majesty". The rules of protocol for interaction with members of Britain's royal family have been long-standing and were designed to show utmost respect. Queen Elizabeth II ruled the UK by way of birthright therefore she was a "queen regnant" as compared to a royal woman who married the man born to be king, she would have been a "queen consort". Yet Queen Elizabeth II's husband, Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh, was not called King Philip. For most circumstances it would have been correct to address all members of the royal family - other than Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth, as "Your Royal Highness".

Question by player cowboybluedog

Answer: He landed on a descending parachutist

Flight Lieutenant pilot Joe Herman, was a member of the Royal Australian Air Force No. 466 Squadron during World War II. While flying his Halifax aircraft on a night mission over Germany one night in 1944, his plane was damaged beyond recovery by enemy ground fire.

After ordering his crew to bail out (with parachutes), Flight Lieutenant Herman was blown out of the plane without his own chute. He fell some 3,000 metres before landing on top of his gunner. Managing to retain hold of one of the gunner's legs, the two descended and, miraculously, landed with minimal injuries.

Question by player Creedy