FunTrivia People Mix: Vol 15 Trivia Quiz

Answer: The name Louis

Henry Louis Gehrig, the first baseman with the New York Yankees, suffered from ALS, a neuromuscular disease, also known as Lou Gehrig Disease. Louis Braille was the inventor of the system that permits blind people to read and write. Louis Armstrong was the unforgettable trumpet player, best known for the songs "What a Wonderful World" and "When the Saints Go Marching In".


Question by player Babilonia

Answer: Louis

Louis XI earned his nickname from the political webs of intrigue he wove as he brought Burgundy under the control of a unified France. Louis XIV was the longest reigning monarch in French history. He was known both for his absolute control of the government (he famously said "I am the state") and for the opulent court he built around himself (including the Palace at Versailles that he had built).

Question by player kevinatilusa

Answer: Bette Davis and Joan Crawford

"Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?" was directed by Robert Aldrich and released on October 31, 1962. It was nominated for five Academy Awards in 1963. Bette Davis was nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role. The film won an Oscar for Best Costume Design.

In the plot, Bette Davis and Joan Crawford were sisters and former actresses who were living in an old mansion and trying to relive their former fame. Jane, played by Bette Davis, tormented Blanche, played by Joan Crawford, her disabled sister.

Question by player milliesmall

Answer: Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagan, the 40th president of the United States, always kept a jar of jelly beans in the Oval Office at the White House. Reagan served in office from 1981 to 1989 and was instrumental in ending the Cold War. He died in 2004 at the age of 93.

Question by player StetsonHat

Answer: Founder of the toy company LEGO

Ole Kirk Christiansen (1891-1958) was a jobless carpenter, a father of four sons and a widower when he constructed some wooden ducks for his children to play with. Seeing how much his sons liked them, he proceeded to produce them as a business. In 1947, the material used for the construction of his toys changed to plastic.

The name of his company, LEGO, comes from LEg GOdt, which means "play well" in Danish. Because LEGO are constructed based on a "universal system", no matter which year a block is made, it will always interlock with a piece from another year.

In principle, a block made in the 1960s will interlock with a block made in the 2010s! The LEGO Group is the world's biggest toy company.

Question by player tiye

Answer: Nuclear war

Einstein was intimating that with the introduction of nuclear weapons any further world-wide conflicts would bring with them the threat of MAD (Mutually Assured Destruction). The complete and total destruction that nuclear weapons are capable of (plus the lingering effects of radiation) would destroy civilization and plunge the human race back into a Stone Age level of technology (hence the "sticks and stones").

Question by player H0lyAerith

Answer: James Francis Edward Stuart

Jacobus is the Latin term for James. There were 2 Jacobite risings where the Scottish people tried to restore King James VII of the Stuart family back to the throne of Scotland & England

Question by player BeyondBlonde55

Answer: Lord Byron

As revealed by Louise Foxcroft's book "Calories and Corsets: A History of Dieting Over 2,000 Years", English poet Lord Byron could well have been one of the first "celebrities" to influence the eating habits of his fans. Indeed records show that between 1806 and 1811, Lord Byron lost a staggering 32 kilograms, much to the chagrin of many, including Dr George Beard. Beard was worried about the health of many young women, who he believed were starving themselves rather than risk "incurring the horror of disciples of Lord Byron".

Question by player poshprice

Answer: E. E. Cummings

Edward Estlin Cummings was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts on October 14, 1894. Cummings is remembered for often (although not always) writing his poems in lower-case letters, and his lack of punctuation. Cummings visited the Soviet Union in 1931, and was not impressed by what he saw; he summed up his feelings in one word: "Hell." He remained a staunch anti-Communist the rest of his life, and openly supported Senator Joseph McCarthy's efforts to rid the U.S. government of Communists and their sympathizers. Cummings died on September 3, 1962.

Question by player daver852

Answer: Will Crowther

One of the most influential text adventure games of all time was initiated by the cave explorer and programmer, Will Crowther. Whoever has played this game, well knows the familiar text, "You are in a maze of twisty little passages, all alike." Plugh!

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