FunTrivia People Mix: Vol 20 Trivia Quiz

Answer: Walter Cronkite

Walter Cronkite was also famous for his coverage of the Vietnam War. He retired as news anchor for CBS in 1981.

Question by player mike32768

Answer: tax collector

Cervantes was the son of a surgeon, who had an interesting litany of jobs before he wrote his most famous novel "Don Quixote". In 1569, he went to Rome and worked as a chamber assistant to a cardinal. He later enlisted in the Spanish Navy, and was captured by pirates, with whom he spent five years in captivity. He then worked as a purchaser for the Spanish Armada and a tax collector for the Spanish government. It was at this time that his accounts were looked over, and several discrepancies found due to his embezzlement of funds, something not exactly uncommon during the time.

It is said that the idea for "Don Quixote" came to Cervantes while he was in prison.

Question by player trident

Answer: Titanic

Captain Smith was born in 1850 in the Staffordshire, England town of Hanley in Stoke-on-Trent. He had a distinguished record of captaining the White Star Line's most prestigious ships and was rumoured to be about to retire after the Titanic's maiden voyage in April 1912.

It is unclear whether he drowned onboard the Titanic, or in the sea, or whether he shot himself - his body was never recovered. Aquitania was in service between 1914-1950, the SS Normandie sailed between 1935-1942, and Gertie Gitana wasn't an ocean liner at all, but the stage name of a Hanley-born music hall singer famous for her theme song 'Nellie Dean'!

Question by player dsimpy

Answer: Francis

Fitzgerald's full name was Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald. He was an American writer born in 1896. He is particularly well known for "The Great Gatsby," which has been made into a movie several times. Fitzgerald was also a second cousin of Francis Scott Key who wrote the U.S. National Anthem.

Question by player maryjdonohoe57

Answer: Musical Instruments

The Wurlitzer family started producing musical instruments in 17th century Germany. When Ralph Wurlitzer came to the U.S. he opened The Ralph Wurlitzer Company, which became famous for its musical instruments, namely its pipe organs which were considered among the best in the world. In the early 20th century they became famous for their jukeboxes.

Question by player dcpddc478

Answer: Al Saud

The king, head of state and absolute monarch of Saudi Arabia is Abdullah, who came to the throne on 1 August 2005. The titles of the King include "King of Saudi Arabia" and "Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques".

Question by player Trufflesss

Answer: Filipa Moniz

Columbus married Filipa who was the daughter of the governor of Porto Santo. They had a son called Diego. Columbus later had a second son, Ferdinand, by Beatriz Enriquez de Arana although it is not known whether Filipa died or was deserted.

Question by player glendathecat

Answer: Oscar Wilde

Probably more famous for spending a period in gaol for gross indecency, Wilde is one of Ireland's greatest literary figures. He was born, of intellectual parents, in Dublin on the 16th of October, 1854.
During the earlier stages of his career he worked as a journalist and lecturer. It was in 1895 that Wilde brought a private prosecution against the Marquis of Queensberry who was the father of his lover, Lord Alfred Douglas. As evidence in this case was uncovered it forced Wilde to withdraw his charge and resulted in Wilde himself being convicted of gross indecency. The two years that Wilde spent in gaol had a devastating effect on his health. Upon his release in 1897, Wilde left the British Isles and three years later Wilde died in Paris from meningitis at the age of 46. Wilde left a legacy of great work including "The Picture of Dorian Grey" which was written in 1890, "The Importance of being Earnest" in 1895 and "De Profundis" in 1897 whilst he was incarcerated.


Question by player SisterSeagull

Answer: 88.7%

The study concluded "men are idiots." There is even a name for this phenomenon, "Male Idiot Theory." There were some dissenting voices, however, who pointed out that the results may be biased. Women are more likely to report men who do stupid things, men may be more creative (and therefore more newsworthy) when it comes to finding ways to do themselves in, and, most importantly, the Darwin Awards were created by a woman.

Question by player daver852

Answer: Alexander Parkes

Also known as Parkesine, it was unveiled at the 1862 Great International Exhibition in London. He also won a bronze medal at the 1862 World's Fair in London. The other three were also notable inventors.

Question by player Quiz_Beagle