FunTrivia People Mix: Vol 22 Trivia Quiz

Answer: Prince Philip

Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, married the then Princess Elizabeth in 1947. In 1952 he broke the news to her that her father, King George VI, had died and that she was now Queen.

Question by player KentQuizzer

Answer: Tudor

Three female monarchs came from the House of Tudor: "Bloody" Mary, Elizabeth I, and Lady Jane Grey who was initially named Queen and removed merely nine days later in favor of her cousin, Mary.

Question by player Galaxyfan

Answer: Fletcher

A fletcher makes and sells arrows. A cooper is a maker of barrels. A smith creates iron objects by using a forge. A wainwright makes and repairs wagons and carts.

Question by player deaconblues63

Answer: Ivan

The hockey player was Ivan 'Ching' Johnson who won two Stanley Cups with the New York Rangers. "Fathers and Sons" is possibly the best known novel of Russian author, Ivan Turgenev.

This name is also shared with Russian physiologist Ivan Pavlov, who is best known for his discovery of the conditioned reflex.

Question by player chokoholik

Answer: Medici

Lorenzo was a leading patron of the arts during the High Renaissance, employing at times both Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo. He also did business with Ottoman sultan Mehmed II, who captured Constantinople and transformed it into Istanbul, capital of the Ottoman Empire.

Question by player shvdotr

Answer: Pavlov

Ivan Pavlov, who won the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1904 for his work on the digestive system, noticed during his research, that dogs began salivating when the sound of food being served was heard. He developed a system of identifying what has been described as a transmarginal reflex.

The term "Pavlov's Dog" refers to someone who reacts to a situation rather than use his own critical thinking powers.

Question by player adawaz

Answer: no one knows

There was a rain storm so no one actually saw Cooper after he parachuted from the plane. Some money and evidence from the plane was found in Washington state over the next 10 years, but the whereabouts and identity of Cooper is still unknown.

Question by player suzi_greer

Answer: Salvador Dali

The poll was conducted by "MSN HIM" magazine and Salvador Dali, the Spanish surrealist painter with the flamboyant mustache, came in first. He was influenced by the 17th century master painter Diego Velázquez, who had a very similar looking mustache. Regarding that poll, Hulk Hogan came in 2nd, Albert Einstein 3rd, Friedrich Nietzsche 4th, and Charlie Chaplin 5th. Rounding out the top 10 were Freddie Mercury, Daley Thompson, Bruce Forsyth, Jimi Hendrix, and Ian Botham.

Question by player Billkozy

Answer: Neil Armstrong

All the answers are astronauts who have walked on the Moon. Neil Alden Armstrong (1930-2012) was the first, as part of the Apollo 11 space mission in 1969. He was a naval aviator and astronaut. Armstrong also flew in the 1966 Gemini 8 mission, which saw him complete the first successful docking of two vehicles in space, something that would be essential during Apollo 11.

His story is told in the 2012 TV movie, "Neil Armstrong: First Man on the Moon."

Question by player psnz

Answer: He remained Emperor

After Japan lost the war, Emperor Shôwa continued on as monarch but of a democratic Japan, making him more like a European Monarch. Emperor Shôwa was 87 years old when he died of cancer.

Question by player uscgx2