Noted People Trivia Quiz

Answer: Alexander Hamilton

Alexander Hamilton (1755 or 1757-1804) is one of the founding fathers of the United States. His life story is truly amazing, from birth out of wedlock at the Caribbean island of Nevis, till death in a duel with Aaron Burr in Weehawken, New Jersey. He was the first Secretary of the Treasury in the United States. His portrait appears on the $10 banknote issued in 2006.

Abraham Lincoln (16th), Ulysses S. Grant (18th) and Andrew Jackson (7th) are former US presidents who appear in the photo.

Answer: Education

The Montessori Method focuses on optimizing the learning curve of children enabling them to progress on an individual path which best suits their character and abilities. The method is detailed in books she authored at the start of the 20th century and is in application worldwide to this day. Montessori was also one of the first women in Italy to receive a medical degree and previously graduated with a degree in Mathematics and Physics.

This 1000 Lire note was in circulation between 1990 and 2002 when Euro was introduced.

Answer: Mongolia

Born by the name of Temüjin in 1162, his name was changed to Genghis Khan ("universal ruler") in 1206, as he succeeded in uniting all Mongolian tribes under his leadership. In later years, through numerous conquests, this union became the Mongolian Empire spanning from China to the Caspian sea. He died in 1227.

Mongolia's currency is called tögrög or tugrik.

Answer: Guevara was born in Argentina and died in Bolivia.

Guevara became a symbol for rebellion and fight for justice. At the same time, he is known for his part in encouraging tortures and killings without trial of adversaries, especially a few thousand Batista supporters during the Cuban revolution (estimates vary between 1000 and 20000).

He was born in Rosario, Argentina and was executed in La Higuera, Bolivia, where he was involved in an attempt at a coup d'etat after leaving Cuba as a result of a falling out with Fidel Castro.

Answer: False

There is no such rule.

Banknotes with the portrait of Charles III were unveiled to the public by the Bank of England on 20 December 2022, and are expected to be in circulation by mid-2024. This will occur long after the coronation which is due on 6 May 2023.

Answer: He declared war on Tunisia in the first month of his tenure.

Mohammed VI ascended to the throne in 1999 after his father's death. He is a markedly pragmatic leader and certainly not one to wage instant war. About 500,000 Moroccan Jews live in Israel nowadays and many of them visit Morocco every year, and more so after the normalization agreement of 2020.

Answer: Wilhelm and Jacob Grimm

The Brothers Grimm are famous for the collections of tales they published, however, it must be mentioned that these were the products of their joint academic works on German folklore and history. In essence, they were scholars and researchers. Future generations enjoyed their works through popular culture, mainly the one of children - "Hansel and Gretel", "Rapunzel", "The Sleeping Beauty" and "Cinderella", to name just a few.

Lars and Sven Bender are twin German footballers. Jaki Liebzeit and Holger Czukay are not biological brothers, but members of the trailblazing Cologne-based band Can, who also cooperated outside the perimeter of the band for many years until their deaths in 2017.

Answer: Samurai

In reality, Yukichi was born to a poor samurai family at the time when Japan's feudal system of the Edo Period (1603-1868) was about to be abolished. He realized that Japan was overdue opening its gates to western influence and participated in the first mission of the Tokugawa shogunate to the United States (1860).

He made use of his knowledge of Dutch and English to learn then propagate and adjust ideas to a new Japan which he aimed to shape. His push for reform paved ways to restructure Japanese society into the 20th century.

Answer: True

Sir John Monash (1865-1931) is considered as one of the brilliant military minds of World War I. His ability to conceptualize the then-modern battlefield turned him into a distinguished planner and with time he was appointed head of the Australian corpus, the largest corpus of the Western Front.

Monash was born to a Jewish family of German origin, for both of which he earned resentment to his promotions to which, luckily, the people who made the decisions did not heed. In fact, he was the first Jew and the first Australian-born to receive a General rank. Monash is widely commemorated in Australia. In Israel, a few streets are named after him, as well as the moshav (village), Kfar Monash, in the Hefer Valley.

Answer: Father

In Gandhi's native language of Gujarati, "bapu" means father. Often, people in India refer to him as "bapu ji", which further accentuates their respect, since the suffix "ji" is customary when referring to one's own relative.

Gandhi was assassinated by a Hindu extremist a few months after his struggle for India's independence bore fruit.