People in Common: For Experts Trivia

1. Adolph Hitler became Chancellor of Germany in 1933. Who was Hitler's immediate predecessor as Chancellor?

From Quiz My Esteemed Predecessor?

Answer: Kurt von Schleicher

Kurt von Schleicher was a shadowy figure; a right-wing militarist who saw himself as the "savior" of Germany. He gained political power through close association with the ageing President Paul von Hindenburg. Like some other politicians in the early 1930s, Schleicher thought he could co-opt or control the Nazis by striking a political deal. Like others, he was wrong: he and his wife were murdered by the Nazis in 1934.

From Quiz Aspergic Achievers

Answer: Ladyhawke

Before Ladyhawke, Pip Brown played with the garage band Two Lane Blacktop. She released her self-titled debut album as Ladyhawke in 2008. She was diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome as an adult, after going to see a doctor about her fear of crowds.

From Quiz Got a 'Thing' about Redheads?

Answer: Byron

George Gordon Byron was the son of an army officer, Captain John 'Mad Jack' Byron. He inherited the title of Baron Byron on the death of his great uncle in 1798. Byron was a prolific writer, his first works were published when he was just 18 years old. He is remembered as much for the scandals that surrounded him as he is for his poetry. One such scandal was his affair with Lady Caroline Lamb who described him as 'mad, bad and dangerous to know'. Byron married Lady Caroline's cousin in 1815, but the marriage only lasted just over a year. Following the breakup Byron left England and went to Italy, via Switzerland. In 1823 he went to Greece to support its struggle for independence from the Ottoman Empire. Byron died on April 19th 1824 from a fever possibly caused by the use of unsterilsed medical instruments. His body was returned to England and following a refusal for burial in Westminster Abbey was interred at Hucknall in Nottinghamshire.

From Quiz I'm Just Making It Up Pt. 2

Answer: Wendy's

This was the infamous "finger in the chili" hoax in 2006, where Ayala claimed she found a human finger in a bowl of chili. Ayala had a history of filing lawsuits, including one against a newspaper for sexual harassment (dismissed), three companies after a wheel fell of her car (case was dismissed after Ayala fired her attorney, didn't show up, and failed to submit paperwork), and another restaurant chain after her daughter allegedly got salmonella (chain denies paying family). Ayala was also charged with grand larceny for a sale of a motor home she did not own in 2002. Wendy's lost $2.5 million throughout the ordeal and the finger was later identified as one of her husband's coworkers. In 2006, Ayala got nine years in prison. Her husband got over twelve years (the extra time due to non-payment of child support).

From Quiz Postal Workers from Planet Earth

Answer: Buffalo Bill Cody

Pony Express riders often had challenging routes. When he was 15, Cody once traveled 322 miles in just over 21 hours, stopping only to switch horses. At least, that's how the legend goes. What is true: These mail carriers had a highly dangerous work environment. They often faced bandits, oppressive weather, and the occasional Native American attack.

From Quiz Tenuous Links

Answer: Laura

Petrarch (1304-1374) was an Italian poet from Arezzo. In many of his sonnets he declared his love for a certain Laura, a girl he would have first seen in Avignon in 1327. Although Petrarch never mentioned her surname, scholars generally agree that It would be Laura de Noves (1310-1348), who was at that time married to Hugues II de Sade, a distant ancestor to Donatien Marquis de Sade (1740-1818). The TV series "Twin Peaks" (1989-1991) had as theme "Who killed Laura Palmer?" And Laura Pausini (born 1974) debuted in 1993 with "La Solitudine". Beatrice was the untouchable love interest of Petrarch's contemporary Dante. Norma is a character in "Twin Peaks". And Georgia Todrani (born 1971) is one of Pausini's colleagues.

From Quiz People Potpourri

Answer: Benjamin Harrison

What are the chances that something like this will ever happen again?

From Quiz Here's Looking at You, Kid

Answer: George H.W. Bush

The son of 41st president George H.W. Bush is of course the 43rd president of the United States George W. Bush who served two terms in office from 2001 to 2009. Bush junior announced the "War on Terror" in response to the fateful September 11 terror attacks in 2001. He ordered the invasion of Afghanistan in 2001 and Iraq in 2003. Bush took up painting as a hobby and even released a book of portraits in 2017 called "Portraits of Courage". He is also very well known for his Bushisms, linguistic and semantic errors. Some examples of these are "They misunderestimated me", "There's an old saying in Tennessee-I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee-that says, 'Fool me once, shame on...shame on you. Fool me - you can't get fooled again'" and "Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we.". (Credit to Kino76)

From Quiz Famous Lefties

Answer: Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) was an Italian Renaissance intellectual whose interests covered numerous fields. He is of course the artist who painted the most famous of paintings, the "Mona Lisa", and the most reproduced religious painting "The Last Supper". Michelangelo Buonaroti (1475-1564) was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect and poet. His best known sculptured works are Pietà and David. He painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome and "The Last Judgement" on the altar wall. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901) was a French painter and one of the best known during the Post Impressionist period together with Paul Cézanne, Vincent Van Gogh and Paul Gauguin. Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) was a Flemish artist who painted portraits, landscapes but also specialised in "history paintings".

From Quiz Transgender Pioneers

Answer: Philippines

Geraldine Roman was elected to serve as the representative for Bataan in 2016, following in the footsteps of her mother who had also represented the area. Roman's election makes her the highest ranking openly LGBT politician in the Philippines where lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender politicians have traditionally been reluctant to publicly discuss their sexuality for fear of angering the Catholic Church and other conservative religious groups which wield a great deal of power and influence in the country. Roman has said that her priorities are to advocate for the people of Bataan and help bring about greater socioeconomic equality in the Philippines by improving opportunities for poorer students. She is also keen to see a 2001 bill, which prevented transgender individuals in the Philippines from legally changing their birth name and gender after their transition, overturned and to introduce laws to help prevent discrimination against LGBT people more generally.

From Quiz Losers

Answer: William Jennings Bryan

The famous Scopes Trial, aka The State of Tennessee v. John Thomas Scopes, was a trial about a Dayton, TN teacher who was prohibited from teaching the science of evolution. William Jennings Bryan was the attorney representing the State of Tennessee against Scopes. Bryan not only lost the case on appeal but, from a political standpoint, was also a three-time loser for President of the United States, in the elections of 1896, 1900 and 1908. Clarence Darrow represented Scopes in this battle of science vs. religion and actually lost, but the verdict was overturned on a technicality. Clay was "The Great Compromiser", and Mansfield was the first US female attorney.

From Quiz My Esteemed Predecessor?

Answer: John C. Fremont

"The Pathfinder," John Charles Fremont was a controversial military officer and explorer. Fremont served briefly as one of the first two Senators from the newly-admitted state of California in 1850-51. He was married to the daughter of Missouri Senator Thomas Hart Benton, a Democrat. A staunch abolitionist, Fremont joined the new Republican Party, running for President in 1856 under the slogan, "Free Soil, Free Men and Fremont!" (His father-in-law voted Democratic.) Early in the Civil War, Fremont angered the Republican establishment by attempting to emancipate slaves in Missouri. His rift with Republican moderates led to a brief attempt to wrest the nomination from Lincoln in 1864. After the War, his political and financial standing declined rapidly and he faded from public view until his death in 1890.

From Quiz Plays the Violin Well

Answer: Tuba

Harry Smith played the tuba with several members of the Salvation Army band in 2004. He also played this brass instrument on air with the Muppets in 1994. He also was the featured speaker at a 2009 Salvation Army anniversary event in Philadelphia. Harry is an active cyclist. He likes to commute to work on a "folding bike".

From Quiz I'm Just Making It Up Pt. 2

Answer: New York Times

In 2003, Blair resigned from The New York Times in disgrace after a number of his articles were founded to be fabricated or plagiarized. Other notable journalistic frauds include Janet Cooke of The Washington Post, Jack Kelley of USA Today, and Stephen Glass of The New Republic.

From Quiz Postal Workers from Planet Earth

Answer: Ferdinand Cheval

While walking his daily 32 kilometer* route in 1879, Cheval tripped on a strange stone which inspired him to build his "Ideal Palace". He was 43 when he began work on his dream. He was 77 when the palace was finished - without any assistance, architectural training, or power tools! The Palace is now a national monument. *32 kilometers = about 20 miles

From Quiz Still More Dramatic Lives of Creative People

Answer: Political and Religious Writings

Defoe's writings were often critical of popular religious or political viewpoints. Such criticism was not always well-tolerated by the existing powers. (Defoe, of course, was the author of "Robinson Crusoe".)

From Quiz People of Principle

Answer: Medical School

University of California (Davis) Medical School.

From Quiz Tenuous Links

Answer: Bathtub

William Howard Taft (1857-1930) was elected President of the USA in 1908. He was one of the physically most imposing presidents up till the end of the Twentieth Century: tall and obese. Rumour has it that once his toe was stuck in the faucet of his bathtub, but this is an urban legend. We could well assume that with regard to his physique, he had to let install a larger bathtub in the White House - another undocumented anecdote. Jean-Paul Marat (1743-1793) was a French journalist and revolutionary. He was killed in his bathtub by Charlotte Corday. Eli Wallach (1915-2014) played Tuco, one of the three title characters in "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" (1966). In one scene Tuco was taking a bath when an enemy stormed in. Tuco simply raised his gun out of the water and shot the enemy dead.

From Quiz People Potpourri

Answer: Guys and Dolls

Sinatra appeared in the film version.

From Quiz Transgender Pioneers

Answer: Wachowski

Commonly credited as 'The Wachowskis' for their directing work, Lana and Lilly made their directorial debut with 1996's 'Bound' and followed it up with the box office smash 'The Matrix' three years later. Their other works have included 'V for Vendetta', 'Cloud Atlas' and 'Speed Racer'. Lana, whose birth name was Lawrence, completed her gender transition in 2008 but did not make her first public appearance following her transition until 2012. In 2016 Lana's younger sister Lily, whose birth name was Andrew, announced that she had also undergone gender reassignment.

From Quiz Losers

Answer: Washington Generals

On August 14, 2015, after 63 years, the Harlem Globetrotters dropped the exhibition team Washington Generals as their primary opponent. The Generals lost to the Globetrotters over 16,000 times, to become the worst sports team of all time. What you may not know is the fact that the Generals actually did win one game under Coach Klotz on January 5, 1971 in Martin, Tennessee. They celebrated their win by pouring orange soda on each other in the locker room (no champagne for them). After the game Klotz said that the shocked fans looked at his team as if they had "killed Santa Claus"!

From Quiz My Esteemed Predecessor?

Answer: Oliver Ellsworth

Oliver Ellsworth was a gifted lawyer and politician from Connecticut. As a Senator, he was instrumental in drafting the Judiciary Act of 1789, which created the federal court system, over which he later presided as 3rd Chief Justice of the United States from 1796 to 1800. He wasn't George Washington's first choice: John Rutledge was rejected by the Senate, and William Cushing declined the position. Ellsworth was an effective jurist, but his successor John Marshall cast a long shadow. In Hylton v. United States (1793), Ellsworth (almost) announced the legal precept of judicial review - but Marshall got the credit a few years later. Ellsworth encouraged Justices to join in writing judicial opinions instead of having each Justice write a separate opinion - a practice perfected by Marshall, and sometimes known today as "marshalling the Court." Ah, well.

From Quiz Plays the Violin Well

Answer: Harmonica

Mr. Willis also likes to sing. He has headed a band called "The Accelerators" which has performed Rock, Blues and R&B across the globe. Bruce's music career began before his acting career. Bruce also released his debut album in 1987 the "Return of Bruno". Of this album's songs, "Respect Yourself", was a Top Five hit on the Billboard 100. Bruce then released a second solo album in 1989, "If It Don't Kill You, It Just Makes You Stronger" in 1989. A compilation "Classic Bruce Willis: The Universal Masters Collection" was released in 2001. Bruce and his band have also entertained American troops stationed in Iraq, Korea, and Kenya.

From Quiz Aspergic Achievers

Answer: Gorillas

Dawn Prince-Hughes was diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome at the age of thirty-six. She wrote 'Songs of the Gorilla Nation: My Journey Through Autism' about her experiences working with gorillas at Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle, after becoming fascinated by them. She has stated that she learned to pick up social cues, which many people with Asperger's find difficult, by watching the gorillas interact.

From Quiz I'm Just Making It Up Pt. 2

Answer: Frank Abagnale & Abagnale

During his time of freedom in the 1960s, Abagnale passed a total of $2.5 million in bad checks. He posed as a pilot, teacher, physician, and attorney, until he was caught in 1969 in France. He served prison time in Sweden, France, and the United States. He started a fraud consulting company in 1976 and has paid back all he scammed. The 2002 movie was directed by Steven Spielberg and starred Leonardo DiCaprio as Abagnale. The real Frank Abagnale has a cameo role as a French policeman.

From Quiz Postal Workers from Planet Earth

Answer: John Prine

Prine's first public performance was at a Chicago bar called 'The Fifth Peg.' It was an open microphone night and he was dared to take the stage. When he finished playing, the owner of the bar offered him a job as part of the house band, and Prine began his career as a musician. When his album "John Prine" debuted a year later, some hailed him as the next Bob Dylan. He went on to record several more successful albums, and was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2003.

From Quiz People of Principle

Answer: Cardinals

A good center fielder for some fine St. Louis Cardinal teams. Sports would never be the same.

From Quiz People With Secrets

Answer: Rose Cheramie

Cheramie was dumped by the side of the road and locked up - but she warned of the shooting before it happened. Hill and Moorman were eyewitnesses to the shooting who also had cameras handy. Hoffman, a deaf mute, claims to have seen men with guns in the vicinity of the assassination.

From Quiz Tenuous Links

Answer: Richard Burton

Sir Richard Francis Burton (1821-1890) was an adventurer and scholar. Together with John Speke (1827-1864), he went looking for the source of the Nile. But he also translated "Arabian Nights" into English and published the English translation of the "Kama Sutra". Another person adopted the stage name Richard Burton: the Welsh actor born as Richard Walter Jenkins (1925-1984). This actor starred with Elizabeth Taylor (1932-2011) in the epic movie "Cleopatra" (1963) and was twice married to her. As for the red herrings: Hilton (1887-1979) was Elizabeth Taylor's first husband, and Fortensky (1952-2016) was her last husband.

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