Who Am I? Trivia

91. He established a school of philosophy in Athens in 306 B.C. and taught that while pleasure is derived from the satisfaction of wants, pain results from the inability to satisfy them.

From Quiz Raphael's School of Athens

Answer: Epicurus

Later followers of Epicurus corrupted his teachings to the point that today we refer to a person who enjoys fancy foods as an "epicure." Epicurus believed, however, that wise people should live in a way that they have no wants that cannot be satisfied.

From Quiz Guess Who

Answer: Dwight D. Eisenhower

Preceded by Truman and succeeded by Kennedy, Eisenhower gave "Camp David" its current name, naming it after his grandson.

From Quiz Who Was I in History? #4

Answer: Patrick Gass

Patrick Gass was one of many men who went along on the Lewis and Clark journey after President Jefferson announced the Louisiana Purchase. Gass was a carpenter and later became a sergeant on the journey.

From Quiz Identity Version 3

Answer: Ferdinand Morton

Ferdinand was one of the first great New Orleans jazz artists. He began recording in 1923 as a solo pianist, and then with his band, the Red Hot Peppers. Many of his compositions have become jazz standards.

From Quiz Identity Version 2

Answer: Robert Louis Stevenson

Robert's Samoan name was "Tusitala" or the "teller of tales". He was a dedicated writer. He wrote "Kidnapped", "Weir of Hermiston" and many others. "Weir of Hermiston" was unfinished as he died before the book was finished.

From Quiz "J's" in History

Answer: Jesse James

Ironically, Jesse James was eventually killed by a member of his own gang named Robert Ford.

From Quiz What's My Name?

Answer: Bruce Willis

With the nickname 'Bruno', Bruce Willis is best known for his role in the 'Die Hard' movies. He was married to Demi Moore and they have three children. He won an Emmy for his role in the hit television show 'Moonlighting' (1985 to 1989) which co-starred Cybill Shepherd.

From Quiz Familiar Names, Unknown People

Answer: He started it at a very old age

He began work on the project in his 70's.

From Quiz Why Are They Famous?

Answer: The paper bag

In 1870, Margaret patented a machine that could feed, cut, fold, and glue paper bags to create a square bottom. Up until this point, paper bags were all folded by hand. Although a man named Charles Annan attempted to steal her design, claiming that a woman "could not possibly understand the mechanical complexities of the machine", Margaret could provide original blueprints and easily won the lawsuit.

From Quiz Saints And Sinners

Answer: Saint Anthony of Padua

Saint Anthony is the patron saint of lost articles.

From Quiz Who Are They?

Answer: George Washington

It also used to be said that Washington 'was last in the American League'

From Quiz Ten Influential People: Who Are They?

Answer: Philip

Philip II was the creator of the Macedonian Phalanx and fathered one of the brightest military minds of the period.

From Quiz Marshall Law or Martial Law?

Answer: Pussy Riot

This all female, punk rock performance art group are based in Moscow and have had a number of different members. They are known for their 'guerilla' performances and for their protests against Putin. They perform at public sites, video the performance and post online. They gained notoriety when they performed at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow . Three group members were arrested for this performance in March 2012, denied bail and held until their trials started in late July. All three were sentenced to two years imprisonment. One of the members had her sentence suspended however the other two sentences were upheld. The plight of the band members garnered international attention.

From Quiz The Slippery Slope From Success To Downfall

Answer: Lance Armstrong

Lance Armstrong was idolised as the hero who won the Tour de France cycle race seven years in a row. Rumours started to circulate that Armstrong had used performance-enhancing drugs. He denied them. After his seventh win, Armstrong retired, but made a comeback and soon the speculation began again. He consistently denied all allegations and pointed out that he had passed numerous drugs tests. In 2012, though, he was banned for life from all competitive sports and his titles were purged. In 2013, Armstrong appeared on the "Oprah Winfrey" television show and admitted that he had taken drugs throughout his career.

From Quiz Brunettes Can Have Fun Too

Answer: Sonia Braga

Sonia Maria Campos Braga, star of telenovelas like "Dancing Days", is famous outside her country for her performances in "Kiss of the Spider Woman", "Moon Over Parador" and Redford's "The Milagro Beanfield War". In my opinion, her most enthralling role was as Mastroianni 's love interest in "Gabriela, Cravo e Canela", from the novel by Jorge Amado.

From Quiz Living with Parkinson's

Answer: Lit the Olympic flame

Muhammad Ali (1942-2016) was an American boxer and activist. He won a gold medal in the 1960 Olympic Games at Rome under his birth name of Cassius Clay. In 1963 he won the heavyweight boxing title by defeating Sonny Liston, but was stripped of his title when he refused induction into the US military during the Vietnam War. He was allowed to box again in 1970 and fought three memorable fights against Joe Frazier during his comeback. By 1979 Ali was showing signs of Parkinson's with trembling hands and slowed speech. In 1998 he worked with Michael J Fox to raise awareness of the disease, and they made a joint appearance before the US Congress to request additional research funding. Although Ali's refusal to serve in the military was condemned by many, opinions changed over the course of his life and he became a beloved figure, partly due to the humanitarian work he performed after retirement. He received the honor of lighting the Olympic flame for the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games and had great difficulty walking, showing marked trembling while doing it.

From Quiz Gentle Men

Answer: Solomon

King Solomon was noted for his wisdom, a gift he was said to have asked God for in a dream. He lived from about 970BC to 931BC. One of the best-known acts of wisdom was his judgment when two women appeared before him both claiming to be the mother of a baby. He ruled that the baby should be cut in two, with one half being given to each woman. He did this knowing that the true mother would want her child to live and would beg that the baby be given to the other woman. The Bible tells it was God's will that Solomon should build the first temple in Jerusalem.

From Quiz 25 People Who Influenced the World

Answer: Henry Ford

Henry Ford's influence on American manufacturing was profound. He was the son of an Irish immigrant farmer from the U.S. mid-west. Henry Ford started Ford Motor Company where cars were assembled, not built. The assembly line, where each worker added a part they had been trained for as the cars rolled by. In 1908 over 15 million Model Ts were produced and sold. As Ford refined his production he reduced the price of the Model T from $825 in 1908 to $360 by 1916 and eventually to $290 in 1926. Ford started with the Model A and went right through the alphabet to T. The Model T was the first of his cars that was mass produced.

From Quiz Famous People Who Like Model Trains

Answer: Michael Gross

Michael Gross is best remembered as the dad in the TV show "Family Ties" where he and his co-star Meredith Baxter, who played his wife Elyse, shared the same birthday, June 21, 1947. He had a change up playing Burt Gummer fighting giant man-eating worms known as Graboids in the "Tremors" movies and subsequent TV series in the nineties. He is an avid model railways fan, and hosted a detailed video series on how to build your own model railroad. As well he is a partner in an actual railroad, as he helped to save a line that ran in New Mexico from Larny to Santa Fe.

From Quiz Every Little Breeze Seems To Whisper Louise

Answer: Louise Penny

Louise Penny was born in Toronto, Ontario, in 1958. She first worked as a broadcast journalist and turned to writing novels in 2005. Her first published work, "Still Life"(2005), won several awards. It featured Chief Inspector Armand Gamache and was set in Quebec. The series had extended to 14 novels by late 2018.

From Quiz Rebel Rebel.

Answer: Golda Meir

Golda Meir was born in Kiev (now in the Ukraine) in 1898. She moved to Milwaukee with her family in 1905 and graduated from high school in 1914 and trained as a teacher. She became interested in Jewish affairs and moved with her husband to a kibbutz in Palestine in 1921. She advocated for the Jewish people in a time where anti-zionist sentiment was probably at its highest. She was one of 24 signatories to the Israeli Declaration of Independence in 1948. She was a fierce diplomat advocating for her country's place in the world and was elected to the Israeli government in the same year, 1948, where she was Minister of Labor and then Foreign Minister. She was elected Prime Minister in 1969 after the unexpected death of Levi Eshkol in February. Here she maintained a determined stance for the Jewish people and their place in the world. We watched her horror and outrage in the Munich massacre of 1972 and we saw her ardent diplomacy during the Yom Kippur War in 1974. She resigned soon after and died in 1980 after a short lymphoma related illness. The other options were other heads of governments of their respective states (Ms Meir was the world's third female Head of Government).

From Quiz Shots Fired

Answer: Dick Cheney

In February 2006, Dick Cheney was hunting for quail with his friend, 78-year-old attorney Harry Whittington, when he accidentally shot Mr. Whittington in the head, neck and torso with birdshot on the private Texas ranch where they were hunting. Attorney Whittington suffered a heart attack and had to undergo surgery due to a pellet being logged in his chest, but he was able to make a full recovery.

From Quiz Final 48'ers: More from Entertainment

Answer: Ronnie Van Zant

Elvis and Marc Bolan also died in 1977, Elvis at age 42 and Bolan, who was born in 1947, at age 30. Among the galaxy of entertainment stars who also passed away in 1977 are Joan Crawford, Charlie Chaplin, Maria Callas, Groucho Marx, Ethel Waters, Guy Lombardo, and Freddie Prinze. Southern Rock performer Stevie Ray Vaughn, who was born in 1954, also passed away too soon at age 35 in 1990.

From Quiz People With GP Initials

Answer: Gavrilo Princip

Princip was a member of the Serbian Black Hand terror group and was the man (boy? he was only 19!), who shot the Archduke of Austria, Franz Ferdinand, and his wife. This led to Austria-Hungary invading Serbia in 1914, with most of Europe, and the rest of the world, getting involved over the next four years. Gonzalo Pizarro was a Spanish conquistador who invaded Peru in the sixteenth century. George Parros was a Canadian ice hockey player, and George Peponis played rugby league for Canterbury-Bankstown, in Sydney, Australia.

From Quiz From Century to Century

Answer: Edward III

Edward III was very successful and energetic during his early reign. He was responsible for initiating the hundred years war with France. He besieged the French town of Calais until it surrendered on August 3, 1347. However, the Black Death and his military campaigns led to bankruptcy and he had to wind down the war effort. Despite his earlier successes Edward's later reign one political and military failure.

From Quiz A Mixed Bag

Answer: Rudolf Hess

He was Deputy Fuhrer to Adolf Hitler from 1933 until he flew to Scotland in an attempt to negotiate a peace settlement with the UK. He was taken prisoner and eventually sentenced to life imprisonment for crimes against peace at the Nuremburg War Trials of 1946. He died aged 93, still in custody in Spandau Prison, Berlin in 1987.

From Quiz Will the Real ____ Please Stand Up?

Answer: Yasser Arafat

Born Mohammed Yasser Abdel Rahman Abdel Raouf Arafat al-Qudwa, the man commonly known as Yasser Arafat was a leader of the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestinian National Authority. In the early years of his guerrilla career he adopted the nom de guerre Abu Ammar.

From Quiz Eating Crow, the Art of the Apology

Answer: Jesus

When Lennon uttered, "we're more popular than Jesus," it was part of a longer interview in which he was talking about the declining interest in religion in general, and how music might be taking its place somewhat. English audiences didn't seem to mind or even notice the comment, but some American audiences were not pleased. The band's management hastily put together a press conference and Lennon issued an apology. Years later, he explained, "I couldn't go away knowing I'd created another little piece of hate in the world. So I apologized."

From Quiz The World of Tea Drinkers

Answer: Eleanor Roosevelt

Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962) was the longest serving First Lady from 1933 to 1945. After the death of her husband, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, she remained politically active and was the first spouse of a President to have a monument erected in her honour.

From Quiz Late Bloomers

Answer: Emily Post

Ann Landers is a pen name for a syndicated advice column. Both Martha Stewart and Rachael Ray are celebrity chefs, writers, and television show hosts.

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