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Fractured Famous Women Trivia Quiz

With thanks to crisw. I give you the name of a famous woman in fractured form. Example: Opera wintry=Oprah Winfrey. You type in the name. These are actors, musicians, authors, politicians, and so on. Some are living, some are dead.

A multiple-choice quiz by robynraymer. Estimated time: 8 mins.

Author
robynraymer

Time
8 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
56,357

Updated
Feb 21 22

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
8 / 15

Plays
3820

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Question 1 of 15

1. Doily medicine

Answer: (A First Lady)

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Question 2 of 15

2. Saboteur dye yam finds time

Answer: (Three words--includes a title. She's a politician.)

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Question 3 of 15

3. Shallot brawny

Answer: (A Victorian writer)

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Question 4 of 15

4. Jewelry or rabbits?

Answer: (An actor)

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Question 5 of 15

5. Jackal lend comedy

Answer: (Related to a President)

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Question 6 of 15

6. Melon haunt

Answer: (She won an Oscar and so did her costar, Jack Nicholson.)

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Question 7 of 15

7. Gone to lease a prize

Answer: (A key Bush Administration official. Geezz, watch your spelling.)

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Question 8 of 15

8. Rodeo dwindle

Answer: (An actor and talk show host)

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Question 9 of 15

9. Grays scullery OR pinches grays

Answer: (An actor turned royal-Just type ONE of the TWO-WORD names)

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Question 10 of 15

10. Grenadine fur harrow

Answer: (A politician)

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Question 11 of 15

11. Illicit bits trailer

Answer: (An actor)

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Question 12 of 15

12. Chez gnaw stun

Answer: (A writer. Lived in the late 1700s and early 1800s.)

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Question 13 of 15

13. Juniper lapis

Answer: (A musician and actor)

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Question 14 of 15

14. Jake he growling

Answer: (A best-selling author)

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Question 15 of 15

15. Petits fours

Answer: (A First Lady)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Doily medicine

Answer: Dolly Madison

She was President James Madison's wife. There are some snack cakes named after her, too.

2. Saboteur dye yam finds time

Answer: Senator Dianne Feinstein

California's Senator Feinstein, a centrist Democrat, is a former San Francisco mayor. Head of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, she stepped into the mayor's post after Dan White assassinated George Moscone (and Harvey Milk).

3. Shallot brawny

Answer: Charlotte Bronte

Charlotte Bronte wrote 'Jane Eyre,' and her sister Emily wrote 'Wuthering Heights.'

4. Jewelry or rabbits?

Answer: Julia Roberts

She won an Oscar for her role in 'Erin Brockovich.'

5. Jackal lend comedy

Answer: Jacqueline Kennedy

She worked in publishing during the last part of her life.

6. Melon haunt

Answer: Helen Hunt

She was great in 'Mad About You' and terrific in her Oscar-winning role in 'As Good as It Gets' with Jack Nicholson

7. Gone to lease a prize

Answer: Condoleezza Rice

A former Stanford University provost, National Security Advisor 'Condi' Rice is fluent in Russian, AND she's a classical pianist.

8. Rodeo dwindle

Answer: Rosie O'Donnell

Did you see her in the second 'Stake Out' movie with Richard Dreyfuss and Emilio Estevez? She was absolutely hilarious!

9. Grays scullery OR pinches grays

Answer: Grace Kelly

If you haven't seen her in 'Rear Window' with Jimmy Stewart, you must! She's exquisite.

10. Grenadine fur harrow

Answer: Geraldine Ferraro

Congresswoman Ferraro made history in 1984 when she became the first woman (major party) candidate for Vice-President. She ran unsuccessfully alongside Walter Mondale. Unfortunately her two United States Senate bids did not succeed, either. She became a TV commentator and recovered from a serious illness.

11. Illicit bits trailer

Answer: Elizabeth Taylor

She was earnest and sweet in 'National Velvet,' dazzlingly beautiful in 'Father of the Bride,' and impressively raunchy in 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?' She raised millions for HIV research and treatment. She's been married MANY times!

12. Chez gnaw stun

Answer: Jane Austen

She's my favorite writer! Please visit the Jane Austen category if you like her, too. And please join our Jane Austen Lovers group (#116).

13. Juniper lapis

Answer: Jennifer Lopez

'J. Lo' is a good comic actor, it turns out. Did you see in the 'Saturday Night Live' skit, 'Good Morning Bronx'? She played a local TV anchorwoman and she was hilarious.

14. Jake he growling

Answer: J.K. Rowling

Wow, I just heard she's the second-richest woman in English, next to Queen Elizabeth. Her Harry Potter books are terrific, if you haven't read them.

15. Petits fours

Answer: Betty Ford

Gerald's wife. The substance abuse recovery clinic named for her is so famous that even fictional soap opera characters (like AMC's Erica Kane) go there.

Source: Author robynraymer

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