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Quiz about If Historical Figures Had Twitter 3

If Historical Figures Had Twitter 3 Quiz

Following the success of my first two "If Historical Figures Had Twitter" quizzes, here are another ten pithy historical characters to guess.

A multiple-choice quiz by zippolover. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
zippolover

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
360,894

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
872

Last 3 plays: Guest 1 (9/10), Guest 65 (8/10), Guest 1 (8/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. "12th April, 1961 is a date that will go down in history! Proof that Mother Russia rules the skies."

Which Twitter using figure from History wrote this? Hint

Valentin Petrov

Yuri Gagarin

Vladimir Komarov

Vladimir Seryogin

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Question 2 of 10

2. "Nine children in seventeen years. I hope that Albert is satisfied now."

Which Twitter using figure from History wrote this? Hint

Annie Pierrepoint

Queen Victoria

Elsa Einstein

Elisabeth of Bavaria

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Question 3 of 10

3. "I have turned the notes from my diary into a book and it has been published to great acclaim. I am almost as famous as the subject now!"

Which Twitter using figure from history wrote this? Hint

James Boswell

Anne Frank

Samuel Pepys

Helena Morley

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Question 4 of 10

4. "I have produced a son and heir. My baby boy is not just mine to love though. I think his father loves him more than he loves me."

Which Twitter using figure from History wrote this? Hint

Queen Marie Antoinette

Anne Boleyn

Anne of Bohemia and Hungary

Diana, Princess of Wales

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Question 5 of 10

5. "That Marilyn Monroe will be the death of me. Never on time, forgetting her lines and so sad all the time. Such a sweet kid."

Which Twitter using figure from history wrote this? Hint

Clark Gable

Montgomery Clift

Eli Wallach

Arthur Miller

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Question 6 of 10

6. "At last I have had a poem published that the public likes. I will stick to the macabre in future. In my short stories too."

Which Twitter using figure from History wrote this? Hint

Roald Dahl

Bram Stoker

Mary Shelley

Edgar Allan Poe

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Question 7 of 10

7. "Who would have believed, all those years ago when our struggles started, that I would be elected President? I will do my people proud."

Which Twitter using figure from history wrote this? Hint

Ernesto "Che" Guevara

Mahatma Gandhi

Nelson Mandela

Malcolm X

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Question 8 of 10

8. "I have had this fantastic idea. If it works out, the whole world will be connected. I want everyone to get it for free."

Which Twitter using figure from History wrote this? Hint

Bill Gates

Mark Zuckerberg

Paul Allen

Tim Berners-Lee

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Question 9 of 10

9. "Wow! A Pulitzer Prize for my first book! I have so many ideas, but I have set myself a high standard."

Which Twitter using figure from history wrote this? Hint

Harper Lee

Paul Harding

Herman Wouk

Peter Matthew Hillsman Taylor

10. "OK, I may be the youngest, but none of the other three has got their own movie company or play in a group with Bob Dylan and Roy Orbison."

Which Twitter using figure from history wrote this? Hint

John Lennon

Paul McCartney

Ringo Starr

George Harrison

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. "12th April, 1961 is a date that will go down in history! Proof that Mother Russia rules the skies." Which Twitter using figure from History wrote this?

Answer: Yuri Gagarin

Yuri Gagarin (1934-1968) was the first human to travel to outer space and return safely to Earth after completing an orbit. He never went into space again and died with Vladimir Seryogin while on a jet training flight.

2. "Nine children in seventeen years. I hope that Albert is satisfied now." Which Twitter using figure from History wrote this?

Answer: Queen Victoria

Victoria, Princess Royal, was born in 1840 and her brother, Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII, was born the following year. Their youngest sister, Princess Beatrice, was born in 1847.

All three other ladies were married to men named Albert.

3. "I have turned the notes from my diary into a book and it has been published to great acclaim. I am almost as famous as the subject now!" Which Twitter using figure from history wrote this?

Answer: James Boswell

With the 1791 publication of "Life of Samuel Johnson", James Boswell finally got the literary appreciation that he had sought throughout his life. He only lived a further four years to enjoy the fame, as he died in 1795, aged 54.

4. "I have produced a son and heir. My baby boy is not just mine to love though. I think his father loves him more than he loves me." Which Twitter using figure from History wrote this?

Answer: Diana, Princess of Wales

Diana, Princess of Wales (1961-1997) came third on the list, "The Greatest Britons of all Time", chosen by the people of Great Britain in November 2002.

The public placed Sir Winston Churchill first and Isambard Kingdom Brunel second. I voted for Brunel.

5. "That Marilyn Monroe will be the death of me. Never on time, forgetting her lines and so sad all the time. Such a sweet kid." Which Twitter using figure from history wrote this?

Answer: Clark Gable

Clark Gable (1901-1960) died following a heart attack after filming "The Misfits" with Marilyn Monroe. Various suggestions have been made for the cause of the heart attack and these include the stresses of working with the troubled actress and a severe diet prior to filming.

6. "At last I have had a poem published that the public likes. I will stick to the macabre in future. In my short stories too." Which Twitter using figure from History wrote this?

Answer: Edgar Allan Poe

"The Raven" was published in 1845. His first published work was a book of poems in 1827. Poe supported his writing career working for various newspapers and journals as a critic. He died aged only forty on October 7, 1849.

7. "Who would have believed, all those years ago when our struggles started, that I would be elected President? I will do my people proud." Which Twitter using figure from history wrote this?

Answer: Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela (born in 1918) was sentenced to life imprisonment in 1962 and released twenty-seven years later. He went on to be the the first native African to be elected as President of South Africa. During his years in office he oversaw the start of the reversal of the problems caused by apartheid.

8. "I have had this fantastic idea. If it works out, the whole world will be connected. I want everyone to get it for free." Which Twitter using figure from History wrote this?

Answer: Tim Berners-Lee

All of the component parts for the World Wide Web already existed in 1989, but it was Englishman Tim Berner-Lee who brought them all together. It was agreed from the start that it would be free to use.

9. "Wow! A Pulitzer Prize for my first book! I have so many ideas, but I have set myself a high standard." Which Twitter using figure from history wrote this?

Answer: Harper Lee

Harper Lee (born 1926) is the famous author of "To Kill A Mockingbird" which won a Pulitzer Prize in 1961. Although she continued to write, Lee has not had another book published.

10. "OK, I may be the youngest, but none of the other three has got their own movie company or play in a group with Bob Dylan and Roy Orbison." Which Twitter using figure from history wrote this?

Answer: George Harrison

Harrison and his business partner founded HandMade films in 1978 to finance "Life of Brian" after the original backers dropped out.

The other members of the "Traveling Wilburys", co-founded by Harrison, were Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty and drummer Jim Keltner.

Source: Author zippolover

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