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Aa People Trivia Quiz

You may know your 'A' people well, but how much do you know about people whose first and last names start with 'Aa'? Some are very easy and others are very obscure.

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

Author
CzarManx

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
134,438

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
1898

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What 20th century American composer wrote "Billy the Kid" and "Appalachian Spring"? Hint

Matthew Aaron

Aaron Douglas

Aaron Copland

Antti Aarne

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Question 2 of 10

2. What English author wrote several books about a loveable bear named Winnie-the-Pooh? Hint

A. A. Smith

A. A. Harding

A. A. Milne

A. A. Anderson

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Question 3 of 10

3. What Finnish architect designed buildings and furnishings like the Paimio Tuberculosis Sanatorium, one of his first works? Hint

Jeppe Aakjaer

Urho Aanderssen

Aage Paasikivi

Alvar Aalto

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which baseball player, in 1974, broke Babe Ruth's record for most homeruns hit in his career in Major League Baseball?

Answer: (Last name or both names)

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Question 5 of 10

5. What Danish physicist and Nobel laureate devoted his work to the inner structure of the atom? Hint

Aaron Klug

Jeppe Aachen

Hans Aakjaer

Aage Bohr

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Question 6 of 10

6. In the Bible, who was Moses's brother?

Answer: (One word)

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Question 7 of 10

7. What Danish writer wrote "Children of Wrath: A Hired Man's Saga", which helped bring improvements for rural workers? Hint

Gustav Aastler

Alvar Aalto

Jeppe Aakjaer

Aalst Waldemar

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Question 8 of 10

8. What third vice-president of the U.S. shot Alexander Hamilton in a duel?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 9 of 10

9. What American photographer and educator produced a large-scale documentary known as the "Harlem Document"? Hint

Aaron Klug

Aaron Siskind

Aaron Elkins

Aaron Dennison

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Question 10 of 10

10. What music artist starred in "Queen of the Damned" and died in a plane crash in 2001? Hint

Aanyah

Aaliyah

Aashli

Aanowyn

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What 20th century American composer wrote "Billy the Kid" and "Appalachian Spring"?

Answer: Aaron Copland

Living until he was 90, Copland wrote music for films like "Of Mice and Men" and "Our Town."

2. What English author wrote several books about a loveable bear named Winnie-the-Pooh?

Answer: A. A. Milne

The Christopher Robin in the stories is named after his son.

3. What Finnish architect designed buildings and furnishings like the Paimio Tuberculosis Sanatorium, one of his first works?

Answer: Alvar Aalto

Aalto was invited to the U.S. where he was a visiting professor at MIT. One example of his design is the Baker House.

4. Which baseball player, in 1974, broke Babe Ruth's record for most homeruns hit in his career in Major League Baseball?

Answer: Hank Aaron

His 755 homeruns beat previous record holder Babe Ruth.

5. What Danish physicist and Nobel laureate devoted his work to the inner structure of the atom?

Answer: Aage Bohr

He worked with his father, Niels Bohr, on the Manhattan Project.

6. In the Bible, who was Moses's brother?

Answer: Aaron

Since Aaron was a good speaker, Moses used him to warn the pharaoh of God's power.

7. What Danish writer wrote "Children of Wrath: A Hired Man's Saga", which helped bring improvements for rural workers?

Answer: Jeppe Aakjaer

He is known as the "Danish Burns" because of the similarity of his poems to that of the Scottish poet's.

8. What third vice-president of the U.S. shot Alexander Hamilton in a duel?

Answer: Aaron Burr

He was senator and governor of New York as well.

9. What American photographer and educator produced a large-scale documentary known as the "Harlem Document"?

Answer: Aaron Siskind

He took up photography after receiving a camera as a wedding present.

10. What music artist starred in "Queen of the Damned" and died in a plane crash in 2001?

Answer: Aaliyah

Aaliyah means "the highest" or "the best" in Hebrew and Arabic.

Source: Author CzarManx

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