All About Nancy Trivia Quiz

Answer: Abraham Lincoln's mother

Nancy Hanks Lincoln was the mother of Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States. She was born on February 5, 1784, in West Virginia. She married Thomas Lincoln in 1806. Their second child, Abraham, was born three years later, on February 12, 1809. Nancy Hanks Lincoln passed away nine years later, in 1818, at the age of thirty-four. (Information for this question came from the Abraham Lincoln Research Site.)

Answer: Frank Sinatra

Nancy Sinatra is the daughter of Frank Sinatra and his first wife, Nancy Barbato. She was born in 1940. Nancy pursued a career in music and films, but she never attained the stature of "Ol' Blue Eyes". Her most famous song, "These Boots Are Made For Walkin'" was recorded in 1966.

Answer: Ronald Reagan

Nancy Davis Reagan was the second wife of President Ronald Reagan. Born in 1921, she met Reagan while working as an actress for MGM. They were married in 1952 and had two children, Patricia and Ronald Jnr.

Answer: Oliver Twist

Nancy is part of Fagin's gang, and is sent by him to discover Oliver's fate after being arrested. As Nancy leaves Fagin's house, Fagin's friend, Mr. Sikes says of her "She's a (sic) honour to her sex... Here's her health, and wishing they was all like her!".

Answer: Ernie Bushmiller

Ernie Bushmiller first introduced the curly-haired Nancy into an existing strip in 1933. Nancy was so popular that he renamed the strip "Nancy" in 1938. Although Bushmiller died in 1982, a variety of other cartoonists have taken over the strip. In 1995, "Nancy" was one of twenty cartoon-strips commemorated as postage stamps by the United States Postal Service.
(information for this answer came from the Wikipedia).

Answer: Severn River Ballad

Nancy Wilson, born in 1937 in Ohio, was inducted into the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame in 1999. A singer with numerous awards and over seventy albums to her credit, her repertoire includes jazz, pop and blues. She had her own television show from 1967-78, and appeared in many other television programs. From 1996-2005 she introduced a program on National Public Radio entitled "Jazz Profiles".
(information for the question came from Wikipedia and the Nancy Wilson Home Page.)

Answer: A librarian holding a stack of books

Nancy Pearl, a Washington State based librarian, is the author of "Book Lust" which was published in 2003, as well as several sequels. Nancy, who was the director of the Washington Center for the Book, has a program on National Public Radio devoted to books and reading. The Archie McPhee corporation has manufactured an action toy that depicts Pearl holding a stack of book. At the push of a button, the five inch statuette will move its finger in a "shushing" motion.
(Information for this question came from Nancy Pearl's and the Archie McPhee homepages.)

Answer: Brown

"In the hills of West Virginia lived a girl named Nancy Brown,
And you never saw such beauty, in country or in town,
Well, one day the village deacon was a-lookin for a thrill,
And he took our little Nancy away up in the hills".
(Lyrics from "A Traditional Music Library" web site.)

Answer: All three are true

Nancy Pelosi was born in 1940 to a family active in politics. Her father, Thomas D'Alesandro Jr., served for twelve years as mayor of Baltimore. Her brother, Thomas D'Alesandro III, also was a Baltimore mayor. Nancy was elected as the representative of the 8th District of California in 1987. This district includes most of the City of San Francisco. When Ms. Pelosi was elected to serve as Speaker of the House on January 4, 2007, she became the highest ranking elected woman in United States history.
(Information for this question came from Nancy Pelosi's homepage.)

Answer: 1930

The first Nancy Drew novel was published in 1930, by Edward Stratmeyer. He died that same year. Carolyn Keene, the author's name that appears on all Nancy Drew books, was never a real person, but a pseudonym used by a variety of authors, including Stratmeyer's daughters. In 1959, the early novels were revamped, and outdated language and insulting racial stereotypes were eliminated. Over 80 million Nancy Drew books have been sold, and have appeared in 14 languages.
(Information for this question came from mysterynet.com)