An Easy Quiz On Just The FaQs

Answer: Albert Einstein

Einstein received no Nobel Prize for his work on relativity. However, his paper on the photoelectric effect was of monumental importance and drove the development of quantum theory. It is ironic that Einstein's later career was spent attempting to find a "unified field theory" in order to eliminate the aspects of the quantum revelation that Einstein felt distasteful, particularly Heisenberg's uncertainty principle.

Answer: George Orwell

Eric Blair was born in India and later served in the Indian Imperial Police in Burma. He was Eton educated and wrote a number of novels other than his two famous ones.

Answer: Voltaire

At age 23 Voltaire was imprisoned for nearly a year for his criticism of the French authorities. It was during an exile to England that he became familiar with John Locke and Isaac Newton, who had such a profound influence on his philosophy. Five years later he was again forced to leave Paris because of his expressed political views. Voltaire said, "Those who can make you believe absurdities
can make you commit atrocities."

Answer: Elvis Presley

In 1956, Elvis also explained, "Some people tap their feet, some people snap their fingers, and some people sway back and forth. I just sorta do 'em all together, I guess."

Answer: Thomas Edison

Edison's mother closed down his chemistry lab when Edison was 12, reportedly because of the smell.

Answer: Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar made two unsuccessful attempts to conquer Britain. It was thought that his motivation was simply to enhance and maintain his military reputation. Cicero advised Caesar, "I hear there is not an ounce of either gold or silver in Britain. If that is true, my advice is to lay hold of a chariot and hurry back to us at full speed!"

Answer: George Bernard Shaw

In addition to being accorded one of the English language's most influential and talented playwrights, George Bernard Shaw was a socialist, a vegetarian, and a stunningly unsuccessful novelist.

Answer: Yogi Berra

Yogi Berra was on the All Star Team fifteen times and was the American League Most Valuable Player on three occasions. He probably took his own advice to heart. "You can observe a lot just by watching." Yogi reportedly said.

Answer: Mark Twain

Mark Twain was one of America's more quoted writers; so much so it is sometimes claimed that he never said many of the things attributed to him. Undeniably, it was Twain in his book "Pudd'nhead Wilson" who wrote, "If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you. This is the principal difference between a dog and a man."

Answer: Adlai Stevenson

Adlai Stevenson was a grandson of the Adlai Stevenson who was vice-president under Grover Cleveland in the 1890's. A graduate of Princeton University and Harvard Law School, his reputation as an "intellectual" is thought to have hurt him in his unsuccessful campaigns against Dwight David Eisenhower. Although Harold Stassen ran for president nine times, he only ran once in the 1950s.