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Quiz about An Eye for an Eye
Quiz about An Eye for an Eye

An Eye for an Eye Trivia Quiz


This is a quiz about famous blind people. I hope you enjoy it!

A multiple-choice quiz by snowconeboy789. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
332,763
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
647
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Question 1 of 10
1. Which of these blind people was also deaf? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Raul Midón was a singer/songwriter. In which of these genres did he NOT sing or write songs? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Which of these mathematicians/scientists is or was blind? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Which of these works is attributed to Homer? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Zohar Sharon is a blind golfer who lost his sight while serving with the IDF. In this case, what does IDF stand for? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Louis Braille died of tuberculosis.


Question 7 of 10
7. What was Ray Charles's last name? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Rahsaan Roland Kirk had a saxophone that he named "Stritch". What kind of saxophone was it? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Which one of these painters is/was blind? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. What instrument does Sir George Shearing play?

Answer: (one word)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Which of these blind people was also deaf?

Answer: Helen Keller

Helen Keller was an American lecturer, writer, activist who was blind and deaf. Helen wasn't born blind and deaf, but became blind and deaf at 19-months old because of a disease. She lived from 1880 to 1968.
2. Raul Midón was a singer/songwriter. In which of these genres did he NOT sing or write songs?

Answer: Rock and Roll

Raul Midón is an American singer and songwriter from Embudo, New Mexico. He writes/sings Jazz, Blues, R&B, and Folk music.
3. Which of these mathematicians/scientists is or was blind?

Answer: Nicholas Saunderson

Nicholas Saunderson is a blind English mathematician who went blind after the first year of his life. He was born in January of 1682, and died on 19 April 1739.
4. Which of these works is attributed to Homer?

Answer: The Iliad

"The Iliad" and "The Odyssey" - the two oldest works in the Western Canon - are attributed to Homer, who is often said to have been blind. However, nothing is known for certain about him.
5. Zohar Sharon is a blind golfer who lost his sight while serving with the IDF. In this case, what does IDF stand for?

Answer: Israeli Defense Forces

Zohar Sharon is a blind Israeli golfer who lost his sight in an accident involving chemicals while serving in the IDF (Israeli Defense Forces). His first real domestic success was winning with Asher Isso.
6. Louis Braille died of tuberculosis.

Answer: True

Louis Braille was the Frenchman who invented Braille. Braille is the system of writing that allows blind people to read. He became blind at the age of three when he poked himself in the eye with a stitching awl: he contracted a disease that cost him his sight in both eyes.
7. What was Ray Charles's last name?

Answer: Robinson

Ray Charles Robinson was an American singer who lived from September 23, 1930 till June 10, 2004. The instruments he played were vocals, piano, keyboards, alto saxophone, and trombone.
8. Rahsaan Roland Kirk had a saxophone that he named "Stritch". What kind of saxophone was it?

Answer: Straight E?ó Alto Saxophone

Rahsaan Roland Kirk is a very famous blind Jazz multi-instrumentalist. He had a custom Buesher straight alto saxophone that he named "Stritch" and a soprano saxophone with a mellophone bell named "Manzello". He was able to play more than one wind instrument At the same time! That means that he would have more than one saxophone in his mouth at a time!

The instruments he played were:

Tenor Saxophone
Straight Alto Saxophone
Straight Soprano Saxophone
Clarinet
Flute
9. Which one of these painters is/was blind?

Answer: John Bramblitt

John Bramblitt is an American blind painter born in 1971. He lost his sight due to several severe seizures in 2001. A video of his art was voted Most Inspirational Video of 2008 for YouTube.
10. What instrument does Sir George Shearing play?

Answer: piano

Sir George Shearing, born in August 13, 1919 is an English/American jazz pianist. He has played for the presidents: Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, and Ronald Reagan.
Source: Author snowconeboy789

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