Big Bad Woolf Quiz | Name Game

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1. Which Woolf was the 2013/2014 Lord Mayor of (the City of) London and only the second woman to hold the office?

Answer: Fiona

Catherine Fiona Woolf (born 1948) is known by her middle name. She was elected 8th November, 2013 and her term is for one year. Sir Richard "Dick" Whittington served four times as Lord Mayor of London.

The Mayor of London is an elected position too, but covers all of the London Metropolitan area. The Lord Mayor can date the custom back to the twelfth century and covers only "The City of London", also known as the "Square Mile", in the heart of London.

2. Which Woolf, who shares his forenames with an author famous for a black bird, co-wrote the script for the 1939 film, "The Wizard of Oz"?

Answer: Edgar Allan

Edgar Allan Woolf (1881-1943) was most famous as one of the three credited co-authors, along with Noel Langley and Florence Ryerson, of "The Wizard of Oz" script. He started out as an actor, but soon moved on to writing sketches, plays, a musical and then moved to Hollywood where he was a prolific author of screenplays for more than ten years. He died after falling down a flight of stairs and fracturing his skull, probably after tripping over his blind dog.

Edgar Allan Poe wrote "The Raven".

3. Which Woolf was the replacement jockey of the famous "Seabiscuit" in 1938, and who died in a racing accident at the young age of only thirty-five?

Answer: George

George Monroe Woolf (1910 to 1946) was the Canadian born jockey nicknamed "The Iceman", due to his calm and unflappable style. When Red Pollard, the usual jockey of "Seabiscuit", was very badly injured, his friend took over. Following his advice Woolf took a famous victory over "War Admiral", making "Seabiscuit" the horse of the year.

George, Fred, Bill and Ron are all Weasleys. George is the only name of those given that is not contracted.

4. Which Woolf was a horseman and trainer who lived on Woolford Farm and shared his first given name with the author H.G. Wells?

Answer: Herbert

Herbert Morris Woolf (1880 to 1964) worked his way up through the luxury goods family business and headed it for thirty years. Thoroughbred horses were his passion and this he carried out on Woolford Farm where he also threw extravagant parties.

Herbert George Wells wrote stories and books in many genres, but is best known for his science fiction works. My personal favourite is "The War of the Worlds".

5. Which Woolf was a prominent American science historian who shares his forename with a British Royal Prince?

Answer: Harry

Harry Woolf (1923-2003) was, among other things, the fifth Director of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey. He was appointed due to his organizational skills. During his tenure he raised both the profile and increased the income.

Prince Harry is really Henry Charles Albert David, Prince Henry of Wales, but is commonly called Prince Harry. The name he uses most, as an officer in the British Army, is Captain Harry Wales.

6. Which Woolf was an author, publisher and prominent Socialist who died twenty-eight years after his famous wife and shared a name with Dr "Bones" McCoy from the original "Star Trek" television series?

Answer: Leonard

Leonard Sidney Woolf (1880-1969) had his first novel, "The Village in the Jungle", published the year after he married. In 1917 he and his wife bought a small printing press to produce pamphlets that they wrote. They expanded and eventually became a publishing company. One of their products was "The Waste Land" by T.S. Elliot.

Leonard H. "Bones" McCoy was the medical man on the Starship Enterprise.

7. Which Woolf presented the "Drive" show on Perth Radio until he resigned in December 2013, and shares a name with fellow Australian, actor Mr. Crowe?

Answer: Russell

Russell Woolf, the ex Perth Radio show presenter, is a local boy made good. Following a year in Israel he returned to Australia to complete his education. His first radio job was in Esperance, Western Australia. He resigned from the ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) as he hopes to go into politics.

8. Which Woolf was the sister and sister-in-law authoress of two other prominent authors and has a given name which means beautiful?

Answer: Bella

Bella Sidney Woolf OBE (1877-1960) was the sister of Leonard Woolf. Her "How To See Ceylon" was published in 1941 and was thought to be the first proper guide to the island for tourists . She used the knowledge gained going with her second husband on his colonial postings, to write both fiction and non-fiction works.

9. Which Woolf, who shares the name of the patriarch of a famous wizarding family, was an engineer who patented a special engine in 1804 which made a significant contribution to the development of the "Cornish Engine"?

Answer: Arthur

Arthur Woolf (1766-1837) was a Cornishman. His invention of the compound steam engine made more efficient use of steam produced under pressure.

Arthur Weasley, husband of Molly and father of Bill, Charlie, Percy, Fred, George, Ron and Ginny was a rather eccentric wizard in the "Harry Potter" series of books.

10. Saving the most famous till last! Which Woolf filled her pockets with stones and walked into the River Ouse after completing her last manuscript, "Between the Acts"?

Answer: Virginia

Adeline Virginia Woolf (1882-1941) was raised in a literary household along with several siblings and half-siblings. She was educated at home so was constantly surrounded by writers. From her early life and on into her marriage, she suffered bouts of mental illness that may well have been a bi-polar disorder.

Her final note to her husband said that she thought that she was going mad again and could not face it. She said that their marriage had been so happy and she did not think she could recover her health, so she was taking what she thought was the best course of action.

Source: Author lonely-lady

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Big Bad Woolf Trivia Quiz

No, not the granny-eating, pig-chasing creature of stories written to frighten children into behaving - rather this is a quiz about ten random people with the surname Woolf. Lots of clues given, so I hope I got the balance right.

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