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Quiz about Famous People Last Name Fuller

Famous People: Last Name 'Fuller' Quiz

One of my family names is 'Fuller', so here's a quiz about famous 'Fullers.'

A multiple-choice quiz by ravenskye. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
ravenskye

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
34,573

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
413

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Which of the following was an English Baptist minister and theologian? Hint

Charles Fuller

Richard Fuller

Roy Fuller

Andrew Fuller

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of the following Fullers was an American dancer who was distinguished for her invention of the 'Serpentine Dance' and for her innovations in theatrical lighting? Hint

Leonie Fuller Adams

Loie Fuller

Sarah Fuller

Blakie Fuller

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Question 3 of 10

3. Buckminster Fuller, who developed the geodesic dome, was known by his middle name, but he was officially 'R. Buckminster Fuller.' What did the 'R' stand for? Hint

Ramsey

Robert

Richard

Reginald

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Question 4 of 10

4. Charles H. Fuller, Jr. is ? Hint

a British poet and novelist

an American painter

an African-American playwright

a Supreme Court Justice

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which individual is an artist known for a work entitled, 'The Tomato Patch'? Hint

Marcus Fuller

Thomas Fuller

George Fuller

Melville Weston Fuller

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of these Fullers is a novelist who wrote about Chicago? Hint

Leonie Adams Fuller

Henry Blake Fuller

Margaret Fuller

Thomas Fuller

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who was Melville Weston Fuller? Hint

8th chief Justice of the US Supreme Court

American inventor of the water heater

American architect known for his arches

Southern writer of inflammatory, racial novels

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of the following was a novel by Roy Broadbent Fuller, known for his concise observations of home and office life and routines? Hint

'Image of A Society'

'Bertram Cope's Year'

'The Brownsville Road'

'The Profane State'

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of the following was NOT a title held by Thomas Fuller (1608-1661)? Hint

author

scholar

painter

preacher

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which of the following is NOT TRUE about Margaret Fuller (1810-1850)? Hint

She wrote 'Women in the Nineteenth Century'.

She died in a shipwreck.

Her married name was Marchesa Ossoli.

She was an enemy of Ralph Waldo Emerson.

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of the following was an English Baptist minister and theologian?

Answer: Andrew Fuller

Andrew Fuller (1754-1815) was a founder and first secretary of the Baptist Missionary Society.

2. Which of the following Fullers was an American dancer who was distinguished for her invention of the 'Serpentine Dance' and for her innovations in theatrical lighting?

Answer: Loie Fuller

Loie Fuller (1862-1928) made her stage debut in Chicago at the age of 4. As an adult, she gave temperance lectures and Shakespearean readings as well.

3. Buckminster Fuller, who developed the geodesic dome, was known by his middle name, but he was officially 'R. Buckminster Fuller.' What did the 'R' stand for?

Answer: Richard

Buckminster Fuller (1895-1983) was also a poet and philosopher known for his unorthodox ideas on global issues.

4. Charles H. Fuller, Jr. is ?

Answer: an African-American playwright

Charles Fuller (born 1939) is best known for 'A Soldier's Play,' which won the 1982 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

5. Which individual is an artist known for a work entitled, 'The Tomato Patch'?

Answer: George Fuller

George Fuller (1822-1884) is also known for his later works entitled 'The Quadroon' and 'Romany Girl.'

6. Which of these Fullers is a novelist who wrote about Chicago?

Answer: Henry Blake Fuller

Henry Blake Fuller (1857-1929) also helped establish the book review section of the 'Chicago Evening Post.'

7. Who was Melville Weston Fuller?

Answer: 8th chief Justice of the US Supreme Court

Melville Weston Fuller (1833-1910), was known for his impartiality. He arbitrated the Venzuelan boundary dispute between that nation and Great Britain (1897-1899) and was a member of the Hague Court of International Arbitration (1900-1910).

8. Which of the following was a novel by Roy Broadbent Fuller, known for his concise observations of home and office life and routines?

Answer: 'Image of A Society'

9. Which of the following was NOT a title held by Thomas Fuller (1608-1661)?

Answer: painter

Thomas Fuller was known for writing filled with epigrams, anecdotes and puns and was a chaplain during the English Civil Wars.

10. Which of the following is NOT TRUE about Margaret Fuller (1810-1850)?

Answer: She was an enemy of Ralph Waldo Emerson.

Source: Author ravenskye

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