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Initial Reactions Trivia Quiz

Initially, initials of initiated people. .. See if you can figure them out ... Good luck.

A multiple-choice quiz by Ikabud. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Ikabud

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
56,071

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
14 / 20

Plays
4832

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Mystic8 (16/20), peg-az (17/20), SixShutouts66 (20/20).

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Question 1 of 20

1. This A.A. starred in, among many other movies, 'The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!' Hint

Alan Alda

Alan Arkin

Anthony Andrews

Arthur Ashe

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Question 2 of 20

2. This M.M. is a noted American anthropologist. Hint

Margaret Mead

Marie McDonald

Melba Moore

Mae Marsh

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Question 3 of 20

3. This F.F. wrote the suspense thriller, 'The Day of the Jackal'. Hint

F.Scott Fitzgerald

Frederico Fellini

Francisco Franco

Frederick Forsyth

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Question 4 of 20

4. This C.S. was married to James Taylor? Hint

Carrie Snodgress

Cat Stevens

Connie Stevens

Carly Simon

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Question 5 of 20

5. This J.K. is a 'Beat Generation' author and poet? Hint

Jack Kerouac

John Keats

Jean-Claude Killy

Jerzy Kosinski

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Question 6 of 20

6. This W.G. starred as 'Grandpa' on TV's 'The Waltons'. Hint

Will Geer

Woody Guthrie

William Gladstone

William Golding

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Question 7 of 20

7. This J.S. is a famous Scottish Grand Prix racer. Hint

Jackie Stewart

John Saxon

Jake Scott

Jonathan Swift

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Question 8 of 20

8. This M.R. is a country singer, best known for his 'El Paso'. Hint

Michael Rennie

Matthew Ridgeway

Mickey Rivers

Marty Robbins

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Question 9 of 20

9. This M.L. was the actress who starred in the 'Thin Man' movies. Hint

Mary Livingston

Michelle Lee

Marjorie Lord

Myrna Loy

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Question 10 of 20

10. This W.S. was an American Civil War Union general. Hint

Willard Scott

William Sherman

Walter Bedell Smith

William Shatner

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Question 11 of 20

11. This J.M. is a British actor who starred in 'Ryan's Daughter'. Hint

John Mills

John Mitchell

John Milton

Jon Matlock

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Question 12 of 20

12. This D.G. is one of jazz music's greatest trumpeters. Hint

Don Garlits

David Graham

Dizzy Gillespie

Dave Garroway

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Question 13 of 20

13. This B.F. directed the movie 'Cabaret'. Hint

Buckminster Fuller

Barry Fitzgerald

Bob Fosse

Bobby Fisher

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Question 14 of 20

14. This A.C. is one of the greatest jockeys of all time. Hint

Alan Cranston

Alexis Chabrier

Angel Cordero

Anton Chekhov

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Question 15 of 20

15. This S.K. produced among many greats, 'The Caine Mutiny'. Hint

Stanley Kubrick

Sandy Koufax

Stacy Keach

Stanley Kramer

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Question 16 of 20

16. This C.B. is the inventor of the computer. Hint

Charles Bickford

Charles Babbage

Charles Bulfinch

Charles Boyer

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Question 17 of 20

17. This R.B. was the first man to run a sub four minute mile. Hint

Robert Burns

Roger Bannister

Ray Bradbury

Ralph Bellamy

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Question 18 of 20

18. This D.L. directed, among many epics,'Dr Zhivago'. Hint

Don Larsen

D.H. Lawrence

Dallas Long

David Lean

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Question 19 of 20

19. This J.C. was a French explorer in the New World? Hint

Jean Cocteau

Jacques Cousteau

Jacques Cartier

Jean-Baptiste Chardin

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Question 20 of 20

20. This W.W. is the American poet who wrote 'Leaves of Grass'. Hint

Wendell Willkie

Walt Whitman

William Wordsworth

William Wyler

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. This A.A. starred in, among many other movies, 'The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!'

Answer: Alan Arkin

Alan Alda (actor, 'MASH'), Anthony Andrews (actor, 'Brideshead Revisited'), Arthur Ashe (tennis player).

2. This M.M. is a noted American anthropologist.

Answer: Margaret Mead

Melba Moore (singer) ; Marie McDonald (actress, 'It Started With Eve'), Mae Marsh (actress, 'Birth of a Nation').

3. This F.F. wrote the suspense thriller, 'The Day of the Jackal'.

Answer: Frederick Forsyth

F.Scott Fitzgerald (Novelist, 'The Great Gatsby'), Francisco Franco (Dictator of Spain), Frederico Fellini (Italian director).

4. This C.S. was married to James Taylor?

Answer: Carly Simon

Carrie Snodgress (actress, 'Diary of a Mad Housewife'), Connie Stevens (actress, singer), Cat Stevens (pop singer, 'Enlightened One').

5. This J.K. is a 'Beat Generation' author and poet?

Answer: Jack Kerouac

Jean-Claude Killy (skier), John Keats (English poet), Jerzy Kosinski (author, 'Being There').

6. This W.G. starred as 'Grandpa' on TV's 'The Waltons'.

Answer: Will Geer

William Gladstone (British Prime Minister), Woody Guthrie (folk singer), William Golding (English novelist, 'Lord of the Flies').

7. This J.S. is a famous Scottish Grand Prix racer.

Answer: Jackie Stewart

Jake Scott (football all pro), John Saxon (actor, tv, 'The Bold Ones'), Jonathan Swift (Irish novelist, 'Gulliver's Travels').

8. This M.R. is a country singer, best known for his 'El Paso'.

Answer: Marty Robbins

Michael Rennie (actor, 'The Day the Earth Stood {Still'), Mickey Rivers (baseball player), Matthew Ridgeway (Korean War general).

9. This M.L. was the actress who starred in the 'Thin Man' movies.

Answer: Myrna Loy

Mary Livingston (Jack Benny's wife), Marjorie Lord (actress, tv, 'Make Room for Daddy'), Michelle Lee (actress, tv, 'Falcon Crest').

10. This W.S. was an American Civil War Union general.

Answer: William Sherman

Willard Scott (The 'Today Show' weatherman), Walter Bedell Smith (World War II general), William Shatner (actor, 'Star Trek' and Priceline.com fame).

11. This J.M. is a British actor who starred in 'Ryan's Daughter'.

Answer: John Mills

John Milton (poet, Paradise Lost), John Mitchell (Nixon's Attorney General), Jon Matlock (baseball player).

12. This D.G. is one of jazz music's greatest trumpeters.

Answer: Dizzy Gillespie

David Graham (golfer), Dave Garroway (tv talk show host of yesteryear), Don Garlits (drag racer).

13. This B.F. directed the movie 'Cabaret'.

Answer: Bob Fosse

Barry Fitzgerald (actor, 'Going My Way'), Bobby Fisher (world chess champion), Buckminster Fuller (architect).

14. This A.C. is one of the greatest jockeys of all time.

Answer: Angel Cordero

Alexis Chabrier (French composer), Anton Chekhov (Russian dramatist), Alan Cranston (U.S. Senator).

15. This S.K. produced among many greats, 'The Caine Mutiny'.

Answer: Stanley Kramer

Stanley Kubrick (director, '2001, A Space Odyssey'), Stacy Keach (actor, tv's 'Mike {Hammer'), Sandy Koufax (baseball player).

16. This C.B. is the inventor of the computer.

Answer: Charles Babbage

Charles Bickford (actor, 'Days of Wine and Roses'), Charles Bulfinch (architect), Charles Boyer (actor, 'Gaslight').

17. This R.B. was the first man to run a sub four minute mile.

Answer: Roger Bannister

Robert Burns (Scottish poet), Ray Bradbury (author, 'Martian Chronicles'), Ralph Bellamy (actor, minor role in 'Oh God').

18. This D.L. directed, among many epics,'Dr Zhivago'.

Answer: David Lean

Don Larsen (baseball {player), Dallas Long (shot putter), D. H. Lawrence (English author,'Lady Chatterley's Lover').

19. This J.C. was a French explorer in the New World?

Answer: Jacques Cartier

Jacques Costeau (French marine biologist), Jean-Baptiste Chardin (French painter), Jean Cocteau (French dramatist).

20. This W.W. is the American poet who wrote 'Leaves of Grass'.

Answer: Walt Whitman

Wendell Willkie (candidate for U.S. Presidency 1940) {;} William Wordsworth (English poet), William Wyler (director, 'Ben Hur').

Source: Author Ikabud

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