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Lesser Known 'E' People Trivia Quiz

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A multiple-choice quiz by thejazzkickazz. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
thejazzkickazz

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
12,022

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
1067

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Question 1 of 10

1. Fascinated with public events and displays, his most famous painting was probably 'The Gross Clinic'. Who was this American painter? Hint

George Eastman

Philip Evergood

James Ensor

Thomas Eakins

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who led the Jewish people back to Jerusalem from Babylon in 458 B.C.? Hint

Ezra

Ephraim

Ezekiel

Elijah

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which Christian theologian held that Jesus only had a human nature, a belief known as Monophysitism? Hint

Eutyches

Erigena

Eusebius

Esquivel

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Question 4 of 10

4. What biblical figure sold his birthright to his brother for a 'mess of red pottage'?

Answer: (One Word name, starts with E.)

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who was the empress of Napoleon III, who eventually fled to England in 1870? Hint

Elizabeth

Eugenie

Elsie

Eleanor

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Question 6 of 10

6. What was the name of the Theban general who won a decisive victory over the Spartans at Leuctra in 371 B.C.? Hint

Epaminondas

Empedocles

Epictetus

Ennius

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who wrote 'Invisible Man' in 1952? Hint

Ralph Ellison

Waldo Emery

John Eliason

Carl Entworth

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which Japanese monk brought Zen Buddhism and, reportedly, tea from China to Japan? Hint

Entokuta

Ekido

Eisai

Etoka

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which German bacteriologist developed the first cure for syphilis? Hint

Eichendorff

Eijkman

Eichmann

Ehrlich

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Question 10 of 10

10. What writer's first and middle names were Thomas Stearns?

Answer: (Last name, starts with E.)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Fascinated with public events and displays, his most famous painting was probably 'The Gross Clinic'. Who was this American painter?

Answer: Thomas Eakins

Thomas Eakins was a great portrait painter and also liked to paint situations in which a central event occurs with a watching audience.

2. Who led the Jewish people back to Jerusalem from Babylon in 458 B.C.?

Answer: Ezra

He re-established the laws of Moses and ended intermarriage involving his people and gentiles. A figure of the Old Testament, he has his very own book (The Book of Ezra).

3. Which Christian theologian held that Jesus only had a human nature, a belief known as Monophysitism?

Answer: Eutyches

He was exiled and condemned as a heretic by the Council of Chalcedon, 451 A.D. for his views that were considered dangerous by the early Catholic Church.

4. What biblical figure sold his birthright to his brother for a 'mess of red pottage'?

Answer: Esau

Esau's brother Jacob tricked Isaac, their father, into giving him the blessing intended for Esau. I sure hope the pottage tasted good!

5. Who was the empress of Napoleon III, who eventually fled to England in 1870?

Answer: Eugenie

Napoleon III, aka Louis Bonaparte, was emperor of France from 1852 to 1870. He was nephew to Napoleon I and son of Louis Napoleon, the king of Holland. Napoleon III and his wife Eugenie were forced into exile after France's failures in the Franco-Prussian War.

6. What was the name of the Theban general who won a decisive victory over the Spartans at Leuctra in 371 B.C.?

Answer: Epaminondas

The efforts of Epaminondas made Thebes the most powerful state in ancient Greece for a time. His armies again defeated the combined forces of Sparta and Athens in 362, but he was killed during this battle.

7. Who wrote 'Invisible Man' in 1952?

Answer: Ralph Ellison

Ralph Ellison was one of the greatest American authors of the 20th century; he wrote about the plight of African Americans. He was named after Ralph Waldo Emerson (his middle name was also 'Waldo'.)

8. Which Japanese monk brought Zen Buddhism and, reportedly, tea from China to Japan?

Answer: Eisai

If you took the 'D People' quiz you will note that one of his disciples, Dogen, was mentioned. His introduction was very significant for the Japanese, it is now one of the most popular sects in that country.

9. Which German bacteriologist developed the first cure for syphilis?

Answer: Ehrlich

Paul Ehrlich shared the Nobel Prize in 1908. He was a true innovator, discovering the staining technique that allowed for the discovery of the tuberculosis bacillus. He also was instrumental in the development of chemotherapy, among several other accomplishments. If you enjoyed this quiz, please feel free to try my other alphabetical people quizzes...thanks!

10. What writer's first and middle names were Thomas Stearns?

Answer: Eliot

He wrote 'The Waste Land' and 'Prufrock and Other Observations', and it was his work on which the play 'Cats' was based. If you enjoyed this quiz, please feel free to try my other alphabetical people quizzes...thanks for playing!

Source: Author thejazzkickazz

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