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Quiz about People Who Became Household Words

People Who Became Household Words Quiz

How do things get their names? Many are named after their inventors or creators, like "Westinghouse" and "Kellogg". This quiz is about some less well known people and things.

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

Author
rblayer

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
204,588

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Tough

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Question 1 of 10

1. Matt Groening named the main character in a popular television show after his father. What is the elder Mr. Groening's name? Hint

Homer

Cosmo

Ben

Chandler

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of the following persons lent his or her name to an award? Hint

Edwin Grammersky

Oscar Samuelson

Antoinette Perry

Emmaline Davis

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Question 3 of 10

3. Paul Orfalea utilized his college nickname as the name of his successful business venture. What did Paul's friends call him? Hint

Yahoo

Peter Piper

Kinko

Starbuck

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Question 4 of 10

4. Betty Crocker was a real person.

True

False

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Question 5 of 10

5. What type of product was named for Japanese businessman Shojiro Ishibashi? Hint

Televisions

Motorcycles

Watches

Tires

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Question 6 of 10

6. For what agricultural product did Jean Nicot become famous? Hint

Tobacco

Wheat

Cotton

Cherries

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Question 7 of 10

7. The "Baby Ruth" candy bar was named for an American baseball player.

True

False

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Question 8 of 10

8. A popular author borrowed the name of a Philadelphia ornithologist as the name of his main character. What is the bird expert's name? Hint

William Wonka

James Bond

Samuel Spade

Vito Corleone

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Question 9 of 10

9. Although he never set foot in the United States during his lifetime, James Smithson's name is well known in America. To what is his name attached? Hint

Museum

Hand gun

Cough drops

Brokerage firm

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Question 10 of 10

10. Max Factor was a real person.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Matt Groening named the main character in a popular television show after his father. What is the elder Mr. Groening's name?

Answer: Homer

Matt's mother's name is Marge, and his sisters are Lisa and Maggie. The remaining family member of "The Simpsons" is Bart, an anagram of 'brat'.

2. Which of the following persons lent his or her name to an award?

Answer: Antoinette Perry

Better known as the Tony Awards, they honor Broadway theater achievement, and were named in memory of the late theatrical actress and director.

3. Paul Orfalea utilized his college nickname as the name of his successful business venture. What did Paul's friends call him?

Answer: Kinko

The young man with the wild, kinky red hair opened his first photocopy shop in 1970 near the University of California at Santa Barbara.

4. Betty Crocker was a real person.

Answer: False

William Crocker was an executive for the Gold Medal Flour Company which needed a woman's signature to attach to letters to contest winners. The 'homey' name Betty Crocker was devised, and in 1945 the fictitious lady was second only to Eleanor Roosevelt in name recognition.

5. What type of product was named for Japanese businessman Shojiro Ishibashi?

Answer: Tires

Ishibashi translates to 'stone bridge' in English, which was reversed to "Bridgestone" to market Japanese manufactured tires. In 1988 Bridgestone purchased Firestone, one of its major competitors.

6. For what agricultural product did Jean Nicot become famous?

Answer: Tobacco

Returning from a trip to Portugal in 1559, Nicot brought samples of tobacco, which became knows as "nicotiana", or "nicotine".

7. The "Baby Ruth" candy bar was named for an American baseball player.

Answer: False

Ruth Cleveland, daughter of President Grover Cleveland, was the first child to be born in the White House. The soon-to-be-popular candy bar was named in her honor.

8. A popular author borrowed the name of a Philadelphia ornithologist as the name of his main character. What is the bird expert's name?

Answer: James Bond

Ian Fleming had a copy of Bond's "Birds of the West Indies", and liked the strong, simple name for his British spy, 007.

9. Although he never set foot in the United States during his lifetime, James Smithson's name is well known in America. To what is his name attached?

Answer: Museum

The Englishman, Smithson, was a scientist and mineralogist for whom a zinc carbonate 'smithsonite' is named. He willed his estate to the United States to establish an institution dedicated to "the increase and diffusion of knowledge." The Smithsonian Institution was established in 1846.

10. Max Factor was a real person.

Answer: True

A Russian immigrant, Factor settled in Hollywood during the infancy of the movie industry. In 1927 he began selling cosmetics to the public.

Source: Author rblayer

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