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Strange People Trivia Quiz

Interesting conquerors, prisoners, and purveyors of strange things. Enjoy!

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

Author
thejazzkickazz

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
16,691

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
5

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
2 / 5

Plays
1078

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Question 1 of 5

1. Who conquered the Mariana Trench in 1960 with a Bathyscape called Trieste? Hint

Piccard

Herbert

David Neel

Lawrence

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Question 2 of 5

2. What was the name of the Pygmy that resided in a cage with other animals at the Bronx Zoo? Hint

Kikiyu Kigali

Ota Benga

Trombola

Khamphir Azwati

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Question 3 of 5

3. What was the name of the housepainter that stole the Mona Lisa in 1911? Hint

Hollis Sharpe

Perrugia

Mondrian

Apollonaire

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Question 4 of 5

4. Who did Frank 'The Dasher' Abbandando, the most prolific hitman of his time, work for? Hint

Teamsters

Murder Inc.

Al Capone

Bugsy Siegel

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Question 5 of 5

5. What was Miss Mary Mallon associated with?

Answer: (A disease)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who conquered the Mariana Trench in 1960 with a Bathyscape called Trieste?

Answer: Piccard

The term 'bathyscape' was coined in the 1940s from the Greek 'bathus' + 'shkaphos', or 'deep ship'.

2. What was the name of the Pygmy that resided in a cage with other animals at the Bronx Zoo?

Answer: Ota Benga

In 1906, Ota Benga, a man of the Chirichiri people in Africa, was humiliated by being caged with an orangutan and put on public display in the famed New York Bronx Zoo. He was known as the 'monkey man'.

3. What was the name of the housepainter that stole the Mona Lisa in 1911?

Answer: Perrugia

Vicenzo Perrugia, who at the time worked as a guard at the Louvre, stole the Mona Lisa from the Salle Carr�e on August 21, 1911. Perrugia was caught when he tried to sell the famed painting two years later.

4. Who did Frank 'The Dasher' Abbandando, the most prolific hitman of his time, work for?

Answer: Murder Inc.

Mafia gangster and hitman Frank Abbandando lived from 1910 to 1942. His nickname (The Dasher) was derived from the fact that he could run fast, either towards or away from his intended hits!

5. What was Miss Mary Mallon associated with?

Answer: typhoid

Mary Mallon, an Irish domestic servent, became associated with the disease typhoid when she was located as the first carrier of the disease in the United States (1907). She is now better known by the unfortunate epithet 'Typhoid Mary'. Thank you for playing this quiz, I hope you enjoyed it.

Source: Author thejazzkickazz

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