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Quiz about Ten Famous People
Quiz about Ten Famous People

Ten Famous People Trivia Quiz


I'm having dinner, and I'm inviting ten different famous people of the 20th century. Have fun with my quiz.

A multiple-choice quiz by Ben_Tucker. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
Ben_Tucker
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
145,886
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
10090
Last 3 plays: Guest 24 (9/10), Guest 166 (8/10), Guest 144 (7/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. She is one of my favorite scientists in history. She was number 87 (out of 100) in the "Biography of the Millennium". She restricted the use of pesticides that are harmful to people and animals, proving that in this case "the pen is mightier than the sword". Who is this person? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. This famous actor, when knocked down, got straight back up. People loved his stories of the underdog. He is most remembered for his bamboo cane. Who is now sitting next to guest number one? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. This person was in "Biography of the Millennium", number 93. She was a first lady, and a good one at that. She married her cousin. A beauty queen she was not, but her inner beauty made up for it ten fold. Who is she? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. This person was one of the most destructive and murderous dictators of modern times. More than any other twentieth century dictator he came to be internationally regarded as the very embodiment of evil, despite the fact that his frequent rantings and ravings in his public speeches also gave him a grotesque air. Who is this utterly loathsome person, whose name is almost universally held in abomination?

Answer: ( Two words, or just surname)
Question 5 of 10
5. This person was the founder of Planned Parenthood. Who is she?

Answer: ( Two words, or just surname ... Birth Control !)
Question 6 of 10
6. This person produced many children's movies, including "Cinderella" and "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs". Who is he? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. This person is famous for his modern art, including soup cans and pictures of Marilyn Monroe. Who is he? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. After development of the birth control pill by Carl Djerassi and subsequent testing on animals by Gregory Pincus, this man was responsible for its application to humans. Who is this man, arguably one of the most influential medical scientist of the twentieth century? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. This lady was made famous for not moving. She is a hero of the Civil Rights Movement. Who is she? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. This is probably the most famous scientist of the twentieth century. He changed the world with a simple equation: E=mc squared. Who is he? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. She is one of my favorite scientists in history. She was number 87 (out of 100) in the "Biography of the Millennium". She restricted the use of pesticides that are harmful to people and animals, proving that in this case "the pen is mightier than the sword". Who is this person?

Answer: Rachel Carson

Rachel Carson was a marine biologist who wrote the book "Silent Spring". She was called a radical, but her quiet study and perseverance paid off when Congress passed a law limiting pesticides and outlawing many. She died of cancer.
2. This famous actor, when knocked down, got straight back up. People loved his stories of the underdog. He is most remembered for his bamboo cane. Who is now sitting next to guest number one?

Answer: Charlie Chaplin

Charlie Chaplin was voted number 95 on "Biography of the Millennium". His pathos and humor was understood in almost any language. One time, he lost a Charlie Chaplin lookalike contest.
3. This person was in "Biography of the Millennium", number 93. She was a first lady, and a good one at that. She married her cousin. A beauty queen she was not, but her inner beauty made up for it ten fold. Who is she?

Answer: Eleanor Roosevelt

Eleanor Roosevelt was a great humanitarian. During the Great Depression, she would go into coal mines and remind the people working there that there were still large numbers of Americans still without jobs. After World War II, she was the first U.S. delegate to the United Nations.
4. This person was one of the most destructive and murderous dictators of modern times. More than any other twentieth century dictator he came to be internationally regarded as the very embodiment of evil, despite the fact that his frequent rantings and ravings in his public speeches also gave him a grotesque air. Who is this utterly loathsome person, whose name is almost universally held in abomination?

Answer: Hitler

Adolf Hitler, although evil, had a way with politics and propaganda. He and his henchmen exercised total power in Germany from 1933-1945. He is notorious for unleashing the Second World War in 1939. (In fact he invaded and/or annexed all countries bordering on Germany, except Swtizterland).

He had no hesitation in having his political opponents, imaginary and real, sent to concentration camps, tortured and murdered. For many he is most notorious for making a particularly frenzied and obsessive variety of anti-Semitism central to his policies.

This fanatical hatred culminated in the extermination of six million Jews - as well as other groups that he hated, of which there were many.
5. This person was the founder of Planned Parenthood. Who is she?

Answer: Sanger

Margaret Sanger founded Planned Parenthood. She was a nurse in New York. She taught people birth control, and many people think she also had a hidden racist agenda.
6. This person produced many children's movies, including "Cinderella" and "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs". Who is he?

Answer: Walt Disney

Little Known Fact: Although the first Disney cartoon movie to come out was "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs", the first movie he worked on was "Peter Pan".
7. This person is famous for his modern art, including soup cans and pictures of Marilyn Monroe. Who is he?

Answer: Andy Warhol

Andy Warhol is famous for his pop art, including his famous Campbell Soup painting. He coined the phrase "In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes."
8. After development of the birth control pill by Carl Djerassi and subsequent testing on animals by Gregory Pincus, this man was responsible for its application to humans. Who is this man, arguably one of the most influential medical scientist of the twentieth century?

Answer: John Rock

John Rock was involved in the development of various methods of reproduction/birth control including the Pill, in-vitro fertilization, freezing of sperm cells and was the first to extract an intact fertilized egg.
9. This lady was made famous for not moving. She is a hero of the Civil Rights Movement. Who is she?

Answer: Rosa Parks

A few years back, Rosa Parks was mugged walking home one day. The next day, flyers went up ALL over the city, claiming that a local gang will find whoever mugged her, and make him or her pay dearly for what they did. That evening, the mugger gave himself up to the police.
10. This is probably the most famous scientist of the twentieth century. He changed the world with a simple equation: E=mc squared. Who is he?

Answer: Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein's last words were never known. The only person who heard them was a nurse, and she could not speak German - his native language.
Source: Author Ben_Tucker

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