Truth Lies in Love Trivia Quiz

Answer: Galileo Galilei

Galileo Galilei was born in 1564. His achievements in the field of science were many, such as improvements to the telescope and support for heliocentrism. Galileo's support of Copernicus' ideas brought him before the Inquisition as a suspect for heresy. He spent the last years of his life under house arrest, in accordance to the sentence given at his trial. He died in 1642.

Answer: Mark Twain

Mark Twain was born as Samuel Langhorne Clemens. He was born and spent his early years in the city of Hannibal, Missouri. He was a riverboat pilot in the Hannibal area until the start of the American Civil War, when he briefly enlisted in a Confederate unit before following his brother, Orion, to Nevada.

His early life experiences, especially those associated with the Mississippi River, provided settings for many of his stories. William Faulkner called Twain "the father of American literature".

Answer: Peter Abelard

Apart from being a scholastic philosopher, Abelard was also a composer, a logician and a theologian. It is his love affair with Heloise d'Argenteuil that is best known in popular culture. Abelard was also the one who proposed the theory of Limbo, a condition of afterlife for those who die in Original Sin but are not assigned to Hell.

Answer: Elvis Presley

Elvis Presley was born in 1935. He is often called "the King of Rock and Roll". He is one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century. Apart from his music career, he appeared in some movies, such as "Love Me Tender" (1956).

Answer: Arthur Conan Doyle

Arthur Conan Doyle was born in 1859. He was the creator of Sherlock Holmes, one of the most popular fictional private investigators. He was also the creator of Professor Challenger, another well-known fictional hero and was the one who brought popular attention to the mystery of the "Mary Celeste".

Answer: Aristotle

Aristotle was born in the city of Stagirus around 384 BC. He is one of the most important philosophers in history, with his writings covering such diverse aspects as zoology, metaphysics, logic, the theater, ethics, linguistics and many other topics. All objects of his philosophy continue to be studied in universities throughout the world up to the 21st century.

Moreover, Aristotle was chosen by Philip II of Macedon to be the tutor of his son, Alexander the Great. Alexander later said that while he lived because of his father, he lived well because of his teacher.

Answer: Mahatma Gandhi

Mahatma Gandhi was born as Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi in 1869. He was the one that led India to freedom from British rule, via nonviolent civil disobedience. On many occasions he was imprisoned. Whilst in jail, he went one hunger strikes, thus achieving his release numerous times.

In 1947, his efforts paid off with Britain recognizing India's independence and withdrawing from the country.

Answer: Orson Welles

Orson Welles was born in 1915. He was involved with theater, radio and cinema. His radio adaptation of H.G. Wells' "The War of the Worlds" is one of the most famous radio broadcasts in history, since he made million of people believe that Martians were invading the Earth.

He is also remembered for directing and starring in the film "Citizen Kane", which constantly appears in the list of all-time greatest films.

Answer: Honoré de Balzac

Honoré de Balzac was born in 1799. He wrote several works, among them "La comédie humaine", which depicts life in France after the fall of Napoleon. Balzac was one of the founders of realism and influenced many great novelists of the 19th century, such as Charles Dickens, Anthony Trollope and Gustave Flaubert.

Answer: Jim Morrison

James Douglas Morrison was born in 1943. He is mostly known for his career with "The Doors". Morrison, throughout his singing career, was one of the most popular rock stars of his era. He made several improvisations of spoken word poetry passages while the band played. Morrison had a very detailed and impressive knowledge of the classics to such a degree that he impressed his own university professors. Apart from being a singer/songwriter, Morrison wrote several books, mostly poetry, such as "The Lords: Notes on Vision" and "The American Night: the Writings of Jim Morrison".