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Who Are (or Were) They? Trivia Quiz

This is a quiz about famous folks you've all heard of.

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

Author
sportcon

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
54,335

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
4304

Last 3 plays: Guest 75 (10/10), Guest 1 (2/10), Johnmcmanners (10/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who was Emmett Kelly? Hint

an inventor

a movie star

a clown

a baseball player

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Question 2 of 10

2. Karl Marx, the father of Communism, never lived in Russia.

True

False

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who was Kate Smith? Hint

a teacher

a clothes designer

a singer

a politican

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who was Huey Long? Hint

a painter

an explorer

an actor

a politician

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who was Theodore Geisel? Hint

an actor

an author

a military figure

a medical doctor

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who is Robert Van Winkle? Hint

a singer

a professional soccer player

an author

a scientist

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Question 7 of 10

7. Rembrandt was the painter's family name.

True

False

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Question 8 of 10

8. What do Louisa May Alcott, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Henry David Thoreau all have in common? Hint

all were left-handed

all were born on the same date

all were buried in the same cemetery

all were never married

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who was James Hoban? Hint

an architect

a Supreme Court Justice

a lawyer

a philosopher

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who was Yuri Gagarin? Hint

a czar

a cosmonaut

a composer

a poet

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was Emmett Kelly?

Answer: a clown

Emmett Kelly was the classic tramp clown 'Weary Willie' in the circus.

2. Karl Marx, the father of Communism, never lived in Russia.

Answer: True

Marx was born in Germany, and lived in France and England.

3. Who was Kate Smith?

Answer: a singer

Kate Smith, famous for her rendition of 'God Bless America', sold more war bonds than anyone else during WWII.

4. Who was Huey Long?

Answer: a politician

Huey Long, nicknamed 'Kingfish,' was governor and later senator from Louisiana.

5. Who was Theodore Geisel?

Answer: an author

Theodore Geisel was 'Dr. Seuss.'

6. Who is Robert Van Winkle?

Answer: a singer

Robert Van Winkle is the real name of singer Vanilla Ice.

7. Rembrandt was the painter's family name.

Answer: False

It was his first name. His full name was Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn. It is in fact quite common to refer to major Renaissance artists by their first name only.

8. What do Louisa May Alcott, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Henry David Thoreau all have in common?

Answer: all were buried in the same cemetery

All were buried at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in Concord, Massachusetts.

9. Who was James Hoban?

Answer: an architect

James Hoban designed the White House.

10. Who was Yuri Gagarin?

Answer: a cosmonaut

Gagarin was the first person in space in 1961.

Source: Author sportcon

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