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Who am I? Part III Trivia Quiz

I will give a brief account (occupation, quote or claim to fame) of a famous person and you guess who it is...simple as that! Good luck!

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

Author
complexmammal

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
128,273

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
1665

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Question 1 of 10

1. After a drinking binge of 40 measures of Vodka on Sept 25th 1980, I passed out never to regain consciousness. Who am I? Hint

Bon Scott

Keith Moon

Sid Vicious

John Bonham

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Question 2 of 10

2. I was once a famous silent-screen actor. I was charged with manslaughter on Sept 5th, 1921 in San Francisco. Who am I? Hint

Charlie Chaplin

Douglas Fairbanks

Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle

Rudolph Valentino

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Question 3 of 10

3. I once quoted "One death is a tragedy, a million deaths is a statistic". Who am I? Hint

Pol Pot

Joseph Stalin

Ho Chi Minh

Adolf Hitler

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Question 4 of 10

4. I discovered the radioactive elements of Polonium and Radium and was the first person to win two Nobel prizes. Who am I? Hint

Sir Cornelius Powell

Alexander Fleming

Marie Curie

Albert Einstein

5. I was an American Civil War general. My army laid waste to everything in its path during its "March to the Sea". During World War II, a class of battle tanks was named in my honor. Who am I? Hint

Robert E. Lee

Ulysses S. Grant

Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

William T. Sherman

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Question 6 of 10

6. I was an individual held in high esteem in my community, but on Aug 4th, 1892 in Fall River Massachusetts, that reputation became tarnished for I was charged with murder. Who am I? Hint

Andrew Borden

Lizzie Borden

Bridget Sullivan

Emma Borden

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Question 7 of 10

7. I am in the Baseball Hall of Fame. People called me "The Flying Dutchman". My baseball card was once auctioned for $1.27 million in July, 2000. Who am I? Hint

Babe Ruth

Cap Anson

Nap Lajoie

Honus Wagner

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Question 8 of 10

8. My real name was Frances Gumm but you might know me better as?

Answer: (First and last name or last name only)

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Question 9 of 10

9. I invented the ice cream cone although others that copied my idea got more credit than I did. I was granted a patent for my idea in Dec 1903. Who am I? Hint

Gustav Marconi

William Menches

Charles Menches

Italo Marchiony

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Question 10 of 10

10. I was the inventor of a device that allowed the moving parts of machines to be lubricated while still in operation. I was granted a patent for this device in 1872. Who am I? Hint

Elijah McCoy

Thomas Edison

Alexander Graham Bell

Thomas Hardy

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. After a drinking binge of 40 measures of Vodka on Sept 25th 1980, I passed out never to regain consciousness. Who am I?

Answer: John Bonham

On the eve of Led Zeppelin's North American tour, Bonham died from asphyxiation at the home of guitarist Jimmy Page. Bonham was deemed irreplaceable, rendering the group disbanded.

2. I was once a famous silent-screen actor. I was charged with manslaughter on Sept 5th, 1921 in San Francisco. Who am I?

Answer: Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle

Arbuckle was acquitted of the charges on April 12th 1922, but was blacklisted by Hollywood and never regained the popularity he once enjoyed.

3. I once quoted "One death is a tragedy, a million deaths is a statistic". Who am I?

Answer: Joseph Stalin

Stalin's disregard for human life was a main cause of Russia's high casualty rate during WWII.

4. I discovered the radioactive elements of Polonium and Radium and was the first person to win two Nobel prizes. Who am I?

Answer: Marie Curie

Many of Ms. Curie's notes are sealed in a vault for they are still radioactive.

5. I was an American Civil War general. My army laid waste to everything in its path during its "March to the Sea". During World War II, a class of battle tanks was named in my honor. Who am I?

Answer: William T. Sherman

William Sherman was born on Feb 8th, 1820 in New Lancaster, Ohio. In Sept, 1864 he gave orders for the city of Atlanta to be evacuated and burned, despite the pleas of its citizens. He made the phrase "War is Hell" famous.

6. I was an individual held in high esteem in my community, but on Aug 4th, 1892 in Fall River Massachusetts, that reputation became tarnished for I was charged with murder. Who am I?

Answer: Lizzie Borden

It's interesting to note that the trial was presided over by the honorable Josiah Blaisdell, who was appointed to the bench by none other than Lizzie's defense attorney George Robinson when Robinson served as Governor of Massachusetts.

7. I am in the Baseball Hall of Fame. People called me "The Flying Dutchman". My baseball card was once auctioned for $1.27 million in July, 2000. Who am I?

Answer: Honus Wagner

Wagner was the first pro jock to endorse a product (Louisville Slugger bats). When Piedmont Tobacco Company began using his image to sell their cigarettes, he made them stop. Only 60 of Wagner's 1909 cards were printed.

8. My real name was Frances Gumm but you might know me better as?

Answer: Judy Garland

Possibly the greatest performer that ever lived, Judy Garland died on June 22, 1969. The mother of Liza Minelli.

9. I invented the ice cream cone although others that copied my idea got more credit than I did. I was granted a patent for my idea in Dec 1903. Who am I?

Answer: Italo Marchiony

Marchiony, who emigrated from Italy in the late 1800s, invented the ice cream cone in New York City in 1896. Charles Menches made the idea famous at the Lousiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis in 1904.

10. I was the inventor of a device that allowed the moving parts of machines to be lubricated while still in operation. I was granted a patent for this device in 1872. Who am I?

Answer: Elijah McCoy

McCoy was born in 1843 in Ontario, Canada. Machinery buyers insisted on McCoy lubricating systems when buying new machines and would take nothing less than what became known as "The Real McCoy".

Source: Author complexmammal

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