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Quiz about Whos that An Eclectic Mix of People

Who's that? An Eclectic Mix of People Quiz

A mix of eclectic people from many walks of life are covered in this quiz. I give you the basics, you tell me who it is. Simple idea and hopefully a fun quiz!

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

Author
timence

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
351,473

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
554

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who am I in politics? Born in 1916, I became the world's first female Prime Minister in 1960. Hint

Julia Gillard

Indira Gandhi

Sirimavo Bandaranaike

Margaret Thatcher

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who am I in literature? Born in around 1343, I helped boost the status of the English language in a time when French and Latin were most prominently used in literature. Hint

William Shakespeare

Thomas Malory

Thomas More

Geoffrey Chaucer

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who am I in music? Born in 1881, I was a leading modern composer. I produced a vast array of orchestral works, piano solos, string quartets, cantatas and folk songs. Hint

Copland

Schoenberg

Orff

Bartok

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who am I in sport? Born in 1986, I became the first man to hold the 100m and 200m Olympic running titles simultaneously. Hint

Tyson Gay

Carl Lewis

Michael Johnson

Usain Bolt

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who am I in television? Born in 1908, I provided voices for a host of animated characters including Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and Porky Pig.

Answer: (Full name, or surname only)

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who am I in science? Born around 500BC, I am most remembered for my contribution to mathematics, but I also was a philospher and religious figure. Hint

Newton

Pythagoras

Plato

Archimedes

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who am I in movies? Born in 1907, my first and fourth (last) best actress awards were separated by 48 years. Hint

Marilyn Monroe

Mae West

Bette Davis

Katharine Hepburn

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who am I in history? Born in 1542, I became Queen at the tender age of six days and was crowned when nine months old. Hint

Mary Tudor

Mary Queen of Scots

Elizabeth I

Elizabeth II

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who am I in art? Born in 1902, I am a famous Australian Aboriginal painter known for my use of watercolors. Hint

Sidney Nolan

Mandawuy Yunupingu

Rolf Harris

Albert Namatjira

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who am I in technology? Born in 1984, I was voted "Time Magazine" person of the year in 2010 for my work in connecting people like never before. Hint

Mark Zuckerberg

Steve Wosniak

Steve Jobs

Bill Gates

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who am I in politics? Born in 1916, I became the world's first female Prime Minister in 1960.

Answer: Sirimavo Bandaranaike

On 21 July 1960, Sirimavo Bandaranaike became Sri Lanka's Prime Minister. This was six years before Indira Gandhi in India, and 19 years prior to Margaret Thatcher's Prime Ministership in the UK.

2. Who am I in literature? Born in around 1343, I helped boost the status of the English language in a time when French and Latin were most prominently used in literature.

Answer: Geoffrey Chaucer

Chaucer is known as the "Father of English Literature" due to his role in establishing English as a reputable langauge for literature. While the "Canterbury Tales" are his best known work, he was a prolific author who wrote a large volume of poetry and even a number of scientific works.

3. Who am I in music? Born in 1881, I was a leading modern composer. I produced a vast array of orchestral works, piano solos, string quartets, cantatas and folk songs.

Answer: Bartok

Bela Bartok is one of Hungary's best known musicians and composers. He began composing at the age of 9, and made his public debut on piano at age 11.

4. Who am I in sport? Born in 1986, I became the first man to hold the 100m and 200m Olympic running titles simultaneously.

Answer: Usain Bolt

Bolt's wins for Jamaica in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay events at the 2008 Olympics made him the first athlete to win 3 sprint gold medals since Carl Lewis in 1984.

5. Who am I in television? Born in 1908, I provided voices for a host of animated characters including Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and Porky Pig.

Answer: Mel Blanc

Melvin (Mel) Blanc began his career with radio commercials, but is of course most famous for his multitude of Looney Tunes characters. Despite rumors that he was allergic to carrots, he denied this in interviews; he would chew carrots to mimic the sound and spit them out in order to deliver Bugs' dialogue.

6. Who am I in science? Born around 500BC, I am most remembered for my contribution to mathematics, but I also was a philospher and religious figure.

Answer: Pythagoras

Pythagoras' Theorem was only credited to him in about 400AD. Among his religious beliefs was metempsychosis: that is, he believed in the repeated reincarnation of the soul in different bodies, including animals.

7. Who am I in movies? Born in 1907, my first and fourth (last) best actress awards were separated by 48 years.

Answer: Katharine Hepburn

Katharine's first Oscar was for "Morning Glory" in 1933. She went on to win three others from 1968-1982.

8. Who am I in history? Born in 1542, I became Queen at the tender age of six days and was crowned when nine months old.

Answer: Mary Queen of Scots

Mary was the only surviving legitimate child of King James V of Scotland. Also known as Mary Stuart, she was queen from 1542 (on the death of her father) to 1567, when she was forced to abdicate to allow her one-year-old son, James, to take the throne.

9. Who am I in art? Born in 1902, I am a famous Australian Aboriginal painter known for my use of watercolors.

Answer: Albert Namatjira

Albert is also famous for being the first Northern Territory Indigenous Australian to be freed from the restrictions of legislation that made Aborigines wards of the State. His paintings are not traditional Indigenous art, but rather focus on the beauty of the Australian Outback landscapes.

10. Who am I in technology? Born in 1984, I was voted "Time Magazine" person of the year in 2010 for my work in connecting people like never before.

Answer: Mark Zuckerberg

He is of course the founder of Facebook, which he launched from his college dorm room in early 2004. By the end of that year, it had a million users. Facebook listed on the stock market in May 2012.

Source: Author timence

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