You're a Good Man, Brown Trivia Quiz

Answer: Oliver Brown

Oliver Brown (1918-61), father of daughter Linda, was part of the suit begun by the Topeka, KS NAACP against the school board of that city. African-American students in that city were required to attend certain schools when other white-only schools were much closer.

In a 9-0 decision, the US Supreme Court declared segregation to be unconstitutional. Oliver Brown, who was a welder at the time the suit began, would later become a minister.

Answer: John Brown

John Brown (1800-1859) was both a uncompromising opponent of slavery and intensely religious. In the later-1850s, he led anti-slavery volunteers in the skirmishes that were part of "Bleeding Kansas"--a conflict over whether the Kansas Territory would become a free state or a slave state.

He may be better known for a raid he led on the federal armory at Harper's Ferry, VA (now West Virginia) in 1858 in hopes of beginning a slave uprising in the United States. The uprising largely failed to materialized and John Brown would be executed by the Federal Government--the first person in US history executed for treason.

Answer: Christy Brown

Irish painter-writer Christy Brown (1932-1981) may be best known for his 1954 autobiography "My Left Foot". Christy Brown, who was born with cerebral palsy, only had full control of one of his limbs, his left leg. In his teenage years, a sympathetic social worker brought him books on art and literature which inspired him to teach himself how to draw and write with his left foot.

In 1989, Christy Brown was portrayed by Daniel Day-Lewis in the film "My Left Foot".

Answer: Clancy Brown

Clancy Brown (born 1959) has been an actor in many film and television roles. One of his best-known roles is voicing Mr. Eugene Krabs, proprietor of the Krusty Krab restaurant in the long-running "SpongeBob SquarePants" animated television series. Clancy Brown is also well-known for voicing Lex Luthor in the DC Animated Universe, portraying Justin Crowe on the HBO series "Carnivale", and Captain Hadley in 1994 film "The Shawshank Redemption".

In many of his roles, Clancy Brown portrays villains or authority figures.

Answer: Dan Brown

Author Dan Brown (born 1964) has written several novels but his best known are centered on the character of Robert Langdon, including "The Da Vinci Code" (2003) and "Angels & Demons" (2000), both of which have been adapted into feature films. Before becoming a full-time author, Dan Brown worked as a both a music composer and an English teacher.

Some of the claims that he has made in his novels have been the source of controversy. His novels are also well known for the large number of puzzles that drive the plot.

Answer: Roy Brown

Canadian Roy Brown (1893-1944) served in the Royal Air Force during World War I. At the time of the death in combat of Manfred von Richthofen (the Red Baron) in 1918, Roy Brown was credited with the kill. Current research suggests that a ground-based machine gunner actually killed the Red Baron. After the war, Roy Brown worked as an accountant and later founded a small airline.

Answer: Peter Brown

Peter Brown (1924-2004) of Durban, South Africa, became the national chairman of the South African Liberal Party in 1958. Unlike some political parties in South Africa of the time, the Liberal Party included an integrated membership and generally opposed the policies of apartheid. Arrested more than once by the South African police, Peter Brown would begin serving a banning sentence in 1964.

He would later be involved with land restitution policies in the 1990s.

Answer: Errol Brown

Errol Brown (1943-2015) was the lead singer for the soul-funk band Hot Chocolate. He was born in Jamaica but moved to Britain when he was 12. Errol Brown worked with Hot Chocolate from the 1970s to the mid-1980s before begin his solo career. With bassist Tony Wilson, Errol Brown co-wrote what may be Hot Chocolate's most successful single, "You Sexy Thing" (1975).

Answer: Gordon Brown

Gordon Brown (born 1951) would serve as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2007-2010, succeeding Tony Blair. He worked as a lecturer and television journalist before winning election to the House of Commons in 1993. Immediately prior to serving as Prime Minister, he served as Chancellor of the Exchequer. His time as Prime Minister coincided with the global recession of 2007-09.

Answer: Henry Brown

Henry "Box" Brown (c. 1815-1897) gained fame in abolitionist circles through his daring escape from slavery in 1849. With the aid of friends, Henry Brown secured himself in a shipping crate of about 17 cubic feet for a 27-hour trip by various methods from Richmond, VA, to Philadelphia, PA.

He would later become a speaker for the Anti-Slavery Society and writing two narratives of his life and escape.