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'Time' On My Hands Trivia Quiz

'Time' magazine's Man or Woman of the Year has been an interesting yardstick of important events for over seventy years. Here are ten questions on the coveted title. Good luck.

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

Author
Ikabud

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
60,846

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
763

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Who was "Time" magazine's first Man of the Year in 1927? Hint

Calvin Coolidge

Charles Lindbergh

Walt Disney

Herbert Hoover

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Question 2 of 10

2. In 1930 an Asian was named "Time" Man of the Year for the first time, who was it? Hint

Mohandas K. Gandhi

Chiang Kai-shek

Mao Zedong

Emperor Hirohito

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Question 3 of 10

3. The first "Time" Woman of the Year was Wallis Simpson, the woman who caused the abdication a British monarch. Which one? Hint

George VI

Edward VII

Edward VIII

George V

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Question 4 of 10

4. This person was named on three separate occasions on the "Time" man of the year - in 1932, 1934 and 1941. Who was it? Hint

J. Edgar Hoover

Joseph Stalin

Adolf Hitler

Franklin D. Roosevelt

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Question 5 of 10

5. In 1982 what became the first object to be given the title of "Time" Machine of the Year? Hint

The cell phone

The Space Shuttle

The compact disk

The computer

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Question 6 of 10

6. An entire generation won "Time" Persons of the Year in 1966. What was it called? Hint

'Generation X'

'Flower Power'

'25 and under'

'Kids of America'

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Question 7 of 10

7. Two Popes have been given the title of "Time" Man of the Year. One was Pope John Paul II in 1994. Who was the other one? Hint

Pope John Paul I

Pope John XXIII

Pope Paul VI

Pope Pius XII

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who was the "Time" Man of the Year for 1979? Hint

Ronald Reagan

Margaret Thatcher

Ayatollah Khomeini

Jimmy Carter

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Question 9 of 10

9. Bill Clinton and who else were joint winners of "Time" magazine's Man of the Year in 1998? Hint

Bill Gates

Robert Shapiro

Richard Branson

Ken Starr

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Question 10 of 10

10. Environmental issues were upper most in the 1988 nomination for "Time" Person of the Year. What term won the title? Hint

Greenpeace

Ozone Layer

Greenham Common

Endangered Earth

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was "Time" magazine's first Man of the Year in 1927?

Answer: Charles Lindbergh

Lindbergh won the title in honor of his historic solo flight across the Atlantic.

2. In 1930 an Asian was named "Time" Man of the Year for the first time, who was it?

Answer: Mohandas K. Gandhi

'The rest of Bombay's population has transferred its allegiance to one of the British government's too numerous prisioners, Mahatma Gandhi.' An excerpt from a British journalist's account of the jailing of Gandhi for his protests.

3. The first "Time" Woman of the Year was Wallis Simpson, the woman who caused the abdication a British monarch. Which one?

Answer: Edward VIII

Edward abdicated the throne, and his brother George Duke of York became George VI.

4. This person was named on three separate occasions on the "Time" man of the year - in 1932, 1934 and 1941. Who was it?

Answer: Franklin D. Roosevelt

FDR was the only person to be honored three times in the first seventy years.

5. In 1982 what became the first object to be given the title of "Time" Machine of the Year?

Answer: The computer

'The greatest influence, for good or evil, is not a man at all. It is a machine, the computer.' By Otto Friedrich, January 3rd, 1983.

6. An entire generation won "Time" Persons of the Year in 1966. What was it called?

Answer: '25 and under'

There are several years in which large groups were given the title. 1966 was dedicated to the generation of 25 and under, as a result of the baby boom.

7. Two Popes have been given the title of "Time" Man of the Year. One was Pope John Paul II in 1994. Who was the other one?

Answer: Pope John XXIII

Pope John XXIII was given the title in 1962.

8. Who was the "Time" Man of the Year for 1979?

Answer: Ayatollah Khomeini

Margaret Thatcher has not been given the title. Jimmy Carter was 1976's Man of the Year and Ronald Reagan was 1980's Man of the Year.

9. Bill Clinton and who else were joint winners of "Time" magazine's Man of the Year in 1998?

Answer: Ken Starr

Ken Starr's relentless pursuit of the President's relentless pursuits no doubt won him the honor.

10. Environmental issues were upper most in the 1988 nomination for "Time" Person of the Year. What term won the title?

Answer: Endangered Earth

Concerns about the destruction of the rain forest and other environmental issues, led to this nomination.

Source: Author Ikabud

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