People trivia quiz
Who was Pope for only 33 days in 1978?
A: John Paul I.
Who was lead singer with the group Queen?
A: Freddie Mercury.
Which author had the real name Charles Dodgson?
A: Lewis Carroll.
Who introduced the potato and tobacco to Europe.
A: Sir Walter Raleigh.
Who was the Lord Chancellor beheaded for refusing to recognize Henry
VIII as head of the church?
A: Thomas More.
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A: Right here at Trivia Country!
In which of the arts did Vaslav Nijinsky and Margot Fonteyn excel?
A: Ballet.
Who led the Free French forces during World War II?
A: Charles de Gaulle.
Which battle of 1876 was Custer's last stand?
A: Little Bighorn.
Which actor, comedian and singer was born David Daniel Kaminski?
A: Danny Kaye.
Which builder of steam engines formed a successful partnership with
Matthew Boulton?
A: James Watt.
What nationality was the spy Mata Hari?
A: Dutch.
Who said: "The customer is always right"?
A: Harry Gordon Selfridge.
Which Russian goldsmith became famous for his jeweled eggs?
A: Peter Faberge.
What pen name was used by the Spanish orator Dolores Ibarruri, who
said "It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees"?
A: La Pasionaria.
For what purpose did Melvil Dewey devise his decimal system in 1876?
A: Classifying books.
Who was the king of rock and roll?
A: Elvis Presley.
Who was Sherlock Holmes' assistant?
A: Dr. Watson.
What are the indigenous people of new Zealand called?
A: Maoris.
Who was the film star who married Prince Rainier III of Monaco?
A: Grace Kelly.
What was the first name of the politician Gladstone, the composer
Walton, and the reformer Wilberforce?
A: William.
Of which tribe was Goliath the champion?
A: Philistines.
What was the nickname of the French singer Edith Piaf?
A: The "Little Sparrow".
What nickname was given to General Thomas Jackson because of his
stern defense at the battle of Bull Run?
A: Stonewall.
Whose birthday is celebrated by a public holiday on the third Monday
in January in the USA?
A: Martin Luther King.
Which Christian martyr was first bishop of Rome?
A: St. Peter.
Who was the most famous of English lexicographers?
A: Samuel Johnson.
In which of the arts has Richard Avedon distinguished himself?
A: Photography.
Which religious grou0p migrated westward to the Great Salt Lake,
Utah, in 1847?
A: Mormons.
Which 18th-century dictionary compiler defined himself as a "harmless
drudge"?
A: Samuel Johnson.
Who was president of the USSR from 1985-91?
A: Mikhail Gorbachev.
What was the name of the Thracian slave who led an ultimately
unsuccessful gladiator revolt against Rome in 73 BC?
A: Spartacus.
Which English king abdicated and became Duke of Windsor?
A: Edward VIII.
Who was the first man in space in 1961?
A: Yuri Gagarin.
Who was the American politician who made wild claims of communist
infiltration in the 1950s?
A: Joe McCarthy.
What invention made the fortune of Alfred Noel, founder of the Nobel
prize?
A: Dynamite.
Whose circus did General Tom Thumb join at the age of five in 1843?
A: P T Barnum.
Which building is the official residence of Queen Elizabeth the Queen
Mother?
A: Clarence House.
Of which country was de Valera the prime minister, and later the
president?
A: Ireland.
Which actress starred opposite Alan Ladd in the film "The Blue
Dahlia"?
A: Veronica Lake.
Which French fashion designer created the "Little black dress"?
A: Coco Chanel.
