Free Famous People Trivia Questions
Which admiral's mistress was Emma Hamilton?
A: Nelson.
Whose influential book on baby and child care was published in 1946?
A: Dr. Benjamin Spock.
Who was the French tightrope walker famous for repeated crossings
above Niagara Falls from 1859?
A: Charles Blondin.
Who was the unsuccessful Democratic candidate for the US presidency
in both 1952 and 1956?
A: Adlai Stevenson.
Who was assassinated in Dallas on 22 November 1963?
A: John F. Kennedy.
Which rock singer was shot dead by a fan in 1980?
A: John Lennon.
In which year did Julius Caesar first visit Britain?
A: 55 BC.
Which mountain was first climbed by Edward Whymper in 1865?
A: Napoleon I.
Who was Franklin D Roosevelt's wife, who helped draw up the
Declaration of Human Rights in 1945?
A: Eleanor.
Who said in 1966: 'We are more popular than Jesus now'?
A: John Lennon.
What did Herbert Austin begin manufacturing at Northfield, Birmingham
in 1905?
A: Cars.
In which city was Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria assassinated in
1914?
A: Sarajevo.
Which leader of the Huns was known as the ;Scourge of God'?
A: Attila.
Which Venetian explorer served the emperor Kublai Khan?
A: Marco Polo.
Who was Othello's wife in Shakespeare's play?
A: Desdemona.
Who came to regret saying 'Read my lips - no new taxes'?
A: George Bush.
Who first urged Beethoven to 'roll over' in 1956?
A: Chuck Berry.
Who circumnavigated the world alone in Gipsy Moth IV in 1966-67?
A: Mac West.
Who had seven members of a rival gang killed on St Valentine's Day
1929?
A: Al Capone.
Who was assassinated by members of her won bodyguard in 1984?
A: Indira Ghandi.
Who shared the 1993 Nobel Peace Prize?
A: Nelson Mandela and F W de Klerk.
Who said in 1973: 'There can be no whitewash at the White House'?
A: Richard Nixon.
Which comedian said that a bank will lend money to those who can
prove they don't need it?
A: Bob Hope.
Who was King of England form 1016, of Denmark from 1018, and of
Norway from 1028 until his death in 1035?
A: Canute.
Which British historian wrote 'The Origins of the Second World War'?
A: A J P Taylor.
In which country was Benigno Aquino assassinated at the airport on
his return form exile in 1983?
A: Philippines.
Who led the second expedition to reach the North Pole and the first
to the South Pole?
A: Roald Amundsen.
Who was closely associated with Dr. Jekyll in Robert Louis
Stevenson's classic novel?
A: Mr. Hyde.
Whose 1963 speech began 'I have a dream...'?
A: Martin Luther King.
Which explorer's last words were 'I am just going outside, and may be
some time'?
A: Laurence Oates.
Which queen of England was prevented from entering Westminster Abbey
for her husband's coronation?
A: Caroline of Brunswick.
What nationality was Everest's first conqueror Tenzing Norgay?"
A: Nepalese.
Which Shakespearean character is haunted by the ghost of his murdered
father?
A: Hamlet.
Who, with only 180 followers, conquered Peru in 1531?
A: Francisco Pizzaro.
Who was Stan Laurel's comic partner?
A: Oliver Hardy.
On crossing which river did Julius Caesar say 'The die is cast'?
A: The Rubicon.
What was the real first name of the couturier Coco Chanel?
A: Gabrielle.
Which English king was killed at the Battle of Bosworth?
A: Richard III.
Who invented lightning rods after flying a kite in a storm?
A: Benjamin Franklin.
