PEOPLE QUIZ NO. 9 WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE

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PEOPLE QUIZ NO. 9 WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE

Postby magpie in the 80's » Sat Oct 11, 2008 5:16 pm

1. Franklin Pierce Adams
A American educator B Character on MASH C American humorist D English naval officer
C) AMERICAN HUMORIST
2. Nathaniel Bacon
A English essayist B English-born colonist C Irish-born British painter D American lawyer
B) ENGLISH BORN COLONIST
3. Henry Campbell Bannerman
A British Prime Minister B American astronomer C American jurist and confederate official D Scottish playwright
A) BRITISH PRIME MINISTER
4. Thomas Edmund Dewey
A American politician B English courtier C American librarian D American army aviator
A) AMERICAN POLITICIAN
5. Ralph Waldo Emerson
A American author B American clergyman C American inventor D Dutch pathologist
A) AMERICAN AUTHOR
6. David Glasgow Farragut
A Dutch aircraft designer B Scottish financier C American admiral D Irish philanthropist
C) AMERICAN ADMIRAL
7. John Garfield
A U.S. President B English inventor C Norwegian economist D American actor
D) ACTOR
8. Chester Gould
A Canadian tennis player B Welsh sculptor C British golfer D American cartoonist
D) AMERICAN CARTOONIST
9. Hannibal Barca
A English statesman B English ruling family C Carthaginian general D Egyptian concubine
C) CARTHAGINIAN GENERAL
10. Henrik Ibsen
A Swedish explorer B Norwegian dramatist C Danish conductor D Icelandic speed skater
B) NORWEGIAN DRAMATIST
11. Eastman Johnson
A American genre painter B Belgian filmmaker C American inventor D Spanish prelate
A) AMERIAN GENRE PAINTER
12. Michael Kidd
A American outlaw B Irish-born Jesuit missionary C Scottish-born pirate D American choreographer
D) AMERICAN CHOREOGRAPHER
13. Isaac Newton Lewis
A American labor leader B American theater patron C English 'Gothic@ author D American firearms inventor
D) AMERICAN FIREARMS INVENTOR
14. Ngaio Marsh
A Japanese author B New Zealand author C American paleontologist D French illustrator
B) NEW ZEALAND AUTHOR
15. Frederick North
A English prime minister B American frontiersman C American military colonel D English translator
A) ENGLISH PRIME MINISTER
16. Eugene Ormandy
A Canadian chemist B French journalist and pacifist C American athlete D Hungarian-born American conductor
D) HUNGARIAN BORN AMERICAN CONDUCTOR
17. Boris Pasternak
A French chemist B Russian author C American actor and theater manager D Arctic explorer
RUSSIAN AUTHOR
18. William Clarke Quantrill
A American conductor B U.S. Vice President C American confederate guerrilla leader D 8th Marquis of John Sholto Douglas
C) AMERICAN CONFEDERATE GUERRILLA LEADER
19. Dan Rice
A English portrait painter B American circus clown C British architect D American playwright
B) AMERICAN CIRCUS CLOWN
20. John Thomas Scopes
A American lawyer B American astronomer C American teacher D American oil executive
C) AMERICAN TEACHER
21. Louis Comfort Tiffany
A American jeweler and merchant B American tenor C American jurist D American painter and decorator
D) AMERICAN PAINTER AND DECORATOR
22. Galina Ulanova
A First female astronaut B Russian spy C Russian-born ballerina D Russian chemist
C) RUSSIAN BORN BALLERINA
23. Alfred Lewis Vail
A American telegraph pioneer B French clothing designer C Swiss professional skier D English manufacturer
A) AMERICAN TELEGRAPH PIONEER
24. David Walker
A Irish playwright B American abolitionist C American adventurer D America's Cup winner
B) AMERICAN ABOLITIONIST
25. Xanthippe
A Greek soldier B Wife of Socrates C Character in 'Midsummer Night's Dream' D Spanish missionary in the Orient
B) WIFE OF SOCRATES
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Re: PEOPLE QUIZ NO. 9 WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE

Postby A Mum » Sat Oct 11, 2008 5:16 pm

5 = A ??

(Just know he has a hell of a lot of 'quotes' getting around, surely has to be A :lol: )
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Re: PEOPLE QUIZ NO. 9 WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE

Postby redandblack » Sat Oct 11, 2008 5:20 pm

4 A

8 D

10 B

14 B

17 B

18 C

25 B
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Re: PEOPLE QUIZ NO. 9 WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE

Postby magpie in the 80's » Sat Oct 11, 2008 9:22 pm

A Mum wrote:5 = A ??

(Just know he has a hell of a lot of 'quotes' getting around, surely has to be A :lol: )

CORRECT MUM
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Re: PEOPLE QUIZ NO. 9 WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE

Postby magpie in the 80's » Sat Oct 11, 2008 9:22 pm

redandblack wrote:4 A

8 D

10 B

14 B

17 B

18 C

25 B

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Re: PEOPLE QUIZ NO. 9 WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE

Postby MightyEagles » Sun Oct 12, 2008 10:38 am

1. B
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Re: PEOPLE QUIZ NO. 9 WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE

Postby magpie in the 80's » Sun Oct 12, 2008 11:35 am

MightyEagles wrote:1. B

INCORRECT ME......his name was benjamin franklin pierce (hawkeye)
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Re: PEOPLE QUIZ NO. 9 WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE

Postby Ingall » Sun Oct 12, 2008 12:36 pm

7A
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Re: PEOPLE QUIZ NO. 9 WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE

Postby magpie in the 80's » Sun Oct 12, 2008 5:48 pm

Ingall wrote:7A

incorrect ingall...his name was james garfield :wink:
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Re: PEOPLE QUIZ NO. 9 WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE

Postby Blacky » Mon Oct 13, 2008 3:39 pm

12A
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Re: PEOPLE QUIZ NO. 9 WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE

Postby magpie in the 80's » Mon Oct 13, 2008 3:42 pm

Blacky wrote:12A

INCORRECT BLACKY
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Re: PEOPLE QUIZ NO. 9 WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE

Postby Turkeywizz » Thu Oct 16, 2008 10:54 am

16 CONDUCTOR
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Re: PEOPLE QUIZ NO. 9 WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE

Postby magpie in the 80's » Thu Oct 16, 2008 5:29 pm

Turkeywizz wrote:16 CONDUCTOR

CORRECT TW
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Re: PEOPLE QUIZ NO. 9 WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE

Postby magpie in the 80's » Sat Oct 18, 2008 11:00 am

plenty of Q's to answer here which seems funny when its multiple choice :-k
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Re: PEOPLE QUIZ NO. 9 WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE

Postby magpie in the 80's » Sun Oct 19, 2008 9:51 am

LAST DAYS FOR THIS QUIZ :wink:
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Re: PEOPLE QUIZ NO. 9 WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE

Postby JAS » Sun Oct 19, 2008 6:27 pm

Q7 D...Actor

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Re: PEOPLE QUIZ NO. 9 WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE

Postby magpie in the 80's » Tue Oct 21, 2008 3:58 pm

magpie in the 80's wrote:1. Franklin Pierce Adams
A American educator B Character on MASH C American humorist D English naval officer
C) AMERICAN HUMORIST
2. Nathaniel Bacon
A English essayist B English-born colonist C Irish-born British painter D American lawyer
B) ENGLISH BORN COLONIST
3. Henry Campbell Bannerman
A British Prime Minister B American astronomer C American jurist and confederate official D Scottish playwright
A) BRITISH PRIME MINISTER
4. Thomas Edmund Dewey
A American politician B English courtier C American librarian D American army aviator
A) AMERICAN POLITICIAN
5. Ralph Waldo Emerson
A American author B American clergyman C American inventor D Dutch pathologist
A) AMERICAN AUTHOR
6. David Glasgow Farragut
A Dutch aircraft designer B Scottish financier C American admiral D Irish philanthropist
C) AMERICAN ADMIRAL
7. John Garfield
A U.S. President B English inventor C Norwegian economist D American actor
D) ACTOR
8. Chester Gould
A Canadian tennis player B Welsh sculptor C British golfer D American cartoonist
D) AMERICAN CARTOONIST
9. Hannibal Barca
A English statesman B English ruling family C Carthaginian general D Egyptian concubine
C) CARTHAGINIAN GENERAL
10. Henrik Ibsen
A Swedish explorer B Norwegian dramatist C Danish conductor D Icelandic speed skater
B) NORWEGIAN DRAMATIST
11. Eastman Johnson
A American genre painter B Belgian filmmaker C American inventor D Spanish prelate
A) AMERIAN GENRE PAINTER
12. Michael Kidd
A American outlaw B Irish-born Jesuit missionary C Scottish-born pirate D American choreographer
D) AMERICAN CHOREOGRAPHER
13. Isaac Newton Lewis
A American labor leader B American theater patron C English 'Gothic@ author D American firearms inventor
D) AMERICAN FIREARMS INVENTOR
14. Ngaio Marsh
A Japanese author B New Zealand author C American paleontologist D French illustrator
B) NEW ZEALAND AUTHOR
15. Frederick North
A English prime minister B American frontiersman C American military colonel D English translator
A) ENGLISH PRIME MINISTER
16. Eugene Ormandy
A Canadian chemist B French journalist and pacifist C American athlete D Hungarian-born American conductor
D) HUNGARIAN BORN AMERICAN CONDUCTOR
17. Boris Pasternak
A French chemist B Russian author C American actor and theater manager D Arctic explorer
RUSSIAN AUTHOR
18. William Clarke Quantrill
A American conductor B U.S. Vice President C American confederate guerrilla leader D 8th Marquis of John Sholto Douglas
C) AMERICAN CONFEDERATE GUERRILLA LEADER
19. Dan Rice
A English portrait painter B American circus clown C British architect D American playwright
B) AMERICAN CIRCUS CLOWN
20. John Thomas Scopes
A American lawyer B American astronomer C American teacher D American oil executive
C) AMERICAN TEACHER
21. Louis Comfort Tiffany
A American jeweler and merchant B American tenor C American jurist D American painter and decorator
D) AMERICAN PAINTER AND DECORATOR
22. Galina Ulanova
A First female astronaut B Russian spy C Russian-born ballerina D Russian chemist
C) RUSSIAN BORN BALLERINA
23. Alfred Lewis Vail
A American telegraph pioneer B French clothing designer C Swiss professional skier D English manufacturer
A) AMERICAN TELEGRAPH PIONEER
24. David Walker
A Irish playwright B American abolitionist C American adventurer D America's Cup winner
B) AMERICAN ABOLITIONIST
25. Xanthippe
A Greek soldier B Wife of Socrates C Character in 'Midsummer Night's Dream' D Spanish missionary in the Orient
B) WIFE OF SOCRATES


QUESTIONS ANSWERED ARE IN RED.
QUESTIONS UNANSWERED ARE IN BLUE.

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