People Trivia

16

All these people come from the same state: Henry Ford, Gerald Ford, Madonna, and Diana Ross. Which state is it?

12

Which lawyer represented Leona Helmsley, Michael Milken, Jim Bakker, Claus Von Bulow, and O.J. Simpson?

2

Born in Arkansas in 1922, she published her first book, "Sex and the Single Girl," in 1962. Three years later she became chief editor of Cosmopolitan magazine. Who is she?

2

In February, 1979, which national leader said, "This is the first day of the government of God."

3

Although she had no prior experience in publishing, in 1988 she used part of her $100 million divorce settlement from her TV producer husband to found a women's magazine that bears her name. Who is she?

16

Terry Gilliam is the only American member of what troupe of comedic performers?

5

What ruler was margarine invented for?

18

One was a former Olympic gymnast who won the Gold in the 1984 Olympics, the other a perennial tennis champion. They were the first two women athletes to appear on the box of Wheaties cereal. Who are they?

20

This African-American botanist and agricultural chemist developed hundreds of uses for peanuts, soybeans, and sweet potatoes. Who was he?

19

Name the parents mother and father of each of these entertainers: a. Jamie Lee Curtis b. Liza Minelli c. Carrie Fisher

7

Which game is played on a marked board divided into two halves, each side containing 12 alternately colored points?

16

Born in 1847 in Hungary, he grew to become an American journalist and publisher who eventually purchased the New York Sun and the St. Louis Evening Dispatch newspapers. Who was he?

15

In 1962, which female was voted Most Admired Woman in America for the 13th time?

16

This woman, whose husband was the President of the United States, died in 1982 at the age of 97 years old. What was her name?

10

Famous assassins and victims: a. What was the name of the Swedish Prime Minister assassinated while taking a stroll in Stockholm in 1986? b. In 1968, Martin Luther King was killed by whom? c. Which person, in 1901, assassinated President Wm. McKinley?