People Trivia

10

The fans of which radio and television talk-show host call themselves "dittoheads" to signify their agreement with his conservative opinions?

4

Which person successfully led Nationalist armies against Loyalists in the 1930s Spanish Civil War, then ruled Spain until his death in 1975?

12

These two men are brothers, from a very musical family. One is a preeminant jazz trumpeter and artistic director of jazz programming for New York's Lincoln Center. The other is a saxophonist, actor, and orchestra director. What are their full names?

1

Born May 29,1903 in England with the name Leslie Townes Hope, his friends in school called him Les Hope or Hopeless, so he changed his first name to what?

7

Born in India in 1936, he studied at the Vienna Academy of Music, and later became director of the Montreal Symphony, Los Angeles Symphony, New York Philharmonic, and Israel Philharmonic. Who is he?

2

From 1954-1969 he served as the first president of North Vietnam, and he later led North Vietnam's struggle to defeat the U.S.-supported government in South Vietnam. Who was he?

8

The heaviest human ever recorded was the American Jon Minnoch, who died in 1983 at the age of 42. Within 200 pounds, what was his maximum weight?

3

One brother was first person to win Grammy awards for both classical and jazz recordings, the other hosted the band for the Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Who are these brothers?

9

In 1905, this woman opened her own architecture office in San Francisco. One year later, after the earthquake and fire of 1906, the interior of the Fairmont Hotel was rebuilt by her. Who was she?

12

Which person, in the 1960's, accused the automobile industry of producing dangerous cars, when he wrote the book Unsafe at Any Speed ?

1

Where did Mother Teresa run a leprosy clinic from 1950 until her death in1997?

16

If a diamond is the hardest known substance , what is used to cut diamonds?

20

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