People Trivia

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First names of Pres. Wives: a. Jimmy Carter's wife b. Abe Lincoln's wife c. Lyndon Johnson's wife's real first name d. James Buchanan's wife

13

Which 20th century Italian educator established schools for young children based on helping develop their creation and accomplishment?

4

In 1890, he and his brother organized the American Tobacco Company, and with their wealth they endowed Trinity College of North Carolina. What was their family name?

4

Born in Texas in 1934, this popular American television and film comedienne and singer became, in 1981, the first person to win a libel suit against the sleazy tabloid National Enquirer?

5

What are the full names of comedians Cheech and Chong?

14

When this person visited San Francisco for one day in September of 1987, it cost the city over $1 million. Who was this visitor?

3

In the early 1990's actors Bruce Willis, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Sylvester Stallone invested a half-million dollars each as part of a $15 million restaurant/diner/movie-memorabilia museum. What is the name of this new restaurant, and in which city did

3

Born in Tasmania in 1909, he prospected for gold, smuggled diamonds, and worked on ships. He was the first Australian actor to become a major Hollywood star. Who was this man, who died in 1959?

16

This person made his fortune by supplying meat to the Union soldiers during the Civil War. In 1870 he built his first meat-packing plant in Chicago, which soon made that city the meat-packing center of the U.S.A. What was his name?

18

Because of her heroic and efficient work with wounded soldiers during the Crimean War in the 1850's, which woman is considered the founder of modern nursing?

10

Can you name the novelist, humorist, and satirist who said, "A classic is something everybody wants to have read but nobody wants to read."

15

Queen Victoria's mother tongue was not English. Her mother spoke a different language in the home, and, even though Victoria ruled England for 64 years, she did it with an accent. What was her mother tongue?

17

Bob Hope was born May 29, of what year?

10

Which entertainer has over 500 fan clubs worldwide, even though he's been dead since 1977?

18

Which person said, in 1962: "I'll say it again, I've said it before / Archie Moore will fall in four." You must get his name correct, exactly.