People Trivia

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What social characteristic did all these men have in common? Peter Tchaikovsky, Cole Porter, Leonardo Da Vinci, Tennessee Williams, Dag Hammarskjold?

20

Can you name two famous billionaires who died in the year 1976?

10

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?

18

In 1989 this public figure said "I wish I had spent more time in school studying my Latin." Who, and on what occasion?

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?

14

Martina Navratilova was born in 1956, in which country ?

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."