People Trivia – April 21, 2012

1. When Dorothy lands in Oz, what kind of little people welcome her?

Munchkins.

2. One of the greatest leaders of the 20th century, who was the Prime Minister of Britain during World War II, 1940-1945?

Winston Churchill.

3. This country is the national homeland of the Dutch people.

The Netherlands.

4. Whom did Prince William famously marry on April 29, 2011?

Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge.

5. In Greek mythology, these fearsome women warriors may have cut off their left breast so they could shoot a bow more effectively.

Amazons.

6. This famous Italian renaissance artist painted the Mona Lisa.

Leonardo da Vinci.

7. A member of a wealthy Saudi family and an ethnic Yemeni, this man founded Al-Qaeda, which took responsibility for the September 11 attacks.

Osama bin Ladin. [killed May 2, 2011 by Navy Seals in Pakistan]

8. This Italian explorer is credited with discovering America.

Christopher Columbus.

9. This coach led his team to victory at the 2012 NCAA basketball championship finals.

Coach John Calipari.

10. Comic book hero Superman uses this name in his civilian identity as a reporter for the Daily Planet.

Clark Kent.

11. This Austrian man, considered the father of psychoanalysis, was famous for his interpretation of dreams.

Sigmund Freud (1856-1939).

12. Jailhouse Rock, Hound Dog, and Blue Suede Shoes were a few of this megastar singer’s greatest hits.

Elvis Presley.

13. Martians are believed to come from which planet?

Mars.

14. The SEALS (Sea, Air, and Land Teams) are a special operations force belonging to which branch of the United States military?

U.S. Navy.

15. This ethnic group can trace its origins to India. They are known for their colorful clothes, lively music and dance, and skill at fortune-telling.

Gypsies. (Romani)

16. The Basques are believed to be descendants of early inhabitants of Western Europe. They live in the Pyrenees mountain region which straddles two western European countries. Name one country in which we can find Basque inhabitants.

France, Spain. 17. Some Christians choose to live a contemplative life among a community of believers. Nuns live in convents. Who lives in monasteries?

Monks.

18. In which country will you find the most Hindus?

India

19. If this word is not capitalized, it is pronounced, ‘polish’. But if it is capitalized, it gives the name of the people of Poland.

Polish.

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20. Tiger Woods referred to himself as a Cablinasian, a term he coined from the 4 ethnicities that represent his mixed race heritage. Name two of Tiger Woods’s ethnicities.

Father: African American, Chinese, Indian.Mother: Thai, Chinese, Dutch.Tiger: ¼ Chinese, ¼ Thai (=1/2 Asian), 1/8 Indian, 1/8 Dutch, ¼ African American.Caucasian, Black, American Indian, Asian.

21. This Revolutionary War hero was famous for his midnight ride to alert Colonial militia of approaching British forces.

Paul Revere. (Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: Paul Revere’s Ride)

22. This beloved children’s author wrote Green Eggs and Ham and The Cat in the Hat.

Theodor Seuss Geisel: pen name: Dr. Seuss.

23. Preadolescent girls have come to be labeled ‘tweens’, the stage between mid-childhood and the teenage years. Girls of what age, for example, are classified as ‘tweens’

9-12.

24. What woman is credited with making the first American flag?

Betsy Ross.

25. Author of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

Mark Twain (pen name) of Samuel Langhorne Clemens.

26. Queen of the Nile. The last pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. Lover of Mark Antony.

Cleopatra (VII).

27. Who composed our official state song, ‘My Old Kentucky Home’?

Stephen Foster (1852).

28. This American frontiersman was born right here in Madison County, KY. There’s an elementary school named after him right down the street.

Kit Carson. (Daniel Boone was born near Reading, PA.)

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29. The Beatles were nicknamed the Fab Four. Name two of the four Beatles.

John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr.

30 Born in Louisville in 1942. Three-time heavyweight boxing champion.

Muhammad Ali.

31. You’ll find the signature of this man on a single sheet of notebook paper where he recorded his secret recipe of 11 herbs and spices.

Colonel Sanders. Kentucky Fried Chicken.

Corbin, KY.

32. Who is the only U.S. president born in Hawaii?

Barack Obama. Honolulu. August 4, 1961.

32. Violet-eyed beauty. This famous actress married 8 times.

Elizabeth Taylor.

Conrad (Nicky) Hilton, Michael Wilding, Michael Todd, Eddie Fisher, Richard Burton, Richard Burton, John Warner, Larry Fortensky.

33. Second and current wife of Prince Charles.

Camilla Parker Bowles.

34. On July 20, 1969, this man became the first man to walk on the moon.

Neil Armstrong.

35. Everyone except conspiracy theorists believe this man shot President John F. Kennedy.

Lee Harvey Oswald. (He was shot two days later by Jack Ruby, a nightclub owner.) 36. In the mid-1960s, Frank Sinatra and four other famous stage and film stars became known as ‘The Rat Pack’. Name one more Rat Packer.

Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr., Peter Lawford, Joey Bishop.(and earlier, Humphrey Bogart)

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37. This famous German-born theoretical physicist (1879-1955) is best known for his formula E=mc2 (the mass-energy equivalence formula). He won the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics.

Albert Einstein.

38. This famous scientist was inspired to formulate his theory of gravitation afterwatching an apple fall from a tree.

Issac Newton. (Newton himself told this story.)

Newton's law of universal gravitation states that every point mass in the universe attracts every other point mass with a force that is directly proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them.

39. This curvy starlet famously sang ‘Happy Birthday to You’ to U.S. president John F. Kennedy in May 1962?

Marilyn Monroe. At a celebration for his 45th birthday.

40. In one of the most famous tennis matches of all time, the 1973 tennis match called ‘The Battle of the Sexes,’ this female tennis star beat Bobby Riggs for the $100,000 winner-take-all prize.

Billie Jean King.

41. In 1775, what famous frontiersman founded our local Fort Boonesborough?]

Daniel Boone.

42. These proud warriors of feudal Japan were famous for following a strict code of honor.

Samurai.

Under the bushidō ideal, if a samurai failed to uphold his honor he could only regain it by performing seppuku (ritual suicide).

43. This famous female aviator famously disappeared in the central Pacific Ocean in 1937, whie attempting a circumnavigational flight around the globe.

Amelia Earhart.

44. Disney made a movie about this Indian princess who helped the colonial settlers at Jamestown and married a handsome Englishman.

Pocahontas.

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45. First Lady from 1933-1945, what is the name of President Franklin Delano

Roosevelt’s wife?

Eleanor Roosevelt.

46. Who was Jackie Kennedy’s second husband after the death of her first.

Aristotle Onassis.

47. Which ancient people were famous for wearing the one-shoulder garment known as the toga?

Romans.

48. This mythological king was the husband of Queen Guenevere.

King Arthur.

49. A planet is named after this Roman goddess of love and beauty.

Venus.

50. Paula Deen loves butter, but so did this woman, known as the French Chef.

Julia Child.

51. According to the saying, who are ‘Different strokes’ for?

Different folks.

52. CEO of Microsoft Corporation, this man is one of the wealthiest people in the world.

Bill Gates.

53. Creator of the world’s most famous mouse, this man co-founded a production company that has produced most of the most beloved animated children’s movies.

Walt Disney.

54. This ancient people recorded their language on monuments and papyrus scrolls in hieroglyphics.

Egyptians.

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55. This famous western actor was the star of Rio Bravo and True Grit.

John Wayne.

56. This famous female singer recorded the pop hits, ‘The Way We Were’ and‘Evergreen’ and was the star of ‘Funny Girl’ and ‘Yentl’.

Barbara Streisand.

57. This famous female sharpshooter (1860-1926) famously got her gun, and her man.

Annie Oakley.

58. The Miracle Worker tells the remarkable story of this woman, Hellen Keller’s teacher, who broke through the silent lonely world of Helen Keller.

Anne Sullivan.

59. This famous celebrity couple just got engaged – finally. They have 3 adopted children and 3 of their own.

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie.

Pitt and Jolie have three adopted children -- Maddox, 10; Pax, 8; and Zahara, 7. They also have three biological children -- Shiloh, 5; and twins Knox and Vivienne, 3.

60. This child-moviestar later became U.S. Ambassador to Ghana and Czechoslovakia.

Shirley Temple. The Little Princess. Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm.

61. The most famous playwright of all time. His plays were staged in London during the early 17th century.

William Shakespeare.

62. "Ocian in view! O! the joy!" said one (Clark) of these two early 19th century explorers when they reached the Pacific ocean after the first transcontinental expedition, which took about two years. Meriwether Lewis and William Clark.

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63. This poor heiress was famously kidnapped by the Symbionese Liberation Army in 1974. She joined their cause, in what most likely was a case of Stockholm Syndrome.

Patti Hearst.

64. This former first lady is now our Secretary of State.

Hillary Clinton.

65. Famous American novelist of the 20th century. Wrote A Farewell to Arms and The Sun Also Rises and For Whom the Bell Tolls and The Old Man and the Sea.

Ernest Hemingway.

66. Beautiful singer and star of the Wizard of Oz.

Judy Garland.

67. Joan Crawford was a famous mommy. This ancient Egyptian became a famous mummy.

King Tut.

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