Seniors Famous People Trivia Quiz Questions With Answers
Which photographer have Catherine Deneuve and Marie Hevlin married?
A: David Bailey.
Who founded the Coca Cola company?
A: Asa Chandler.
Who or what was Deep Blue, Gary Kasparov's famous
chess opponent?
A: Computer.
Who was piloting the U-2 aircraft shot down over the USSR in 1960?
A: Francis Gary Powers.
Who retired as world Heavyweight champion in March 1949 aged 34?
A: Joe Louis.
Which bandleader had the first names Edward Kennedy?
A: Duke Ellington.
Who went to the electric chair for the
murder of Charles Lindbergh junior?
A: Bruno Hauptmann.
Who was the sole survivor of the car crash in which
Princess Dianna died?
A: Trevor Rees-Jones.
Where was Bessie Smith born?
A: Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Who wrote the novel On The Road?
A: Jack Kerouac.
Which President offered
military aid to Korea in 1950?
A: Truman.
Who was the Bronx Bull who Sugar Ray Robinson defeated in 1951?
A: Jake La Motta.
In 1991 who was voted "the most successful Australian to get to the top with
least ability" by students in Adelaide?
A: Kylie Minogue.
What was the first name of the baby in the Louise Woodward case?
A: Matthew.
Who were the first married couple to go to the
electric chair?
A: Julius and Ethel Rosenberg.
Ulrich Salchow was the first Olympic medalist in his
sport and give his name to
one of its jumps; what sport is it?
A: Skating.
Who was America's second man in space?
A: M Scott Carpenter.
Which poet read a poem at John F Kennedy's inauguration?
A: Robert Frost.
Who was charged with murder after the massacre at My Lai?
A: Lt. William Calley.
Who admitted that his "autobiography" of Howard Hughes was a hoax?
A: Clifford Irving.
Which cartoon strip was Charles Schulz's most famous creation?
A: Peanuts.
Sidney Bechet was famous for which musical instrument in addition to the
saxophone?
A: Clarinet.
Who founded the American Institution of public Opinion?
A: George Gallup.
What was Malcolm X's real last name?
A: Little.
Who founded The Reader's Digest?
A: DeWitt Wallace.