 I realize that by writing
another quiz I risk incurring the wrath of my brother, who has told
me on more than one occasion, "Never run any more quizzes in your
column."
Last week I narrowly escaped incurring the wrath of my sister,
who had previously told me, "Never run any more stories about
presidents." Seems like we've covered the subject of presidents
pretty much here, and last week's story was about Abraham Lincoln.
Actually, the story was about Lincoln's stepmother, so I skated by
on a technicality.
By the way, if you've ever wondered why sitcoms sometimes run a
show that consists entirely of flashbacks from previous episodes,
I'll let you in on their dirty little secret: They either wanted to
save on production costs, or one of their key actors was out for the
week.
Since there are no production costs associated with writing this
column, my reason for writing an occasional quiz is that it saves a
lot of time. It takes only an hour to write a quiz, whereas it takes
10-12 hours to do the research and writing of a regular column.
Plus, I think the quizzes are interesting.
Here, then, are your 10 questions, followed by the answers.
1. John Wayne's real name was:
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Jim Morrison.
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Marion Morrison.
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Wayne Newton.
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It really was John
Wayne.
2. True or false: Margaret Brown, the leader in women's suffrage
who was known by her nickname of Molly Brown, was from Hannibal, Mo.
3. The famous New York grandmother who made her debut as an
artist at age 76 was _____________________.
4. True or false: Actor James Earl Jones grew up with a severe
stuttering problem.
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 5. The former first lady who ran the
first TV station in Texas was:
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Patricia Nixon.
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Lady Bird Johnson.
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Eleanor Roosevelt.
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Bess Truman.
6. True or false: The Confederate general who was shot by his own
men was Stonewall Jackson.
7. The first European explorer to
land on North America wasn't Christopher Columbus. Who was he?
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Amerigo Vespucci
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Leif Eriksson
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The Greek mapmaker
Ptolemy
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Ptolemy's pbrother
Pthomas
8. True or false: Ted Geisel was known as Dr. Seuss. He used the
title of doctor, even though he was not a doctor, because his dad
always wanted a doctor in the family.
9. The 9-year-old girl who supported
her family with her hunting ability was:
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Calamity Jane.
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Annie Oakley.
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Danielle Boone.
10. True or false: In the sitcom "Hogan's Heroes," the actor who
played Col. Klink was originally slated to play the role of Sgt.
Schultz, and vice versa.
Answers:
1.
Marion Morrison; 2.
True; 3.
Grandma Moses; 4.
True; 5.
Lady
Bird Johnson; 6.
True; 7.
Leif Eriksson; 8.
True; 9.
Annie Oakley;
10.
True.
You probably noticed a pattern among the true or false questions.
Each one is true -- to show you that truth is usually more
interesting than fiction.
[By
PAUL NIEMANN]
Paul Niemann may be reached at
niemann7@aol.com.
Copyright Paul Niemann 2007
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