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Trivia and Biography Quizzes on Famous People and Celebrities
 | Doris Day: The Girl Next Door
Farewell to the beautiful and charming Doris Day. A screen legend!
Author: solitaire  , Last Taken: 23 hrs 56 min 52 sec ago, Times taken: 493, Average Score:62.8% |  | The First Fleet: First Europeans in Australia
May 13, 1787 - Arthur Phillip and the First Fleet leave England bound for New South Wales.
Author: grant228  , Last Taken: 7 hrs 19 min 3 sec ago, Times taken: 435, Average Score:61.7% |  | Nelson Mandela
May 12, 1984 - Nelson Mandela sees his wife, Winnie for the first time in 22 years.
Author: dave  , Last Taken: 34 days 0 hrs 49 min 40 sec ago, Times taken: 232, Average Score:64.3% |  | Andrew Carnegie - Millionaire Businessman and Philanthropist
May 11, 1904 - Andrew Carnegie donates $1.5 million to build a peace palace.
Author: grant228 , Last Taken: 15 hrs 48 min 3 sec ago, Times taken: 469, Average Score:56.5% |  | Benjamin Franklin: Noted American Polymath
May 10, 1752 - Benjamin Franklin flies a kite in an electrical storm to prove his conduction theory.
Author: dave , Last Taken: 16 days 4 hrs 9 min 49 sec ago, Times taken: 500, Average Score:68.4% |  | Christopher Columbus - Part 2
May 9, 1502 - Christopher Columbus leaves Spain on his 4th and final trip to the New World.
Author: grant228 , Last Taken: 187 days 6 hrs 29 min 53 sec ago, Times taken: 7, Average Score:45.7% |  | Harry Truman: 33rd U.S. President
Happy Birthday, Harry Truman! Born in Lamar, Missouri May 8, 1884.
Author: grant228 , Last Taken: 85 days 17 hrs 28 min 3 sec ago, Times taken: 414, Average Score:59.1% |  | Otto von Bismarck - German Statesman
May 7, 1866 - Otto von Bismarck is seriously wounded in an assassination attempt.
Author: grant228 , Last Taken: 19 days 15 hrs 12 min 10 sec ago, Times taken: 245, Average Score:58.6% |  | William Tyndale -The Father of the English Bible
May 6, 1541 - Henry VIII orders a bible in English to be placed in every church in England.
Author: grant228 , Last Taken: 35 days 2 hrs 11 min 43 sec ago, Times taken: 65, Average Score:45.2% |  | Married with Children: Wacky 80s Sitcom!
May 5, 1997 - The final episode of Married With Children airs.
Author: dave , Last Taken: 15 days 0 hrs 59 min 33 sec ago, Times taken: 713, Average Score:92.6% |  | Star Wars: Characters
May the 4th be with you!
Author: FRANKL1965  , Last Taken: 8 hrs 13 min 49 sec ago, Times taken: 222, Average Score:80.3% |  | Anne Frank: World War II Diary Author
May 3, 1960 - The Anne Frank House is opened in Holland.
Author: phonerec  , Last Taken: 1 days 19 hrs 34 min 39 sec ago, Times taken: 216, Average Score:66.6% |  | Stonewall Jackson - Legendary Civil War General
May 2, 1863 - At the Battle of Chancellorsville, Stonewall Jackson is accidentally shot by his men.
Author: grant228 , Last Taken: 31 days 19 hrs 40 min 50 sec ago, Times taken: 88, Average Score:56.1% |  | Rodgers and Hammerstein - Musical Masters
May 1, 1950 -The Pulitzer Prize is awarded to Rodgers and Hammerstein for "South Pacific".
Author: grant228 , Last Taken: 38 days 21 hrs 53 min 50 sec ago, Times taken: 8, Average Score:70% |  | George Washington: 1st U.S. President
April 30, 1789 - George Washington is inaugurated as first President of the USA.
Author: tristan  , Last Taken: 36 days 5 hrs 22 min 24 sec ago, Times taken: 2,211, Average Score:71.5% |  | James Watt - Engineer!
April 29, 1768 - James Watt patents his steam engine with a separate condenser.
Author: patrickryan  , Last Taken: 263 days 23 hrs 5 min 47 sec ago, Times taken: 144, Average Score:38.1% |  | Danny DeVito: His Career
April 28, 2018 is declared Danny Devito Day in New Jersey.
Author: LittleLady  , Last Taken: 4 days 22 hrs 1 min 41 sec ago, Times taken: 385, Average Score:36.2% |  | Who's the Boss?
April 26, 1992 - Final episode of "Who's the Boss?" airs after 8 years on TV.
Author: bill  , Last Taken: 15 days 0 hrs 44 min 52 sec ago, Times taken: 113, Average Score:86.1% |  | Sigmund Freud Revealed
April 25, 1886 - Sigmund Freud opens his practice in Vienna.
Author: dave , Last Taken: 36 days 13 hrs 0 min 53 sec ago, Times taken: 294, Average Score:57% |  | Shane: The Greatest Western Of Them All
April 23, 1953 - "Shane" premieres, starring Alan Ladd, Van Heflin and Jack Palance.
Author: grant228 , Last Taken: 8 days 23 hrs 26 min 50 sec ago, Times taken: 395, Average Score:63.1% |  | Jack Nicholson: Personal Life of a Celebrity
April 22 - Happy Birthday, Jack Nicholson! Born this day 1937.
Author: 0zero0  , Last Taken: 223 days 19 hrs 35 min 19 sec ago, Times taken: 65, Average Score:52.2% |  | Chuck Norris-Tough Guy
April 21, 1993 - "Walker, Texas Ranger" starring Chuck Norris debuts on TV.
Author: dartjock  , Last Taken: 40 days 23 hrs 15 min 14 sec ago, Times taken: 66, Average Score:38.2% |  | Baron von Richthofen - The Red Baron
April 20, 1918 - The Red Baron scores his final kills before his death the following day.
Author: grant228 , Last Taken: 47 days 7 hrs 32 min 48 sec ago, Times taken: 67, Average Score:67% |  | Sally Ride - First American woman in space
April 19, 1982 - Sally Ride is chosen to be the first US female astronaut.
Author: grant228 , Last Taken: 12 hrs 0 min 4 sec ago, Times taken: 228, Average Score:60% |  | Paul Revere - American Patriot
April 18, 1775 - Paul Revere and William Dawes make their famous ride.
Author: grant228 , Last Taken: 4 days 5 hrs 38 min 46 sec ago, Times taken: 250, Average Score:55.2% |  | Game of Thrones - Season 1
April 17, 2011 - Game of Thrones premieres on HBO.
Author: grant228 , Last Taken: 39 days 15 hrs 39 min 3 sec ago, Times taken: 32, Average Score:80.6% |  | Annie Oakley - Little Miss Sure Shot
April 16, 1922 - Annie Oakley sets a women's record by shooting 100 clay targets in a row.
Author: grant228 , Last Taken: 154 days 20 hrs 41 min 53 sec ago, Times taken: 60, Average Score:60.9% |  | Tiger Woods
Peoplequiz congratulates Tiger Woods on his 5th Masters title!
Author: dartjock , Last Taken: 81 days 17 hrs 30 min 39 sec ago, Times taken: 39, Average Score:64.9% |  | Edgar Allan Poe
April 14, 1841 - Edgar Allan Poe's first detective story "Murders in Rue Morgue" is published.
Author: patrickryan , Last Taken: 6 days 10 hrs 12 min 15 sec ago, Times taken: 101, Average Score:58.2% |  | Thomas Jefferson: 3rd U.S. President
April 13, 1943 - President Franklin Roosevelt dedicates the Jefferson Memorial.
Author: tristan , Last Taken: 19 days 2 hrs 15 min 46 sec ago, Times taken: 686, Average Score:64.6% |  | Franklin D. Roosevelt: 32nd U.S. President - His Final Months
PeopleQuiz remembers FDR (January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945)
Author: bill , Last Taken: 25 days 23 hrs 47 min 31 sec ago, Times taken: 229, Average Score:69.9% |  | Phil Mickelson
April 11, 2010 - Phil Mickelson wins his third Masters title.
Author: dave , Last Taken: 67 days 23 hrs 18 min 20 sec ago, Times taken: 164, Average Score:57.7% | | Harry Truman
April 11, 1951: President Truman relieves General MacArthur of command in Korea for insubordination.
Author: grant228 , Last Taken: 31 days 11 hrs 15 min 22 sec ago, Times taken: 158, Average Score:51.6% |  | F Scott Fitzgerald
April 10, 1925 - F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby" is published.
Author: grant228 , Last Taken: 6 days 10 hrs 25 min 49 sec ago, Times taken: 36, Average Score:58.9% |  | Robert E. Lee: Celebrated Confederate General
April 9, 1865 - Robert E Lee surrenders the Confedrate army to U. S. Grant at Appomattox.
Author: scarlettem  , Last Taken: 31 days 20 hrs 39 min 19 sec ago, Times taken: 1,033, Average Score:68.8% |  | Hank Aaron - Hitting Machine
April 8, 1974 - Hank Aaron hits his 715th home run, breaking Babe Ruth's record.
Author: dartjock , Last Taken: 7 days 19 hrs 23 min 59 sec ago, Times taken: 139, Average Score:59.6% |  | William Clark: The Other Explorer
Apr 7, 1805 - The Lewis and Clark expeditiion leaves Fort Maden to trek to the Pacific Ocean.
Author: patrickryan , Last Taken: 94 days 14 hrs 17 min 51 sec ago, Times taken: 77, Average Score:55.6% |  | Xi Jinping - Leader of China
April 6, 2017 - Xi Jinping arrives in Florida for talks with U S President Trump.
Author: grant228 , Last Taken: 29 days 12 hrs 37 min 52 sec ago, Times taken: 11, Average Score:53.6% |  | Steve Irwin - Australian Crocodile Hunter
April 5, 1997 - Steve Irwin's "The Crocodile Hunter" debuts.
Author: dartjock , Last Taken: 6 days 11 hrs 22 min 50 sec ago, Times taken: 102, Average Score:69.5% |  | The Assassination of Martin Luther King
Fifty one years ago today, Dr Martin Luther King was assassinated, sparking off riots around the USA
Author: grant228 , Last Taken: 50 days 20 hrs 27 min 33 sec ago, Times taken: 122, Average Score:73.6% |  | Jesse James: The Outlaw
April 3, 1882 - Jesse James is shot and killed at home in St Joseph.
Author: scarlettem , Last Taken: 16 days 14 hrs 55 min 6 sec ago, Times taken: 7,398, Average Score:62.8% |  | Larry Hagman- TV Villain
April 2, 1978 - Dallas premieres on CBS.
Author: dartjock , Last Taken: 139 days 13 hrs 33 min 54 sec ago, Times taken: 38, Average Score:61.1% |  | Steve Jobs: American Inventor & CEO
Today in 1976 - Stephen Wozniak & Steve Jobs found Apple Computer in the Jobs' family garage.
Author: FRANKL1965 , Last Taken: 5 days 11 hrs 49 min 39 sec ago, Times taken: 85, Average Score:46% |  | Daylight Saving Time
March 31, 1918 - Daylight Saving Time starts in the US for the first time.
Author: 0zero0 , Last Taken: 101 days 22 hrs 5 min 16 sec ago, Times taken: 2,441, Average Score:52.6% |  | Ronald Reagan: 40th U.S. President
March 30, 1981 President Reagan is shot but he lives through it after a very close call.
Author: charles  , Last Taken: 19 days 2 hrs 11 min 1 sec ago, Times taken: 373, Average Score:63.1% |  | Julius and Ethel Rosenberg - Executed Spies
March 29, 1951 - Julius and Ethel Rosenberg are sentenced to death for spying for the Soviet Union.
Author: grant228 , Last Taken: 62 days 16 hrs 37 min 37 sec ago, Times taken: 36, Average Score:51.7% |  | Ingrid Bergman: Sweden's Illustrious Gift to Hollywood
March 27, 1957 - Ingrid Bergman wins her second Oscar, this time for her role in Anastasia.
Author: dana  , Last Taken: 129 days 11 hrs 52 min 38 sec ago, Times taken: 97, Average Score:58.7% |  | Popeye the Sailor: Cartoon Classic
March 26, 1937 - Spinach growers in Crystal City, Texas erect a statue of Popeye.
Author: madman  , Last Taken: 5 days 17 hrs 41 min 10 sec ago, Times taken: 805, Average Score:73.9% |  | Sally Field: Personal Life of a Celebrity
Today in 1985 Sally Field wins her second Oscar for Places in the Heart.
Author: bill , Last Taken: 22 days 23 hrs 7 min 25 sec ago, Times taken: 86, Average Score:58.6% |  | Elvis Presley - Fun Questions!
March 24, 1958 - Elvis Presley is conscripted into the U S Army.
Author: bill , Last Taken: 16 days 3 hrs 55 min 16 sec ago, Times taken: 478, Average Score:54.9% |  | George Frederic Handel - Sublime Composer
March 23, 1743 - Handel's Messiah premieres in London.
Author: grant228 , Last Taken: 124 days 18 hrs 4 min 55 sec ago, Times taken: 25, Average Score:49.6% |  | Illinois Fun Facts
Today in 1872: Illinois becomes the 1st state to require sexual equality in employment.
Author: bill , Last Taken: 14 hrs 12 min 58 sec ago, Times taken: 95, Average Score:69.8% |  | Wayne Gretzky: Hockey Legend
March 21, 1994 – Wayne Gretzky ties Gordie Howe's NHL record of 801 goals.
Author: bill , Last Taken: 64 days 10 hrs 59 min 25 sec ago, Times taken: 85, Average Score:67.1% |  | Harriet Beecher Stowe - U S Author and Social Conscience
On this day in 1852, Harriet Beecher Stowe's defining work, "Uncle Tom's Cabin" was published.
Author: grant228 , Last Taken: 1 days 10 hrs 56 min 59 sec ago, Times taken: 36, Average Score:37.5% |  | Saddam Hussein - Ruthless Tyrant
March 19, 2003 - U.S. and British forces invade Iraq to remove Saddam Hussein from power.
Author: grant228 , Last Taken: 21 days 17 hrs 6 min 48 sec ago, Times taken: 94, Average Score:64.1% |  | Douglas MacArthur: U.S. Army General
Today in 1942 – General Douglas MacArthur arrives in Australia becoming Pacific supreme commander.
Author: patrickryan , Last Taken: 6 days 1 hrs 56 min 46 sec ago, Times taken: 339, Average Score:53.1% |  | Sachin Tendulkar - India's Cricketing Maestro
March 16, 2012 - Sachin Tendulkar becomes the first cricketer to score 100 international centuries.
Author: grant228 , Last Taken: 208 days 22 hrs 0 min 28 sec ago, Times taken: 14, Average Score:50% |  | Julius Caesar - Roman Superstar!
Julius Caesar is stabbed in the back and various other places on this day - 44BC.
Author: grant228 , Last Taken: 189 days 9 hrs 52 min 20 sec ago, Times taken: 132, Average Score:49.5% |  | John McCain - Hero, Patriot, Maverick, Leader
March 14, 1973 - John McCain is released from a North Vietnamese prison after more than five years.
Author: grant228 , Last Taken: 211 days 21 hrs 44 min 7 sec ago, Times taken: 5, Average Score:82% |  | Pope Francis
March 13, 2013 - Cardinal Bergoglio becomes Pope Francis.
Author: bill , Last Taken: 22 days 23 hrs 2 min 3 sec ago, Times taken: 243, Average Score:70.4% |  | Gordie Howe: Hockey Legend
March 12, 1972 - Gordie Howe retires after 26 seasons.
Author: catherine  , Last Taken: 40 days 2 hrs 54 min 41 sec ago, Times taken: 125, Average Score:81.2% |  | Paul McCartney: Personal Life of a Celebrity
Today in 1997 Paul McCartney is knighted by the Queen.
Author: bill , Last Taken: 5 days 21 hrs 24 min 4 sec ago, Times taken: 212, Average Score:66.2% |  | John Howard - 25th Australian Prime Minister
March 11, 1996 - John Howard is elected Australia's 25th Prime Minister.
Author: grant228 , Last Taken: 3 days 3 hrs 6 min 59 sec ago, Times taken: 58, Average Score:54.7% |  | Willard Scott: A Clown of a Weatherman
March 10, 1980 - Willard Scott becomes the weather presenter on Today.
Author: dartjock , Last Taken: 38 days 5 hrs 21 min 38 sec ago, Times taken: 57, Average Score:45.3% |  | Cleveland Indians Baseball History & Facts
March 9, 1897 - Indians fans start calling their team "Indians". The name becomes official in 1915.
Author: bill , Last Taken: 4 days 22 hrs 54 min 20 sec ago, Times taken: 207, Average Score:71.6% |  | Women Who Were First at Something - Part II
Happy International Women's Day!
Author: grant228 , Last Taken: 4 days 22 hrs 28 min 5 sec ago, Times taken: 15, Average Score:44.7% |  | Monopoly - The Board Game
March 7, 1933 - Monopoly, the world's most popular board game, is invented.
Author: dartjock , Last Taken: 641 days 20 hrs 27 min 9 sec ago, Times taken: 37, Average Score:45.9% |  | David "Davy" Crockett
March 6, 1836 - Davy Crockett, among many others, dies as The Alamo falls.
Author: patrickryan , Last Taken: 11 days 20 hrs 1 min 20 sec ago, Times taken: 549, Average Score:54.1% |  | Nicolaus Copernicus - Astronomical Trailblazer
On this day in 1616, the works of Copernicus are placed on the Catholic Church's forbidden index.
Author: grant228 , Last Taken: 19 days 23 hrs 23 min 48 sec ago, Times taken: 8, Average Score:43.8% |  | Which Beatle?
Today in 1966, John Lennon claims The Beatles are more popular than Jesus!
Author: Samurai Sam  , Last Taken: 44 days 17 hrs 42 min 4 sec ago, Times taken: 393, Average Score:51.6% |  | Ida Wells-Barnett - Civil Rights Crusader
March 3, 1913 - Ida Wells-Barnett demonstrates for female suffrage in Washington DC.
Author: grant228 , Last Taken: 5 days 11 hrs 37 min 3 sec ago, Times taken: 91, Average Score:55.8% |  | Casablanca: Classic Film
Today in 1944, Casablanca wins Best Film Oscar.
Author: grant228 , Last Taken: 12 days 12 hrs 25 min 34 sec ago, Times taken: 412, Average Score:71.5% |  | Syd Barrett: Pink Floyd Founder
On this day in 1973, Pink Floyd releases "Dark Side of the Moon" which sells 45 million US copies.
Author: trickymutha  , Last Taken: 1 days 7 hrs 44 min 31 sec ago, Times taken: 193, Average Score:70.7% |  | Wilt Chamberlain-The Basics
Today in 1967 - Wilt Chamberlain sinks a 35th consecutive field goal.
Author: dartjock , Last Taken: 31 days 23 hrs 39 min 20 sec ago, Times taken: 38, Average Score:68.7% |  | Hitler's Henchmen
On this day in 1933, the German Reichstag was torched by Hitler's thugs.
Author: grant228 , Last Taken: 9 hrs 7 min 54 sec ago, Times taken: 159, Average Score:76% |  | Johnny Cash
Happy Birthday to the man in black!
Author: dave , Last Taken: 1 days 19 hrs 45 min 24 sec ago, Times taken: 840, Average Score:58.3% |  | Muhammad Ali - Sporting Legend
Today in 1964, Muhammad Ali (then Cassius Clay) defeats Sonny Liston to become World Champion
Author: grant228 , Last Taken: 40 days 15 hrs 54 min 31 sec ago, Times taken: 181, Average Score:65.4% |  | Johnny Weissmuller - The Definitive Tarzan
On this day Johnny Weissmuller won his first gold medal at the 1924 Olympic Games.
Author: grant228 , Last Taken: 120 days 8 hrs 18 min 12 sec ago, Times taken: 44, Average Score:66.4% |  | Peter Tork
Farewell, Peter Tork of the Monkees! Thanks for the memories.
Author: phonerec , Last Taken: 4 hrs 2 min 24 sec ago, Times taken: 133, Average Score:62.5% |  | Malcolm X
Today in 1965 Malcolm X died. Test your knowledge of this fearless fighter for freedom.
Author: dave , Last Taken: 12 hrs 36 min 44 sec ago, Times taken: 1,335, Average Score:71.4% |  | Beer Slogans: Alcohol Advertising
Today in 1933 the 18th Amendment (Prohibition of alcohol) was repealed. Let's drink to that!
Author: phonerec , Last Taken: 4 days 20 hrs 16 min 14 sec ago, Times taken: 1,266, Average Score:67.7% |  | Jeff Daniels: Versatile Actor
Happy Birthday to this wonderfully versatile actor!
Author: dave , Last Taken: 282 days 13 hrs 57 min 6 sec ago, Times taken: 55, Average Score:66.7% |  | John Travolta: Still Staying Alive
Happy Birthday, John!
Author: lmcubs  , Last Taken: 21 days 22 hrs 23 min 17 sec ago, Times taken: 208, Average Score:71.9% |  | Irving Berlin - America's Musical Maestro
Author: grant228 , Last Taken: 23 days 1 hrs 13 min 21 sec ago, Times taken: 33, Average Score:59.7% |  | Hal Holbrook
Happy Birthday Hal
Author: bill , Last Taken: 111 days 11 hrs 24 min 34 sec ago, Times taken: 13, Average Score:53.8% |  | The Seasons: Spring
Spring is just around the corner in the Northern Hemisphere. One of our most popular trivia quizzes
Author: bill , Last Taken: 13 days 0 hrs 47 min 13 sec ago, Times taken: 5,141, Average Score:53.8% |  | Stockard Channing: Versatile Actress
Happy Birthday Stockard
Author: 0zero0 , Last Taken: 59 days 17 hrs 9 min 23 sec ago, Times taken: 32, Average Score:53.8% |  | Chuck Yeager: American Pilot
Happy birthday to Chick Yeager, first human to break the sound barrier.
Author: scarlettem , Last Taken: 9 days 2 hrs 4 min 6 sec ago, Times taken: 208, Average Score:67.2% |  | Bill Russell: NBA Great
Happy Birthday Bill
Author: lmcubs , Last Taken: 45 days 16 hrs 44 min 24 sec ago, Times taken: 235, Average Score:53.2% |  | Greg Norman - Golfing Great
Happy birthday Greg
Author: dartjock , Last Taken: 6 days 6 hrs 8 min 48 sec ago, Times taken: 73, Average Score:59.7% |  | William Henry Harrison: 9th U.S. President
William Henry Harrison was born February 9th, 1773
Author: garrett  , Last Taken: 36 days 4 hrs 5 min 36 sec ago, Times taken: 421, Average Score:65.9% |  | Seth Green
Happy Birthday Seth
Author: Jobee1k , Last Taken: 668 days 19 hrs 47 min 13 sec ago, Times taken: 17, Average Score:52.9% | | Ronald Reagan: Before He Was President
PeopleQuiz salutes Ronald Regan on his birthday
Author: bill , Last Taken: 92 days 8 hrs 6 min 23 sec ago, Times taken: 191, Average Score:61.6% |  | The Chinese Zodiac and New Year
Tuesday, February 5th is the Chinese New Year. Happy Year of the Boar!
Author: dave , Last Taken: 9 days 18 hrs 45 min 18 sec ago, Times taken: 667, Average Score:65.4% |  | Oscar De La Hoya- Golden Gloves
Happy Birthday Oscar
Author: dartjock , Last Taken: 33 days 1 hrs 36 min 43 sec ago, Times taken: 23, Average Score:40% |  | Morgan Fairchild
Happy birthday Morgan
Author: madman , Last Taken: 171 days 12 hrs 23 min 31 sec ago, Times taken: 18, Average Score:33.9% |  | Christie Brinkley - America's Favorite Covergirl
Happy Birthday Christie
Author: grant228 , Last Taken: 70 days 12 hrs 48 min 38 sec ago, Times taken: 24, Average Score:59.6% |  | Nolan Ryan- MLB Flamethrower
Happy Birthday Nolan
Author: dartjock , Last Taken: 87 days 0 hrs 48 min 41 sec ago, Times taken: 35, Average Score:67.7% |  | The Seasons: Winter
A cold winds a blowin'. Record lows across the US
Author: bill , Last Taken: 7 days 5 hrs 12 min 0 sec ago, Times taken: 458, Average Score:50.9% |  | George Burns: Gone But Not Forgotten
George Burns was born 122 years ago today and died when he was 100. Remembering George
Author: 0zero0 , Last Taken: 6 days 4 hrs 24 min 35 sec ago, Times taken: 309, Average Score:37% |
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