Sunday, June 17, 2007

[people quiz] ten names from history

1] Born at at Braunau am Inn, surname possibly Schicklgruber, 173 cm tall, twice decorated for bravery in war, painted in his early years, spoke positively of his Christian heritage.

2] Named Mortenson, signed by The Blue Book modeling agency, appeared in in Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!, said: "Creativity has got to start with humanity and when you're a human being, you feel, you suffer."

3] Pioneered Satyagraha , urged disobedience of the salt tax, could not stomach his English landlady's mutton and cabbage, killed by Nathuram Godse .

4] Known as "El Dragón" , born in the parish of Crowndale, one of the first slave traders, died of dysenterya major east-west road in Marin County, California is named after him.

5] He was a silversmith, developed an intelligence and alarm system, worked for the Committee of Public Safety, participated in the disastrous Penobscot Expedition, later opened a opened a hardware and home goods store.

6] Known for her politically incorrect behaviour, she won eight Olympic medals, including five golds, and six Commonwealth Games gold medals, winning gold for the same event at three successive Olympics, was alleged to have climbed a flagpole in the Emperor Hirohito’s palace, taking the Olympic flag.

7] She stands at 1.66m (5'4) and weighs 48kg (106lbs), many coaches did not like her because they thought that she was too "heavy" and "ugly", one of the most decorated gymnasts in history, dropped her hoop in Sydney in 2000 and lost gold.

8] Had a lifelong association with the Victor Talking-Machine Company, made millions of dollars, was present at the San Francisco earthquake, is pictured wearing a bedsheet, draped like a toga, in his first publicity photograph because his only shirt was in the laundry.

9] Is the author or editor of fourteen political books, appeared on Sunday Service on BBC Radio Five Live, educated at Ashdon County Primary School, spent a year teaching English at the Gymnasium Besigheim, was nursing assistant at the Werner Wicker Klink in West Germany, sold his bookshop, pioneered a new form of media.

10] Married her second cousin, powerful enough to eliminate anyone who was a potential threat, had a brothel under an assumed name and organised orgies for upper class women, won an all night competition with a prostitute.

Answers here

4 comments:

  1. Four! Didn't get Iain Dale and kicking myself.

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  2. Sadly I got one. The very first one, so I thought this looks easy, then I hit number two and it went downhill from there.

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  3. Two plus knew who you meant with Dawn Fraser but couldn't remember her name. 2+,maybe?
    I don't know why I bother!

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