Famous People Trivia- Francis Gary Powers - Joe Louis - Bessie Smith - Julius and Ethel Rosenberg and more!

   

Trivia questions and answers concerning famous people.

 

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 ha 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 ws 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 ws 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 Malcom X's real last name?
A: Little.

Who founded The Reader's Digest?
A: DeWitt Wallace.