Another Quiz

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Questions:

1. The founder of the Tuskegee Institute authored his autobiography bearing the title "Up From Slavery." Name him.

2. Often called the orca, what is the more common term for this giant mammal that is actually a dolphin?

3. Name the two Middle East leaders who were awarded Nobel Peace prizes in 1978 for their efforts to bring peace to the Middle East.

4. Sheriff Pat Garrett arrested this noted cattle thief and killer, who was tried, found guilty and sentenced to be hanged. The villain killed two guards while escaping from jail. Garrett tracked and killed him. Name him.

5. His original name was Frederick Austerlitz. By what stage and screen name did we know him?

6. What religious organization was founded in Boston by Mary Baker Eddy (1821-1910)?

7. What Major League Baseball record for managers was set by Sparky Anderson?

8. What pictures are on the front of U.S. paper bills going up to $100?

9. What pictures are on the back of U.S. paper bills going up to $100?

10. Which of the famed Marx Brothers was the silent one?






Answers:

1. It was Booker T. Washington.

2. This dolphin is most often referred to as the killer whale.

3. The leaders were Menachem Begin of Israel and Anwar el-Sadat of Egypt.

4. The outlaw was William H. Bonney, who was best known as Billy the Kid.

5. Fred Astaire was the superstar.

6. Eddy founded the Church of Christ Scientist.

7. Anderson was the only manager to pilot teams to victory in both the American and National League World Series. He managed Cincinnati to World Series wins in 1975 and 1976, and the Detroit Tigers in the American League in 1984.

8. The bills bear the following pictures: $1 -- George Washington; $2 -- Thomas Jefferson; $5 -- Abraham Lincoln; $10 -- Alexander Hamilton; $20 -- Andrew Jackson; $50 -- U.S. Grant; and $100 -- Ben Franklin.

9. Following are the reverse side pictures: $1 -- Great Seal of the U.S.; $2 -- Signers of the Declaration of Independence; $5 -- Lincoln Memorial; $10 -- U.S. Treasury; $20 -- White House; $50 -- U.S. Capitol; $100 -- Independence Hall.

10. Harpo was the speechless Marx Brother.

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cool one thanx

[Snowden]

Well, I got seven of them right.