People trivia questions
2356 multiple-choice People trivia questions with four options and the answer.
- What was the nickname of Edward Teach, the notorious English pirate who was active in the Caribbean Sea and western Atlantic during the Golden Age of Piracy?
- What English pirate captain employed in his crew the only two female pirates of the Golden Age of Piracy – Anne Bonny and Mary Read?
- What term is applied to pirate flags which often featured skeletons, daggers, cutlasses, skulls and crossbones?
- Who wrote the adventure novel Treasure Island which tells the story of pirates and buried gold?
- Hayreddin Pasha, a Turkish pirate, who dominated the Mediterranean for decades, was nicknamed Barbarossa. What is the meaning of his nickname?
- This sea captain, privateer and politician of the Elizabethan era was second-in-command of the English fleet against the Spanish Armada in 1588. He was respected as a hero by the English, but Spaniards considered him a pirate.
- The city of Port Royal, known for Gallows Point where many pirates were executed, is located on what Caribbean Island?
- This Barbadian landowner, sometimes called the gentleman pirate, bought a sailing vessel and decided to turn to piracy because of marital problems.
- What English pirate pioneered the route which became known as the Pirate Round?
- Who wrote the plays Master Olaf, Swan Blood, Erich XIV?
- Inspector General and The Marriage are plays by this author.
- Who penned the plays The Seagull, Uncle Vanya, Three Sisters and The Cherry Orchard?
- A Rash Thing to Do, Fortunes Fool, An Evening in Sorrento are plays by this dramatist.
- Who wrote Tick, Tick,....Boom!, Sacrimoralinority and Superbia?
- Lakeboat, Glengarry Glen Ross, Speed-the Plow, American Buffalo, The Duck Variation are plays by this playwright.
- Who is the author of After the Fall, The Crucible, A View From the Bridge and All My Sons?
- Name the playwright who wrote The Second Man, End of Summer, No Time for Comedy.
- Torch Song Trilogy, Safe Sex, Spookhouse, The Catered Affair are plays by this author.
- Name the author of The Childrens Hour, The Little Foxes, Watch on Rhine and Toys in the Attic?
- Line, The Indian Wants the Bronx and Park Your Car in Harvard Yard were written by this playwright.
- Who wrote the plays Widowers Houses, The Devils Disciple, Mrs. Warrens Profession, Back to Methuselah and You Never Can Tell?
- What famous playwright wrote Pygmalion, John Bulls Other Island, The Doctors Dilemma, Man and Superman, Candida?
- Who is the author of Woman and Whisky, The Rat Trap, The Better Half, Blithe Spirit, Ill Leave It to You?
- The Dutchess of Malfi, Northward Ho!, Westward Ho!, and The White Devil are plays by this author.
- Who wrote Time and the Conways, Dangerous Corner and The Inspector Calls?
- Name the author of The Dwarfs, The Homecoming, No Mans Land and The Caretaker.
- The Importance of Being Ernest, A Woman of No Importance, An Ideal Husband are plays by this author.
- Which playwright wrote Riders to the Sea, The Tinkers Wedding, The Playboy of the Western World?
- Who wrote The female knee is a joint and not an entertainment?
- Who said Every radish I ever pulled up seemed to have a mortgage attached to it?