KW Mystery #21 (general knowledge) by WilliamsK

Champion(s):

MyrowitzJ
The smartest part of me will always be my ass.


Runner(s)-Up:

Kloefkorn


Quiz Description

All of the answers in this quiz are names. Last name is sufficient unless otherwise specified.

Full Results:

Rank Player Total %ile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
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1 MyrowitzJ 478 99 15
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2 Kloefkorn 448 97 15
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3 KroegerJ 428 95 15
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4 Sijnaanik 410 93 15
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5 KonkelT 407 91 15
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6 VenguswamyK 399 89 15
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7 WangS 396 87 15
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8 PlotkinD 392 85 15
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9 MillerC37 372 83 15
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10 StahlhutJ 362 82 15
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11 LuskT 353 80 15
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12 Rhea428 349 78 15
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13 BradburnA 348 76 15
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14 akambour 342 74 15
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15 ElendilPickle 339 72 15
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16 WhitmireS 325 70 00
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17 randalleng 318 68 15
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18 PruettC 304 66 15
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19 GoodmanDL 299 65 15
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20 OlewnickB 294 63 15
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21 oldschoolways 290 61 15
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22 HallR 287 59 15
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23 letouj 274 57 15
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24 AdamKing 266 55 15
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25 JamesCurran 262 53 15
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26 JacobyJ 261 51 15
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28 Matto 251 48 15
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30 MatherV 249 44 00
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31 EverettJ 239 41 15
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33 SochackiA 224 38 00
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34 Vintsanity 222 36 00
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40 ChrisRosenberg 184 25 15
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47 LanceJ 78 11 00
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Questions:

(2) He was nominated for the Best Actor Oscar for The Keys of the Kingdom (1944), The Yearling (1946), Gentleman's Agreement (1947) and Twelve O'Clock High (1949) before finally breaking through in his signature role (1962).

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GREGORY PECK

(8) "My speech input is very, very slow these days. Is there any way Intel could help?"

Who sent this plea to Intel co-founder Gordon Moore in 2011?

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STEPHEN HAWKING

(T-21) What pontifex maximus was responsible for Intercalaris Prior and Intercalaris Posterior, both intentional one-time events that resulted in a fair amount of confusion?

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JULIUS CAESAR

(T-5) His first missive to a young Mohandas Gandhi was published in South Africa as A Letter to a Hindu. Who was this author, who died in 1910?

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LEO TOLSTOY

(T-17) This cartoon depicts what man, who was running for President for the fifth and final time in 1920? (He received 3.4% of the popular vote.)

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EUGENE V. DEBS

(3) "Pull [it] the wrong way, and I would be on my knees begging for mercy. I have very sensitive follicles." So said what Hammersmith-born actor, currently 40, of his hair?

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BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH

(T-38) What full name is shared by the artist of the left image and the figure at right?

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FRANCIS BACON

(T-12) Barry Sanders won the fan vote to appear on the cover of Madden 25 in 2013. What fellow running back, still active for a division rival, finished second?

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ADRIAN PETERSON

(4) What Labour MP was the first man to hold the position of Deputy Prime Minister, an office created by Winston Churchill in 1942? He would later ascend to the top job.

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CLEMENT ATTLEE

(T-38) The man obscured here is best known for his portrayal of what fictional character? (First name alone is acceptable.)

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LANDO CALRISSIAN

(T-28) What is the full name shared by the two men represented here?

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JOHN PAUL JONES

(1) Name the most recent U.S. President who qualifies as a correct response to this particular clue.

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JOHN F. KENNEDY (PAPAL NAMES RANKED BY FREQUENCY)