The Greatest ____ Who... (2) by HallR

Champion(s):

GoodmanDL
A genius is someone like Norman Einstein...


Runner(s)-Up:

KroegerJ
Strength and Honor


Quiz Description

Here is another one. Same idea as the last one. The greatest who meets the description.

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4 VenguswamyK 367 78 15
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5 Matto 341 71 15
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6 tara 332 65 00
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7 randalleng 279 59 00
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8 letouj 276 53 15
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9 PruettC 274 46 00
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10 DoyleE 233 40 00
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11 jveditz 229 34 00
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12 ElendilPickle 227 28 15
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13 SteevesR 220 21 15
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14 Vintsanity 148 15 15
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15 HightB 127 9 15
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16 RaiaB 74 3 00
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Questions:

Person who was once a resident of Central Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts. (He was a mathematician who won the 1994 Nobel Prize in Economics for his work on game theory)

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John Forbes Nash

Performer who had an early break-though role in the 1991 television movie "Daddy". (She is the lead singer for the band Rilo Kiley)

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Jenny Lewis

Actor who had one of his fist major roles in the 1995 film "Glory Daze". (He played Tony Stark's nemesis Justin Hammer in Iron Man 2)

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Sam Rockwell

Performer more well known for acting who won an Academy Award for Best Screenplay for the performer's first produced screenplay. (She played Dora Carrington in the film Carrington)

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Emma Thompson

Actor who appeared in the 1998 horror film "Phantoms" (He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor eight times, but never won in the category)

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Peter O'Toole

Performer known for his close association with Jimmy Kimmel. (He authored the book, "In Fifty Years We'll All Be Chicks")

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Adam Carolla

Celebrity who makes a point of being known as a big Boston Red Sox fan. (She was a television correspondent on Access Hollywood and Extra, and currently hosts Live from E!)

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Maria Menounos

Figure (real or mythological) who helmed "Argo". (He was married to the sorceress Medea)

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Jason

Person who discovered, while taping "Finding Your Roots" with Henry Louis Gates in 2014, that he had an ancestor that was a slave owner. (He recently received attention for his interview of Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi)

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Anderson Cooper

Actor who was married to Jennifer Garner. (He currently plays Jake Ballard on the television series Scandal)

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Scott Foley

Person known for bringing attention to human rights abuses in the Democratic Republic of Congo. (He has been an op-ed columnist for the New York Times since November 2001)

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Nicholas Kristof

Person who was interviewed as a guest on the premiere episode of "Any Given Wednesday" hosted by Bill Simmons . (He played on the 1992 USA Men's Olympic Basketball team)

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Charles Barkley