Auntie's Quiz O' the Week

[AuntShecky]

Freedom Fighters

Some are born great; others achieve greatness, but all I can do is thrust upon you a quiz about the greats.

1. Where was Dr. Martin L. King when he wrote the following lines on April 16, 1963?: “. . .Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly affects us all indirectly. . .”

2. Name the Venezuela-born freedom fighter who earned the names El Libertador and “The George Washington of South America.”

3. Who was the leading poet of the Harlem Renaissance whose themes recurrently examined “a dream deferred”?

4. Name the folksinger and advocate for migrant workers who was the subject of the 1976 movie, Bound for Glory.

5. Who was the “great-souled” political and spiritual father of modern India?

6. Which twentieth century political event formed the setting for Hemingway’s For Whom the Bell Tolls?

7. Which part of the U.S. Constitution guarantees freedom of worship, freedom of speech, and freedom of the press?

8. The French Revolution is the dynamic, glorious, and tragic background for which masterpiece by Charles Dickens?

9. What is the title for both the Laura Z. Hobson novel and the courageous 1947 movie in which the hero takes a stand against anti-Semitism in the United States?

10. Where and when did the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King give his iconic “I have a dream” speech?



Answers:
1. (Letter from) Birmingham Jail
2. Simon Bolivar
3. Langston Hughes
4. Woody Guthrie
5. Mahatma Gandhi
6. The Spanish Civil War
7. The First Amendment (Bill of Rights)
8. A Tale of Two Cities
9. Gentlemen’s Agreement
10. Washington, DC, August 28, 1963

[Virgil]

This was relatively easy one for me. I got seven, numbers 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10.

[kiz_paws]

I only got three right, #4, #5 and #8

[Virgil]

I only got three right, #4, #5 and #8

Oh a number of the questions are American specific, so I can see how this might be a little difficult for non Americans.

[DickZ]

Thanks, Auntie, for continuing to come up with these quizzes, which are a lot of fun. And the way you work in clever statements like "... thrust upon you ..." provides as much fun as the quiz itself.

I got numbers 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 10 completely right. And I’m going to take half credit for number 4 because I said Arlo Guthrie instead of Woody.

And I knew number 5 even before that Seinfeld episode came out about volunteers to help senior citizens.

I wonder if I can take some extra credit for knowing that Don Johnne wrote the poem with the title that Hemingway borrowed for his book in number 6. Or maybe I just have that backward - maybe Johnne borrowed the name of Hemingway's book when he (Johnne) wrote his poem.

[DickZ]

Oh a number of the questions are American specific, so I can see how this might be a little difficult for non Americans.

That's a good idea, Virgil. Maybe someone will put out a non-American counterpart every week. Then we'd have twice as much fun.

[AuntShecky]

Oh a number of the questions are American specific, so I can see how this might be a little difficult for non Americans.

By what criteria are Gandhi and Charles Dickens considered
"American"? Simon Bolivar is American, but South American, not North.

I just can't please people, can I? Sigh.

[Virgil]

By what criteria are Gandhi and Charles Dickens considered
"American"? Simon Bolivar is American, but South American, not North.

I just can't please people, can I? Sigh.

Well, those questions aren't but two very specific Martin Luther King questions (I bet non Americans have never even heard of Birminghamor perhpas even Alabama), Langston Hughes (are non Americans aware of Harlem, let alone of the Harlem renaissance?), Woody Gutherie, and The First Admentment to the American Constitution I do think made this fairly American centric. Not that I'm complaining.

[mona amon]

I'd be a wretched example of an Indian if I didn't get #5.

Other than that, only #6 and #8.

[PabloQ]

8.5 for me. Totally missed 9. Didn't know the date for the Dream speech, but knew he delivered it on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.

[Virgil]

Well, to be honest I didn't know the date either (I thought it was in 1969 just before his death), but I knew it was at the Lincoln Memorial.

[AuntShecky]

Well, those questions aren't but two very specific Martin Luther King questions (I bet non Americans have never even heard of Birminghamor perhpas even Alabama), Langston Hughes (are non Americans aware of Harlem, let alone of the Harlem renaissance?), Woody Gutherie, and The First Admentment to the American Constitution I do think made this fairly American centric. Not that I'm complaining.

Wait a minute, I DID do a quiz with more international material. Check back to reply #6 on this thread, Virgil, please.

Oh, and here's a BONUS QUESTION containing a hint about next week's topic:
One of the many hits by the Beatles was "Money (That's What I Want)". But do you know who the original artist was? I'll give the answer in the beginning of next week's quiz. You probably can guess what the topic is, and yes, I'm afraid it will be heavy on the Americana.

Aw, what're ya gonna do? Your old Auntie is extremely limited.

And myopic.

[AuntShecky]

Well, to be honest I didn't know the date either (I thought it was in 1969 just before his death), but I knew it was at the Lincoln Memorial.

Dr. King was assassinated on April 4, 1968

[Virgil]

Aunty I didn't say all your quizes were American centric. I said this one was. All I said was how this quiz this week could be harder for some who were not American. I wasn't criticizing this quiz or any quiz. I was just empathizing with a couple of people who got low scores on this one. I don't want you to change anything. Your quizes are great and I and many look forward to them. Honest I'm not criticizing you.

[AuntShecky]

Aunty I didn't say all your quizes were American centric. I said this one was. All I said was how this quiz this week could be harder for some who were not American. I wasn't criticizing this quiz or any quiz. I was just empathizing with a couple of people who got low scores on this one. I don't want you to change anything. Your quizes are great and I and many look forward to them. Honest I'm not criticizing you.

Aw, I know, Virgil. I was just trying to be funny. You know me: I kid, I kid.

Meanwhile, start thinking about what I told you about next week's topic (in which I will really try to include more than just damn yanquis.)

And don't forget the song that's the theme of the upcoming
quiz. . .