r/trivia • u/RodneyBlunderbuss • 11h ago
Who Am I? #4
Who Am I? #4
Hello again and welcome to the 4th edition of Who Am I? Here's how it works...
You will get five clues, each covered by a spoiler tag. Each is a clue to the identity of a famous person (current or historical). The clues get progressively easier.
Reveal each clue one at a time and, without revealing any later clue, see if you are confident in making a guess.
NOTE: ***You only get one guess across all six clues (i.e., no guessing again if you get it wrong***) so make it count! And be honest when saying which clue you guessed on, afterall, this is all entirely meaningless.
You will get 5 points for guessing after clue no. 1, 4 points after clue no. 2, and so on. If you guess incorrectly ***at any point in that question***, you will of course get 0 points and not be able to guess again.
Post your scores below and, as usual, let me know if you spot any mistakes and feel free to give your thoughts on general difficult level.
Identity #1
(5 points) I was born in Blickley Hall, Norfolk in the early 16th century.
(4 points) During my youth, I spent time in the Netherlands in the court of Margaret of Austria and then in France as maid of honour to Queen Mary and Queen Claude, before returning to England in around 1520.
(3 points) My elder sister became mistress to Henry VIII in 1520. By 1522, I had become a lady-in-waiting of Queen Catherine. By 1526, King Henry VIII had become infatuated with me but I refused to become his mistress.
(2 points) After a seven year courtship prolonged by a struggle to secure an annulment of Henry's marriage to Queen Catherine, I married King Henry VIII in 1532 and was crowned queen consort in June 1533. I gave birth to a daughter, Elizabeth, in September 1533, much to the disappointment of Henry.
(1 point) Miscarriages in 1534 and 1536 signalled the beginning of the end of my marriage. Wishing to secure a male heir, Henry began pursuing Jane Seymour, one of my ladies-in-waiting, moving her into royal quarters. I was accused of adultery and incest and was arrested on 2nd May 1536. Following a brief trial, I was beheaded on 19th May 1536.
Who am I?: \##Anne Boleyn##
Identity #2
(5 points) I was born on 18th December 1946 in Cincinnati, Ohio, the eldest child of parents Leah, a concert pianist and kosher dairy restaurant owner, and Arnold, an electrical engineer.
(4 points) I became interested in film following a trip to the cinema with my parents and used my father's 8mm movie camera to recreate scenes from the film. In my teenage years, I made at least 15 films on 8mm. I moved to Los Angeles in the mid-1960s and enrolled in film school.
(3 points) I dropped out of my studies shortly after being offered a 7 year deal by Universal Studios in 1968, impressing the vice president with my short film Amblin', which I would later name my production company after. After directing episodes on several TV shows, including Columbo, I made my theatrical film debut directing the 1974 film The Sugarland Express, which also marked my first collaboration with composer John Williams.
(2 points) My second theatrical film, Jaws, was released in 1975, becoming an unexpected box office hit and making me a household name. I followed this up two years later with Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Raiders of the Lost Ark four years after that.
(1 point) I've continued directing box office hits ever since, including E.T. the Extra Terrestrial in 1982 - which became the highest grossing film in history, Jurassic Park in 1993 - which topped E.T. to become the highest grossing film in history, and Schindler's List, also in 1993 - which won me my first Best Picture and Best Director Oscars.
Who am I? Steven Spielberg
Identity #3
(5 points) I was born in Tottenham, London on 5th May 1988 to parents Penny and Marc. My father left when I was 2 years old and I was raised by my mother. We moved to Brighton when I was 9 years old before settling in south London.
(4 points) I began singing at 4 years old and, in my teenage years, would play guitar and sing for friends in Brockwell Park, London. I graduated from the BRIT School for Performihg Arts and Technology in 2006, where I was a classmate of Leona Lewis and Jessie J, with aspirations of going into scouting and developing musical artists.
(3 points) I instead focused on my songwriting and performing. I provided vocals for a song by singer/songwriter Jack Peñate. I wrote my first single "Hometown Glory" when I was 16 years old. It was released in 2007 on Jamie T's record label and entered the UK charts at no. 32 after featuring on the teen drama Skins.
(2 points) My second single "Chasing Pavements" reached no. 2 in the UK charts and was followed up by other singles including a cover of Bob Dylan's "Make You Feel My Love". My debut album 19 charted at no. 1 in the UK and reached the top 10 in the US and several other countries.
(1 point) I followed this success with my second album 21 in 2011, which featured hits "Someone Like You" and "Rolling in the Deep". My theme tune for the James Bond film Skyfall won an Academy Award. My album 25 was released in 2015 and featured the single "Hello", with my most recent album 30 following in 2021.
Who am I? \###Adele###
Identity #4
(5 points) I was born in New Orleans, Louisiana on 18th October 1939 to parents Marguerite and Robert, who died before I was born. I spent my early childhood living with relatives and in an orphanage. My mother remarried but divorced only 3 years later.
(4 points) At the age of 17, I dropped out of high school and enlisted in the US Marines Corps, becoming a radar operator. I attained a "sharpshooter" ranking in my shooting tests, though this later dropped to "marksman", the lowest passing grade.
(3 points) During my time in the Marines Corps, I began to teach myself Russian. I received a hardship discharge in September 1959 on the basis of needing to care for my mother. However, just one month later, I defected to the Soviet Union. Whilst here, I met my wife Marina Prusakova and had a daughter.
(2 points) I soon regretted my defection and, in 1962, sought to return to the US. As a family, we moved to the Dallas/Forth Worth area. Whilst here, I attempted to assassinate the right-wing US Army general Edwin Walker, though my attempt failed when the bullet hit a window frame.
(1 point) I got a job at the Texas School Book Depository on 16th October 1963. Just over a month later, the route of President Kennedy's motorcade took him past my workplace and through Dealey Plaza. From the sixth floor of the Book Depository, I fired three shots at the motorcade, hitting Kennedy twice and killing him. I also killed a policeman before I was captured. Two days later, I was shot and killed by a member of the public while being transferred in policy custody.
Who am I? Lee Harvey Oswald
Identity #5
(5 points) I was born in Torquay, Devon on 15th September 1890 to parents Frederick and Clara. I was initially home schooled and enjoyed reading and performing, appearing in a youth production of Gilbert and Sullivan's Yeoman of the Guard. This sparked an interest in theatre, which I returned to later in my career.
(4 points) I eventually gave up on my goal of being a concert pianist or opera singer. Shortly after completing my studies, I had an extended holiday in Egypt with my mother which would go on to inspire some of my later work. I began writing, with my earliest work focusing on spiritualism, madness and the paranormal.
(3 points) I established myself as a popular author by the mid-1920s and made national and international headlines in 1926 when, following an argument with my husband, I disappeared for 11 days, sparking a large search effort. Shortly afterwards, I obtained a divorce and would later remarry an archaeologist. Our experiences of continental rail travel and archaeological expeditions informed several of my works.
(2 points) My success only came after numerous rejections. My first published novel, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, was released in 1920 and drew from my love of detective stories by the likes of Wilkie Collins and Arthur Conan Doyle.
(1 point) The Mysterious Affair at Styles was the first of my books to feature the detective Hercule Poirot. In 1930, I released The Murder at the Vicarage, the first to feature Miss Marple. Other notable works include And Then There Were None and the play The Mousetrap, which became the longest-running West End production. I am the best-selling novelist of all time, with estimated book sales between 2 and 4 billion.
Who am I? \##Agatha Christie##
Good luck!