17peopleAround 1915, this fur trader witnessed Canadian Eskimos spread their freshly caught fish on the frozen snow, then store the frozen fish for months before thawing and cooking them. This gave him the idea for a frozen-food business which made his name a houShow AnswerShare
8peopleWhat street in San Francisco is named for this person: he donated the land now known as Union Square, he became San Francisco's first elected mayor, in 1850, he was elected governor of Kansas and Pennsylvania?Show AnswerShare
9peopleFor the last 25 years of his life, Howard Hughes was a recluse, and spent the last six years wasting away in a drug stupor, in which islands?Show AnswerShare
11peopleIn 1972, this Romanian citizen became the first tennis player from behind the Iron Curtain to win the US Open tennis tournament. What was his name?Show AnswerShare
2peopleWhich person, in the 1960's, accused the automobile industry of producing dangerous cars, when he wrote the book Unsafe at Any Speed ?Show AnswerShare
17peopleIn 1977, this actor/comedian became the first entertainer nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. Who is he?Show AnswerShare
3peopleAfter the San Francisco earthquake and fire of 1906, architect Julia Morgan was called upon to rebuild the interior of which San Francisco hotel?Show AnswerShare
5peopleThe author of the Russian novel, "One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich," was one of the few people ever to be expelled from the USSR. Who was the author?Show AnswerShare
16peopleAll these people come from the same state: Henry Ford, Gerald Ford, Madonna, and Diana Ross. Which state is it?Show AnswerShare
20peopleBorn in Omaha, Nebraska in 1899 with the name Frederick Austerlitz, he created a stage act with with his sister, Adele. In the 1930's they were noted for their enthusiasm and style. Who was he?Show AnswerShare
2peopleBorn in Arkansas in 1922, she published her first book, "Sex and the Single Girl," in 1962. Three years later she became chief editor of Cosmopolitan magazine. Who is she?Show AnswerShare
10peopleMia Farrow and Woody Allen have a number of adopted children among them, but only one biological child, a four-year-old son. What is his first name?Show AnswerShare
11peopleThe witty former Presidential candidate Adlai Stevenson once said, "A politician is a statesman who approaches every question with an open ..." what?Show AnswerShare
13peopleNames beginning with "T": a. 12th President, he died in 1850 after only 16 months in office. b. Legendary 14th Century Swiss hero:Show AnswerShare
