Lincoln suffered only one recorded wrestling defeat and was posthumously inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame....
1. C — Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln suffered only one recorded wrestling defeat and was posthumously inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame.
2. D — Charles Darwin
Darwin developed a taste for exotic creatures as a member of Cambridge’s Glutton Club. His voyage aboard The Beagle gave him access to an even more unusual menu.
3. A — Charles Dickens
Dickens survived the 1865 Staplehurst Railway accident unharmed, but witnessing the carnage left him deeply shaken and affected his willingness to travel by train.
4. C — Salvador Dalí
Surrealist painter Salvador Dalí described holding a key between finger and thumb over a plate while falling asleep upright in a chair. The sleeper would drop the key, which would hit the plate and wake the sleeper, who could then theoretically easily recall their dreams.
5. D — Maya Angelou
Before becoming famous for her memoirs and poetry, Angelou was a performer. She toured Europe in a production of Porgy and Bess and recorded an album titled Miss Calypso in 1957.
6. A — Benjamin Franklin
An avid swimmer from a young age, Benjamin Franklin developed swim fins that resembled paddles to be worn on the hands to help increase thrust in the water.
7. B — Al Capone
Al Capone got his famous scar after making rude remarks about the sister of a fellow gangster.
8. D — Mark Twain
Twain’s military career lasted only briefly. He explained his very brief military career by saying he was not cut out for soldiering. After leaving the Confederate militia, he headed for the Nevada Territory, where he soon started his writing career.
9. B — Napoléon Bonaparte
Until he was nine years old, Napoléon lived on the island of Corsica, 105 miles south of France. He retained his Corsican accent throughout his life.
10. C — Ferdinand Magellan
During his attempt to circumnavigate the globe, Ferdinand Magellan was killed during a battle with Chief Lapulapu and the indigenous people of Mactan Island in what is today the Philippines. Seen as a repudiation of invaders, the day of the battle (April 27) is a holiday in that country and in other places with large Filipino populations.
11. C — Pablo Picasso
Picasso became a suspect after a friend who had previously stolen Louvre artefacts gave him some of the stolen pieces. He was eventually cleared of involvement in the theft of the Mona Lisa.
12. C — Albert Einstein
Einstein disliked wearing socks because his unusually long big toe frequently caused holes in them. He eventually decided to go without socks whenever possible.
