How much do you know about famous
people’s nicknames?
QUESTIONS.
To whom do these nicknames belong?
1. ‘The Bounding Basque’?
2. ‘The "It" Girl’?
3. ‘The Father of American History’?
4. ‘The World’s Most Perfectly Developed Man’?
5. ‘The Flanders Mare’?
6. ‘The Sage of Chelsea’?
7. ‘The Father of the Game of Whist’?
8. ‘Poor Little Rich Girl’?
9. ‘Old Ironsides’?
10.‘Wilt the Stilt’?
11.‘Father of American Democracy’?
12.‘Mother of the Blues’?
13.‘The Sweater Girl’?
14.‘Father of the Railways’?
15.‘The Man in Black’?
ANSWERS. 1. Jean Borotra. 2. Clara Bow. 3.William Bradford. 4. Charles Atlas, 5.Anne
of Cleves. 6.Thomas Carlyle. 7. Edmond Hoyle. 8. Barbara Hutton. 9. Oliver
Cromwell. 10.Wilton Chamberlain. 11.Thomas Hooker. 12. Ma Rainey. 13. Lana
Turner. 14. George Stephenson. 15.A) In the U.S. – Johnny Cash. B) In the U.K. –
Valentine Dyall.
