Famous Nicknames

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Instructions: Match famous people and places to their nicknames

1.
Which U.S. President was known as 'Honest Abe'?
A
Thomas Jefferson
B
George Washington
C
Theodore Roosevelt
D
Abraham Lincoln
2.
Which city is known as 'The Big Apple'?
A
Chicago
B
Los Angeles
C
New York City
D
San Francisco
3.
Which boxer was known as 'The Greatest'?
A
Mike Tyson
B
Muhammad Ali
C
Sugar Ray Robinson
D
Joe Louis
4.
Which city is called 'The Windy City'?
A
Minneapolis
B
Chicago
C
Detroit
D
Boston
5.
Who was known as 'The Iron Lady'?
A
Angela Merkel
B
Indira Gandhi
C
Golda Meir
D
Margaret Thatcher
6.
Which baseball player was called 'The Sultan of Swat'?
A
Joe DiMaggio
B
Lou Gehrig
C
Ty Cobb
D
Babe Ruth
7.
Which country is called 'The Land of the Rising Sun'?
A
Thailand
B
South Korea
C
Japan
D
China
8.
Who was known as 'The King of Rock and Roll'?
A
Elvis Presley
B
Jerry Lee Lewis
C
Little Richard
D
Chuck Berry
9.
Which U.S. state is known as 'The Sunshine State'?
A
California
B
Arizona
C
Hawaii
D
Florida
10.
Who was nicknamed 'The Maid of Orléans'?
A
Joan of Arc
B
Marie Antoinette
C
Eleanor of Aquitaine
D
Catherine de Medici
11.
Which hockey player was known as 'The Great One'?
A
Gordie Howe
B
Bobby Orr
C
Mario Lemieux
D
Wayne Gretzky
12.
Which city is known as 'The Eternal City'?
A
Jerusalem
B
Cairo
C
Rome
D
Athens
13.
Who was known as 'Old Blue Eyes'?
A
Frank Sinatra
B
Tony Bennett
C
Bing Crosby
D
Dean Martin
14.
Which historical leader was called 'The Little Corporal'?
A
Napoleon Bonaparte
B
Frederick the Great
C
Julius Caesar
D
Alexander the Great
15.
Which U.S. city is called 'The City of Brotherly Love'?
A
Philadelphia
B
Pittsburgh
C
Boston
D
Baltimore

Answer Key

Question 1

D. Abraham Lincoln

Question 2

C. New York City

Question 3

B. Muhammad Ali

Question 4

B. Chicago

Question 5

D. Margaret Thatcher

Question 6

D. Babe Ruth

Question 7

C. Japan

Question 8

A. Elvis Presley

Question 9

D. Florida

Question 10

A. Joan of Arc

Question 11

D. Wayne Gretzky

Question 12

C. Rome

Question 13

A. Frank Sinatra

Question 14

A. Napoleon Bonaparte

Question 15

A. Philadelphia

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