ANSWERS TO WHO AM I QUIZ

1c) Leonardo da Vinci usually wrote his notes in mirror writing. Since he was left-handed, it is assumed that it was easier for him to write from right to left. Perhaps he also wanted to make it difficult for unwanted readers to decipher his notes.

2a) Ludwig van Beethoven is considered to have completed the Viennese Classical music period, paving the way for the more emotional Romanticism era.

3d) Napoleon Bonaparte is one of the most famous individuals in history who suffered from ailurophobia, a pathological fear of cats.

4c) In 1952, Albert Einstein was offered the position of President of Israel. But he considered himself “unfit for politics”, so declined the invitation.

5a) Salvador Dalí, the famous surrealist with the swirly beard, developed this method.

6b) Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, known as Mahatma Gandhi, studied law in London. He first worked as a lawyer in South Africa before returning to India and devoting himself entirely to the peaceful struggle for independence.

7d) To date, Katherine Hepburn holds the record with four Oscars. Daniel Day-Lewis and Frances McDormand have so far each won three, while Tom Hanks has won two.

8c) Because British passports are issued in her name, the Queen herself does not need one. So she travels without a passport.

9b) A species of orchid is named after Angela Merkel, who was German Chancellor from 2005 to 2021. Merkel is also celebrated as a Barbie doll and an equestrian statue.

10c) Elon Musk and Talulah Riley married in 2010 and divorced in 2012. In 2013, they remarried, only to divorce for a second time in 2015.

11b) In December 1926, Agatha Christie disappeared without a trace after an argument with her husband. The police searched for ten days, and her husband came under suspicion. Then she reappeared. She never gave an explanation for her mysterious disappearance.

12c) Cristiano Ronaldo has won the Champions League five times (four times with Real Madrid) and scored 140 goals in 183 Champions League games.