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Question 1

Alleged to have said "Not tonight Josephine".

	Hippolyte Charles
	Napoleon Bonaparte
	Duke of Wellington

Question 1 Explanation:

This is the supposed response by Napoleon Bonaparte when declining the advances of Empress Josephine. However, there is apparently no evidence that he ever uttered these words. Napoleon was initiated in the Army Philadelphe Lodge, Malta in June 1798.

Question 2

Five times married American actor born in 1917 who played the cruel stockade sergeant in the 1953 version of From Here to Eternity.

	Ernest Borgnine
	Marlon Brando
	Gary Cooper

Question 2 Explanation:

Ernest Borgnine is a member of the Abingdon Lodge No 48 in Virginia and the Hollywood Lodge No 355 in California. As well as From Here to Eternity he has starred in such films as Johnny Guitar, Vera Cruz, Bad Day at Black Rock, The Vikings, The Flight of the Phoenix, The Dirty Dozen, Ice Station Zebra, The Poseidon Adventure, The Black Hole, The Wild Bunch and Escape from New York. He received an Academy Award (Oscar) for Best Actor for playing Marty in the film of the same name.

Question 3

A Hungarian born American magician who was always trying to get out of things.

	Paul Daniels
	Harry Houdini
	Tommy Cooper

Question 3 Explanation:

Harry Houdini was a magician, escapologist, stunt performer, actor and film producer. He was initiated on August 21, 1923 in the St Cecile Lodge No 568 in New York.

Question 4

He was a co-founder of Apple.

	Sir Isaac Newton
	Fig Newton
	Steve Wozniak

Question 4 Explanation:

Stephen Gary, Woz, Wozniak, born August 11th 1950, is an American computer engineer and programmer who founded the Apple Computer Company, now Apple Inc., with Steve Jobs and Ronald Wayne. Wozniak single-handedly created the Apple I and Apple II computers in the mid-1970s, which contributed significantly to the microcomputer revolution of that era. A member of the Charity Lodge No 362 in California.

Question 5

Australian cricketer born in 1908 who is widely acknowledged as being the greatest batsman of all time.

	Alan Border
	Sir Donald Bradman
	Ian Chappell

Question 5 Explanation:

Donald Bradman was often referred to as The Don and had a career test batting average of 99.94, statistically the greatest achievement in any major sport. He was initiated in the Tarbolton Lodge No 12 on the 26th November 1929 (now the James Cook Lodge No 68) in New South Wales.

Question 6

Who was the famous freemason who went to the moon in July 1969?

	Buzz Aldrin
	Neil Armstrong
	Buck Rogers

Question 6 Explanation:

Buzz Aldrin (right in picture) took the masonic flag he is holding to the moon with him. He was initiated in the Clear Lake Lodge No 1417 in Texas and is now a member of the Montclair Lodge No 144.

Question 7

Teddy Bear President included with George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and Abraham Lincoln at the Mount Rushmore Memorial?

	Theodore Roosevelt
	Franklin Roosevelt
	James Roosevelt

Question 7 Explanation:

The name Teddy Bear comes from former United States President Theodore Roosevelt, whose nickname was Teddy. He was the 26th President of the USA and initiated in the Matinecock Lodge No. 806, Oyster Bay, New York on the 2nd January 1901. Fourteen American Presidents have been Freemasons.

Question 8

He was an American film director and producer born in 1881 whose best known films are are Cleopatra, Samson and Delilah, The Greatest Show on Earth and The Ten Commandments.

	Cecil Parkinson
	Cecil B DeMille
	Cecil Gee

Question 8 Explanation:

Cecil Blount DeMille made about 80 films from 1914 to 1956 and was a member of the Prince of Orange Lodge No 16 in New York City.

Question 9

His acting partner's first name was Lou.

	George Abbott
	Bud Rabbit
	Bud Abbott

Question 9 Explanation:

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello were a popular comedy team in the 1940s and 1950s. Bud Abbott was a member of the Daylight Lodge No 525 in Missouri.

Question 10

He was a cigar smoking, Conservative Prime Minister during most of the Second World War.

	Winston Churchill
	Neville Chamberlain
	Clement Attlee

Question 10 Explanation:

Sir Winston Churhill is widely regarded as one of the greatest wartime leaders of the century and served as Prime Minister twice, 1940–45 and 1951–55. He was initiated in the Studholme Lodge 1591 on the 24th May 1901, now the Studholme Alliance Lodge. The Churchill Lodge No. 478 is named not after Winston but his ancestor, Lord Henry John Spencer-Churchill (1797-1840), Provincial Grand Master for Oxfordshire.

Question 11

In which comedy cowboy film starring Jane Fonda did Nat King Cole sing with Stubby Kaye?

	Cat Ballou
	Cat in the Hat
	Cat People

Question 11 Explanation:

Nathaniel Adams Coles, known professionally as Nat King Cole, was an American musician who first came to prominence as a leading jazz pianist. He was a member of the Thomas Waller Lodge No 49 in California.

Question 12

William Frederick Cody was also known as which well known United States soldier, hunter and wild west showman?

	Wild Bill Hickock
	Buffalo Bill
	Bill Bailey

Question 12 Explanation:

William Cody earned his nickname after the American Civil War when he had a contract to supply Kansas Pacific Railroad workers with buffalo meat. He was initiated in Platte Valley Lodge No 32, North Platte, Nebraska on the 5th March, 1870. He became a Knight Templar in 1889 and received his 32 degree in Scottish Rite Masonry in 1894

Question 13

An author who's ficticious character would have said this answer was "quite elementary my dear Watson".

	Raymond Chandler
	Leslie Charteris
	Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Question 13 Explanation:

Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle was most noted for his stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes. He was initiated on the 26th January 1887 when he was 27 years old and was a member of the Phoenix Lodge No 257 under the United Grand Lodge of England.

Question 14

"Sweet" African-American boxer born in 1921 and frequently cited as the greatest boxer of all time.

	Candy Ray Robinson
	Sugar Ray Robinson
	Sugar Ray Leonard

Question 14 Explanation:

During his career, Sugar Ray Robinson had 173 Wins with 108 knockouts, 19 defeats of which 1 was a knockout, 6 draws and 2 no contests. He was a member of the Joppa Lodge No 55 in New York.

Question 15

The singing cowboy with the real first names of Orvon Grover, was better known as who?

	Roy Rogers
	Gene Autry
	Jesse James

Question 15 Explanation:

Although his signature song was Back in the Saddle Again, Autry is best known today for his Christmas holiday songs, Here Comes Santa Claus (which he wrote), Frosty the Snowman and his biggest hit, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. He was a member of the Catoosa Lodge No 185 in Oklahoma.

Question 16

The English football manager of the England squad that won the World Cup in 1966.

	Alf Garnett
	Ramsey MacDonald
	Alf Ramsey

Question 16 Explanation:

Ramsey was a Freemason from 1953 until 1981 and was initiated into Waltham Abbey Lodge No 2750 on the 5th October 1953 at the age of 33. Various items of his masonic regalia are currently displayed at the Masonic Hall in Chingford, Essex.

Question 17

British speed record breaker - son of Malcolm.

	Alastair Campbell
	Donald Campbell
	Ramsey Campbell

Question 17 Explanation:

Sir Donald Campbell CBE, broke eight world speed records in the 1950s and 1960s. He remains the only person to set both world land and water speed records in the same year, 1964. He was initiated in the Grand Master’s Lodge No 1 under the United Grand Lodge of England on the 16th February 1953..

Question 18

An American, his partner in comedy was an English comedian named Stan Laurel.

	Oliver Reed
	Oliver Hardy
	Oliver Twist

Question 18 Explanation:

The partnership of Laurel and Hardy lasted nearly 30 years, from 1927 to 1955. Oliver Hardy was a member of the Solomon Lodge No 20 in Florida.

Question 19

Who played the son in the TV series Steptoe and Son?

	Harry H Corbett
	Larry H Corbett
	Barry H Corbett

Question 19 Explanation:

In the early 1950s, Harry Corbett added the initial "H" to avoid confusion with the television entertainer of the same name, known for his act with the glove-puppet Sooty. He joked that the "H" stood for "hennyfink", a Cockney pronunciation of anything. He was a member of the Chevin Lodge No 6848.

Question 20

A Vaudevillian, juggler, comedian, writer and star of stage, radio, silent films and talkies, who was born in 1880 and reputedly hated children, dogs and women.

	Henry Fielding
	W C Fielding
	W C Fields

Question 20 Explanation:

W C Fields was a member of E Coppee Mitchell Lodge No 605 in Philadelphia. His real name was William Claude Dukenfield. A star on radio and in the theatre, he is best known for his movies including playing Mr Micawber in MGM's David Copperfield and Universal Pictures' You Can't Cheat an Honest Man, My Little Chickadee, The Bank Dick and Never Give a Sucker an Even Break. It is said that he wanted his tombstone to read, "On the whole, I would rather be in Philadelphia".

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