{"id":2814,"date":"2021-06-20T09:46:17","date_gmt":"2021-06-20T09:46:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/DailyQuizzes\/?p=2814"},"modified":"2021-07-01T13:14:23","modified_gmt":"2021-07-01T13:14:23","slug":"a-famous-johns-quiz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/DailyQuizzes\/a-famous-johns-quiz\/general-knowledge\/","title":{"rendered":"A famous &#8221;Johns&#8221; Quiz!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-rid-id=\"322366\" data-fg=\"#FF00FF\" data-bg=\"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3)\" data-auto-scroll=\"true\" data-auto-scroll-offset=\"5\">\n<p>Did you know &#8216;John&#8217; is derived from the old Hebrew biblical name of Yohanan, which means &#8216;graced by god&#8217;. Yohanan was then translated to Greek as Ioannes, later in Latin as Johannes, which then became John in English. It&#8217;s one of the most popular names in the Western World, where its various linguistic forms include, amongst others; Shaun, Eoin, Ian, Juan, Jon, Johan, Ivan and Hans.<\/p>\n<p>How&#8217;s your knowledge of &#8216;Johns&#8217;? Here&#8217;s a chance to test your familiarity with a few of the famous &#8216;Johns&#8217; from history and popular culture. We think our &#8216;Famous Johns Quiz&#8217; is definitely the best Famous Johns quiz on the net, so why not give it a go and find out?<\/p>\n<h3>Take the famous &#8221;Johns&#8221; Quiz!<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0 auto; max-width: 100%; width: 640px;\" data-rid-id=\"322366\" data-fg=\"#FF00FF&lt;div class=\" data-bg=\"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3)\" data-auto-scroll=\"true\" data-auto-scroll-offset=\"5\"><script src=\"https:\/\/www.riddle.com\/files\/js\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 300px; border: 1px solid #cfcfcf;\" title=\"Quiz - A Famous 'Johns' Quiz!\" src=\"https:\/\/www.riddle.com\/a\/323330?\"><\/p>\n<section>\n<h2>\n<h2><strong>A Famous &#8216;Johns&#8217; Quiz!<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/h2>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a multi-choice general knowledge quiz themed on some of the world&#8217;s famous Johns!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h2>John Quincy Adams followed which other US President into office in 1825?<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>Johan Cruyff played for which famed Spanish football club between 1973 and 1978?<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>According to legend, which of the following Johns was a companion of the English outlaw Robin Hood?<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>David Cromwell is the real name of which famous author?<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>Which American comedic actor starred in the 1983 film &#8216;National Lampoon Vacation&#8217;?<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>The middle name of former American President John F. Kennedy was which of the following?<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>In Jimmy Dean&#8217;s famed 1961 song &#8216;Big Bad John&#8217;, what was John&#8217;s profession?<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>According to Monty Python&#8217;s Flying Circus, John Cleese was once employed at which Government Ministry?<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>Who was the one-hit wonder who had a UK hit with the song &#8216;Jilted John&#8217; in 1978?<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>According to the Beach Boys, which Caribbean port was the &#8216;Sloop John B.&#8217; docked in 1966?<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>The catchphrase &#8221;Here&#8217;s Johnny&#8221; was infamously reused in which movie?<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>The American &#8216;John Brown&#8217;, immortalised in the song &#8216;John Brown&#8217;s Body&#8217; was famed as what?<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h2>Oh dear! John&#8217;s obviously not your favourite name!<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>Decent effort! Definitely no Johnny-come-lately!<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>Very good! You&#8217;re obviously smarter than the average John!<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h2><strong>Excellent, even Johnny Bravo would be impressed!<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p class=\"link-riddle\" style=\"width: 640px; margin: 0px auto; padding-top: 10px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.riddle.com\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Quiz Maker<\/a> &#8211; powered by Riddle<\/p>\n<div class=\"riddle_target\" style=\"margin: 0 auto; max-width: 100%; width: 640px;\" data-rid-id=\"322366\" data-fg=\"#FF00FF\" data-bg=\"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3)\" data-auto-scroll=\"true\" data-auto-scroll-offset=\"5\"><\/div>\n<p>Have you enjoyed taking our &#8216;Famous Johns&#8217; general knowledge quiz? 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