People Quiz #59
Famous People Quiz for 2 March 2010
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Q1.
Alice Keppel, mistress of Edward VII of England, is the great grandmother of which of these people?
A
Opera singer Kiri Te Kanawa
D
Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall
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Q2.
Who became the oldest Oscar winner in the history of the Academy Awards in 1976, aged 80?
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Q3.
When he took office on 9 May 2009, the President of which country was pictured with three women who were said to be his wives: Sizakele Khumalo, Nompumelelo and Thobeka Mabhija?
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Q4.
Who was President of France for over 10 years from 1958?
D
Valéry Giscard d'Estaing
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Q5.
Which Chief of Staff of the US Army retired in 1937 but returned to lead the defence of the Philippines in WWII, and to direct both the occupation of Japan and the allied effort early in the Korean War?
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Q6.
Who began as a Broadway actor, made his Hollywood debut in 1935, and had lead roles in "The Grapes of Wrath", "The Ox-Bow Incident", "Mister Roberts" and "12 Angry Men"?
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Q7.
Who became President of the USA on the death of Franklin D Roosevelt and remained in office until 1953?
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