Famous People Quiz for 20 July 2010
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1
Which British stage director won an Oscar for his feature-film directing debut, which starred Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening, and Thora Birch?
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2
In 1934, English inventor and businessman Percy Shaw patented and then set up a company to manufacture what invention?
A
The reflective road stud ("cat's eye")
D
Reflective surfaces on road signs
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3
Which 18th century writer produced "She Stoops To Conquer" and "The Vicar Of Wakefield"?
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4
Which of these people have not been married to Tom Cruise?
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5
What is the next in the series Jason Alexander, Kevin Federline … ?
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6
Who was an American clergyman, activist and prominent leader in the African-American civil rights movement who was assassinated on 4 April 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee?
B
Martin Luther King, Jr.
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7
Who won the Best Actress Oscar for her role as Queen Elizabeth II in "The Queen"?
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