People Quiz #118
Famous People Quiz for 19 April 2011
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Q1.
In March 2010, Brean Hammond of Nottingham University claimed that the play "Double Falsehood" by Lewis Theobald is based on the play "Cardenio", which was co-written by John Fletcher and whom?
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Q2.
Who is the last person to die on stage in Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet"?
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Q3.
What couple, who have two children, bought neighbouring houses in Belsize Park, London, with a connecting doorway in 2003 because they felt they could not live in the same residence?
A
Hugh Grant & Elizabeth Hurley
B
Mick Jagger & Jerry Hall
C
Helena Bonham Carter & Tim Burton
D
Ringo Starr and Barbara Bach
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Q4.
José Santos Zelaya, William Walker, Adolfo Díaz, Emiliano Chamorro, Juan Bautista Sacasa, Anastasio Somoza García, Luis Somoza, Violeta Chamorro, Enrique Bolaños and Daniel Ortega are associated with the politics of which country?
Note: This question was updated in March 2024
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Q5.
Who was known as "Ol' Blue Eyes"?
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Q6.
Ahmet Ertegun, who was born in Turkey and died in 2006 aged 83 in New York City, USA, was a founder of the New York Cosmos team of the North American Soccer League and which record label?
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Q7.
What Irish boyband formed in 1998 by Nicky Byrne, Kian Egan, Mark Feehily, Shane Filan and Brian McFadden became the 3rd biggest selling pop band worldwide and biggest selling band of 2000-2009, with 14 number 1 singles in the UK?
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