People Quiz #134
Famous People Quiz for 9 August 2011
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Q1.
Who was born in 1682, died in 1764, and had the following written about her: "Her brow is like the snow-drift, Her neck is like the swan, Her face it is the fairest That 'er the sun shone on And dark blue is her eye"?
Note: This question was updated in May 2017
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Q2.
In which country was actor Sam Neill born?
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Q3.
Who is the next in this series: Annette Kaye, Frada Miller, Alene Akins, Mickey Sutphin, Alene Akins, Sharon Lepore, Julie Alexander, ... ?
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Q4.
Which of these was a leading figure in the Spanish Inquisition?
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Q5.
The Academy Award-winning song "Mona Lisa", written by Ray Evans and Jay Livingston for the film "Captain Carey, U.S.A", was a 1950 hit for which artist?
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Q6.
Former New York City police chief Bernard Kerik, appointed US homeland security chief in 2004, was imprisoned for 4 years in February 2010 for what reason?
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Q7.
Where was the body of Roberto Calvi, an Italian banker dubbed "God's Banker" by the press, found by a passing postman on 18 June 1982?
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Blackfriars Bridge, London
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Brandenburg Gate, Berlin
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Place de la Concorde, Paris
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