People Quiz #145
Famous People Quiz for 25 October 2011
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Q1.
Which of these made his fortune from shipping?
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Q2.
Who played the title role in the 2006 film "The Queen"?
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Q3.
Who played "Sandy" in the 1975 film "Grease"?
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Q4.
Who was an English poet and writer, and Poet Laureate of the UK from 1930 to 1967, who is best remembered for the classic children's novels "The Midnight Folk" and "The Box of Delights" and many poems, including "Sea-Fever" from his anthology "Saltwater Ballads"?
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Q5.
Which New Zealand-born operatic bass-baritone who made his formal debut in "Nabucco" in 1959 has had famous roles in "Wotan" at Bayreuth (1979-80), "Der Fliegende Holländer" (1974), "Elektra" (1980), "Die Meistersinger" (c.1990), and "Arabella" (with Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, 1994)?
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Q6.
Who said "All I need to make a comedy is a park, a policeman and a pretty girl"?
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Q7.
What nationality was Alfred Nobel, founder of the Nobel prize?
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