People Quiz #157
Famous People Quiz for 17 January 2012
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Q1.
Wilhelm von Humboldt, Robert Cawdrey, Joseph Wright and James A Murray were all famous what?
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Q2.
Who wrote and performed the song "Rehab" that won the 2007 Ivor Novello Award for Best Contemporary Song, and Grammy Awards in 2008 for Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance?
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Q3.
Keith Urban, who has had 2 platinum albums and 11 #1 singles in the USA, and is a winner of 3 Grammy Awards, was born where?
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Caboolture, Queensland, Australia
B
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
D
Ecclesfield, Sheffield, England
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Q4.
Who appeared in the films "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford" (2007), "Burn After Reading" (2008), "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" (2008) and "Inglourious Basterds" (2009)?
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Q5.
In 2001, Karen England and Rebecca Knight, found busking in Covent Garden to support singing lessons, were invited to perform at the FA Cup Final & the UEFA Champions League final in Milan. Their album "Beyond Imagination" was #1 in the UK Classical Charts for 11 weeks and #4 in the USA. What are they better known as?
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Q6.
Which English-born conductor worked with orchestras in Cincinnati, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Hollywood, New York and Houston, and collaborated with Walt Disney to produce the film "Fantasia"?
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Q7.
Nicole Kidman married which country singer in 2006?
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