People Quiz #201
Famous People Quiz for 20 November 2012
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Q1.
Sirhan Sirhan was convicted of the assassination of whom?
Note: This question was updated in October 2020
D
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
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2
A
A 16th century Danish astronomer
B
The founder of the modern Olympic movement
C
The founder of the Order of Saint Benedict, ca 529
D
An American tenor and movie star in the 1940s and 1950s.
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Q3.
Gwyneth Paltrow played which American poet in a 2003 film?
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4
Q4.
Geoffrey Rush won an Oscar for Best Actor in 1996 for which of these films?
B
The People vs. Larry Flynt
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Q5.
The Grand Prince of Moscow who was crowned Tsar when aged 16 on 16 January 1547, became known as whom?
B
Alexander the Odoriferous
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Q6.
Lemony Snicket wrote which series of children's books?
B
A Series of Unfortunate Events
C
Things my Grandma Taught Me
D
A World of Fantasy and Fiction
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Q7.
Who worked on the film scripts for "Barbarella", "Dr Strangelove …", "Easy Rider", "Candy" and "The Magic Christian"?
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