People Quiz #208
Famous People Quiz for 8 January 2013
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Q1.
Who sang, backed by U2, as the first song in the Live 8 concert in Hyde Park, London, in 2005?
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Q2.
Who opened a clothing shop together at 430 King's Road, Chelsea, London in 1971?
A
Jean & Chrissie Shrimpton
C
Coco Chanel & Cecil Beaton
D
Malcolm McLaren & Vivienne Westwood
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Q3.
By what name is William Thomson better known?
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Q4.
Who became the first king of the northern Israelite Kingdom of Israel after the revolt of the ten northern Israelite tribes against Rehoboam, who reigned for twenty-two years in the 900sBCE?
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Q5.
Which of these could be described as a potentate?
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Q6.
What was the name of two tyrants who ruled Syracuse in the 2nd century BCE?
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Q7.
In 1939, how did German Erich Warsitz make history?
B
Assassinated Adolph Hitler
C
Became the first person in space
D
Discovered that truffles were good to eat
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