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People Quiz #224

Famous People Quiz for 30 April 2013

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Q1. Which English MP, Chief Secretary to the Admiralty under King Charles II and King James II, kept a detailed private diary during 1660-1669 which contained personal revelations and eyewitness accounts of great events and, after publication in the 19th century, became a primary source for study of the English Restoration period?

A
William Pitt the Elder
B
James Boswell
C
Oscar Wilde
D
Samuel Pepys
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Q2. Which of these are members of the group The Black Eyed Peas?

A
Ice Cube, WC and Mack 10
B
Mark 7even, DJ Nu-Mark, Chali 2na and Cut Chemist
C
Black C, Mr. Cee and Hitman
D
will.i.am, Fergie, apl.de.ap and Taboo
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Q3. Who was the first US Secretary of the Treasury?

A
George Washington
B
Alexander Hamilton
C
Benjamin Franklin
D
John F Kennedy
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Q4. What is the stage name of Florian Cloud de Bounevialle Armstrong, who was born on Christmas Day 1971?

A
Dido
B
Madonna
C
Annie Lennox
D
Lady Gaga
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Q5. Who was the first person to win "The Big Four" Grammy Awards (Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year & Best New Artist) in one year?

Note: This question was updated in October 2020
A
Christopher Cross
B
John Mayer
C
John Lennon
D
Sheena Easton
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Q6. Nick Leeson became famous in 1995 for what activity?

A
Bombings
B
Serial killings
C
Fraud
D
Internet hacking
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Q7. Who has been under house arrest for 15 of the past 21 years, and was released from the latest sentence on 13 November 2010?

A
Weera Musikapong
B
Suu Kyi
C
Mohandas Gandhi
D
Winnie Mandela
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