People Quiz #272
Famous People Quiz for 1 April 2014
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Q1.
Who appeared in the films "The Parent Trap" (1998), "Freaky Friday" (2003), "Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen" (2004), "Mean Girls" (2004), "Herbie: Fully Loaded" (2005), "Bobby" (2006) and "Machete" (2010)?
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Q2.
Which of these was a nickname for the actor John Wayne?
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Q3.
In 1992, Boutros Boutros-Ghali became head of what organisation?
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Q4.
Who in the 16th century founded the Society of Jesus, the Jesuits?
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Q5.
Which of these is a composer, best known for writing hymns?
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Q6.
Emilio Estefan, Julio Iglesias, Vicente Fernández, Gilberto Gil and Carlos Santana were the first 5 recipients of which award from 2000 to 2004?
A
Grammy award for Best Latin-American single
B
The Latin Recording Academy's Person of the Year
C
Tony award for Best Latin-American performance
D
Oscar for Best Performance by a Latin-American
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Q7.
Which of these are books by Sebastian Faulks?
A
"Great Expectations", "The Pickwick Papers" & "Bleak House"
B
"Goldfinger", "Octopussy" & "From Russia With Love"
C
"Birdsong", "Charlotte Gray" & "On Green Dolphin Street"
D
"The IPCRESS File", "Horse Under Water" & "Funeral in Berlin"
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