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People Quiz #342

Famous People Quiz for 4 August 2015

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Q1. Who was nicknamed "The Sweater Girl" after she appeared in the 1937 film "They Won't Forget"?

A
Lana Turner
B
Marilyn Monroe
C
Rita Hayworth
D
Bette Davis
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Q2. Who played Johnny Fontane in the film "The Godfather" and was previously known as a singer of hits such as "Here In My Heart", "Spanish Eyes", "Can't Help Falling in Love" and "Volare"?

A
Al Martino
B
Dean Martin
C
Frank Sinatra
D
Sammy Davis Junior
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Q3. Ashton Carter, appointed USA Secretary of Defense in 2015, succeeded whom?

A
Chuck Hagel
B
Condoleezza Rice
C
Donald Rumsfeld
D
Monica Lewinsky
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Q4. Who wrote "Banished Misfortune", "Fighting With Shadows" and "A Goat's Song"?

A
Maeve Binchy
B
John Barth
C
Seamus Heaney
D
Dermot Healy
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Q5. Which of these, a short Texan pop singer of the 60s, 70s and 80s whose children died in a fire and whose wife died in a car crash, died of a heart attack on 6 December 1988?

A
Elvis Presley
B
Roy Orbison
C
Phil Everly
D
Bob Dylan
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Q6. Who directed the films "Clerks", "Mallrats" and "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back "?

A
Spike Lee
B
Sam Mendes
C
Kevin Smith
D
Michael Moore
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Q7. Where was film actor James Mason born?

A
USA
B
Canada
C
England
D
Australia
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