People Quiz #348
Famous People Quiz for 15 September 2015
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Q1.
Caractacus, Cartimandua and Scapula had what in common?
A
Scapula led the other two as captives to Rome
B
British resistance to Roman invasion in Britain
C
They are names for bones of the human body
D
They were breeds of sheep
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Q2.
John F Kennedy suffered from chronic back complaints and what other medical problem?
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Q3.
Who wrote "The Commitments", "The Snapper" and "The Van"?
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Q4.
"Saki" was the pen-name of which Scottish short story writer who was killed during World War I?
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Q5.
Who created the English schoolboy hero "Jennings"?
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Q6.
What links the satire of manners, the play "Lady Windermere's Fan", and the Queensberry Rules for boxing?
A
"We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars" in the play was about a boxer
B
Lady Windermere's husband in the play fights under the new rules
C
The playwright was married to the sponsor's daughter
D
A relationship between the playwright and the son of the man who sponsored the rules
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Q7.
Jack Kerouac is famous for what activity?
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