People Quiz #362
Famous People Quiz for 22 December 2015
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Q1.
Who unknowingly slew his father and married his mother, and, when he discovered his true identity, blinded himself when his mother hanged herself?
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Q2.
Who is reputed to have survived over 55 assassination attempts, the most notable of which (the only time in modern history when a Head of State has personally exchanged fire with a potential assassin) was in 1931?
C
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
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Q3.
"Meditations on Song of Songs", 1567, is the work of which Spanish author?
C
Saint Ignatius of Loyola
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Q4.
Actress Nicole Kidman married which country singer in 2006?
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Q5.
What is George W Bush's middle name?
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Q6.
Who is the author of three mystery novels "The Shadow Catchers" (2006), "Chillwater Cove" (2007) and "Broken Wing" (2009), a continuing series revolving around a pair of FBI special agents, Mike Yeager and Peggy Weaver?
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Q7.
In 1980, at 14 years old who was the youngest person to appear on the cover of "Vogue" magazine?
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