People Quiz #365
Famous People Quiz for 12 January 2016
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Q1.
Trajan, Titus, and Nerva were all what?
A
Moons of the planet Venus
B
Winners of the Epsom Derby
C
Paintings by Leonardo da Vinci
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Q2.
He was a composer whose music lay behind the poignant appeal of many films, notably Titanic, A Beautiful Mind, Field of Dreams, Apollo 13, Braveheart, and Avatar; when he died in 2015 what was the cause?
A
He was caught in the crossfire of a police shootout
D
The plane he was piloting crashed
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Q3.
Which Italian opera singer, considered to be one of the finest tenors in the recorded history of music rose to international prominence after the death of Italian tenor Enrico Caruso in 1921, and was often called "Caruso Secondo"?
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Q4.
Which Roman poet wrote "The Aeneid" and "The Eclogues"?
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Q5.
Who were the stars of the 1945 film "Brief Encounter"?
A
Cary Grant & Jean Simmons
B
Trevor Howard & Celia Johnson
C
Laurence Olivier & Deborah Kerr
D
Peter Sellers & Katharine Hepburn
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Q6.
Which Welsh poet (e.g. "Portrait of the Artist as a Young Dog") wrote a play "Under Milk Wood" that was published posthumously in 1954?
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Q7.
Who was given a personalised iPod by Barack Obama when he visited in April 2009?
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