People Quiz #461
Famous People Quiz for 14 November 2017
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Q1.
Up to 31 December 2009, which of these was the last to have a solo number one hit on the English charts?
A
Melanie C (from the Spice Girls)
B
Robbie Williams (from Take That)
C
Gary Barlow (from Take That)
D
Geri Halliwell (from the Spice Girls)
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Q2.
Which author disappeared on a walk along the River Ouse near Monk's House, Rodmell, Sussex, England, in March 1941, leaving letters for her husband Leonard and her sister, the painter Vanessa Bell?
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3
Q3.
By what name is Marian (or Mary Ann) Evans, who wrote "Adam Bede", "The Mill On The Floss" and "Silas Marner", better known?
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4
Q4.
In September 1581, Francis Drake became mayor of which of these cities?
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5
Q5.
Which President of the USA was involved in a scandal concerning Monica Lewinsky?
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Q6.
Who was born in Besançon in France and lived 19 years in the UK's Channel Islands, prior to which he wrote "Notre Dame de Paris"?
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Q7.
Who rests in the Hotel des Invalides, Paris?
C
People with tuberculosis
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