People Quiz #696
Famous People Quiz for 17 May 2022
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Q1.
Who appeared in her first film for 15 years, "Monster In Law", in 2005?
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2
Q2.
What do Cate Blanchett, Russell Crowe, Nicole Kidman and Geoffrey Rush have in common?
A
They are Australian Academy award winners
B
They have acted in the "Superman" film series 1978-1987
C
They have adopted children
D
They have co-starred with Audrey Hepburn
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3
Q3.
By what name is James Osterberg popularly known?
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4
Q4.
In the TV series "Extras", Stephen Merchant played what role?
A
A cellphone salesman who was in only one episode
B
Darren's assistant, Barry
C
An actor who played Lord Byron
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Q5.
The best selling 1976 autobiography of which leading country vocalist and songwriter during the 1960s and 1970s, "Coal Miner's Daughter", was made into a film starring Sissy Spacek (who won an Academy Award for Best Actress) and Tommy Lee Jones in 1980?
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Q6.
Which of these was a famous Australian dancer?
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Q7.
Which German writer, one of the key figures of the movement of Weimar Classicism in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, produced the two-part drama "Faust", numerous poems and the novel "The Sorrows of Young Werther"?
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