People Quiz #770
Famous People Quiz for 17 October 2023
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Q1.
The first Sovereign to reign over England, Scotland, and Ireland simultaneously was James who ruled in Scotland as James VI from the age of 18 months, and in England and Ireland as James I from 1603. He was the first King of England of which Royal House?
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Q2.
Apart from his partnership with Sir Arthur Sullivan in musicals, Sir W. S. Gilbert wrote several plays. What was the central character in his last play "The Hooligan, A Character Study" (1911)?
A
The leader of a troupe of actors who take political power
B
A young Cockney murderer in prison awaiting execution
D
A young peer turned boardroom pirate
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Q3.
When Russia became a communist state in 1918 with Lenin as dictator, who was his foreign secretary?
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Q4.
Where did the impressionist painter Paul Gauguin spend around four years of his early childhood?
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Q5.
A well-known Scottish actor, born Anthony Robert McMillan, took his stage name in honour of which jazz musician?
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Q6.
Which of these groups were all President of the USA?
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Q7.
Gordon Ramsay opened a restaurant in 2001 in which London hotel?
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