People Quiz #785
Famous People Quiz for 30 January 2024
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Q1.
Mohammad Reza "King of Kings" and "Light of the Aryans" was the second, and the last, monarch of which House to rule within his country?
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Q2.
Who was the first person to refuse an Academy Award for Best Actor?
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Q3.
Who was the first artistic director of the National Theatre in London?
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Q4.
Born in Lithuania, emigrated to South Africa, moving to the UK in 1946, and working there and in the USA for the next nearly 30 years, Laurence Harvey became known and awarded as what?
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Q5.
Which of these came to the English throne as a result of The "Glorious Revolution" that occurred in Britain in 1688?
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William III and Mary II
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Q6.
Which of these British Prime Ministers was the oldest when first elected?
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Q7.
Who was the mother of Queen Elizabeth I of England?
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