People Quiz #7
Famous People Quiz for 3 March 2009
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Q1.
Who married Sir Winston Churchill?
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2
Q2.
Who is Yusuf Islam?
Note: This question was updated in August 2016
A
A cricketer who captained the Pakistan team from 1982 to 1992
B
An entertainer who had his first hit record in 1966
C
The head of the Hizbollah government
D
The first person to die in prison at Guantanamo Bay
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3
Q3.
Which American blues artist died on 21 June 2001?
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4
Q4.
Who was the president of the Confederate States of America following its formation in 1861?
Note: This question was updated in October 2014
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5
Q5.
Alex Turner, Jamie Cook, Matt Helders and Nick O'Malley are collectively known as … what?
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Q6.
Who received a replacement gold medal at the 1996 Olympics for the one he allegedly threw away in 1960 after being refused service in a whites-only restaurant in his home town?
Note: This question was updated in January 2017
A
Muhammad Ali (Cassius Clay at the time of winning the medal)
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Q7.
Which one of these scripts was not written or co-written by Harold Pinter?
A
An Officer And A Gentleman
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