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People Quiz #117

Famous People Quiz for 12 April 2011

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Q1. Which of these actors became a quadriplegic after being thrown from a horse?

A
Steve McQueen
B
Christopher Reeve
C
Burt Reynolds
D
Johnny Depp
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Q2. In October 2009 it was announced that director Sam Taylor-Wood was to marry Aaron Johnson, 23 years her junior, who were director and star respectively of "Nowhere Boy", a film about whom?

A
Ray Charles
B
Michael Jackson
C
Jesse Owens
D
John Lennon
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Q3. Where did Martin Luther King, Jr. deliver his "I Have a Dream" speech on 28 August 1963?

A
In the plaza of the World Trade Centre, New York
B
The second floor balcony of the Lorraine Motel, Memphis, Tennessee
C
Outside the International Amphitheatre at the Democratic Convention, Chicago
D
The Lincoln Memorial, Washington
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Q4. Which of these is a New Zealand actress best known for playing Charlie Harper's neighbour Rose on "Two and a Half Men", and for her roles in films such as "The Informant!", "Away We Go", "Flags of Our Fathers", "Shattered Glass", "Ever After" and "Heavenly Creatures"?

A
Melanie Griffith
B
Lynyrd Skynyrd
C
Melanie Lynskey
D
Melanie Safka
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Q5. Which of these is an American comedian who made a career in the UK as part of the alternative comedy scene in the 1980s?

A
Diamond Gum
B
Ruby Wax
C
Sapphire Sticky
D
Beryl Glue
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Q6. What are the two middle names of George H W Bush?

A
Henry William
B
Hubert Wodehouse
C
Hamilton Wansworth
D
Herbert Walker
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Q7. Which of these did not receive a British knighthood?

A
Ernest Rutherford (1871-1937), chemist & physicist
B
Joseph Banks (1743-1820), naturalist & botanist
C
Humphry Davy (1778-1829), chemist & inventor
D
Charles Darwin (1809-1882), naturalist
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