People Quiz #127
Famous People Quiz for 21 June 2011
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1
Q1.
Who, in 1842, became the first US President's wife to die in the White House?
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2
Q2.
Which of these "Mary"s was never a Queen?
A
Daughter of George V and Queen Mary
B
Daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Teck
C
Daughter of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon
D
Daughter of James II and Anne Hyde
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3
Q3.
Between 1960 and 1987, Maurice Yaméogo, Lt. Col. Sangoulé Lamizana, Col. Saye Zerbo, Maj. Dr. Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo, Capt. Thomas Sankara and Capt. Blaise Compaoré were involved in the politics of which country?
B
The Republic of Kiribati
C
The People's Republic of Benin
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4
Q4.
Which English king asked the Pope to annul his marriage as he had married his brother's widow?
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5
Q5.
Simon Baker, the star of the TV series "The Mentalist", was born where?
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6
Q6.
David Attenborough is best known for narrating what kind of TV programme?
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Q7.
Which of these was a celebrated 19th-century American folk hero, frontiersman, soldier and politician who represented Tennessee in the U.S. House of Representatives, served in the Texas Revolution, and died at the Battle of the Alamo?
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