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People Quiz #134

Famous People Quiz for 9 August 2011

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Q1. Who was born in 1682, died in 1764, and had the following written about her: "Her brow is like the snow-drift, Her neck is like the swan, Her face it is the fairest That 'er the sun shone on And dark blue is her eye"?

Note: This question was updated in May 2017
A
Mary Queen of Scots
B
Lulu
C
Maggie Smith
D
Annie Laurie
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Q2. In which country was actor Sam Neill born?

A
England
B
New Zealand
C
Canada
D
Northern Ireland
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Q3. Who is the next in this series: Annette Kaye, Frada Miller, Alene Akins, Mickey Sutphin, Alene Akins, Sharon Lepore, Julie Alexander, ... ?

A
Dawn Fraser
B
Alene Akins
C
Jacqueline Bouvier
D
Shawn Southwick
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Q4. Which of these was a leading figure in the Spanish Inquisition?

A
Maximilien Robespierre
B
Tomás de Torquemada
C
Girolamo Savonarola
D
Cosimo de' Medici
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Q5. The Academy Award-winning song "Mona Lisa", written by Ray Evans and Jay Livingston for the film "Captain Carey, U.S.A", was a 1950 hit for which artist?

A
Bobby Darin
B
Danny Kaye
C
Dean Martin
D
Nat King Cole
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Q6. Former New York City police chief Bernard Kerik, appointed US homeland security chief in 2004, was imprisoned for 4 years in February 2010 for what reason?

A
Investment scam
B
Manslaughter
C
Nepotism
D
Tax fraud
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Q7. Where was the body of Roberto Calvi, an Italian banker dubbed "God's Banker" by the press, found by a passing postman on 18 June 1982?

A
Blackfriars Bridge, London
B
Grand Canal, Venice
C
Brandenburg Gate, Berlin
D
Place de la Concorde, Paris
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