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People Quiz #141

Famous People Quiz for 27 September 2011

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Q1. Which president of the USA faced impeachment proceedings over his activities with Monica Lewinsky?

A
John F Kennedy
B
George Washington
C
Richard Nixon
D
Bill Clinton
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Q2. What was the real name of El Cid, a Spanish national hero?

A
Alonso Quijano
B
Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar
C
Salvador Dali
D
Emiliano Zapata Salazar
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Q3. Which of these people is not buried in St Paul's Cathedral?

A
Lord Nelson
B
Duke of Wellington
C
Robert Browning
D
Sir Alexander Fleming
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Q4. Who was ousted as Panama's leader after a 1989 US invasion ordered by President George H.W. Bush, was convicted of drug racketeering and related charges in 1992, and was extradited to France at the end of April 2010 on charges of laundering around US$3 million in drug proceeds by buying luxury apartments in Paris?

A
Daniel Ortega
B
Fulgencio Batista
C
Augusto Pinochet
D
Manuel Noriega
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Q5. What is the first name of the Canadian singer whose last name is Dion?

A
Céline
B
Cheryl
C
Mariah
D
Tori
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Q6. Who headed up the "Rolling Thunder Revue", a US concert tour consisting of a travelling caravan of musicians including Joan Baez, Roger McGuinn, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Kinky Friedman & Bob Neuwirth, that took place in late 1975 / early 1976?

A
Cat Stevens
B
Bruce Springsteen
C
The Rolling Stones
D
Bob Dylan
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Q7. The assassination of Salvatore Maranzano in 1931 led to a major change in what organisation?

Note: This question was updated in August 2018
A
Boy Scouts of America
B
Italian parliament
C
United Nations
D
New York mafia
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