People Quiz #190
Famous People Quiz for 4 September 2012
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Q1.
For which two films has Michael Caine won Oscars?
A
"Educating Rita" & "The Quiet American"
B
"Zulu" & "The Italian Job"
C
"Get Carter" & "The Ipcress File"
D
"The Cider House Rules" & "Hannah and Her Sisters"
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Q2.
Which member of the British royal family was born on 8/8/88?
A
Princess Louise of Wessex
C
Princess Eugenie of York
D
Princess Beatrice of York
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Q3.
Which King of Macedon created one of the largest empires in ancient history between 336 and 323BC, including most of the city-states of mainland Greece and the (then) Persian-ruled Asia Minor?
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Q4.
Which American explorer claimed to have been the first person, on 6 April 1909, to reach the geographic North Pole?
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Q5.
Who was the legless World War II fighter pilot who was detained in German prisoner of war camps for 4 years?
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Q6.
What was the UK #1 single released by the band Stereophonics in 2005?
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Q7.
Who caused the crash of Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 1771, near Cayucos, California, USA on 7 December 1987, shooting the pilots and killing all 43 people on board?
Note: This question was updated in December 2022
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