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People Quiz #209

Famous People Quiz for 15 January 2013

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Q1. Between 1783 and 1865, Englishmen William Wilberforce, Sir Cecil Wray and Dr Beilby Porteus, Africans Olaudah Equiano and Ignatius Sancho and, in the USA, William Lloyd Garrison, John Greenleaf Whittier, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Frederick Douglass, Charles Henry Langston and John Mercer Langston were leading figures in which movement?

A
Removal of the death penalty
B
Abolition of the slave trade
C
Boy Scouts
D
Suffragette (votes for women)
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Q2. Which of these films was not directed by Terrence Malick?

Note: This question was updated in July 2022
A
Brokeback Mountain
B
Badlands
C
Days of Heaven
D
The New World
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Q3. Gordon Bennett, a leading figure on the world stage in the 19th century, made his substantial fortune in what field?

A
Banking
B
Engineering
C
Journalism
D
Transport
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Q4. Newkirk is the surname of which of these entertainers?

A
Anastacia
B
Pink
C
Madonna
D
Shakira
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Q5. Which British actor made his film debut in Peter Ustinov's film adaptation of "Billy Budd" (1962) and went on to make a number of films, including "The Collector" (1965), "Far From The Madding Crowd" (1967), "Poor Cow" (1967), "Wall Street" (1987), "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert" (1994), "Bowfinger" (1999), "My Boss's Daughter" (2003) and "Elektra" (2005)?

A
Albert Finney
B
Alan Bates
C
Peter O'Toole
D
Terence Stamp
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Q6. Whose alter egos have included Ziggy Stardust, Aladdin Sane and "The Thin White Duke"?

A
Elton John
B
David Bowie
C
John Lennon
D
Len Elwood
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Q7. Before she was a Member of Parliament, what was Margaret Thatcher's occupation?

A
Kindergarten teacher
B
Grocer
C
Architect
D
Barrister
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