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People Quiz #235

Famous People Quiz for 16 July 2013

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Q1. After the murder of his children's nanny, Sandra Rivett, Richard John Bingham disappeared on 8 November 1974, was presumed deceased on 11 December 1992 and declared legally dead in October 1999. By what name is he better known?

A
Lord Lucan
B
Duke Ellington
C
Prince
D
Michael Jackson
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Q2. Anthony Hopkins is a supporter and fundraiser for which British national park?

Note: This question was updated in May 2015
A
Brecon Beacons
B
Lake District
C
Peak District
D
Snowdonia
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Q3. Which of these had roles in "The Mask", "My Best Friend's Wedding", "There's Something About Mary", "Charlie's Angels", and "Gangs of New York"?

A
Cameron Diaz
B
Cameron Mackintosh
C
Bartholomew Diaz
D
Rodrigo Díaz
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Q4. Who is the only US President who did not speak English as his first language?

A
Rutherford B. Hayes
B
James K. Polk
C
Martin Van Buren
D
James A. Garfield
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Q5. Which of these was a famous Australian dancer?

A
Robert Helpmann
B
Joan Sutherland
C
Peter Carey
D
Rowena Jackson
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Q6. Which of these "Catherine/Katherine"s was never a queen or empress?

A
Born 1729, the daughter of a German prince. Married Peter, Duke of Holstein. Died 1796.
B
Born 1684 in Lithuania. Married a Swedish soldier. Died 1727.
C
Catherine of Siena, born 1347. Persuaded the Pope to return to Rome from Avignon. Died 1389
D
Daughter of Ferdinand & Isabella of Spain, born 1485. Married the Prince of Wales, 1501. Died 1536.
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Q7. Which of these, now a singer, was a former cavalry officer who guarded the Queen Mother's coffin?

A
James Blunt
B
David Gray
C
Robbie Williams
D
Chris Martin
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