People Quiz #242
Famous People Quiz for 3 September 2013
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Q1.
Who is the next in this series: Peter Green, Jeremy Spencer, Danny Kirwan, Bob Welch, Bob Weston,...?
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2
Q2.
Which chemist, engineer, and armaments manufacturer invented dynamite and a detonator for it and then founded a longstanding series of world prizes for, among other things, promoting peace?
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Q3.
She started in "Hair", created the roles of Eva Peron in "Evita" and Grizabella in "Cats", and is commonly called the First Lady of British Musical Theatre. Who is she?
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Q4.
Which singer invested in the Ampex company in 1947 (which developed North America's first commercial reel-to-reel tape recorder), was the first to pre-record his radio shows and to master his commercial recordings on magnetic tape?
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Q5.
Which of these people was related to Diana, Princess of Wales, by marriage?
A
Barbara Cartland, author
B
Jeffrey Archer, author, politician
C
Jeremy Spencer, guitarist for "Fleetwood Mac"
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Q6.
Whose alter ego is Sasha Fierce?
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Q7.
Which orchestral arranger, orchestral conductor, song writer, and session musician composed the film scores for "Brazil", "Highlander", "X-Men", "Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves", "Licence to Kill", the "Lethal Weapon" series, the first three "Die Hard"s and "Mr. Holland's Opus"?
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