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People Quiz #281

Famous People Quiz for 3 June 2014

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Q1. What was invented by Alfred Nobel, the founder of the Nobel Prize?

A
Dynamite
B
Gunpowder
C
Electric light
D
Foot bath
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Q2. Who has been a game show host on US television for "The Neighbors" (1975), "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" (from 1999), "Who Wants to Be a Super Millionaire" (from 2004), "America's Got Talent" (2006) and "Million Dollar Password" (2008 to 2009)?

Note: This question was updated in March 2023
A
Regis Philbin
B
Donny Osmond
C
David Letterman
D
Jack Palance
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Q3. Who began her career at 3 in TV commercials, at 8 made her film debut in Woody Allen's "Oedipus Wrecks" (part of the anthology "New York Stories"), at 9 played Tom Hanks's daughter in "Bonfire of the Vanities", at 12 was in "Dark Page" (an episode of "Star Trek: The Next Generation") and had her career breakthrough in "Interview with the Vampire", playing a child vampire with Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt?

A
Tippi Hedren
B
Anna Paquin
C
Keisha Castle-Hughes
D
Kirsten Dunst
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Q4. Mike Dee, Ad-Roc and MCA were members of which band?

A
Run DMC
B
Beastie Boys
C
G-Unit
D
The Clash
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Q5. Who has been married to Randy Gosch from 1970 to 1975, Casey Coates from 1977 to 1993, and to actress Mary Steenburgen since 1995?

A
Ted Danson
B
Ron Howard
C
Woody Harrelson
D
David Schwimmer
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Q6. In which decade was Elvis Presley born?

A
1910s
B
1930s
C
1950s
D
1960s
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Q7. Which of these bands did not contain siblings in the original lineup?

A
The Carpenters
B
Oasis
C
Kings of Leon
D
The Smiths
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