People Quiz #296
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Q1. Who wrote the novel "Guy Mannering or The Astrologer", which, though published anonymously in 1815, sold out the first edition on the first day of publication?
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Q2. Which of these is tallest?
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Q3. Which English civil engineer's most famous project was the construction of Tower Bridge over the River Thames in London?
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Q4. What English folk singer, songwriter, and musician whose primary musical instruments are the violin, the tenor guitar, the banjo and the viola, was brought up in the village of Buckland Monachorum, near Yelverton, Devon, produced 4 solo studio albums ("The Punch Bowl", "Kitty Jay", "Freedom Fields" & "Poor Man's Heaven") between 2002 and 2008, and in February 2007 won Singer of the Year and Best Album awards at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards?
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Q5. In 1981, Peter Sutcliffe was convicted of murdering 13 women and attacking several others. By what name was he known in the popular press?
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Q6. What was the real first name of "Paul" of "Peter, Paul, and Mary"?
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Q7. Gordon Ramsay opened a restaurant in 2001 in which London hotel?
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