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People Quiz #341

Famous People Quiz for 28 July 2015

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Q1. Which of these is a British-born American television presenter who was chosen to serve 1 year as mayor of Cincinnati by its city council in 1977?

A
Conan O'Brien
B
Regis Philbin
C
David Letterman
D
Jerry Springer
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Q2. Who became famous for editing and publishing texts of classic writing "purged of all coarse and indecent expressions"?

A
Mrs Grundy
B
Reverend William Spooner
C
Mrs Malaprop
D
Thomas Bowdler
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Q3. The actor John Wayne was known by what nickname?

A
The Peer
B
The Earl
C
The Duke
D
The Count
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Q4. Who investigated Bill Clinton's involvement in the Whitewater Land Transactions and his role in the Monica Lewinsky affair?

A
Warren Burger
B
Linda Tripp
C
Kenneth Starr
D
Condoleezza Rice
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Q5. What British royal couple separated in 1989 after 16 years of marriage?

A
Prince Edward and Sophie Rhys-Jones
B
Prince Charles and Diana, Princess of Wales
C
Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson
D
Princess Anne and Mark Phillips
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Q6. Which American novelist wrote over 30 books, including "The Pathfinder", "The Deerslayer" and "The Last of the Mohicans"?

A
Benjamin Franklin
B
James Kirke Paulding
C
Mark Twain
D
James Fenimore Cooper
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Q7. Which 19th century American author went to sea aged 17 in a whaler, deserted twice, was captured by cannibals and joined a man of war before writing novels such as "White Jacket" and "Billy Budd"?

A
Tom Wolfe
B
Jack London
C
Ernest Hemingway
D
Herman Melville
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