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People Quiz #370

Famous People Quiz for 16 February 2016

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Q1. To whom was David Rizzio the secretary, when he was stabbed to death by her husband, Lord Darnley in 1566 at Holyrood House, Edinburgh?

A
Mary Queen of Scots
B
Queen Victoria
C
Queen Elizabeth I
D
Flora McDonald
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Q2. Which orange-seller became an actress, then mistress of King Charles II, died in 1687 aged 37, and was buried at St Martin-in-the-Fields?

A
Anne Hathaway
B
Anne Boleyn
C
Anna Karenina
D
Nell Gwynn
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Q3. Who is the only British Prime Minister to have been assassinated?

A
Spencer Perceval
B
Winston Churchill
C
William Pitt the Younger
D
Charles Grey
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Q4. Peruvian Mario Vargas Llosa won which major prize in 2010?

A
Nobel Prize for Literature
B
Oscar as director of Best Foreign Language Film
C
Tony award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical
D
Grammy award for Best Jazz Instrumental Solo
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Q5. Who was offered the presidency of Israel in 1952?

A
Albert Schweitzer
B
Albert Einstein
C
J Robert Oppenheimer
D
Woody Allen
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Q6. Who moved to New York City in 1977 where she worked as a waitress in Dunkin' Donuts, performed as a dancer for French disco artist Patrick Hernandez on a world tour, formed the band "The Breakfast Club" with Dan Gilroy, and the band "Emmy" with Stephen Bray, and has been described as "a woman who pulled herself up by her bra straps?"

A
Christina Aguilera
B
Céline Dion
C
Madonna
D
Lady Gaga
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Q7. Who was the Venetian who made a number of journeys to China and India in the 13th century and was later taken prisoner by the Genoese?

A
Christopher Columbus
B
Marco Polo
C
Amerigo Vespucci
D
Alessandra Medici
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