People Quiz #418
Famous People Quiz for 17 January 2017
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Q1.
Whose autobiography was entitled "Step Inside Love"?
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2
Q2.
Which dancer had success on stage with his sister Adele before achieving fame in films with Ginger Rogers?
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3
Q3.
With what activity is the name Boris Spassky associated?
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4
Q4.
Mrs Norris, Gilderoy, Draco, and Hedwig are characters made popular in a series of books by whom?
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Q5.
Who was the first Chancellor of West Germany from 1949-1963, who retired at age 87?
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Q6.
Who was born in Cowley, Oxfordshire, and in Oxford built and sold bicycles, motorcycles and, in 1912, his first car, the Morris Oxford?
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Q7.
What is a background which scientists Marie and Pierre Curie, writer Marguerite Duras, churchman Thomas Aquinas, actor Bill Murray and lawyer and politician Christine Lagarde all share?
A
They all had a daughter named Irène
B
They are all alumni of the Sorbonne (the University of Paris)
C
Their first choice of career was in visual art
D
They all have an overwhelming fear of cats
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