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People Quiz #691

Famous People Quiz for 12 April 2022

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Q1. Which of these was a British actor, writer, dramatist, filmmaker, theatre and opera director, director, stage designer, screenwriter, comedian, humourist, newspaper and magazine columnist, radio broadcaster and television presenter between 1940 and 2004?

A
John Betjeman
B
Peter Brook
C
Laurence Olivier
D
Peter Ustinov
Select from the options above.
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Q2. Who was the governor of California from 1967 to 1975?

A
Ronald Reagan
B
Sonny Bono
C
Clint Eastwood
D
Arnold Schwarzenegger
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Q3. Anthony Hopkins is a supporter and fundraiser for which British national park?

A
Brecon Beacons
B
Lake District
C
Peak District
D
Snowdonia
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Q4. What was the stage name of Jiles Perry Richardson, Jr., a singer and songwriter from 1957 until his accidental death in 1959, who is best known for his recording of "Chantilly Lace"?

A
Big Daddy
B
Big Bopper
C
Big Ears
D
Big Brother
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Q5. The first Academy Award winner to refuse to accept their Oscar was Dudley Nichols in 1935. Why did he refuse?

A
In protest at the film industry's discrimination and mistreatment of Native Americans
B
He thought that "The whole thing is a goddamn meat parade. I don't want any part of it."
C
Because of conflicts between the Academy and the Writer's Guild
D
He thought that "writing should not be competition"
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Q6. Who wrote the books "Stark", "Gridlock", "This Other Eden", "Popcorn", "Blast from the Past", "Inconceivable", "Dead Famous", "High Society", "Past Mortem" and "The First Casualty"?

A
Michael Palin
B
Eric Idle
C
Ben Elton
D
John Cleese
Select from the options above.
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Q7. Mark Zuckerberg, Eduardo Saverin, Dustin Moskovitz and Chris Hughes developed what online computer application?

A
Yahoo!
B
Twitter
C
Facebook
D
Google
Select from the options above.
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