PEOPLE QUIZ NO.41

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PEOPLE QUIZ NO.41

Postby magpie in the 80's » Fri Jun 04, 2010 8:28 pm

1 Who won a 1997 Grammy in the spoken word category for a piece entitled It Takes A Village?
HILARY CLINTON
2 In which city was Marie Curie born?
WARSAW
3 Which footballer wrote the book, 1966 And All That?
GEOFF HURST
4 Which film starring Bette Midler was inspired by the life of Janis Joplin?
THE ROSE
5 Who played the role of Charles Ryder in the TV drama Brideshead Revisited and went on to become an Oscar winning actor?
JEREMY IRONS
6 Who was the first President of the Royal Academy?
SIR JOSHUA REYNOLDS
7 Which Vice-President served Gerald Ford?
NELSON ROCKEFELLER
8 Which writer was portrayed by Judi Dench and Kate Winslet in the same film?
IRIS MURDOCH
9 In which TV drama did Annette Crosbie, Angela Pleasance and Rosalie Crutchley all play a character called Catherine?
THE 6 WIVES OF HENRY THE VIII
10 Which American President was nicknamed Old Hickory?
ANDREW JACKSON
11 Who acquired the nickname of The World's Most Perfectly Developed Man?
CHARLES ATLAS
12 Who did Iain Duncan Smith appoint as the first female Chairman of the UK Conservative Party?
THERESA MAY
13 What is the connection between Ted Turner, Roger Vadim and Tom Hayden?
ALL MARRIED JANE FONDA
14 Which movie legend was born Arthur Jefferson?
STAN LAUREL
15 Which comedian played an auctioneer in the film Indecent Proposal?
BILLY CONNOLLY
16 Who is the patron saint of the city of Lisbon?
ST. VINCENT
17 Which monarch ordered the execution of Lady Jane Grey?
QUEEN MARY
18 Who created the literary characters of Fungus, Mildew and Mold?
RAYMOND BRIGGS
19 What first was achieved by Virginia Dare in 1587?
1ST PERSON BORN IN AMERICA TO ENGLISH PARENTS
20 What does the C stand for in the name of the comedy actor WC Fields?
CLAUDE
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Re: PEOPLE QUIZ NO.41

Postby CK » Fri Jun 04, 2010 10:39 pm

1. Bill Clinton
4. The Rose
5. Jeremy Irons
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Re: PEOPLE QUIZ NO.41

Postby magpie in the 80's » Sat Jun 05, 2010 11:50 am

CK wrote:1. Bill Clinton [-(
4. The Rose
5. Jeremy Irons

other 2 correct ck
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Re: PEOPLE QUIZ NO.41

Postby sherminator » Sat Jun 05, 2010 2:51 pm

2. Paris?
3 Hurst?
15 Billy Connolly
16 St Vincent
17 Henry VIII
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Re: PEOPLE QUIZ NO.41

Postby magpie in the 80's » Sat Jun 05, 2010 3:43 pm

sherminator wrote:2. Paris? [-(
3 Hurst?
15 Billy Connolly
16 St Vincent
17 Henry VIII [-(

others correct sherm
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Re: PEOPLE QUIZ NO.41

Postby fish » Sat Jun 05, 2010 8:19 pm

6 - Isaac Newton
8 - Frida Kahlo
12- Margaret Thatcher
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Re: PEOPLE QUIZ NO.41

Postby Dogwatcher » Sat Jun 05, 2010 8:54 pm

7 - spiro agnew
10 - andrew jackson
12 - maggie thatcher
13 - sexy jane fonda
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Re: PEOPLE QUIZ NO.41

Postby magpie in the 80's » Sun Jun 06, 2010 11:11 am

fish wrote:6 - Isaac Newton
8 - Frida Kahlo
12- Margaret Thatcher

incorrect fish
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Re: PEOPLE QUIZ NO.41

Postby magpie in the 80's » Sun Jun 06, 2010 11:22 am

Dogwatcher wrote:7 - spiro agnew [-(
10 - andrew jackson
12 - maggie thatcher [-(
13 - sexy jane fonda

others correct dw
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Re: PEOPLE QUIZ NO.41

Postby Footy Chick » Sun Jun 06, 2010 12:05 pm

8. One of the Bronte sisters..Emily?

17. I read about this once upon a time, was it either Charles V or Queen Mary?
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Re: PEOPLE QUIZ NO.41

Postby magpie in the 80's » Sun Jun 06, 2010 12:07 pm

Footy Chick wrote:8. One of the Bronte sisters..Emily? [-(

17. I read about this once upon a time, was it either Charles V or Queen Mary? :-bd
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Re: PEOPLE QUIZ NO.41

Postby custardarm » Tue Jun 08, 2010 9:45 pm

1 hillary clinton
20 chester
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Re: PEOPLE QUIZ NO.41

Postby magpie in the 80's » Wed Jun 09, 2010 4:52 pm

custardarm wrote:1 hillary clinton :-bd
20 chester [-(
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Re: PEOPLE QUIZ NO.41

Postby magpie in the 80's » Wed Jun 09, 2010 4:56 pm

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Re: PEOPLE QUIZ NO.41

Postby magpie in the 80's » Fri Jun 11, 2010 5:38 pm

magpie in the 80's wrote:1 Who won a 1997 Grammy in the spoken word category for a piece entitled It Takes A Village?
HILARY CLINTON
2 In which city was Marie Curie born?
WARSAW
3 Which footballer wrote the book, 1966 And All That?
GEOFF HURST
4 Which film starring Bette Midler was inspired by the life of Janis Joplin?
THE ROSE
5 Who played the role of Charles Ryder in the TV drama Brideshead Revisited and went on to become an Oscar winning actor?
JEREMY IRONS
6 Who was the first President of the Royal Academy?
SIR JOSHUA REYNOLDS
7 Which Vice-President served Gerald Ford?
NELSON ROCKEFELLER
8 Which writer was portrayed by Judi Dench and Kate Winslet in the same film?
IRIS MURDOCH
9 In which TV drama did Annette Crosbie, Angela Pleasance and Rosalie Crutchley all play a character called Catherine?
THE 6 WIVES OF HENRY THE VIII
10 Which American President was nicknamed Old Hickory?
ANDREW JACKSON
11 Who acquired the nickname of The World's Most Perfectly Developed Man?
CHARLES ATLAS
12 Who did Iain Duncan Smith appoint as the first female Chairman of the UK Conservative Party?
THERESA MAY
13 What is the connection between Ted Turner, Roger Vadim and Tom Hayden?
ALL MARRIED JANE FONDA
14 Which movie legend was born Arthur Jefferson?
STAN LAUREL
15 Which comedian played an auctioneer in the film Indecent Proposal?
BILLY CONNOLLY
16 Who is the patron saint of the city of Lisbon?
ST. VINCENT
17 Which monarch ordered the execution of Lady Jane Grey?
QUEEN MARY
18 Who created the literary characters of Fungus, Mildew and Mold?
RAYMOND BRIGGS
19 What first was achieved by Virginia Dare in 1587?
1ST PERSON BORN IN AMERICA TO ENGLISH PARENTS
20 What does the C stand for in the name of the comedy actor WC Fields?
CLAUDE


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