magpie in the 80's wrote:first name applies to the appropriate letter of the alphabet
A What was the name of the BBC journalist at the centre of the “sexed up Iraqi
weapons claim”?
ANDREW GILLIGAN
B Who created the character of Sir Les Patterson?
BARRY HUMPHRIES
C Who was the first Pope to abdicate?
CELESTINE V
D Which pop diva was arrested at Heathrow Airport in September 1999?
DIANA ROSS
E Which faith healer was employed by Glenn Hoddle for England’s 1998 World Cup
squad?
EILEEN DREWERY
F Who was the first English cricketer to take 300 Test wickets?
FRED TRUEMAN
G Who is the only person to win an Oscar and a Nobel Prize?
GEORGE BERNARD SHAW
H Who provides the voice of the computer Deep Thought in the 2005 film
adaptation of Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy?
HELEN MIRREN
I In 1996 who married the daughter of the founder of the Referendum Party?
IMRAN KHAN
J Who played Steve McGarrett in Hawaii 5-0?
JACK LORD
K Who won a Nobel Prize for his discovery of blood groups?
KARL LANSTEINER
L What is the name of the singing sister of Liza Minnelli?
LORNA LUFT
M Who did Bill Wyman marry in 1989?
MANDY SMITH
N In 1995 which 45 year old posed nude for Playboy?
NANCY SINATRA
O Who was the first woman to be officially ranked a billionaire in the USA?
OPRAH WINEFREY
P Who was the first actor to receive a posthumous Best Actor Oscar?
PETER FINCH
Q Who wrote the autobiography The Naked Civil Servant?
QUENTIN CRISP
R In 1969, who famously bought a 69 carat Cartier diamond ring worth over
£1million?
RICHARD BURTON
S Who when asked about his golf handicap replied, “I’m a coloured one-eyed Jew”?
SAMMY DAVIS JR.
T Who won an Oscar when she was only 10 years and 148 days old?
TATUM O'NEAL
U In March 2001 Michael Jackson was the Best Man at whose wedding?
URI GELLAR
V Who wrote the novel Les Miserables?
VICTOR HUGO
W The Carly Simon hit You’re So Vain allegedly refers to which film star?
WARREN BEATTY
X Who penned the autobiography The Happy Hooker?
XAVIER HOLLANDER
Y Who played Mildred in George and Mildred?
YOOTHA JOYCE
Z Who acquired the nickname of the Punk Princess of Fashion?
ZANDRA RHODES
QUESTIONS ANSWERED ARE IN RED.
QUESTIONS UNANSWERED ARE IN BLUE.
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