PEOPLE QUIZ NO. 5 A TO Z

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PEOPLE QUIZ NO. 5 A TO Z

Postby magpie in the 80's » Fri Sep 26, 2008 7:11 pm

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
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Re: PEOPLE QUIZ NO. 5 A TO Z

Postby Interceptor » Fri Sep 26, 2008 7:19 pm

B Barry Humphries
F Fred Trueman
M Mandy Smith
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Re: PEOPLE QUIZ NO. 5 A TO Z

Postby JAS » Fri Sep 26, 2008 8:29 pm

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D...Diana Ross
H...Helen Miren
O...Oprah Winfrey
Q...Quentin Crisp
R...Richard Burton
S...Sammy Davis Jr
T...Tatum O'Neil
V...Victor Hugo
X...Xavier Hollander
Y...Yootha Joyce

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Re: PEOPLE QUIZ NO. 5 A TO Z

Postby magpie in the 80's » Sat Sep 27, 2008 9:18 am

Interceptor wrote:B Barry Humphries
F Fred Trueman
M Mandy Smith

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Postby magpie in the 80's » Sat Sep 27, 2008 9:18 am

JAS wrote:Morning Guru

D...Diana Ross
H...Helen Miren
O...Oprah Winfrey
Q...Quentin Crisp
R...Richard Burton
S...Sammy Davis Jr
T...Tatum O'Neil
V...Victor Hugo
X...Xavier Hollander
Y...Yootha Joyce

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Postby Kahuna » Sat Sep 27, 2008 11:18 am

Constantine
Peter Finch
Warren Beatty
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Postby magpie in the 80's » Sat Sep 27, 2008 11:59 am

Kahuna wrote:Constantine......INCORRECT
Peter Finch
Warren Beatty

OTHER 2 CORRECT K
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Re: PEOPLE QUIZ NO. 5 A TO Z

Postby bulldogproud » Sat Sep 27, 2008 6:53 pm

3. Marcellinus in the fourth century I think
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Postby bulldogproud » Sat Sep 27, 2008 6:54 pm

G Al Gore
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Postby bulldogproud » Sat Sep 27, 2008 6:58 pm

C Although not the first to abdicate, Celestine did in the 13th Century. Being the question for C, would that be the right answer?

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Postby magpie in the 80's » Sat Sep 27, 2008 7:52 pm

bulldogproud wrote:3. Marcellinus in the fourth century I think

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Postby magpie in the 80's » Sat Sep 27, 2008 7:52 pm

bulldogproud wrote:G Al Gore

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Postby magpie in the 80's » Sat Sep 27, 2008 7:53 pm

bulldogproud wrote:C Although not the first to abdicate, Celestine did in the 13th Century. Being the question for C, would that be the right answer?

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Postby bulldogproud » Sun Sep 28, 2008 5:34 pm

G. There have actually been two people who have won both an Oscar and a Nobel Prize: George Bernard Shaw and Al Gore.
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Postby magpie in the 80's » Sun Sep 28, 2008 6:34 pm

bulldogproud wrote:G. There have actually been two people who have won both an Oscar and a Nobel Prize: George Bernard Shaw and Al Gore.
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Postby magpie in the 80's » Tue Sep 30, 2008 8:19 pm

ONLY 9 Q'S TO ANSWER HER 8)
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Re: PEOPLE QUIZ NO. 5 A TO Z

Postby JAS » Wed Oct 01, 2008 12:21 am

J...Jack Lord?...was in a 007 film too I think
U...Uri Geller (sp)...the spoon bending nutter
Z...Zandra Rhodes ?

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Postby magpie in the 80's » Wed Oct 01, 2008 6:37 pm

JAS wrote:J...Jack Lord?...was in a 007 film too I think
U...Uri Geller (sp)...the spoon bending nutter
Z...Zandra Rhodes ?

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Postby Hazbeen » Thu Oct 02, 2008 4:41 pm

L - Lorna Luft
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Postby magpie in the 80's » Thu Oct 02, 2008 4:52 pm

Hazbeen wrote:L - Lorna Luft

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