PEOPLE QUIZ NO.41
Posted: Fri Jun 04, 2010 8:28 pm1 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
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
