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PEOPLE QUIZ NO.42

PostPosted: Fri Jun 25, 2010 6:37 pm
by magpie in the 80's
1 Who connects the films, The Magnificent Seven, Nuts and The Tiger Makes Out?
ELI WALLACH
2 Who created the legendary seducer Don Juan?
GABRIEL TELLEZ
3 In which American state was Geronimo born?
ARIZONA
4 Name the Norwegian monarch whose funeral was attended by Prince Charles in 1991.
KING OLAF
5 What is the nationality of the actor Max Von Sydow?
SWEDISH
6 In 1983 which singer had her first chart hit in 28 years with the song, Where Is My Man?
EARTHA KITT
7 Which British author won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1983?
WILLIAM GOLDING
8 Who wrote the line, "Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all"?
ALFRED LORD TEHHYSON
9 Which rock and roll legend acquired the nickname of The Killer?
JERRY LEE LEWIS
10 Which Oscar winning actor's autobiography is entitled, Confessions Of An Actor?
LAURANCE OLIVIER
11 Who was the first actor to play the evil psychiatrist Dr Hannibal Lecter on film?
BRIAN COX IN THE FILM MANHUNTER
12 Who was the first King to rule England in the year 1066?
EDWARD THE CONFESSOR
13 After which Rolling Stones album did Bill Wyman name his Kensington restaurant?
STICKY FINGERS
14 In which country was the singer Sade born?
NIGERIA
15 Which football manager was the boss of the 1967 European Cup winners?
JOCK STEIN
16 According to the Jewish Holy Book, the Talmud, who was the first wife of Adam?
LILTH
17 Who won a Pulitzer Prize for his novel, Angela's Ashes?
FRANK MCCOURT
18 Which actor played the Prince of Wales in the film The Madness Of King George?
RUPERT EVERETT
19 What name was adopted by the artist Anna Mary Robertson?
GRANDMA MOSES
20 In the 1990s what post has been held in the USA by Mark Strand, Joseph Brodsky, Mona Van Duyn, Rita Dove, Robert Hass and Robert Pinsky?
POET LAUREATE OF THE USA

Re: PEOPLE QUIZ NO.42

PostPosted: Fri Jun 25, 2010 7:01 pm
by brod
13. Sticky Fingers

Re: PEOPLE QUIZ NO.42

PostPosted: Fri Jun 25, 2010 7:31 pm
by FlyingHigh
9/ Jerry Lee Lewis

Re: PEOPLE QUIZ NO.42

PostPosted: Fri Jun 25, 2010 10:23 pm
by godoubleblues
Q17 - frank mccourt

Re: PEOPLE QUIZ NO.42

PostPosted: Sat Jun 26, 2010 4:37 pm
by magpie in the 80's
brod wrote:13. Sticky Fingers

:-bd

Re: PEOPLE QUIZ NO.42

PostPosted: Sat Jun 26, 2010 4:37 pm
by magpie in the 80's
FlyingHigh wrote:9/ Jerry Lee Lewis

:-bd

Re: PEOPLE QUIZ NO.42

PostPosted: Sat Jun 26, 2010 4:37 pm
by magpie in the 80's
godoubleblues wrote:Q17 - frank mccourt

:-bd

Re: PEOPLE QUIZ NO.42

PostPosted: Sat Jun 26, 2010 6:23 pm
by good ol' red and white
12. Alexander the great

Re: PEOPLE QUIZ NO.42

PostPosted: Sat Jun 26, 2010 8:19 pm
by magpie in the 80's
good ol' red and white wrote:12. Alexander the great

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Re: PEOPLE QUIZ NO.42

PostPosted: Sat Jun 26, 2010 11:08 pm
by Peterxtc
12. Harold
15. Jock Stein

Re: PEOPLE QUIZ NO.42

PostPosted: Sun Jun 27, 2010 2:13 pm
by magpie in the 80's
Peterxtc wrote:12. Harold [-(
15. Jock Stein :-bd

Re: PEOPLE QUIZ NO.42

PostPosted: Wed Jun 30, 2010 4:53 pm
by magpie in the 80's
last days for this quiz

Re: PEOPLE QUIZ NO.42

PostPosted: Wed Jun 30, 2010 6:43 pm
by sherminator
11. Sir Anthony Hopkins

Re: PEOPLE QUIZ NO.42

PostPosted: Wed Jun 30, 2010 8:14 pm
by magpie in the 80's
sherminator wrote:11. Sir Anthony Hopkins

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Re: PEOPLE QUIZ NO.42

PostPosted: Thu Jul 01, 2010 4:21 pm
by bulldogproud2
12. William the Conqueror who, therefore, became William I
Actually, to be pedantic, he was the only King to rule England in 1066, not just the first to rule England in that year. ;)
Sorry for being a smartass on that one lol

Re: PEOPLE QUIZ NO.42

PostPosted: Thu Jul 01, 2010 5:23 pm
by magpie in the 80's
bulldogproud2 wrote:12. William the Conqueror who, therefore, became William I
Actually, to be pedantic, he was the only King to rule England in 1066, not just the first to rule England in that year. ;)
Sorry for being a smartass on that one lol

incorrect bdp2

William the Conqueror was crowned King of England on 25 December 1066.
So someone else was the 1st king before the 25th of dec in 1066

Re: PEOPLE QUIZ NO.42

PostPosted: Thu Jul 01, 2010 8:33 pm
by bulldogproud2
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Re: PEOPLE QUIZ NO.42

PostPosted: Thu Jul 01, 2010 8:39 pm
by bulldogproud2
Oh shoot. Of course, he was the first Norman King, not the first King :oops:

Re: PEOPLE QUIZ NO.42

PostPosted: Sat Jul 03, 2010 12:31 pm
by magpie in the 80's
magpie in the 80's wrote:1 Who connects the films, The Magnificent Seven, Nuts and The Tiger Makes Out?
ELI WALLACH
2 Who created the legendary seducer Don Juan?
GABRIEL TELLEZ
3 In which American state was Geronimo born?
ARIZONA
4 Name the Norwegian monarch whose funeral was attended by Prince Charles in 1991.
KING OLAF
5 What is the nationality of the actor Max Von Sydow?
SWEDISH
6 In 1983 which singer had her first chart hit in 28 years with the song, Where Is My Man?
EARTHA KITT
7 Which British author won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1983?
WILLIAM GOLDING
8 Who wrote the line, "Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all"?
ALFRED LORD TEHHYSON
9 Which rock and roll legend acquired the nickname of The Killer?
JERRY LEE LEWIS
10 Which Oscar winning actor's autobiography is entitled, Confessions Of An Actor?
LAURANCE OLIVIER
11 Who was the first actor to play the evil psychiatrist Dr Hannibal Lecter on film?
BRIAN COX IN THE FILM MANHUNTER
12 Who was the first King to rule England in the year 1066?
EDWARD THE CONFESSOR
13 After which Rolling Stones album did Bill Wyman name his Kensington restaurant?
STICKY FINGERS
14 In which country was the singer Sade born?
NIGERIA
15 Which football manager was the boss of the 1967 European Cup winners?
JOCK STEIN
16 According to the Jewish Holy Book, the Talmud, who was the first wife of Adam?
LILTH
17 Who won a Pulitzer Prize for his novel, Angela's Ashes?
FRANK MCCOURT
18 Which actor played the Prince of Wales in the film The Madness Of King George?
RUPERT EVERETT
19 What name was adopted by the artist Anna Mary Robertson?
GRANDMA MOSES
20 In the 1990s what post has been held in the USA by Mark Strand, Joseph Brodsky, Mona Van Duyn, Rita Dove, Robert Hass and Robert Pinsky?
POET LAUREATE OF THE USA


QUESTIONS ANSWERED ARE IN RED
QUESTIONS UNANSWERED ARE IN BLUE

END OF QUIZ :D