1. David Ben Gurion became prime minister of which country in 1948?
ISRAEL
2. Which film director once said of Brigitte Bardot, "If she didn't exist, we'd have to invent her"?
FREDERICO FELLINI
3. In 1950 who made the allegation that 205 State Department officials were "card carrying communists"?
JOE MCCARTHY
4. Which US pop artist created 100 Campbells Soup Cans?
ANDY WARHOL
5. Who killed John Lennon?
MARK CHAPMAN
6. In 1961 which famous dancer sought political asylum in Paris?
RUDOLPH NUREYEV
7. Who founded the state of Taiwan in 1949?
CHIANG KAI-SHEK
8. Who was known as "The Sultan of Swat"?
BABE RUTH
9. Who wrote The Common Sense Book of Child Care?
DR. SPOCK
10. Whose compositions included "The Firebird" and "Petrushka"?
IGOR STRAVINSKY
11. How is Harold Philby better known?
KIM PHILBY
12. Who was the first women Cabinet Minister in Britain?
MARGARET BONDFIELD
13. Who composed the Symphony No.9 from the New World?
ANTON DVORAK
14. Which member of Captain Scotts Antarctic expedition walked out into the blizzard in the hope that his companions would be better able to reach safety without him?
CAPTAIN OATES
15. Who instigated the first translation into English of the Bible?
JOHN WYCLIFFE
16. Who was Queen Victoria's personal attendant at Balmoral for 34 years?
JOHN BROWN
17. Which Quaker family founded a chocolate factory in York?
ROWNTREE
18. Who became the first President of Chile in 1817?
BERNADO O'HIGGINS
19. Against which disease did Jonas Salk develop a vaccine?
POLIO
20. Who patented the electric lightbulb in 1879?
THOMAS EDISON
PEOPLE QUIZ NO.43
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PEOPLE QUIZ NO.43
by magpie in the 80's » Sun Aug 15, 2010 9:44 pm
I went to a fight the other night, and a hockey game broke out. - Rodney Dangerfield (1921 - 2004)
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by old moz » Sun Aug 15, 2010 10:15 pm
3---senator mc carthy
4---andy warhol
5--mark chapman
19---polio
4---andy warhol
5--mark chapman
19---polio
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Re: PEOPLE QUIZ NO.43
by magpie in the 80's » Mon Aug 16, 2010 1:44 pm
old moz wrote:3---senator mc carthy
4---andy warhol
5--mark chapman
19---polio
OMI went to a fight the other night, and a hockey game broke out. - Rodney Dangerfield (1921 - 2004)
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by magpie in the 80's » Mon Aug 16, 2010 1:44 pm
fish wrote:1 - Israel
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by magpie in the 80's » Mon Aug 16, 2010 1:45 pm
godoubleblues wrote:Q14 - oates
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by magpie in the 80's » Mon Aug 16, 2010 2:49 pm
Mr Beefy wrote:20 Edison
17 Cadbury
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by Media Park » Mon Aug 16, 2010 3:27 pm
12. Margaret Thatcher
Direct quote:
Wedgie wrote:I wear skin tight arseless leather pants, wtf do you wear?
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Re: PEOPLE QUIZ NO.43
by magpie in the 80's » Mon Aug 16, 2010 5:37 pm
Media Park wrote:12. Margaret Thatcher
WAS A MARGARET BUT NOT THATCHER
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by magpie in the 80's » Mon Aug 16, 2010 5:38 pm
steiger wrote:7 - Chang Kai Shek
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by FattyLumpkin » Mon Aug 16, 2010 7:29 pm
8, Babe Ruth
6. Mikhail Barishnakov??
6. Mikhail Barishnakov??
With your hands on your head, or the trigger of your gun
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by magpie in the 80's » Mon Aug 16, 2010 8:31 pm
FattyLumpkin wrote:8, Babe Ruth
6. Mikhail Barishnakov??
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by Turkeywizz » Fri Aug 20, 2010 3:15 pm
10. Stravinsky
17. Herschey????
17. Herschey????
Before you judge a man, walk a mile in his shoes. After that who cares?... He's a mile away and you've got his shoes!
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Re: PEOPLE QUIZ NO.43
by magpie in the 80's » Fri Aug 20, 2010 4:16 pm
Turkeywizz wrote:10. Stravinsky
17. Herschey????
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by magpie in the 80's » Fri Aug 20, 2010 6:50 pm
last days for this quiz
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by magpie in the 80's » Fri Aug 20, 2010 9:20 pm
fish wrote:9 - Dr. Spock
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