PEOPLE QUIZ NO. 44

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1 Which king was responsible for the building of The Tower of London?
WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR
2 Which novel by Nikos Kazantzakis was made into a film starring Anthony Quinn?
ZORBA THE GREEK
3 Who illustrated the novel Alice's Adventures In Wonderland?
SIR JOHN TENNEL
4 In the Bible who referred to his three companions as, "miserable comforters"?
JOB
5 Who designed the Mini car?
ALEC ISSIGONIS
6 Who composed the song, Red Red Wine, before carving out a successful career as a singer?
NEIL DIAMOND
7 Who founded the organisation, Amnesty International?
PETER BENENSON
8 Who wrote the first book of the New Testament?
MATTHEW
9 In which building was Prince Charles born in 1948?
BUCKINGHAM PALACE
10 Who was the first footballer to win 100 caps for England?
BILLY WRIGHT
11 Who played Sir William Cecil in the 1998 film drama Elizabeth?
RICHARD ATTENBOROUGH
12 Known as The Liberator Of South America, in which country was Simon Bolivar born?
VENEZUELA
13 Which film producer once said, " A verbal contract isn't worth the paper it's written on"?
SAMUEL GOLDWYN
14 Which Pope had the longest period in office, serving for 31 years in the 19th century?
PIUS IX
15 With which Lennon & McCartney composition did Elton John have a No 1 hit in the USA?
LUCY IN THE SKY WITH DIAMONDS
16 George Orwell wrote the novel 1984. Who wrote the novel 1985?
ANTHONY BURGESS
17 Which President of the USA held office for just 32 days?
WILLIAM H HARRISON
18 What nickname was bestowed upon Joseph Holson Jagger after his exploits in Monaco?
THE MAN WHO BROKE THE BANK AT MONTE CARLO
19 For how many years did Queen Victoria reign as Britain's monarch?
63 YEARS
20 Who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1953 and died in 1965?
SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL

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8. Matthew

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Q6 - neil diamond

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8. Matthew

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16 Tony Burgess

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18, the man who broke the bank

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16 Tony Burgess

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18, the man who broke the bank

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LAST DAYS FOR THIS QUIZ

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9. Buckingham Palace

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9. Buckingham Palace

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1 Which king was responsible for the building of The Tower of London?
WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR
2 Which novel by Nikos Kazantzakis was made into a film starring Anthony Quinn?
ZORBA THE GREEK
3 Who illustrated the novel Alice's Adventures In Wonderland?
SIR JOHN TENNEL
4 In the Bible who referred to his three companions as, "miserable comforters"?
JOB
5 Who designed the Mini car?
ALEC ISSIGONIS
6 Who composed the song, Red Red Wine, before carving out a successful career as a singer?
NEIL DIAMOND
7 Who founded the organisation, Amnesty International?
PETER BENENSON
8 Who wrote the first book of the New Testament?
MATTHEW
9 In which building was Prince Charles born in 1948?
BUCKINGHAM PALACE
10 Who was the first footballer to win 100 caps for England?
BILLY WRIGHT
11 Who played Sir William Cecil in the 1998 film drama Elizabeth?
RICHARD ATTENBOROUGH
12 Known as The Liberator Of South America, in which country was Simon Bolivar born?
VENEZUELA
13 Which film producer once said, " A verbal contract isn't worth the paper it's written on"?
SAMUEL GOLDWYN
14 Which Pope had the longest period in office, serving for 31 years in the 19th century?
PIUS IX
15 With which Lennon & McCartney composition did Elton John have a No 1 hit in the USA?
LUCY IN THE SKY WITH DIAMONDS
16 George Orwell wrote the novel 1984. Who wrote the novel 1985?
ANTHONY BURGESS
17 Which President of the USA held office for just 32 days?
WILLIAM H HARRISON
18 What nickname was bestowed upon Joseph Holson Jagger after his exploits in Monaco?
THE MAN WHO BROKE THE BANK AT MONTE CARLO
19 For how many years did Queen Victoria reign as Britain's monarch?
63 YEARS
20 Who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1953 and died in 1965?
SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL

QUESTIONS ANSWERED ARE IN RED
QUESTIONS UNANSWERED ARE IN BLUE

END OF QUIZ