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People Quiz #89

Famous People Quiz for 28 September 2010

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Q1. Mrs Alice Keppel was the mistress of which of these?

A
The Duke of Orléans, cousin to King Louis XVI of France
B
King Charles II, son of King Charles I of England
C
Edward VII, son of Queen Victoria of England
D
William III of England, co-monarch with Queen Mary II
Select from the options above.

Q2. What 19th century English draughtsman became known for illustrations of "exquisite decoration, morbidity and decadence", especially his illustrations for "The Rape of the Lock"?

A
Oscar Wilde
B
Arthur Rackham
C
M. C. Escher
D
Aubrey Beardsley
Select from the options above.

Q3. What was the surname of the US president known as JFK?

A
Keller
B
Kelleher
C
Kennedy
D
Kimberley
Select from the options above.

Q4. Which French playwright, writing in the 20th century, produced "Les Parents Terribles", "Les Monstres Sacrés" and "Les Chevaliers de la Table Ronde"?

A
Victor Hugo
B
Molière
C
Johnny Hallyday
D
Jean Cocteau
Select from the options above.

Q5. Who sings: "But with nothing to consider they forget my name. They call me 'Hell', They call me 'Stacey', They call me 'her', They call me 'Jane', That's not my name"?

A
The Ding a Lings
B
The Ting Tings
C
The Ping Pongs
D
The Bing Bongs
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Q6. Which Welsh poet (e.g. "Portrait of the Artist as a Young Dog") wrote a play "Under Milk Wood" that was published posthumously in 1954?

A
Dylan Thomas
B
Richard Burton
C
Tom Jones
D
Dai Morgan
Select from the options above.

Q7. Who, on his 72nd birthday in 1951, was not persuaded by UPI photographer Arthur Sassehim to smile, but stuck out his tongue instead?

A
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
B
Charles Darwin
C
Aristotle
D
Albert Einstein
Select from the options above.
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