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People Quiz #466

Famous People Quiz for 19 December 2017

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Q1. Who was the great great great grand uncle of the singer/composer known as "Moby"?

A
Herman Melville
B
Abraham Lincoln
C
Benjamin Franklin
D
King Edward VII
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Q2. Who succeeded Sir William Howe as Commander in Chief of the British forces in 1778 during the American War of Independence?

A
Richard Howe
B
Sir Henry Clinton
C
Lord Cornwallis
D
Benedict Arnold
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Q3. Who, through his company, owns copyright to all the songs written by Buddy Holly, and publishing rights to the musicals "Guys and Dolls", "A Chorus Line" and "Grease"?

A
Andrew Lloyd Webber
B
Stephen Sondheim
C
Paul McCartney
D
Tim Rica
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Q4. Which US film actress married and divorced both Orson Welles and Prince Aly Khan?

A
Olivia de Havilland
B
Jean Harlow
C
Marilyn Munro
D
Rita Hayworth
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Q5. Which Scottish ballerina made her international debut in 1941, married Ludovic Kennedy in 1950, appeared in films from 1948 to 1960, and died in 2006?

A
Moira Shearer
B
Margot Fonteyn
C
Alicia Markova
D
Rowena Jackson
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Q6. Which Ohio-born woman joined Buffalo Bill's Wild West show and was known as "the greatest woman marksman of all time"?

A
Bloody Mary
B
The Unsinkable Mollie Brown
C
Mae West
D
Annie Oakley
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Q7. Who plays the lead female role in the 2016 addition to the Star Wars drama, "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story"?

A
Amy Adams
B
Jennifer Lawrence
C
Felicity Jones
D
Natalie Portman
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