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People Quiz #562

Famous People Quiz for 22 October 2019

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Q1. Who was Emperor of Rome during the great fire of 64AD?

A
Hadrian
B
Nero
C
Commodus
D
Julius Caesar
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Q2. What boxer challenged Jack Dempsey in 1923 for the world heavyweight title, in what boxing historian Bert Sugar described as the greatest fight in the history of the sport?

A
Bill Brennan
B
Gene Tunney
C
Jess Willard
D
Luis Ángel Firpo
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Q3. Who played Inspector Clouseau in the films made from 1963 to 1978?

A
Peter Finch
B
David Niven
C
Steve Martin
D
Peter Sellers
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Q4. Where was the exotic dancer, courtesan and spy Mata Hari born and where did she die?

A
Netherlands, and France
B
Dutch East Indies, and France
C
France, and France
D
UK, and France
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Q5. Who was the first person, in 1969, to join the Rolling Stones after they had become well-established?

A
Brian Jones
B
Mick Taylor
C
Ronnie Wood
D
Bill Wyman
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Q6. Mrs Do-As-You-Be-Done-By features in what children's book?

A
Letters from Bobs
B
The Water Babies
C
Ameliaranne and the Green Umbrella
D
The Adventures of Milly-Molly-Mandy
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Q7. The stage name or pseudonym of which early 20th century performer means "eye of the day" in Indonesian dialect?

A
Augustina Iglesias Otero
B
Lily Langtry
C
Margaretha Geertruida MacLeod (neé Zelle)
D
Virginia Hall
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