1. Which politician coined the phrase 'The Iron Curtain' meaning the
division between the communist East and Western Europe in the
mid-1940s?
Winston Churchill
2. Who played the President of the USA in the 1997 movie Airforce One?
Harrison Ford
3. Which Shania Twain song includes the lyrics "Okay, so you're Brad Pitt"?
That Don't Impress Me Much
4. Who starred as 007 in 'The World Is Not Enough'?
Pierce Brosnan
5. Who was described by Churchill as "seditious" and "half-naked"?
[Ghandi
6. Who wrote the novel The Godfather ?
[Mario Puzo]
7. Who, according to Forbes magazine is the richest woman in entertainment?
Oprah Winfrey
8. Songwriter Robert Zimmerman was far better known by what name?
[Bob Dylan]
9. What was the first Christian name of Field Marshal Montgomery, the wartime army
commander; Benjamin, Bernard, Bruce, or Byron?
Bernard
10. A famous female film star-from the 1930's made her last film appearance in a film
called 'Sextette' in 1978. Who is she?
Mae West
Showing posts with label people. Show all posts
Showing posts with label people. Show all posts
Friday, July 9, 2010
people 7
PEOPLE POSERS
1 What is the connection between Larry, Mike, Conrad, Eddie, Michael,
Richard and John?
The names of the husbands of Liz Taylor
2 Who wrote the novel Fever Pitch?
Nick Hornby
3 In 1968 who became leader of the PLO?
Yasser Arafat
4 In which Italian city was Christopher Columbus born?
Genoa
5 - . What color is the book of Mao Tse Tung's writings?
[Red]
6 Which of the knights in Arthurian legend found the Holy Grail?
Sir Galahad
7 What did the Queen Mother have replaced in December 1995?
Her hip
8 Who in 1985 became the first member of the royal family to donate
blood?
Prince Charles
9 Who was the first ever author to send his publisher a type written
manuscript?
Mark Twain
10. Which artist was famous for his blue period?
[Picasso]
1 What is the connection between Larry, Mike, Conrad, Eddie, Michael,
Richard and John?
The names of the husbands of Liz Taylor
2 Who wrote the novel Fever Pitch?
Nick Hornby
3 In 1968 who became leader of the PLO?
Yasser Arafat
4 In which Italian city was Christopher Columbus born?
Genoa
5 - . What color is the book of Mao Tse Tung's writings?
[Red]
6 Which of the knights in Arthurian legend found the Holy Grail?
Sir Galahad
7 What did the Queen Mother have replaced in December 1995?
Her hip
8 Who in 1985 became the first member of the royal family to donate
blood?
Prince Charles
9 Who was the first ever author to send his publisher a type written
manuscript?
Mark Twain
10. Which artist was famous for his blue period?
[Picasso]
People 6
4 - people
1. What did Samuel Colt invent?
† †The colt revolver
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2.††Who claimed to "float like a butterfly, sting like a bee?"
† †Muhammad Ali
†
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3.††Who said, "Is that a gun in your pocket, or are you just glad to see me?"
† †
†Mae West
†
4.††Who was the jazz saxophonist whose improvisations were known
as "sheets of sound"?
†
†John Coltrane
†
†
5.††What group showed their ultimate coolness with the phrase, "ring a ding
ding"?
† †
†Frank Sinatra's Rat Pack
†
6.††Eva Braun was:
† ††Hitler's girlfriend
†
7.††Who called himself "the Godfather of soul" and "the hardest working man
in show business"?
† †James Brown
†
†
8.††How did gangster Al Capone die?
† ††Syphilis
†
†
†
9.††Who is the namesake of teddy bears?
† †
†Theodore Roosevelt
†
†
10. How did Marvin Gaye die?
† †He was murdered by his father
†
†
1. What did Samuel Colt invent?
† †The colt revolver
†
†
†
2.††Who claimed to "float like a butterfly, sting like a bee?"
† †Muhammad Ali
†
†
3.††Who said, "Is that a gun in your pocket, or are you just glad to see me?"
† †
†Mae West
†
4.††Who was the jazz saxophonist whose improvisations were known
as "sheets of sound"?
†
†John Coltrane
†
†
5.††What group showed their ultimate coolness with the phrase, "ring a ding
ding"?
† †
†Frank Sinatra's Rat Pack
†
6.††Eva Braun was:
† ††Hitler's girlfriend
†
7.††Who called himself "the Godfather of soul" and "the hardest working man
in show business"?
† †James Brown
†
†
8.††How did gangster Al Capone die?
† ††Syphilis
†
†
†
9.††Who is the namesake of teddy bears?
† †
†Theodore Roosevelt
†
†
10. How did Marvin Gaye die?
† †He was murdered by his father
†
†
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
People 5
People
1. What was Elvis’ middle name?
AARON
2. Who was the only survivor of the Princess Diana car crash? Full
name please.
TREVOR REECE-JONES
3. Who is the Archbishop of Canterbury?
DR. ROWAN WILLIAMS
4. From whom did Tony Blair take over from as Leader of the Labour
Party?
MARGARET BECKETT
5. The former currency trader Nick Leeson brought about the collapse
of which bank?
BARINGS
6. Who said “I’ve learned not to put things in my mouth that are bad
for me”? Was it A. Vanessa Feltz B. Fern Britton C. Monica Lewinsky?
C. MONICA LEWINSKY
7. With a total of 9 singles titles who is the most successful female
player in Wimbledon history?
MARTINA NAVRATILOVa
8. Who in 1910 famously sailed to the Antarctic on board the Terra
Nova?
CAPTAIN ROBERT FALCON SCOTT
9. Which Impressionist artist painted Starry Night?
VINCENT VAN GOGH
10. Which ageing rocker is this quote generally attributed to: “Of all the
things I’ve ever lost, I miss my mind the most”? Is it A. Ozzy Osbourne
B. Keith Richards C. Alice Cooper?
OZZY OSBOURNE
1. What was Elvis’ middle name?
AARON
2. Who was the only survivor of the Princess Diana car crash? Full
name please.
TREVOR REECE-JONES
3. Who is the Archbishop of Canterbury?
DR. ROWAN WILLIAMS
4. From whom did Tony Blair take over from as Leader of the Labour
Party?
MARGARET BECKETT
5. The former currency trader Nick Leeson brought about the collapse
of which bank?
BARINGS
6. Who said “I’ve learned not to put things in my mouth that are bad
for me”? Was it A. Vanessa Feltz B. Fern Britton C. Monica Lewinsky?
C. MONICA LEWINSKY
7. With a total of 9 singles titles who is the most successful female
player in Wimbledon history?
MARTINA NAVRATILOVa
8. Who in 1910 famously sailed to the Antarctic on board the Terra
Nova?
CAPTAIN ROBERT FALCON SCOTT
9. Which Impressionist artist painted Starry Night?
VINCENT VAN GOGH
10. Which ageing rocker is this quote generally attributed to: “Of all the
things I’ve ever lost, I miss my mind the most”? Is it A. Ozzy Osbourne
B. Keith Richards C. Alice Cooper?
OZZY OSBOURNE
people 4
People
1. How is the author Mrs. Joanne Murray better known?
J. K. ROWLING
2. What is the connection between the islands of Corsica, Elba and St. Helena?
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE
3. Who is Billy Connolly married to?
PAMELA STEPHENSON
4. The world’s longest running play is “The Mousetrap”. Who wrote it?
AGATHA CHRISTIE
5. Who was assassinated by Pat Garret?
Bily the KID
6. Which male singer had a 2004 number one with “Mysterious Girl” 8 years after it was first released?
PETER ANDRE
7. I was born on May 27th. 1837. On August 2nd. 1876 I was playing poker in the Deadwood saloon when Jack McCall shot me in the back of the head. My poker hand at the time consisted of two pairs, aces and eights, now known as a “Dead Man’s Hand”. I am buried in North Dakota alongside my pal “Calamity Jane”. Who was I?
WILD BILL HICKOK
8. Born Yorkshire 1728, died Hawaii 1779? Who was I?
CAPTAIN JAMES COOK
9. Who created the cartoon strip character “Peanuts”?
CHARLES SCHULZ
10. What was Hugh Grant’s occupation in the film “Notting Hill”?
BOOKSHOP OWNER
1. How is the author Mrs. Joanne Murray better known?
J. K. ROWLING
2. What is the connection between the islands of Corsica, Elba and St. Helena?
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE
3. Who is Billy Connolly married to?
PAMELA STEPHENSON
4. The world’s longest running play is “The Mousetrap”. Who wrote it?
AGATHA CHRISTIE
5. Who was assassinated by Pat Garret?
Bily the KID
6. Which male singer had a 2004 number one with “Mysterious Girl” 8 years after it was first released?
PETER ANDRE
7. I was born on May 27th. 1837. On August 2nd. 1876 I was playing poker in the Deadwood saloon when Jack McCall shot me in the back of the head. My poker hand at the time consisted of two pairs, aces and eights, now known as a “Dead Man’s Hand”. I am buried in North Dakota alongside my pal “Calamity Jane”. Who was I?
WILD BILL HICKOK
8. Born Yorkshire 1728, died Hawaii 1779? Who was I?
CAPTAIN JAMES COOK
9. Who created the cartoon strip character “Peanuts”?
CHARLES SCHULZ
10. What was Hugh Grant’s occupation in the film “Notting Hill”?
BOOKSHOP OWNER
People 3
2 -People
1. Patrick Henry McCarty, alias William Bonney was better known by which other alias?
BILLY THE KID
2. Which legendary sporting figure was unsuccessfully sued by Oscar Wilde in 1859?
THE MARQUESS OF QUEENSBURY
3. Who was the last Queen of Pakistan?
QUEEN ELIZABETH 11
4. Candace Bushnell wrote which novel that was turned into a very successful TV sex comedy series based in New York?
SEX AND THE CITY
5. Who is the actress sister of Warren Beatty?
SHIRLEY MacLAINE
6. Which Australian landmark was designed by a Dane called Jorn Utzon?
SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE
7. Which fashion designer opened The Sex Boutique in London with Malcolm McLaren?
VIVIENNE WESTWOOD
8. Who’s real name was Eric Arthur Blair?
GEORGE ORWELL
9. Which of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles was named after the artist who painted “Woman Without a Veil”?
RAPHAEL
10. Who has two brothers called Cruz and Romeo?
BROOKLYN BECKHAM
1. Patrick Henry McCarty, alias William Bonney was better known by which other alias?
BILLY THE KID
2. Which legendary sporting figure was unsuccessfully sued by Oscar Wilde in 1859?
THE MARQUESS OF QUEENSBURY
3. Who was the last Queen of Pakistan?
QUEEN ELIZABETH 11
4. Candace Bushnell wrote which novel that was turned into a very successful TV sex comedy series based in New York?
SEX AND THE CITY
5. Who is the actress sister of Warren Beatty?
SHIRLEY MacLAINE
6. Which Australian landmark was designed by a Dane called Jorn Utzon?
SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE
7. Which fashion designer opened The Sex Boutique in London with Malcolm McLaren?
VIVIENNE WESTWOOD
8. Who’s real name was Eric Arthur Blair?
GEORGE ORWELL
9. Which of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles was named after the artist who painted “Woman Without a Veil”?
RAPHAEL
10. Who has two brothers called Cruz and Romeo?
BROOKLYN BECKHAM
People 2
3 - People
1. Who had the 1998 hit album entitled ‘Life Thru A Lens’?
Robbie Williams
2. What is the connection between Larry, Mike, Conrad, Eddie, Michael,
Richard and John?
The names of the husbands of Liz Taylor
3. Aphrodite was the Greek goddess of Love; who was the Roman
goddess of Love?
Venus - Cupid inspired feelings of love
4. Which TV character was born in Baghdad in 64 BC?
Jeannie - from ‘I Dream Of Jeannie’
5. Which WWE wrestler and star of the film Scorpion King has the real
name of Dwayne Douglas Johnson?
The Rock
6. Who is the patron saint of travellers?
St. Christopher
7. In the X files what is Scully’s first name?
Dana
8. What nationality is the actor Donald Sutherland?
Canadian
9. Which current member of the Royal Family qualified as a motor
mechanic during World War 2?
The Queen
10. Which Hollywood star claims his martial arts skills come from
his previous life when he was a 17th century monk called Dorje?
Steven Seagal
1. Who had the 1998 hit album entitled ‘Life Thru A Lens’?
Robbie Williams
2. What is the connection between Larry, Mike, Conrad, Eddie, Michael,
Richard and John?
The names of the husbands of Liz Taylor
3. Aphrodite was the Greek goddess of Love; who was the Roman
goddess of Love?
Venus - Cupid inspired feelings of love
4. Which TV character was born in Baghdad in 64 BC?
Jeannie - from ‘I Dream Of Jeannie’
5. Which WWE wrestler and star of the film Scorpion King has the real
name of Dwayne Douglas Johnson?
The Rock
6. Who is the patron saint of travellers?
St. Christopher
7. In the X files what is Scully’s first name?
Dana
8. What nationality is the actor Donald Sutherland?
Canadian
9. Which current member of the Royal Family qualified as a motor
mechanic during World War 2?
The Queen
10. Which Hollywood star claims his martial arts skills come from
his previous life when he was a 17th century monk called Dorje?
Steven Seagal
People
People
1. Who allegedly killed Nancy Spungen in her hotel room in New York on 12th. October 1978?
SID VICIOUS
2. Who is the oldest person to have taken office as President of the United States?
RONALD REAGAN (69)
3. What did Robert Ballard discover in 1985?
WRECK OF THE TITANIC
4. What were Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt the last two men to do?
WALK ON THE MOON
5. King Mohammed V1 is the reigning monarch of which African country?
MOROCCO
6. According to the latest Forbes Rich list who is the wealthiest woman in showbusiness? Is it A. Oprah Winfrey B. J. K. Rowling or C. Madonna?
A. OPRAH WINFREY
7. Which character in Coronation Street was played by Kevin Kennedy?
CURLY WATTS
8. Who was the last British Governor of Hong Kong?
CHRIS PATTEN
9. Who was the last member of the Royal Family before Harry to see active service?
PRINCE ANDREW/DUKE OF YORK (FALKLANDS)
10. Who were the two most famous members of “The Hole in the Wall Gang”?
BUTCH CASSIDY & THE SUNDANCE KID
1. Who allegedly killed Nancy Spungen in her hotel room in New York on 12th. October 1978?
SID VICIOUS
2. Who is the oldest person to have taken office as President of the United States?
RONALD REAGAN (69)
3. What did Robert Ballard discover in 1985?
WRECK OF THE TITANIC
4. What were Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt the last two men to do?
WALK ON THE MOON
5. King Mohammed V1 is the reigning monarch of which African country?
MOROCCO
6. According to the latest Forbes Rich list who is the wealthiest woman in showbusiness? Is it A. Oprah Winfrey B. J. K. Rowling or C. Madonna?
A. OPRAH WINFREY
7. Which character in Coronation Street was played by Kevin Kennedy?
CURLY WATTS
8. Who was the last British Governor of Hong Kong?
CHRIS PATTEN
9. Who was the last member of the Royal Family before Harry to see active service?
PRINCE ANDREW/DUKE OF YORK (FALKLANDS)
10. Who were the two most famous members of “The Hole in the Wall Gang”?
BUTCH CASSIDY & THE SUNDANCE KID
Sunday, July 4, 2010
People
5. PEOPLE
1. Which Earl was killed by the IRA on 27th August 1979? (Mountbatten)
2. Name the actor who played Hawkeye Pierce in "MASH"?
(Alan Alda)
3. What was the name of the family which featured in ‘The Darling Buds Of
May’?
(The Larkins)
4. What was the name of the last Russian Royal family?
(Romanov)
5. The Grimaldi family rules which European country?
(Monaco)
6. Which scientist was born in Germany in 1879, became a Swiss citizen in
1901 and later became a US citizen in 1940?
(Albert Einstein)
7. Which Golfer was nicknamed ‘The Great White Shark’?
(Greg Norman)
8. What country does the golfer Vijay Singh come from?
(Fiji)
9.Who is the only person to have won 18 major golf tournaments?
(Jack Nicklaus)
10. Who player Luke Skywalker in " Star Wars"?
(Mark Hamill)
1. Which Earl was killed by the IRA on 27th August 1979? (Mountbatten)
2. Name the actor who played Hawkeye Pierce in "MASH"?
(Alan Alda)
3. What was the name of the family which featured in ‘The Darling Buds Of
May’?
(The Larkins)
4. What was the name of the last Russian Royal family?
(Romanov)
5. The Grimaldi family rules which European country?
(Monaco)
6. Which scientist was born in Germany in 1879, became a Swiss citizen in
1901 and later became a US citizen in 1940?
(Albert Einstein)
7. Which Golfer was nicknamed ‘The Great White Shark’?
(Greg Norman)
8. What country does the golfer Vijay Singh come from?
(Fiji)
9.Who is the only person to have won 18 major golf tournaments?
(Jack Nicklaus)
10. Who player Luke Skywalker in " Star Wars"?
(Mark Hamill)
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