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Who was Pope for only 33 days in 1978?
A: John Paul I.

Who was lead singer with the group Queen?
A: Freddie Mercury.

Which author had the real name Charles Dodgson?
A: Lewis Carroll.

Who introduced the potato and tobacco to Europe.
A: Sir Walter Raleigh.

Who was the Lord Chancellor beheaded for refusing to recognize Henry VIII as head of the church?
A: Thomas More.

In which of the arts did Vaslav Nijinsky and Margot Fonteyn excel?
A: Ballet.

Who led the Free French forces during World War II?
A: Charles de Gaulle.

Which battle of 1876 was Custer's last stand?
A: Little Bighorn.

Which actor, comedian and singer was born David Daniel Kaminski?
A: Danny Kaye.

Which builder of steam engines formed a successful partnership with Matthew Boulton?
A: James Watt.

What nationality was the spy Mata Hari?
A: Dutch.

Who said: "The customer is always right"?
A: Harry Gordon Selfridge.

Which Russian goldsmith became famous for his jeweled eggs?
A: Peter Faberge.

What pen name was used by the Spanish orator Dolores Ibarruri, who said "It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees"?
A: La Pasionaria.

For what purpose did Melvil Dewey devise his decimal system in 1876?
A: Classifying books.

Who was the king of rock and roll?
A: Elvis Presley.

Who was Sherlock Holmes' assistant?
A: Dr. Watson.

What are the indigenous people of new Zealand called?
A: Maoris.

Who was the film star who married Prince Rainier III of Monaco?
A: Grace Kelly.

What was the first name of the politician Gladstone, the composer Walton, and the reformer Wilberforce?
A: William.

Of which tribe was Goliath the champion?
A: Philistines.

What was the nickname of the French singer Edith Piaf?
A: The "Little Sparrow".

What nickname was given to General Thomas Jackson because of his stern defense at the battle of Bull Run?
A: Stonewall.

Whose birthday is celebrated by a public holiday on the third Monday in January in the USA?
A: Martin Luther King.

Which Christian martyr was first bishop of Rome?
A: St. Peter.

Who was the most famous of English lexicographers?
A: Samuel Johnson.

In which of the arts has Richard Avedon distinguished himself?
A: Photography.

Which religious grou0p migrated westward to the Great Salt Lake, Utah, in 1847?
A: Mormons.

Which 18th-century dictionary compiler defined himself as a "harmless drudge"?
A: Samuel Johnson.

Who was president of the USSR from 1985-91?
A: Mikhail Gorbachev.

What was the name of the Thracian slave who led an ultimately unsuccessful gladiator revolt against Rome in 73 BC?
A: Spartacus.

Which English king abdicated and became Duke of Windsor?
A: Edward VIII.

Who was the first man in space in 1961?
A: Yuri Gagarin.

Who was the American politician who made wild claims of communist infiltration in the 1950s?
A: Joe McCarthy.

What invention made the fortune of Alfred Noel, founder of the Nobel prize?
A: Dynamite.

Whose circus did General Tom Thumb join at the age of five in 1843?
A: P T Barnum.

Which building is the official residence of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother?
A: Clarence House.

Of which country was de Valera the prime minister, and later the president?
A: Ireland.

Which actress starred opposite Alan Ladd in the film "The Blue Dahlia"?
A: Veronica Lake.

Which French fashion designer created the "Little black dress"?
A: Coco Chanel.

 

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