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People Quiz #302

Famous People Quiz for 28 October 2014

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Q1. Who released the album "The Transformed Man" in 1968?

A
David Bowie
B
Leonard Nimoy
C
William Shatner
D
Richard Burton
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Q2. Which Nobel prize-winning British playwright died in December 2008?

A
Tennessee Williams
B
Harold Pinter
C
William Shakespeare
D
Tom Stoppard
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Q3. Which British economist who advocated interventionist government policy died on 21 April 1946?

A
Milton Keynes
B
John Maynard Keynes
C
John Neville Keynes
D
Richard Darwin Keynes
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Q4. Who was an R&B musician from Houston, Texas, raised mostly in Los Angeles, California, who, in addition to his successful Grammy Award-winning career as a solo artist, collaborated with many musicians including The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Band, Little Richard, Ray Charles, Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash?

A
Nicky Hopkins
B
Billy Preston
C
Ian Stewart
D
Bobby Keys
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Q5. What is the birth name of Kim Wilde, the daughter of 1950s UK rock 'n' roller Marty Wilde, whose debut single "Kids in America" (1981) reached #2 in the UK Singles Chart?

A
Kimi Räikkönen
B
Kim Smith
C
Kim Basinger
D
Kim Stanley
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Q6. Leonid Kravchuk, Leonid Kuchma, Viktor Yanukovych, Viktor Yushchenko and Yulia Tymoshenko were political figures in which country?

Note: This question was updated in February 2024
A
Romania
B
Ukraine
C
Afghanistan
D
Croatia
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Q7. Harry Webb, who performs under the name of Cliff Richard, was born where?

A
Australia
B
India
C
New Zealand
D
South Africa
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