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People Quiz #643

Famous People Quiz for 11 May 2021

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Q1. Who premièred the role of Evita in the original studio recording of the musical?

A
Marti Webb
B
Elaine Paige
C
Elkie Brooks
D
Julie Covington
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Q2. Who wrote the piece of music recognised in much of the Western world as "The Wedding March"?

A
Mendelssohn
B
Handel
C
Beethoven
D
Strauss
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Q3. Francis Drake captained the ship "Revenge" during naval engagements concerning what?

A
Trafalgar
B
The Spanish Armada
C
The Nile
D
The Coral Sea
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Q4. Robin Hood wanted who to be on the English throne instead of King John?

A
Richard the Lionheart
B
Henry II
C
John's (and Richard the Lionheart's) brother, Geoffrey
D
Louis XIV of France
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Q5. In the early 19th century, who began classifying minerals by their physical characteristics and not, as had been done traditionally, by their chemical composition?

A
Friedrich Mohs
B
Charles Darwin
C
Albert Einstein
D
Humphrey Davy
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Q6. Kevin Costner directed and acted in which of these films?

A
Field of Dreams
B
3000 Miles to Graceland
C
For Love of the Game
D
Dances With Wolves
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Q7. Which Scottish singer had a #1 hit in the UK with "All This Time" in 2004 after winning the second series of the UK talent show "Pop Idol"?

A
Darius Danesh
B
Will Young
C
Michelle McManus
D
Susanne Manning
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