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People Quiz #664

Famous People Quiz for 5 October 2021

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Q1. Who sang, backed by U2, as the first song in the Live 8 concert in Hyde Park, London, in 2005?

A
Mick Jagger
B
Elton John
C
David Bowie
D
Paul McCartney
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Q2. Professor Sprout is a character in which series of books?

A
Winnie the Pooh
B
Harry Potter
C
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
D
Pippi Longstocking
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Q3. What actor had the title role in the film "The 40-Year-Old Virgin"?

A
Ben Stiller
B
Will Ferrell
C
Adam Sandler
D
Steve Carell
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Q4. What is the nationality of Mohammed Al Fayed, who sold the department store Harrods Knightsbridge to Qatar Holdings in 2010?

A
Iranian
B
Iraqi
C
Egyptian
D
Syrian
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Q5. Tony and Maureen Wheeler began publishing what travel publications in the early 1970s?

A
Baedeker Travel Guides
B
Let's Go
C
Rough Guides
D
Lonely Planet
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Q6. The composer of the music for "Blue Eyes", "Three Sisters" and "The Cat and the Fiddle" also composed the music for which of these other musicals?

A
Oh, Kay!
B
Showboat
C
A Connecticut Yankee
D
No, No Nanette
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Q7. Sergei Rachmaninoff was a virtuoso on which instrument?

A
Cello
B
Violin
C
Piano
D
Guitar
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