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People 243 questions.
Those, typically famous, individuals that have made their mark
Pub quiz question 7543 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: Sir Hudson Lowe was whose “jailer”?
  2. Answer: A: Napoleon
  3. Notes: *: On St Helena
  4. Categories: People (6) War (6) 1800s (6)
Pub quiz question 1284 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Name the ex-footballer
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  3. Answer: A: Alan Shearer
  4. Notes: *: Rumoured to have been party to a super-injunction with Gaby Logan
  5. Categories: Football (3) People (3) Superinjunctions (3) Sports (3)
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Pub quiz question 7142 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What sign was synonymous with Sir Winston Churchill?
  2. Answer: A: V for victory
  3. Categories: People (2) Politics (2)
Pub quiz question 8364 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: ‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’ is a novel by which author?
  2. Answer: A: Stieg Larsson
  3. Categories: Literature (5) People (6)
Pub quiz question 7181 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Who was already the husband of Octavia Minor when he married Cleopatra?
  2. Answer: A: Mark Antony
  3. Categories: Royalty (4) People (4)
Pub quiz question 7466 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: Which silent-era film star was known in Japan as Professor Alcohol?
  2. Answer: A: Charlie Chaplin
  3. Categories: Entertainment (7) People (7) Film/Movies (7)
Pub quiz question 7164 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which leader of the Soviet Union was depicted on 'Spitting Image' with a hammer and sickle birthmark on his head?
  2. Answer: A: Mikhail Gorbachev
  3. Categories: Politics (6) Entertainment (6) Television (6) Comedy (6) People (6)
Pub quiz question 7134 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Who's abdication handed the throne to George VI?
  2. Answer: A: Edward VIII's
  3. Notes: *: 11 December 1936 - after just over 11 months
  4. Categories: Royalty (1) 1930s (2) People (1) Sleaze (1)
Pub quiz question 8644 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: Who is older; Steven Gerrard or Frank Lampard?
  2. Answer: A: Frank older by 1 year, 11 months, and 10 days
  3. Notes: *: FL: June 20, 1978, SG: 30 May 1980
  4. Categories: Tie Breakers (5) People (7) Football (7) Sports (7)
Pub quiz question 1305 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Name the criminal
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  3. Answer: A: Robert Thompson
  4. Categories: Superinjunctions (3) People (3) General Knowledge (3)
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