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People 243 questions.

Those, typically famous, individuals that have made their mark

Pub quiz question 7530 by pjh

Question: Q: Which biologist coined the term “agnostic”?
Answer: A: TH Huxley
Categories: Religion (6) People (6) Biology (6)

Pub quiz question 7625 by pjh

Question: Q: What links: Dahlia; buddleia; camellia; fuchsia; poinsettia?
Answer: A: Plants named after people
Notes: *: Dahl; Buddle; Kamel; Fuchs; Poinsett.
Categories: Connections (6) Language (6) Biology (6) People (6)

Pub quiz question 3226 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which children's author wrote screenplays for the films You Only Live Twice and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang?
Answer: A: Roald Dahl
Categories: People (5) Film/Movies (5) Entertainment (5)

Pub quiz question 8436 by pjh

Question: Q: Which Dutch makeup artist came out as being transgender in 2020?
Answer: A: De Jager
Categories: People (6) 2020s (5)

Pub quiz question 7220 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who divorced Margaret Kempson in 1948 and married Margaret Roberts in 1951?
Answer: A: Denis Thatcher
Categories: People (2) Politics (2)

Pub quiz question 3650 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who changed his name from Gordon Sumner to top the charts?
Answer: A: Sting
Categories: Entertainment (4) Music (4) People (4) Names (4)

Pub quiz question 1286 by pjh2

Question: Q: Name the singer
Image: i:
Answer: A: Annie Lennox
Notes: *: Alleged to have an injunction regarding a previous partner
Categories: Music (3) Superinjunctions (3) People (3)
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Pub quiz question 8432 by pjh

Question: Q: In which year did Usain Bolt set his 100m in 9.58 seconds world record?
Answer: A: 2009
Categories: People (5) Sports (5) 2000s (3)

Pub quiz question 7218 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who supposedly wrote Private Eye's Dear Bill letters?
Answer: A: Denis Thatcher
Categories: People (4) Politics (4) Media (4) Entertainment (4)

Pub quiz question 7177 by pjh2

Question: Q: What city did Yasser Arafat die in?
Answer: A: Paris
Categories: People (5) Geography (5)