Test yourself quizzes
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WHO . . . was the first Hollywood legend to feature on a US postage stamp? WHAT . . . flower is depicted on the Royal British Legion’s logo? WHERE . . . is the unit of currency the Rand used? WHEN . . . did Greta Garbo first achieve fame in Torrent?
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WHO . . . rebuilt Buckingham Palace between 1821-36? WHAT . . . is the medical specialty concerned with the study of disease processes called? WHERE . . . is Jakarta the capital? WHEN . . . was the Great Leap Forward instigated by Mao Zedong?
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WHO . . . composed the opera La Traviata? WHAT . . . was the profession of the Florentine Andrea del Sarto? WHERE . . . is the fishing port of Peel? WHEN . . . did the Local Defence Volunteers change their name to the Home Guard?
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WHO . . . is fourth in line to the throne? WHAT . . . is the more common name for Ortho-sulfobenzoic acid imide? WHERE . . . is Mount Apo the highest peak? WHEN . . . did Columbus set sail on his third voyage to the New World?
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WHO . . . from the acting profession is married to composer Carl Davis? WHAT . . . spirit is named from the Dutch for ‘burnt wine’? WHERE . . . is the river port Fray Bentos? WHEN . . . was the Battle of Dien Bien Phu?
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WHO . . . created the character Rip Van Winkle? WHAT . . . musical post was first held by Nicholas Lanier in 1625? WHERE . . . in the Far East was Kim Il Sung president? WHEN . . . did Napoleon Bonaparte die?
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1. Robert Mitchum starred in Ryan’s Daughter 2. Actor River Phoenix was born
3. Freda Payne had a UK No1 single with Band Of Gold
4. Athlete Lillian Board died at the age of 22
2
1. Actor Harvey Keitel was born
2. Band leader Glenn Miller recorded In The Mood 3. Actor Douglas Fairbanks died
4. Greta Garbo starred in Ninotchka
3
1. George Michael was born
2. John F Kennedy made his “Ich bin ein Berliner” speech
3. Gerry and the Pacemakers had three UK No1 singles 4. Richard Harris starred in This Sporting Life
4
1. Monty Python And The Holy Grail hit the cinema screens 2. Tammy Wynette had a UK No1 single with Stand By Your Man
3. Actress Drew Barrymore was born
4. Arthur Ashe became the first black man to win the Wimbledon Singles Championship
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1. Actor Dennis Hopper was born 2. The Supermarine Spitfire prototype made its first flight 3. Gary Cooper starred in Mr
Deeds Goes To Town 4. The GPO’s Speaking Clock began
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1. John Taylor and Roger Taylor of Duran Duran were born 2. Floyd Patterson became the first boxer to regain the world heavyweight title 3. Albert Finney starred in Saturday Night And Sunday Morning 4. Cyprus gained independence from the United Kingdom