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People 246 questions.
Those, typically famous, individuals that have made their mark
Pub quiz question 3857 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: How is Rocco Marchegiano better known?
  2. Answer: A: Rocky Marciano
  3. Categories: Sports (2) Boxing (1) People (4) Names (5)
Pub quiz question 7381 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: Devadatta tried repeatedly to kill which religious leader?
  2. Answer: A: Buddha
  3. Categories: Religion (4) People (6)
Pub quiz question 8399 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize (in 1903)?
  2. Answer: A: Marie Curie
  3. Categories: Science (3) 1900s (3) People (3)
Pub quiz question 7545 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: Satire died/became obsolete the day what happened, according to Tom Lehrer?
  2. Answer: A: Henry Kissinger won the Nobel peace prize
  3. Notes: *: 1973
  4. Categories: Politics (4) 1970s (4) People (6)
Pub quiz question 3653 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which singer/songwriter received a knighthood in January 1997?
  2. Answer: A: Paul McCartney
  3. Categories: People (4) Entertainment (4) Music (4) 1990s (4) Royalty (4)
Pub quiz question 3223 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Who composed the Brandenburg Concertos?
  2. Answer: A: JS Bach
  3. Categories: People (5) Music (5)
Pub quiz question 8675 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: Who named the Pacific Ocean?
  2. Answer: A: Ferdinand Magellan
  3. Categories: General Knowledge (5) Geography (5) People (5)
Pub quiz question 7133 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Who did Sudanese-American author Kola Boof claim kept her against her will as his mistress?
  2. Answer: A: Osama bin Laden
  3. Categories: Literature (7) People (7)
Pub quiz question 9465 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: How old was Matt Smith when he was cast in Doctor Who?
  2. Answer: A: 26
  3. Categories: Entertainment (7) Dr Who (7) People (7)
Pub quiz question 7353 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: Whose gravestone reads "Never a loser be, only a winner be"?
  2. Answer: A: Michael Winner
  3. Categories: People (4)