People Trivia

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Which 1988 Presidential wanna be candidate has the same name as a pop musician?

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Which former President was quoted in a Playboy Magazine interview, "I've committed adultery in my heart many times"?

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This Hungarian musician, who lived from 1811 to 1886, was a romantic composer and perhaps the greatest pianist of all time. During his lifetime he was considered a public idol. His most famous works include his 20 Hungarian Rhapsodies. Who was he?

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This young man, working in the office of The Jersey Observer newspaper, decided to pursue a career as a singer, and in 1935 won first prize in the popular radio talent show, 'Major Bowes Amateur Hour'. He later grew up to become a very popular singer. Who

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His actual parents were Dorothy Gardner and Leslie Lynch King, but this recent President took his name from his adoptive stepfather. Who was he?

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One of the most successful business men in the world, Microsoft founder Bill Gates was a college drop-out - from what university?

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She first gained fame in the role of Princess Leia in Star Wars. In 1985, she married and divorced singer-songwriter Paul Simon. In 1990 she wrote the screenplay for Postcards from the Edge . Name her and her parents.

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The first Prime Minister of India 1947-1964 had a grandson who also became Prime Minister of India. Can you name these two men?

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Which Indian musician taught Beatle George Harrison to play the sitar?

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Places of birth of famous entertainers: a. In which city was Paul McCartney born? b. In which country was Zsa Zsa Gabor born? c. In which city was Elvis Presley born?

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Who was the mother of King Solomon?

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Almost every night from the 1960's until the early 1990's, after a drumroll, which person would announce: "And now, Heeeeere's Johnny"?

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He was in a safe house, on anti-depressant drugs. He was miserable. He couldn't leave his home because he would be hounded by the media - in fact his life could be in danger! 1992 in Los Angeles. Who is he?

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She was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, in 1932. While attempting to fly around the world, she crashed in the Pacific Ocean (1937) and was never hear from again. Who was she?

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She became one of the world's richest women in 1975 at the age of 24, when she inherited money from her father, one of the world's richest men. She died in 1988. Who was she?