People Trivia

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When her mother, Queen Juliana, abdicated the throne in 1980, her daughter, Beatrix, became Queen of what European country?

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Which pop music star was born Henry John Deutschendorf in Roswell, New Mexico in 1943, and died in the late 1990's near Monterey, California?

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Actor Anthony Quinn was born on April 21, 1915, in which country: Ireland, United States, Greece, or Mexico?

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Which US university shares a name with one of its most famous graduates, an athletic superstar?

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Which well-known magician died on Halloween, Oct. 31, 1926?

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Can you name the Persian poet, astronomer, and mathematician from the 11th century whose epic poem, Rubaiyat, which deals with nature and love, is well known throughout the world?

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This US Army medical officer, around 1900, helped discover the causes and cures for typhoid fever and yellow fever. A hospital is named after him. Who is he?

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This English explorer, poet, and historian was sentenced to death in 1603 on a trumped-up charge of treason against James I. Imprisoned in the Tower of London, he wrote his History of the World. He was released on parole in 1616 to lead an expedition to f

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What was the name of the Long Island teenager who, in 1993, had an affair with auto mechanic Joey Buttafuoco, and then shot his wife, Mary Jo?

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In 1967, which American jurist became the first black person to hold a seat as a Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court?

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Of the three political Kennedy brothers, John, Robert, and Edward (Teddie), which was the youngest?

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Which British actor and director of the National Theatre of Great Britain, knighted in 1947, is well known for his Shakespearean interpretations?

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Her parents were Zeus and Leda. Legend has it that her exceptional beauty caused the Trojan War. Who was she?

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This woman is a movie star, a singing star, and was Miss America in 1984. What is her name?

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In Playboy Magazine's initial issue, from 1953, which well-known female was the first centerfold model?