Famous People 130402

Famous People 130402 is a selection of 10 questions. Famous People 130402 is the filename to differentiate it from other Famous People quizzes.

1   Which nationality was the surgeon Christiaan Barnard, who performed the world’s first successful human-to-human heart transplant in 1967?
A   South African

2   To which famous historical literary figure was Anne Hathaway married?
A   William Shakespeare. They married in 1582 and remained married until Shakespeare died in 1616.

3   Which king of England was nicknamed ‘The Lionheart’?
A   Richard I. He was known for his military exploits in the Third Crusade.

4   Which artist known for her wax sculptures established a permanent exhibition of her works in London in 1835?
A   Madame Tussaud (Anna Maria “Marie” Tussaud née Grosholtz)

5   Her birth name was Mary O’Brien who went on to become a pop singer with a career spanning the 1950s to the 1990s: by what name was she known professionally?
A   Dusty Springfield (Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O’Brien)

6   Which long-time mistress of King Charles II sold oranges outside the Theatre Royal in London?
A   Nell Gwynn (Gwyn had two sons by King Charles – the current Duke of St Albans is a direct descendant)

7   Which child movie star later turned diplomat, served as U.S. ambassador to Ghana and Czechoslovakia?
A   Shirley Temple. She was also the Chief of Protocol for President Gerald Ford.

8   Which English parliamentarian led the campaign to end the slave trade?
A   William Wilberforce.

9   Who was the politician and closeted homosexual acquitted in 1979 of conspiring to murder male model Norman Scott?
A   Jeremy Thorpe (he went to Eton and married twice – odd bloke)

10   Who was the leader of the Labour Party immediately before Tony Blair?
A   John Smith (born 1938, died 1994)