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- Q: Theoretical physicist Albert Einstein never wore what, if he could avoid it?
A: Socks. Even at formal events or when visiting leaders like President Franklin D. Roosevelt, he skipped socks and wore high boots or sandals instead. - Q: Fish was the lead singer with which progressive rock band before starting his solo career?
A: Marillion. Given name: Derek William Dick. - Q: Jonas Edward Salk is best remembered for the development of a vaccine against which disease?
A: Polio (poliomyelitis). Salk famously chose not to patent the vaccine or seek profit, allowing global distribution that dramatically reduced polio cases worldwide. - Q: In which year did Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother die?
A: 30th March 2002 - Q: Which entertainer died in 1999 after falling from his roof while attempting to adjust his TV aerial?
A: Rod Hull, famous for his aggressive puppet bird, Emu. - Q: Which fashion designer opened a boutique with Malcolm McLaren in 1971 and was at the forefront of ‘punk’ fashion?
A: Vivienne Westwood - Q: Whose corpse did two auto mechanics dig up and ransom in 1978?
A: Charlie Chaplin. On the night of March 1–2, 1978, just two months after Chaplin was buried in Corsier-sur-Vevey, Switzerland, two men (Roman Wardas from Poland and Gantscho Ganev from Bulgaria) dug up his 300-pound oak coffin. The thieves then demanded a $600,000 ransom from Chaplin’s widow, Oona Chaplin. She refused to pay, stating that her husband would have found the demand ridiculous. - Q: Which Viking reached North America around 1000 AD, roughly 500 years before Christopher Columbus?
A: Leif Erikson. The Norse settlement in North America lasted about a decade. - Q: Audiences best remember cooking personality Graham Kerr by the title of his show. What was it?
A: The Galloping Gourmet. The name came from a 1967 book he co-authored, The Galloping Gourmets, which followed a 35-day trip to fine restaurants around the world. - Q: What did Gus Grissom do twice before any other man in history?
A: Go into space twice. First Flight: Piloted the Mercury-Redstone 4 (Liberty Bell 7) suborbital mission on July 21, 1961 (becoming the second American in space). Second Flight: Commanded Gemini III alongside John Young on March 23, 1965 (America’s first two-person orbital spaceflight).