People 111101

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1   Which stand-up comic was famous for using the catchphrase “It’s the way I tell ‘em”?
A   Frank Carson

2   Which Austrian doctor founded the discipline of psychoanalysis?
A   Sigmund Freud neurologist

3   Who died in his attempt to break the World water-speed record on Coniston Water in 1967?
A   Donald Campbell

4   What is the name of the notorious serial killer nicknamed the Yorkshire Ripper?
A   Peter Sutcliffe

5   Which famous American frontiersman met his death at the Battle of the Alamo in 1836?
A   Davy Crockett (the slightly less famous Jim Bowie was also killed there)

6   Which U.S. President ended his country’s participation in the Vietnam War?
A   Richard Nixon (Direct U.S. military involvement ended on 15th August 1973)

7   To which Roman general are the words Veni, vidi, vici, ‘I came, I saw, I conquered’, attributed?
A   Julius Caesar

8   In a speech on becoming Prime Minister, who said that he had nothing to offer the British people but ‘Blood, toil, tears, and sweat’?
A   Winston Churchill

9   In the world of rock music, American Vincent Furnier is better known by what name?
A   Alice Cooper

10   Who assumed the title of Lord Protector when he took over the government of England in 1653?
A   Oliver Cromwell