People 113389

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1   Who shot Lee Harvey Oswald, a U.S. Marine veteran who assassinated John F. Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States, on November 22, 1963?
A   Jack Ruby, an American nightclub owner and alleged associate of the Chicago Outfit

2   By what stage name is singer Harry Roger Webb known?
A   Cliff Richard

3   The German inventor Paul Nipkow was the earliest pioneer in what field of communication is now in everyday use?
A   Television (He invented the Nipkow disk, which laid the foundation of television)

4   What was the name of the envoy to the archbishop of Canterbury held hostage in Lebanon from 1987 to 1991?
A   Terry Waite.

5   In what year did Elvis Presley die?
A   1977. Died August 16, 1977 (aged 42)

6   In what year was John Lennon killed?
A   1980 (Monday, December 9th). The killer, Mark David Chapman, was an American Beatles fan who was envious and enraged by Lennon’s lifestyle, alongside his 1966 comment that the Beatles were “more popular than Jesus”.

7   Actor Roy Fitzgerald took his screen name from Gibraltar and a North American river. What was it?
A   Rock Hudson (Rock of Gibraltar, Hudson River).

8   George Lansbury, a former leader of the Labour Party, had a film actress granddaughter. Who is she?
A   Angela Lansbury

9   In the Film world, how is Allen Konigsberg better known?
A   Woody Allen

10   What instrument did musician Yehudi Menuhin play?
A   Violin. Menuhin began violin instruction at age four and performed his first solo violin recital at age seven.