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People 114831 is a selection of 10 questions. People 114831 is the filename to differentiate it from other People quizzes. Feel free to use any of these questions and answers for your own quizzes. Just keep in mind that you cannot republish them in any format.
1 Which Queen rock guitarist seriously considered standing for parliament in 2015?
A Brian May
2 Which former cabinet minister published a novel in 2003 titled The Devil’s Tune, to a fanfare of critics describing it as, ‘really terrible … terrible, terrible, terrible’?
A Iain Duncan Smith (you can still get it on Amazon’s marketplace for £0.01 if anyone wants a copy)
3 Who is featured on the reverse of a £50 note issued in 2021?
A Alan Turing (it didn’t come into general circulation until 23 June 2021, a significant date, as it is Alan Turing’s birthday)
4 In which US state was George Michael arrested for ‘engaging in a lewd act’ in a public toilet in 1998?
A California.
5 Which product did Nanette Newman advertise on TV in the 1970s and 80s?
A Fairy Liquid, known as one of the Stepford Wives in the 1975 film adaptation.
6 Who gained an entry in the ‘Guinness Book of Records’ by writing 26 novels in one year?
A Barbara Cartland (1983)
7 In which year did President Richard Nixon of the USA resign his presidency of the USA?
A 1974. On August 8, 1974, U.S. President Richard Nixon delivered a nationally-televised speech to the American public from the Oval Office announcing his intention to resign the presidency the following day due to the Watergate scandal.
8 Who was the last British Prime Minister not to have a wife?
A Margaret Thatcher
9 What was the name of the South African student leader who died in police custody on 12th September 1977?
A Steve Biko (Stephen Bantu “Steve” Biko.) – Biko was a prominent figure in the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa, known for his role in the Black Consciousness Movement. An autopsy revealed that Biko died from a brain haemorrhage caused by massive injuries to the head.
10 Who was older when they died – Humphrey Bogart or Rock Hudson?
A Rock Hudson, died aged 59 (Humphrey Bogart died aged 57)