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1 What is the real name of novelist John le Carré?
A David Cornwell. Before writing espionage novels, le Carré was a spy. He worked for Britain’s domestic intelligence service, MI5, and its foreign intelligence service, MI6.
2 HRH William, Prince of Wales, has three other forenames; give any one of them?
A Arthur Philip Louis
3 Margaretha Zelle, a Dutch exotic dancer, was executed by a French firing squad on charges of spying in Paris in 1917; how was she better known?
A Mata Hari
4 How is the American singer Anna Mae Bullock better known?
A Tina Turner.
5 How old was Elvis Presley when he died in 1977?
A 42. Elvis died at his Memphis home, Graceland, on August 16, 1977.
6 How old was Jimi Hendrix when he died in 1970?
A 27 – The post-mortem examination concluded that Hendrix aspirated his vomit and died of asphyxia while intoxicated with barbiturates. At the inquest, the coroner found no evidence of suicide.
7 Which singer is the only one to record three James Bond themes?
A Shirley Bassey. “Goldfinger,” “Diamonds Are Forever,” and “Moonraker”.
8 Who was the American financial advisor responsible for a $65 billion Ponzi scheme, considered to be the largest financial fraud in US history?
A Bernard Lawrence Madoff, also known as Bernie Madoff.
9 Which MP’s car was blown up as it left the House of Commons car park in 1979?
A Airey Neave. The Irish National Liberation Army (INLA) planted the bomb. Neave was the Conservative MP for Abingdon and served as the Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.
10 Who provided the voice of cartoon character Bugs Bunny, from 1940 until he died in 1989?
A Mel Blanc – he voiced the character for 52 years, from Bugs’ debut in the 1938 short Porky’s Hare Hunt until Blanc died in 1989.