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1 Which renowned Hollywood actor was born Archibald Leech in Bristol in 1904?
A Cary Grant. He made over 70 films and became one of the best-loved actors of all time.
2 Whose only novel won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1937?
A Margaret Mitchell – for Gone with the Wind – a lifelong resident of Georgia. She was born in 1900 into a wealthy and politically prominent family.
3 Which US President publicly that he did not like broccoli?
A George Bush senior. He frequently stated his aversion, even mentioning that his mother made him eat it as a child.
4 Who was the woman that was the first to fly the Atlantic solo?
A Amelia Earhart. She made the flight in 1932, traveling from Newfoundland to Paris in a Lockheed Vega 5B.
5 Which Scottish comedian and actor is nicknamed “The Big Yin”?
A Billy Connolly. It’s a Scots term for “Big One”, often used as a term of endearment towards older relatives or friends.
6 Who invented the bouncing bomb, designed to skip across water and strike targets like dams?
A Sir Barnes Wallis. He also designed the Tallboy and Grand Slam earthquake bombs, which were much larger and designed to penetrate the earth before detonating, causing massive damage.
7 Which US President was assassinated in a theatre?
A Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, was shot by John Wilkes Booth while attending the play Our American Cousin at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C.
8 Which South African surgeon performed the world’s first heart transplant?
A Christiaan Barnard. The operation took place on December 3, 1967, at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town. Barnard and his team transplanted the heart of Denise Darvall, a young accident victim, into Louis Washkansky, a 54-year-old grocer.
9 Which woman did Christopher Marlowe famously describe as “the face that launched a thousand ships”?
A Helen of Troy – refers to her legendary beauty, which, according to Greek mythology, was the cause of the Trojan War.
10 Which member of The Beatles is the youngest?
A George Harrison, born on February 25, 1943.