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1 Who is both MP for Pontefract & Castleford and wife of Ed Balls, the Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer?
A Yvette Cooper
2 Who founded the website WikiLeaks?
A Julian Assange – he founded WikiLeaks in 2006
3 Which comedian and singer-songwriter had the catchphrase ‘turned out nice again’?
A George Formby – an English actor, singer-songwriter and comedian who became known to a worldwide audience through his films of the 1930s and 1940s.
4 What is the name of the chairman and CEO of Meta, formerly known as Facebook, Inc. ?
A Mark Zuckerberg – Zuckerberg founded Facebook in 2004.
5 Which state was Barack Obama a senator before winning the Presidency in 2008?
A Illinois – and as an Illinois state senator from 1997 to 2004.
6 Which disgraced business tycoon was born in Czechoslovakia as Ján Ludvík Hoch?
A (Ian) Robert Maxwell – in 1923
7 Which popular dunking biscuit gets its name from an Italian general who died in 1882?
A Garibaldi (Giuseppe Garibaldi)
8 Which jeweller is famous for his gold and gem-encrusted Easter eggs?
A Fabergé (Peter Carl Fabergé, also known as Karl Gustavovich Fabergé)
9 Which female actor did the American press attack as Hanoi Jane, because of her opposition to the Vietnam War?
A Jane Fonda (Lady Jayne Seymour Fonda)
10 What is the stage name of performer Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta?
A Lady Gaga – Gaga chose her stage name from the Queen song “Radio Ga Ga”. She thought that a new identity would help her get noticed.