Q.1
Augusto Pinochet was born on 25th November Following a coup which overthrew the elected leader, Pinochet became the dictator of which country?
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  • Chile
  • Argentina
  • Peru
  • Uruguay
Q.2
Frank Sinatra, the legendary singer and actor, was born on December 12th By what nickname was he also known?
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  • Ol' Handsome
  • Ol' Brown Hair
  • Ol' Smiler
  • Ol' Blue Eyes
Q.3
The famous Hollywood actress, Ingrid Bergman, was born on 29th August In what country was she born?
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  • The United States of America
  • Norway
  • The United Kingdom
  • Sweden
Q.4
Sir Fred Hoyle was an astronomer and science fiction writer who was born on 24 June Which of these things was named after him?
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  • A spacecraft
  • A species of bacteria
  • A dual carriageway
  • An asteroid
Q.5
Born on 4th February 1915, Sir Norman Wisdom was an actor famous for his comedy roles. He was popular in which country, where his films were the only ones featuring Western actors allowed to be shown?
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  • Bulgaria
  • North Korea
  • Albania
  • China
Q.6
Brigadier General Paul Tibbets of the United States Air Force was born on February 23rd During his career he piloted the aeroplane which dropped the first nuclear bomb on Japan in World War II. What was his aeroplane named?
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  • Winged Demon
  • Enola Gay
  • Winged Angel
  • Eleanor Grace
Q.7
Pictured is a statue of the fictional from the BBC sitcom Mainwaring was played by which actor, who was born on 22nd September 1915?
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  • Clive Dunn
  • Ian Lavender
  • Arthur Lowe
  • John Le Mesurier
Q.8
John Profumo was a Conservative MP and Secretary of State for War who was born on 30th January He had to resign from his post in 1963 following a notorious scandal involving Christine Keeler (pictured). What job did Profumo do for the rest of his life?
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  • He was a solicitor
  • He was a toilet cleaner
  • He was an accountant
  • He was a dustman
Q.9
The pictured plaque is a tribute to Nobel Prize winning chemist Henry Taube who was born on November 30th He was the first chemist from which country to receive the award?
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  • The Ukraine
  • The United States of America
  • Germany
  • Canada
Q.10
The American singer Billie Holiday was born on April 7th What style of music did she perform?
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  • Jazz
  • Gospel
  • Soul
  • Motown
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