People 1
1. Freddie Mercury was born in which exotic sounding part of Tanzania?
Zanzibar
2. Which magician was previously engaged to Claudia Schiffer from 1994 to 1999?
David Copperfield
3. Whose first personal Twitter posting, from @pontifex, ended: "I bless you from my heart"?
The Pope
4. According to the expression, who fiddled while Rome burned?
Nero
5. Madonna, Michael Jackson and Prince were all born in which year?
1958
6. What was Victoria Beckhams maiden name?
Adams
7. Late businessman and British politician Jan Ludvik Hoch was better known by what name?
Robert Maxwell
8. Which pottery maker made cream ware and Jasper ware in the 1700’s?
Josiah Wedgewood
9. What is the leader of a boy scout pack called?
Akela
10. In 2000, who became the first boxer to ever be knighted?
Sir Henry Cooper
People 2
1. What is a castrated man called who is placed in charge of a harem?
Eunuch
2. What does a white walking stick with red hoops on it indicate about the person carrying it?
That the person is blind and deaf
3. What nationality (according to modern geography) was Christopher Columbus?
Italian
4. Napoleon, General Franco and Arnold Schwarzenegger and Hitler all lack or lacked what part of their body?
Testicle
5. Who was the frontman of the “fish fight “that aimed to encourage sustainable fishing?
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
6. In which country is St George supposed to be buried?
Israel
7. Which of the following actors is the oldest? George Clooney, Kevin Spacey or Kevin Bacon?
Kevin Bacon
8. Actor Omar Sharif used to be a professional player of what competitive game?
Bridge
9. In 2003, a tiger attacked which magician, leaving him partially paralysed? Roy Horn of
Siegfried and Roy
10. Which actor was Madonna’s first husband when she married in 1985?
Sean Penn
People 3
1. The author and journalist Jane Goldman is married to which TV presenter?
Jonathan Ross
2. In which country was Barack Obama’s father born?
Kenya
3. On 1st April 1977, bookseller Richard Booth declared which Welsh town, now synonymous with bookselling, to be an independent kingdom, with himself as monarch?
Hay on Wye
4. Who does a Bardolator worship?
Shakespeare
5. Who was the first person to own a Facebook account?
Mark Zuckerberg
6. Which of the following actors is the youngest? Rob Lowe, Andrew McCarthy or Demi Moore?
Rob Lowe
7. William Cody is better known as which Wild West character?
Billy the Kid
8. What is the name given to the group of people who make sure MPs attend important votes?
Whips
9. Che Guevara was born in which South American country?
Argentina
10. Marmaduke Wetherall is famous for his 1934 photo which supposedly proved the existence of what Scottish enigma?
The Loch Ness monster
People 4
1. Who wears the Ring of the fisherman?
The Pope
2. Across the world, which woman has the most monuments erected to her?
The Virgin Mary
3. Which French dramatist is always portrayed as having an enormous nose?
Cyrano de Bergerac
4. In the 1970's, Steve Jobs converted to what religion?
Buddhism
5. What is the first name of Miss Earhart who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic?
Amelia
6. Michelle Pfeiffer has two actress sisters. Name one of them.
Dedee Pfeiffer/ Lori Pfeiffer
7. In 2002, Andrew Fastow was indicted in America for money laundering and wire fraud but which Company was he the Chief financial officer of at the time?
Enron
8. In 2001, who was elected leader of the conservative party?
Ian Duncan Smith
9. Clive James said “he looks like a condom full of walnuts” about which actor?
Arnold Schwarzenegger
10. Cosa Nostra is another name for which group of people?
The Mafia
People 5
1. England rugby player Mike Tindell married which member of the British royal family in 2011?
Zara Phillips
2. Hugh Hefner, Queen Elizabeth II, Sir David Attenborough and Marilyn Monroe were all born in which year?
1926
3. White Diamonds is one of the first celebrity fragrances, and one of the bestselling. It was released in 1991 by which actress?
Elizabeth Taylor
4. Which man, born on the 3rd August 1946 served as MP for Blackburn from 1979 to 2015 and was both Home secretary and Foreign secretary under Tony Blair?
Jack Straw
5. Who is known as the Primate of all England?
The archbishop of Canterbury
6. Which British archaeologist, who was funded by Lord Carnavon discovered Tutankhamun's tomb in 1922?
Howard Carter
7. Wayne LaPierre is known for his 20-plus-years' controversial leadership of what powerful US organization?
The National Rifle Association
8. Christopher Wallace was an American rapper, killed in a drive by shooting in 1997, but what was his stage name.
The notorious B.I.G
9. With the construction of what in the 1760's was the English engineer James Brindley mostly associated?
Canals
10. Which fashion house created Kate Middleton’s wedding dress?
Alexander McQueen
People 6
1. Which conservative politician, born in 1955, held the posts of secretary of state for transport and secretary of state and chancellor of the exchequer?
Philip Hammond
2. What nationality was the navigator Abel Tasman who was the first Westerner to go to New Zealand and gave his name to Tasmania?
Dutch
3. In 1947, the first televised White House address was given by which US President?
Harry S. Truman.
4. Name the famous guitarist whose collaboration with the Gibson company produced their first solid electric guitar in 1952?
Les Paul
5. Prince Edward and Sophie Rhys-Jones’s wedding cake was decorated with what items of sports equipment?
Tennis racquets
6. What was the first name of Irish author Bram Stoker?
Abraham
7. Elsie Wright and Frances Griffith are famous for their 1917 photograph which supposedly proved the existence of what?
Fairies
8. What is the real name of rapper and musician Eminem?
Marshall Mathers
9. Who took over hosting desert island discs since August 2018 when Kirsty Young went on sick leave?
Lauren Laverne
10. Aesop, famous for his fables, came from which country?
Greece
People 7
1. Mel Gibson is obviously Australian but in which country was he born?
USA
2. For which US actress did Arthur Miller write The Misfits?
Marilyn Monroe
3. What is the name of the controversial owner of Sports direct and Newcastle United football club?
Mike Ashley
4. Which Ancient Greek is credited with establishing the triangle theorem that “the square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides”?
Pythagoras
5. Which famous potter of the 20th Century was known for her "Bizarre" range?
Clarice Cliff
6. Which Guy is famous as a film maker as well as having been married to Madonna?
Guy Ritchie
7. Which basketball team did basketball legend Kobe Bryant play for during his basketball career?
LA Lakers
8. Which beetle was the nickname of Lyndon B Johnson’s wife?
Ladybird
9. Named after the first woman to host Grandstand, which sporting award is given by the BBC for "achievement in the face of adversity" at the Sports personality of the year awards?
Helen Rollason Award
10. Banjo Paterson wrote which famous Aussie song?
Waltzing Matilda
People 8
1. Which Italian scientist invented the thermometer in 1593?
Galileo
2. In which decade was Madonna born?
1950's (1958)
3. Russian Wassily who is generally credited as the pioneer of abstract art?
Kandinsky
4. Which country was Elon Musk born in?
South Africa
5. Which American religious group follow the teachings of the preacher Jacob Ammann?
Amish
6. Dear lunar is an anagram of which actress?
Laura Dern
7. With which musical instrument do we associate Sir Yehudi Menuhin?
Violin
8. What was the name of the group Justin Timberlake used to be part of?
N'SYNC
9. The artist Banksy is associated with which UK city?
Bristol
10. The Monarch gives their Christmas address every year, but who started the tradition?
King George V
People 9
1. What is Liz Truss's first name? (she uses her middle name).
Mary
2. Australian Prime minister Harold Holt, actress Natalie Wood and Robert Maxwell all died of what?
Drowning
3. Who was King before Elizabeth II?
George VI
4. Barack Obama was a state senator for which state before becoming president?
Illinois
5. Sir Thomas Woodward OBE born 1940 is better known to us as a singer under what name?
Tom Jones
6. Sir Mark who was made commissioner of the Metropolitan police in 2022?
Rowley
7. What is significant about the death of Ruth Ellis in 1955?
She was the last woman to be put to death for a crime in the UK
8. What was the 1920s arts group centred around Leonard and Virginia Woolf and the district of London which provided the group's name?
The Bloomsbury Group
9. Who was the British Prime Minister on V-J Day?
Clement Atlee
10. Who discovered the element Oxygen?
Joseph Priestly
People 10
1. Which comedian, actor and presenter became president of the MCC in October 2022?
Stephen Fry
2. Barbara Bach, who played Anya Amasova in the Bond film ‘The Spy Who Loved Me’ married which Beatle in 1981?
Ringo Starr
3. Lord Bird, who sits in the house of Lords is best known as the co-founder of which street newspaper?
The Big issue
4. Edward Enninful became the editor of which magazine in 2017?
British Vogue
5. Who won the golden boot in the 2022 Qatar world cup?
Kylian Mbappe
6. Lord Bragg is a broadcaster and writer known for fronting the South Bank Show from 1978 to the present day. What is his first name?
Melvyn
7. Which boxer has the nickname "The gypsy king"?
Tyson Fury
8. What year was Prince Harry born?
1984
9. What is King Charles' surname?
Mountbatten Windsor
10. Which club was Viv Anderson playing for when he became the first black footballer to represent England?
Nottingham Forest
People 11
1. When it comes to Prince Harry, Harry is a nickname, but what is his real first name?
Henry
2. Two Englishmen have won the golden boot at the world cup. Who are they?
Gary Linneker and Harry Kane
3. The gardens of which artist at Giverny in France are said to be the most beautiful in the world?
Claude Monet
4. What was the name of the crime boss who was head of the feared Chicago Outfit?
Al Capone
5. Who discovered that the earth revolves around the sun?
Nicolaus Copernicus
6. Simone Biles is famous for her skill in what sport?
Gymnastics
7. Philip born 1961 is a celebrity chef. Philip born 1976 is a former England rugby player and restaurateur. What surname do they share?
Vickery
8. Michel Roux Jr announced in 2023 that he would be closing his London restaurant, with its two Michelin stars, after 56 years. But what was it called?
Le Gavroche
9. Which famous Roman generally invaded England unsuccessfully twice, in 54 and 55 AD?
Julius Caesar
10. Who voiced the sultry Jessica Rabbit in Who's Afraid of Roger Rabbit?
Kathleen Turner
People 12
1. Which singer has the nickname mother monster?
Lady Gaga
2. Which MP's sixth child is called Sixtus Dominic Boniface Christopher?
Jacob Rees-Mogg
3. Which children's author did American actress Patricia Neal marry in 1953?
Roald Dahl
4. On which historical figure was Bram Stoker's Dracula said to have been based?
Vlad the Impaler
5. Which former Soviet Union leader who died in office in 1953 had his body removed from the Lenin Mausoleum on Halloween 1961?
Joseph Stalin
6. What is the name of Britney Spears sister who was on "I'm a celebrity" in 2023?
Jamie Lynn
7. Stellan, his sons Alexander, Gustaf, Sam, Bill and Valter are all actors and share what surname?
Skarsgard
8. Arthur Wellesley, 1st duke of where had the nickname "The iron duke"
Wellington
9. The 2023 Booker Prize was awarded to Prophet Song, a dystopian vision of Ireland in the grips of totalitarianism. But who wrote it?
Paul Lynch
10. Which American music artist became mens creative director for Louis Vuitton in 2023?
Pharrell Williams
People 13
1. Which Labour leader was filmed falling into the sea at Brighton beach in 1983?
Neil Kinnock
2. Jonathon Ross and Stephen Mangan are both presenters on which radio station?
Classic FM
3. In May 2020, protests broke out across the US after the murder of who?
George Floyd
4. Georges 1 to 4 ruled as members of which royal family that originally came from Germany?
Hanover
5. Where was the artist Frida Kahlo born?
Mexico
6. American boxer James J. Braddock, heavyweight champion in the 1930's, was given which nickname inspired by a popular fairytale story?
Cinderella Man
7. Who was the US president at the time of the D-day landings?
FD Roosevelt
8. Which wife is Henry VIII buried beside?
Jane Seymour
9. Who was the head of state in Japan during the Second World War?
Emperor Hirohito
10. Which US state was Joe Biden born in?
Pennsylvania
Extraordinary People 1
1. In 2002, which astronaut punched a conspiracy theorist who accused him of helping fake the moon landings?
Buzz Aldrin
2. In 2012 who became the first black person to feature on South African banknotes?
Nelson Mandela
3. Which former astronaut became the oldest person in Space in 1998?
John Glenn
4. Which famous character from computing tweeted 'This is for everyone' in the 2012 Olympics opening ceremony?
Tim Berners-Lee
5. Akshata Murty is married to which political figure?
Rishi Sunak
6. Winston Churchill won a Nobel prize in what category?
Literature
7. Who, in 1668 invented the first reflecting telescope and was the first person to be knighted for their scientific work?
Sir Isaac Newton
8. Code breaker Alan Turing was pardoned in 2013 for his conviction in 1952 for what?
Homosexuality
9. Whose epitaph in St Paul's cathedral reads “Reader, if you seek his memorial, look about you”?
Sir Christopher Wren
10. Which adventurer became the youngest ever head of the Scout Association in 2009?
Bear Grylls
Extraordinary People 2
1. Sir Steve Redgrave, Sir Chris Hoy, Jason Kenny and Mo Farah all share what?
A birthday (23rd March)
2. Nigel Short is considered Britain’s leading exponent of what in the 20th Century?
Chess
3. What was Captain Matthew Webb the first person to do in 1875?
Swim the channel
4. What nationality was Marie Tussaud who founded the famous wax work exhibitions?
Swiss
5. What was the first name of Sir Everest, after whom the mountain was named?
George
6. From World War II to 2015, half the American presidents have had what characteristic, which 90% of Americans don't have?
Left handedness
7. Which US University did Bill Gates drop out of?
Harvard
8. Who was poet Laureate between 1972 and 1984?
John Betjemin
9. In September 2011, which body of water did comedian David Walliams swim for charity?
The River Thames
10. Author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was also a doctor who studied at University in which Scottish city?
Edinburgh
Famous criminals
1. What was the nickname of the infamous animal loving criminal Robert F Stroud?
The Birdman of Alcatraz
2. Which actress, in 1927 was jailed for 10 days for obscenity in her play Sex?
Mae West
3. What were Bonnie and Clyde’s surnames?
Parker and Barrow
4. What was the name of the gang headed by Butch Cassidy and the Sundance kid?
The Hole in the wall gang
5. Which US gangster had “Used furniture dealer” on his business cards?
Al Capone
6. Wesley Snipes, was sent to prison in 2010 for what?
Tax evasion
7. William Kidd and Edward England were both famous in the 17th and 18th centuries for being involved in what?
Piracy
8. What is the name of the doctor found guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment in 2000 for murdering 15 of his patients?
Harold Shipman
9. By what name did London Richard Reid become known on December 22nd 2001?
The shoe bomber
10. Who assassinated john Lennon?
Mark Chapman
Famous Davids
1. Which David is best known for being the lead singer with the band Van Halen?
David Lee Roth
2. Which David was British PM between 1916 and 1922?
David Lloyd George
3. Which David is an illusionist best known for his high-profile feats of endurance? He has set and broken several world records.
David Blaine
4. Which French David played for Newcastle United, Spurs, Aston Villa and Everton in the 1990's and 2000's?
David Ginola
5. Which famous David is best known for playing Dr Niles Crane in the TV series Frasier
David Hyde Pierce
6. Who directed the 1999 cult classic "Fight Club," starring Brad Pitt and Edward Norton?
David Fincher
7. Which footballing David was capped 53 times by England between 1997 and 2010?
David James
8. David Berkowitz was an American serial killer known by what nickname?
Son of Sam
9. David Robert Jones is a musician better know by what stage name?
David Bowie
10. Which David hosted late night television talk shows for 33 years from February 1982 to May 2015 becoming the longest-serving late night talk show host in American television history?
David Letterman
Famous relatives 1
1. Who is actor Emilio Estevez’s famous actor father?
Martin Sheen
2. Which former model is married to Pianist Jamie Cullum?
Sophie Dahl
3. Who is Kate Hudson’s famous mother?
Goldie Hawn
4. Rachel Weisz, is married to which actor?
Daniel Craig
5. Which TV presenter and former wife of Bob Geldolf was found dead in her flat in September 2000?
Paula Yates
6. What does the Spanish name of David and Victoria Beckham’s son Cruz mean in English?
Cross
7. Who was the first wife of Tom Cruise?
Mimi Rogers
8. Who is Claudia Winkleman’s famous mother?
Eve Pollard
9. Mabel, who won the Brit award for British female solo artist in 2020 has a famous singer mother. What is her name?
Nenah CHerry
10. Who is the famous mother of Isabella Rossellini?
Ingrid Bergman
Famous relatives 2
1. Which actress has the coordinates of her children’s birthplaces tattooed on her arm?
Angelina Jolie
2. Elliot Spencer is the husband of which quite interesting actor and TV presenter?
Stephen Fry
3. What is the relationship between the actor George Clooney and the singer and actress Rosemary Clooney?
Aunt and nephew
4. What is the name of Miley Cyrus’s musician father?
Billy Ray Cyrus
5. What is the first name of Bill and Hillary Clintons daughter?
Chelsea
6. Who is the actor father of actress Angelina Jolie?
Jon Voigt
7. Which of the Beatles was married to Cynthia Powell between 1962 and 1968?
John Lennon
8. The 1956 marriage between which two famous people was described as 'Egghead meets hourglass'?
Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller
9. Which Oscar winning actor is the son of a poet Laureate?
Daniel Day-Lewis
10. John and Edward became famous as Jedward, but what is their surname?
Grimes
Inventors
1. Which invention by Edwin Budding in 1831 is an aid to the keen gardener?
Lawnmower
2. Which chemist and physicist invented the fist dynamo, the first transformer and the first electric motor?
Michael Faraday
3. Who is credited with the invention of the six-shooter revolver?
Samuel Colt
4. Alessandro Volta invented the first electric what?
Battery
5. The inventors of Penicillin, the Bank of England, the BBC, and the decimal point were what nationality?
Scottish
6. Which French explorer, ecologist and novelist invented the aqualung in 1943?
Jacques Cousteau
7. American engineer Percy Spencer's domestic invention, launched in 1947 as the 'Radarange', is nowadays very commonly known and used as what?
Microwave oven
8. What is the first name of the inventor Dyson, famous for his vacuums?
James
9. The French engineer Louis Réard was responsible, in 1946, for which very popular little invention?
The bikini
10. What did James Watt patent in 1769?
The first steam engine
Record breakers
1. On 4th January 2000, Catherine Hartley who worked for the BBC became the first British woman to walk to the South Pole, which unusual flag did she plant there?
Blue Peter flag!
2. In October 2014, who became the youngest person ever to receive the Nobel Peace Prize (first name only)?
Malala
3. In 1971, who was the first man to play golf on the moon?
Alan Shepherd
4. Which film maker, in 2012 made the first submarine solo dive to the bottom of the Mariana Trench, the lowest point of the oceans?
James Cameron
5. What are the names of the 2 brothers that created the Guinness book of records?
Ross and Norris McWhirter
6. Which English actor is the oldest man to have trekked to the North Magnetic Pole on foot?
Brian Blessed
7. Which famous British explorer completed 7 marathons on 7 continents in 7 days in 2003?
Sir Ranulph Fiennes.
8. Who was the first woman to sail solo around the world in under 100 days?
Ellen MacArthur
9. In 1954, Diane Leather was the first woman to do what in less than 5 minutes?
Run the mile
10. Roy Sullivan holds the world record for surviving the most lightning strikes. How many?
7(He died when he shot himself in the head over a broken heart!)
The Royal family 1
1. When Prince William becomes king, he will be William the what number?
Fifth
2. What relation was Queen Victoria to Prince Albert before their marriage?
Cousin
3. Which flag is used to show that the King is in residency in Buckingham Palace?
Royal Standard
4. Which University did Prince Charles attend?
Cambridge
5. Prince Charles has 3 middle names. Name 2 of them?
Philip Arthur George
6. Who did Princess Anne marry in 1973?
Captain Mark Philips
7. What subject were both Prince William and Kate Middleton studying when they met at St Andrews University?
History of Art
8. Which member of The Royal Family had a baby called Mia in 2014?
Zara Philips
9. Prince Charles' motto is Ich Dien, which means what in English?
I serve
10. Which public school did Kate Middleton go to?
Marlborough
The Royal family 2
1. In what year did the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer take place?
1981
2. Princess Michael of Kent was born in 1945 in which country?
Germany
3. In which year of the 1990's did a fire break at Windsor castle marking another event of what the Queen called her "Annus horribilis"?
1992
4. In what country did Prince William propose to Kate Middleton?
Kenya
5. Which boarding school did both Prince William & Prince Harry attend?
Eton
6. How many times was Wallis Simpson married before she married Edward VIII?
Twice
7. Prince Phillip was already a royal prince before his marriage to Princess Elizabeth. In what country was he Prince?
Greece
8. What is Prince Charles' official residence?
Clarence House
9. Who did Prince Edward marry in March 1999?
Sophie Rhys-Jones
10. Queen Elizabeth II had two middle names. Name one of them.
Alexandra and Mary
Professions
1. The old English profession 'cofferer', typically employed in a royal household, equates nowadays to a what?
Accountant
2. What is the traditional profession of a leprechaun?
A cobbler
3. What trade takes its name from the old word for twelve dozen?
Grocer
4. What is a person called that makes arrows?
Fletcher
5. What does a cooper make?
Barrels
6. Someone who applies sheet lead for roofing is called what?
A plumber
7. What does a wainwright make?
Wagons
8. If a staff with a coiled serpent is said to represent medicine, what represents education?
Torch
9. In medieval times, what did a nob Thatcher make?
Wigs
10. What name is given to life scientists who study animals, observing them in the laboratory and in their natural habitat?
Zoologists
The military
1. What military honour is abbreviated to DFC?
Distinguished flying cross
2. Used as a nickname for US soldiers, what do the initials GI actually stand for?
General Issue
3. What British army bugle call used at funerals originally signalled the end of the military day after final inspection?
Last Post
4. What was the British Army's standard rifle from its official adoption in 1895 until 1957?
Lee Enfield
5. In which county are the red arrows based?
Lincolnshire
6. What is the highest US military award for bravery?
Medal of Honor
‘7. Squaddie’ is an informal term for which rank in the British Army?
Private
8. The Scud missile was designed in which country?
Russia
9. Which month of the year does Trooping the Colour normally take place in?
June
10. In the military, how far is a Klick?
1k
Military People
1. Which officer led the Dambusters raid?
Wing commander Guy Gibson
2. What is the name of the full-dress fur hat worn by hussars and the Royal horse artillery in the British Army?
Busby
3. What is the highest rank in the British army?
Field Marshal
4. What surname does Prince William use for Military purposes?
Wales
5. Which of the forces did Prince Charles serve in between 1971 and 1976?
Royal Navy
6. In the Crimean War, Roger Fenton was the first person to be accredited in what capacity?
War photographer
7. France, army, Josephine are the last words of whom?
Napoleon
What name is informally given to a chaplain in the armed services?
Padre
9. The titular head of the Royal navy is the Lord High admiral. Who held the post from 2011 to 2021?
Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh
10. Which branch of the British army is known as the Sappers?
Royal Engineers
Whats in a name 1
1. Disc jockey John Ravenscroft was better known by what name?
John Peel
2. Radio DJ and TV entertainer Maurice Cole, born in 1944, is better known by what name?
Kenny Everett
3. US professional wrestler and actor Terry Gene Bollea is better known by what name?
Hulk Hogan
4. Sportsman Edson Arantes do Nascimento is better known as whom?
Pele
5. Laurence Tureaud, born in 1952 is an actor, wrestler and motivational speaker better known by what name?
Mr T
C6. arlos Irwin Estevez is an American film and TV actor known by what stage name?
Charlie Sheen
7. Which actor and comedian who sold his wedding pictures to Viz for £1 was born Michael Pennington?
Johnny Vegas
8. Meaty American musician Michael Lee Aday is better known by what stage name?
Meatloaf
9. How is Cherilyn Sarkisan better known?
Cher
10. In music terms, how is Graham MacPherson, born in 1961 in Hastings better known?
Suggs
Whats in a name 2
1. American criminal Albert Henry DeSalvo was better known by what nickname in the 1960′s?
The Boston strangler
2. In 1997, who copyrighted how you could write his name?
Prince
3. What were the first names of US television cartoonists Hanna and Barbera?
William and Joseph
4. 6 times married actor Bernard Schwartz died in 2010, but how do we know him?
Tony Curtis
5. Which famous artist had the middle names Diego, José, Francisco de Paula, Juan Nepomuceno, Maria de los Remedios, Cipriano de la Santisima Trinidad, Ruiz?
Pablo Picasso
6. The hard drinking comedian and writer William Claude Dunkenfield was better known as?
WC Fields
7. The great British gardener Lancelot Brown was better known by which nickname?
Capability
8. Which famous actor has a name that means “cool breeze over the mountains” in Hawaiian?
Keanu Reeves
8. By what name did Annie Mae Bullock achieve fame?
Tina Turner
10. Which English comedian's real name is Royston Vaisey?
Roy Chubby Brown
Whats in a name 3
1. Which Irish flute player shares his name with a bay?
James Galway
2. What name is shared by an English philosopher and statesman who died in 1626 and an artist who died in 1992?
Francis Bacon
3. Which Apache native American best known for his resistance against the US has a name that translates literally as “one who yawns”
Geronimo
4. Which actress shares her name with the wife of William Shakespeare?
Anne Hathaway
5. How do we know actor Maurice Micklewhite who was born in 1933?
Michael Caine
6. What is the surname of the British horticulturist and garden designer Gerturde who died in 1932?
Jekyll
7. Renegade and Renaissance were the secret service nicknames for which president and first lady?
Barack and Michelle Obama
8. What are the two middle names of Princess Charlotte of Cambridge?
Elizabeth Diana
9. What was the full name of Winnie the Pooh author, AA Milne’s sons name?
Christopher Robin Milne
10. Reginald Kenneth Dwight is better known as a performer using which name?
Elton John
Same name, different person
1. The director of the 2013 film "twelve years a slave" shares his name with which"Great escape" actor?
Steve McQueen
2. Which actor, known for his portrayal of Hannibal Lector in the 1986 film "Manhunter" shares his name woth an English physicist?
Brian Cox
3. Which actress, who appeared in the musical "The greatest showman" shares her name with a member of "Destiny's child"?
Michelle Williams
4. Which name is shared, albeit with a different spelling, by an English actress born in 1929 and and Israeli-American musician, known by his stage persona "The Demon"?
Jean Simmons and Gene Simmons
5. The drummers of the bands Queen and Duran Duran are both named what?
Roger Taylor
6. Which actress shares her name with the wife of William Shakespeare?
Anne Hathaway
7. Which name is shared by an English BBC radio DJ and an American actor known for playing "Captain America"
Chris Evans
8. What name is shared by a British supermodel and the bestselling author of the 2006 book "Labyrinth"?
Kate Moss and Kate Mosse
9. Which British actress shares her name with one of Henry 8ths wives?
Jane Seymour
10. Which name is shared by an English philosopher and scientist born in 1561 and an expressionist painter born in 1909?
Francis Bacon