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1. What was Alec Guinness’ original name? Alec Guinness de Cuffe Alexander Guinness Edward Cuff Andrew GeddesCorrect Answer: Alec Guinness de Cuffe 2. When was Alec Guinness born? 4 February 1916 2 April 1914 24 July 1912 1 December 1910Correct Answer: 2 April 1914 3. Where was Alec Guinness born? Aberdeen Birmingham Chester LondonCorrect Answer: London 4. What was Alec Guinness’s role in Great Expectations? Abel Magwitch George Smiley Herbert Pocket Joe GargeryCorrect Answer: Herbert Pocket 5. In which film Alec Guinness played eight different roles? Kind Hearts and Coronets Lawrence of Arabia Last Holiday Oliver TwistCorrect Answer: Kind Hearts ... Read more

1. When was Arthur Clarke born? a) 1 January 1901 b) 4 April 1904 c) 8 August 1908 d) 16 December 1917 2. Where was Arthur Clarke born? a) Birmingham b) Minehead c) Liverpool d) Cork 3. When did Arthur Clarke serve in the Royal Air Force? a) 1036-1941 b) 1948-1952 c) 1941-1946 d) 1953-1957

1. Who prevented Anne Boleyn from getting married to Henry Percy, 6th Earl of Northumberland a) James Butler b) Thomas Cranmer c) Thomas Wolsey d) John Stafford 2. To whom was Anne Boleyn lady-in-waiting in England? a) Margaret Tudor b) Claude Valois c) Mary Tudor d) Catherine of Aragon 3. Who came to England to decide Henry VIII’s appeal for annulment of his marriage to Catherine of Aragon and returned to Rome without giving a verdict? a) Giovanni de Medici b) Lorenzo Campeggio c) Rodrigo Borgia d) Francesco Piccolomini

1. When was George Romney born? a) 31 January 1744 b) 15 May 1742 c) 21 August 1736 d) 26 December 1734 2. Where was George Romney born? a) Bristol b) Dalton-in-Furness c) York d) Tweed 3. When was George Romney Christopher Steele’s pupil? a) 1758-1763 b) 1752-1754 c) 1755-1757 d) 1764-1766

1. When was Catherine of Braganza born? a) 5 March 1644 b) 3 May 1646 c) 1 August 1642 d) 25 November 1638 2. Where was Catherine of Braganza born? a) Gloucester b) Vila Vicosa c) Stirling d) Falkirk 3. Who was Catherine of Braganza’s father? a) Alfonso II b) Henry V c) Ferdinand II d) John IV

1. When was Robert Southey born? a) 8 February 1764 b) 5 April 1776 c) 12 August 1774 d) 4 December 1768 2. Where was Robert Southey born? a) Lisbon b) Liverpool c) Ipswich d) Bristol 3. Which school did Robert Southey attend? a) St. George’s School b) Westminster School c) St. David’s School d) Rugby School

1. When was Charles I (Stuart) king of England, Scotland and Ireland? a) 1688-1696 b) 1649-1660 c) 1625-1649 d) 1553-1558 2. When was Charles I (Stuart) born? a) 1 February 1515 b) 19 April 1620 c) 7 September 1655 d) 19 November 1600 3. Where was Charles I (Stuart) born? a) Glasgow b) Fife c) Rochester d) Edinburgh

1) Which Ashes series is known as Bodyline series? a) 1928-1929 b) 1930 c) 1932-1933 d) 1938 2) Who was the captain of the English team for Bodyline series? a) Leonard Hutton b) Herbert Sutcliffe c) Douglas Jardine d) Edward Paynter 3) Who was the captain of the Australian team for Bodyline series? a) Victor Richardson b) William Woodfull c) Victor Trumper d) Stanley McCabe

1. When was Arthur Wellesley Prime Minister of UK? a) 1828-1830 b) 1814-1819 c) 1836-1848 d) 1849-1852 2. When was Arthur Wellesley born? a) 14 March 1766 b) 1 May 1769 c) 22 July 1772 d) 4 November 1773 3. Where was Arthur Wellesley born? a) Eton b) Wellington c) London d) Dublin

1. What was Wallis Warfield’s original name? a) Elizabeth Killigrew b) Catherine Warfield c) Mary Davis d) Bessie Wallis Warfield 2. When was Wallis Warfield born? a) 4 February 1894 b) 19 June 1896 c) 21 August 1893 d) 30 December 1895 3. Where was Wallis Warfield born? a) Blue Ridge Summit b) Cockeysville c) Warrenton d) Portland