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Don't I Know You?

Created by rossian

Fun Trivia : Quizzes : U.K. People
Dont I Know You game quiz
"Having lived in several different parts of the UK, I thought it would be interesting to write a quiz about people I could have met in these places."

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  



1. I was born in Bournemouth, which is now in Dorset. Which of these authors also came from Dorset?
    Daniel Defoe
    Charles Dickens
    Thomas Hardy
    D H Lawrence


2. My first job was in Gloucester. Which infamous mass murderer is associated with this city?
    Peter Sutcliffe
    Ian Brady
    Fred West
    Harold Shipman


3. My next move was to Birmingham, where I lived in Acocks Green. Which comedian was born there?
    Russ Abbot
    Jasper Carrott
    Harry Enfield
    David Walliams


4. I lived briefly in Swindon, Wiltshire, which is the birthplace of which National Hunt jockey?
    John Francome
    Pat Eddery
    Jonjo O'Neill
    Richard Dunwoody


5. Leaving Swindon, I found myself in Devon. Which of these seafarers was born in the same county?
    The Earl Jellicoe
    Horatio, Lord Nelson
    Sir Francis Drake
    David Beatty


6. My next home was Bristol. Which famous engineer is most associated with this city?
    Isambard Kingdom Brunel
    George Stephenson
    Thomas Telford
    Charles Fox


7. I then went back to Birmingham, this time to live in Solihull. Ritchie Neville was born in Solihull and was a member of which of the following boy bands?
    Blue
    Westlife
    Busted
    Five


8. For a time, I lived in Church Crookham, Hampshire, which was then the home of the Gurkha Regiment. Which actress led a high profile campaign to force the British Government to permit ex-Gurkhas to be allowed to live in the UK?
    Joanna Lumley
    Jennifer Saunders
    Dawn French
    Lynda Bellingham


9. I worked in Hereford until 2007. Which English composer lived in Hereford between 1904 and 1911, having been born in Worcester?
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    Edward Elgar
    Gustav Holst
    Frederick Delius


10. I now live on Wirral, in north-west England. Which of the following actors, known for portraying James Bond, was raised on the Wirral peninsula?
    Daniel Craig
    Sean Connery
    Timothy Dalton
    Pierce Brosnan


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Compiled Jun 28 12