Famous People from Suffolk Trivia Quiz

Answer: Bob Hoskins

Robert William Hoskins was born October 26 1942 in Bury St Edmunds. He made his stage debut in 1969 and hit it big in 1978 in Dennis Potter's "Pennies From Heaven". He has starred in British films "The Long Good Friday", "Mona Lisa", "Brazil", "Enemy at the Gates" and advertised British Gas and British Telecoms on TV.

He is best known for playing detective Eddie Valiant in "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?"

Answer: Elizabeth Garret Anderson

Dr. Elizabeth Garrett Anderson was born in Aldeburgh on 9 June 1836 and died 17 December 1917. In 1860 she resolved to study medicine. This was an almost unheard of thing for a woman in those days. She initially obtained medical education at the Middlesex Hospital but was refused admission as a full student from there and from many other medical schools. She managed to study anatomy privately at the London Hospital with the help of some professors from St Andrews University.

She obtained a qualifying diploma to practise medicine but London University, the Royal Colleges of Physicians and Surgeons, and many other examining bodies refused to allow her to take the examination which would let her fully practice medicine. In 1865 The Society of Apothecaries did allow her to enter for the Licence of Apothecaries' Hall and in 1866 she was appointed general medical attendant to St Mary's Dispensary, where poor women could get treatment from women. Her determination paved the way for the female doctors of today and also helped to establish women's hospitals.

Answer: Benjamin Britten

Britten was born in Lowestoft on November 22 1913 and began composing as a child. He composed "Peter Grimes", "Billy Budd", "Albert Herring", "Owen Wingrave" and "The Turn of the Screw". Other works include "The Prince of the Pagodas", "Parables for Church Performance", "Curlew River", "The Burning Fiery Furnace" and "The Prodigal Son".

He wrote the War Requiem for the opening of the rebuilt Coventry Cathedral in 1962. In the last decade of his life he suffered from ill-health and died of heart failure on December 4 1976.

Answer: Brian Cant

Brian Cant was born on 12 July 1933 in Ipswich. He is well known for BBC children's programmes "Play School", "Playaway", "Camberwick Green", "Trumpton" and "Chigley". He starred in two "Doctor Who" stories, "The Daleks' Master Plan" and "The Dominators".

Answer: John Constable

John Constable was born on June 11 1776 in East Bergholt on the River Stour. He exhibited his first painting in 1802 and is known for his landscapes including Dedham Vale painted in 1802, Salisbury Cathedral painted in 1825 and "The Cornfield" painted in 1826. However, he only sold 20 paintings in his lifetime and died on March 31 1837.

Answer: Jack Davenport

Jack Davenport was born on March 1 1973 in Suffolk, and is the son of actors Maria Aitken and Nigel Davenport. He is married to actress Michelle Gomez. His is the deep voice behind the famous "For everything else, there's MasterCard" television advert.

His TV and movie credits include This Life, Fierce Creatures, Macbeth, Tale of the Mummy, The Talented Mr Ripley, Coupling and Miss Marple.

Answer: Bernie Ecclestone

Bernard Charles "Bernie" Ecclestone was born in St Peter South Elham, near Ipswich on October 28 1930. After the end of World War II Ecclestone went into business trading motorcycle spare parts. He went into racing and then went on to make large investments in real estate and loan financing.

In the "Sunday Times Rich List" of 2003 Ecclestone ranked as the 3rd richest person in the United Kingdom with an estimated fortune of £2,400m.

Answer: Ralph Fiennes

Ralph Fiennes was born on 22 December 1962 in Suffolk. He is related to actor, Joseph Fiennes and is the cousin of the adventurer Sir Ranulph Fiennes. He is also eighth cousin of Prince Charles.

His film debut was in 1992, as Heathcliff in "Wuthering Heights" and in 1993 played the Nazi concentration camp commandant Amon Göth in "Schindler's List". He has also starred in "The English Patient", "Red Dragon", "The Prince of Egypt", "The Avengers", "Maid in Manhattan" and "Spider".

Answer: Charlotte Mitchell

Charlotte Mitchell was born on 23 July 1926 in Ipswich, and is famous for her role in "The Adventures Of Black Beauty" in the 1970s. She has also starred in "The French Lieutenant's Woman", "The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan" and "Lady Godiva Rides Again" as well as many other films and dramas.

Answer: Thomas Gainsborough

Thomas Gainsborough was born on May 14 in Sudbury in 1727. His other paintings include portraits of Mr and Mrs Andrews, displayed in the National Gallery in London, and of Mr and Mrs William and of Mrs. Graham and also "Mary and Margaret, Cottage Girl with Dog and Pitcher".

Answer: Thomas Wolsey

Thomas Cardinal Wolsey, was born in 1475 in Ipswich. Throughout his religious career he held many positions including Bishop of Lincoln which he was appointed to in 1514, Archbishop of York from 1514-1530. He was also Lord Chancellor from 1515-1529 and Bishop of Durham from 1523-1529.

He was an adviser to Henry VIII and was a capable statesman and administrator includng for England's foreign affairs. Wolsey was known for his foreign policy and tried to make allies of France and Spain. He created the The Treaty of London in 1518 where he organised a peace summit of twenty nations and put England at the head of European diplomacy. Another of his triumphs was the Field of the Cloth of Gold in 1520 where he organised a meeting between the French king, Francis, Henry, and 5,000 followers where England could display its wealth and power to the rest of Europe, increasing its reputation.

When Henry VIII decided to seek to end his marriage to Catherine of Aragon, Wolsey was aware of the diplomatic problems this could cause. Due to a delay in the annulment, which arose from delay on the part of the Pope, Wolsey was stripped of government office and of his property, including York Place. Wolsey remained Archbishop of York but was soon accused of high treason and ordered to London. He was in great distress as he set out on the journey and fell ill and died on November 29 1530 at Leicester, where he is buried.

Answer: Dan Hawkins

Dan Hawkins was born in Lowestoft in 1976 and is the younger brother of Justin Hawkins of "The Darkness". They stated playing in pubs and achieved major success in the UK in 2003 when their debut album "Permission to Land" reached number one in the UK charts and sold one and a half million copies in the UK.

They won three Brit Awards in 2004 for Best Group, Best Rock Group and Best Album and won two Kerrang awards in 2004 for Best Live Act and Best British Band. "One Way Ticket to Hell and Back" entered the UK charts at number 8 and their second album of the same name entered at number 11.

Answer: Tim Hunkin

Tim Hunkin was born 1950 and is a cartoonist, writer and artist. He has designed various museum exhibits and various other, larger public engineering works. He has published numerous books and comic strips including The Rudiments of Wisdom and Hunkin's Experiments.

Answer: Terence Blacker

Terence Blacker was born on February 5 1948 near Hadleigh. His adult books include "Kill Your Darlings", "Revenance", "The Fame Hotel" and "Fixx" and his children's books include "Parentswap", "Tinseltown", "You Have Ghost Mail", "Herbie Hamster - Where Are You?" and "Henry and the Frights".

Answer: Brian Eno

Brian Peter George St. Jean le Baptiste de la Salle Eno was born 15 May 1948 in Woodbridge in Suffolk. He first played the keyboard and synthesiser player for 1970's glam band Roxy Music and produced dozens of albums for artists such as Talking Heads, U2, Devo, Ultravox and James.

He co-produce David Bowie's 1995 hit Outside and had four solo albums called "Here Come the Warm Jets", "Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy)", "Another Green World" and "Before and After Science". He was the inspiration for the character Brent Mini in the 1981 Philip K Dick novel Valis and appeared as Father Brian Eno in the sitcom Father Ted.