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Piece of Cake

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1. Which famous person and nickname are INCORRECTLY matched?

  George S. Patton - "Curious George"
  Erwin Rommel - "The Desert Fox"
  Joe Namath - "Broadway Joe"
  Margaret Thatcher - "The Iron Lady"

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2. In 1996, a mummified heart was found in the grounds of Melrose Abbey in the Scottish Borders. It was identified as belonging to which Scottish warrior king whose dying wish was for his heart to be carried into battle?

  Francis I
  Henry VIII
  Robert the Bruce
  George III

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3. By what name is Thomas Edward Lawrence more readily known?

  Lawrence of Arabia
  Sheik of Araby
  Lord Lawrence
  Laurie Lawrence

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4. Which famous Italian explorer, renowned for 'discovering the Americas', had ships named the Pinta, the Nina and the Santa Maria?

  Christopher Columbus
  Francis Drake
  Marco Polo
  Vitus Bering

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5. Which Founding Father was the editor of the "Pennsylvania Gazette" and became famous in Europe for doing electrical experiments with a kite and lightning?

  Benjamin Franklin
  John Adams
  Thomas Jefferson
  Allesandro Volta

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6. In 1966, John Lennon caused a great deal of controversy when he said that his band The Beatles had become more popular than whom?

  Beethoven
  Elvis
  Jesus
  Queen Elizabeth II

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7. In the "old" days, before 1982, a person using t-squares, rapidographs, French curves and text stencils would most probably be a/an ....?

  Handyman
  Doctor
  Baker
  Architect

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8. Which great British comic actor has played both Edmund Blackadder and Mr. Bean on television?

  John Cleese
  Hugh Laurie
  Stephen Fry
  Rowan Atkinson

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9. On what island did the French leader Napoleon Bonaparte spend the last six years of his life?

  Saint Helena
  Madagascar
  Manhattan
  Puerto Rico

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10. Which Australian writer wrote the screenplay for the film "The Great Escape" (1963) and the novel "Shogun" (1975)?

  J. M. Coetzee
  James Clavell
  Yann Martel
  J.D. Salinger

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