Roger Moore (1927-2017) was born in London on October 14. He played the character Simon Templar in the British TV series "The Saint" (1962-1969). When James Garner left the American TV series "Maverick", it was Roger Moore who portrayed the cousin Beau Maverick in the series 1960-61. He is also well remembered as James Bond (007) in seven feature films from 1973-1985.
2. Cubism
Answer: Pablo Picasso
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) was born on October 25 in Malaga, Spain, but spent most of his adult life in France. He is the co-founder of Cubism with Georges Braque in the early 20th Century. Although Picasso is known to have painted in various periods he is best remembered for the movements of Cubism and Surrealism.
3. Liverpool
Answer: John Lennon
John Lennon (1940-1980) was born on October 9 in Liverpool, England. He was a famous singer-songwriter and a member of the famed Beatles together with Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr.
4. New York Yankees
Answer: Mickey Mantle
Mickey Mantle (1931-1995) was born on October 20 in Spavinaw, Oklahoma, USA. As a professional baseball player he played his entire career in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the New York Yankees from 1951-1968. He finished his career with 536 home runs and was a seven time World Series winner.
5. Crocodile Dundee
Answer: Paul Hogan
Paul Hogan was born on October 8, 1939 in Sydney, Australia. He is an actor, comedian and television presenter. He first appeared on Australian television in an amateur talent show in 1971 as a comedian and through that success had his own TV program "The Paul Hogan Show" 1973-1984. He came to international fame with his role as the Australian adventurer Michael " Crocodile" Dundee in the "Crocodile Dundee" film series.
6. McDonald's
Answer: Ray Kroc
Ray Kroc (1902-1984) was born on October 5 in Oak Park, Illinois, USA. Although Richard and Maurice McDonald started the first McDonald's fast food store in 1940 it was not until Ray Kroc became a partner in the early 1950s that the business really expanded. Ray purchased the business from the brothers in 1961 and started an extension expansion plan. Today it is franchised throughout the World.
7. Business magnate
Answer: Bill Gates
Bill Gates was born on October 28, 1955 in Seattle, Washington, USA. He is best known as the principal founder of the Microsoft Corporation in 1975. In August 2019 it was estimated that he had a net worth of over US$ 100 billion.
8. Nonviolent resistance
Answer: Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948) was born on October 2 in present day Gujarat, India. He was a lawyer, anti-colonial activist and adopted nonviolent resistance towards India's independence from British rule. He was an inspiration to many for movements towards civil and human rights throughout the world. Sadly, he was assassinated in 1948 in New Delhi, India.
9. Cricketer and Politican
Answer: Imran Khan
Imran Khan was born on October 5, 1942 in Lahore, Pakistan. He was an international cricket all-rounder and as captain, led the Pakistan national cricket team to victory in the 1992 Cricket World Cup. He commenced his political career in 2002 and in 2018 became the 22nd Prime Minister of Pakistan.
10. Irish Poet and playwright
Answer: Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) was born on October 16 in Dublin, Ireland and was an Irish poet and playwright. His best known works are " The Picture of Dorian Gray" and "The Importance of Being Earnest".
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