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1. This comic actor was born in the Leicestershire in 1941. He is most closely associated with a group of anarchic comedians. His father may have been a hamster, and his mother may have smelled of elderberries. Who is he?
2. Our second person was a playwright during the early and mid years of the 1960s. His lover murdered him in August 1967. His plays were mainly risqué black comedies. What was his name?
3. Although born in the neighbouring county of Derbyshire, this strict Baptist started his business in Leicester in 1841. He suffered one bankruptcy, but persisted in his efforts. His son joined the company. His first endeavor was to arrange for a group of temperance campaigners to travel from Leicester to Loughborough. The company still bears his name. Who was he?
4. This celebrity was not born within the county. He was born in Cambridge, but he spent his childhood in Leicester where his father was principal of University College. He is one of the 'greats' of British stage and screen. What is his name?
5. This person has been the subject of a movie. He was born in August 1862 and died just four months before his 28th birthday. At the age of five years old he developed a disease that was to plague him for the rest of his short life. Due to a mistake in an early book about him people think his name was John. What was his true given name?
6. This author is a famous woman who was born in Leicester in 1946. She left school at the age of 15 and had a succession of dead end jobs. She began writing seriously at the age of 35. Her first, and most popular, book was published in 1982. It recounts the day-to-day life of a teenage boy through the pages of his diary. Who is she?
7. This famous woman was born into a wealthy family who had an estate just to the north of Leicester. She was the Great Niece of Henry VIII. She was both married and became Queen in 1553. She later lost her head to the executioner's axe. Who was this unfortunate woman?
8. This historical male figure was around in the 13th century. He was created 6th Earl of Leicester by Henry III, and was godfather to the man who would eventually be crowned Edward I. There is a concert hall named in his honour and a relief of his head hangs on the wall of the Chamber of the US House of Representatives. Who is this much-revered man?
9. In the 20th century C.P. Snow is best known as an author and physicist. He was also involved in politics.
10. This Leicestershire man was born the son of a farm manager in 1586. He won a scholarship to Cambridge where he studied Theology. He became a Puritan, and because of this left England for Holland and then to New England in 1633. He was one of the founders of The Colony of Connecticut. What is his name?
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