QuizEire-01112019 Flashcards
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Which racehorse defeated War Admiral in an upset victory during a match race deemed the match of the century in horse racing on November 1 1938?
1 Seabiscuit
Which Italian theatre opera and cinema director as well as a screenwriter (2 November 1906 – 17 March 1976) is best known for his films Ossessione (1943) Senso (1954) Rocco and His Brothers (1960) The Leopard (1963) which won the Palm DOr and Death in Venice (1971)?
2 Luchino Visconti
Which action movie star (born on November 3 1957) has a master’s degree in chemical engineering from the University of Sydney?
3 Dolph Lundgren
Which English singer and comedienne was born Lynne Denise Shepherd (26 January 1945 – 4 November 1995)? She rose to national prominence when she won on the ATV talent show New Faces in 1975 defeating both Lenny Henry and Victoria Wood.
4 Marti Caine
Who did Laura Lane Welch (born November 4 1946) marry on November 5 1977 at the First United Methodist Church in Midland Texas?
5 George W Bush
In November 1969 while Conrad and Bean walked on the Moon as part of the Apollo 12 mission which astronaut (October 5 1929 – November 6 2017) remained in orbit as Command Module Pilot?
6 Richard F. Gordon Jr.
In which venue did the Beatles perform their only shows in Dublin on November 7 1963?
7 Adelphi Cinema
Best known for his short novels The Village (1910) and Dry Valley (1912) which writer (22 October [O.S. 10 October] 1870 – 8 November 1953) was the first Russian writer awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1933 for the strict artistry with which he has carried on the classical Russian traditions in prose writing?
8 Ivan Bunin
Which English actor (born 10 November 1989) portrays musician Elton John in the 2019 biopic Rocketman?
9 Tarom Egerton
Who was the communist leader of the Peoples Republic of Bulgaria (PRB) from 4 March 1954 until 10 November 1989 the longest-serving Soviet bloc leader?
10 Todor Zhivkov
November 11 is the feastday of which saint in the Christian tradition?
11 St Martin (Martinmass)
Which American actress (born November 10 1969) gained worldwide recognition for her portrayal of the title character Dr. Meredith Grey in Greys Anatomy?
12 Ellen Pompeo
Which Pakistani-born British actor (born 13 November 1952) is especially remembered for his portrayals of the out-of-place Hari Kumar in The Jewel in the Crown and Islamic extremist Salim Abu Aziz in True Lies?
13 Art Malik
Which Italian film director (7 July 1901 – 13 November 1974) was nominated for the 1957 Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for playing Major Rinaldi in American director Charles Vidors 1957 adaptation of Ernest Hemingways A Farewell to Arms a movie that was panned by critics and proved a box office flop? His acting was considered the highlight of the film.
14 Vittorio De Sica
The Bounty (1984) No Way Out (1987) and The Worlds Fastest Indian (2005) are notable films directed by which Australian-born New Zealand film director (born 15 November 1945)?
15 Roger Donaldson
By what stage name is the English rapper and MC Tyrone Lindo (born 16 November 1985) better known?
16 Big Narstie
Which Polish novelist (5 May 1846 – 15 November 1916) was awarded the 1905 Nobel Prize for Literature because of his outstanding merits as an epic writer? He is best remembered for his historical novels especially for his internationally known best-seller Quo Vadis (1896).
17 Henryk Sienkiewicz
Mette Frederiksen (born 19 November 1977) has been Prime Minister of which EU member state since June 2019 and Leader of the Social Democrats since June 2015?
18 Denmark
The American actress and folk singer/songwriter Allison Balson (born November 19 1969) holds a masters degree from Trinity College Dublin. She is perhaps best known for playing which character in the Little House on the Prairie series between 1981 and 1983? Full name required please.
19 Nancy Oleson (younger adopted sister of Nellie)
Which team defeated the Houston Astros 4-3 to win the 2019 Baseball World Series?
20 Washington Nationals
Which writer died of pneumonia at Astapovo train station on November 20 1910?
21 Leo Tolstoy
What was the name of the Dallas police officer shot dead by Lee Harvey Oswald on November 22 1963 in the hour after the assassination of President John F Kennedy?
22 J. D. Tippit
Which Formula One Grand Prix is held at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez?
23 Mexican
Which member of the Manic Street Preachers (born December 22 1967) disappeared in February 1995 and was formally declared presumed dead on 24 November 2008?
24 Richey Edwards
