Trivia On Sirs & Dames
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What "B" is Robert William Robson's, an English soccer star and manager, popular nickname?
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Bossy
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Busan
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Boro
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Bobby
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Which CBE was born as Reginald Kenneth Dwight in 1947?
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Elton John
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Eric Clapton
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Jackie Chan
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Frank Sinatra
Correct Answer
A. Elton John -
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Who is known for his role of Captain Jean-Luc Picard in "Star Trek: The Next Generation"?
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Patrick Stewart
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Sean Connery
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Michael Caine
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Pierce Brosnan
Correct Answer
A. Patrick Stewart -
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Which CBE portrayed the role of Velma Kelly in the 2002 musical "Chicago"?
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Angelina Jolie
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Judi Dench
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Susan Sarandon
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Catherine Zeta-Jones
Correct Answer
A. Catherine Zeta-Jones -
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Who, among the following, is known for his pioneering work on artificial intelligence?
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Alan Turing
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Bryn Terfel
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Gordon Sumner
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J. R. R. Tolkien
Correct Answer
A. Alan Turing -
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Which CBE was the Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon at Oxford during 1920s?
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Georg Solti
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Anthony Quayle
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J. R. R. Tolkien
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Dorothy Tutin
Correct Answer
A. J. R. R. Tolkien -
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Which CBE was the creator of the imagined world called "Arda" and "Middle-earth"?
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Frederick Forsyth
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Ian Fleming
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J. R. R. Tolkien
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Salman Rushdie
Correct Answer
A. J. R. R. Tolkien -
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What "R" is Scottish singer-songwriter and CBE Roderick David Stewart's popular nickname?
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Rocky
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Ronnie
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Rod
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Rolex
Correct Answer
A. Rod -
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How do we better know Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner, CBE?
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Bono
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Axl Rose
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Gomer
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Sting
Correct Answer
A. Sting -
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Which is the first James Bond movie where Dame Judi Dench played "M"?
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Die Another Day
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Tomorrow Never Dies
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The World Is Not Enough
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GoldenEye
Correct Answer
A. GoldenEye -
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In 1989, who was decorated with an Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath?
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Harry Truman
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Bill Clinton
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Ronald Reagan
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George Bush
Correct Answer
A. Ronald Reagan -
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Which CBE has authored "The Day of the Jackal", "The Odessa File", and "The Cobra"?
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J. R. R. Tolkien
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Ian Fleming
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Frederick Forsyth
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Michael Redgrave
Correct Answer
A. Frederick Forsyth -
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Which OBE was in second place in Time magazine's 2007 Person of the Year list?
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Cliff Richard
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Sting
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Bobby Robson
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J. K. Rowling
Correct Answer
A. J. K. Rowling -
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Which OBE was born as Harry Rodger Webb in 1940?
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Cliff Richard
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Sidney Poitier
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Sting
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Steve Redgrave
Correct Answer
A. Cliff Richard -
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Who was awarded the Order of the British Empire for her services to music in 2008?
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Posh Spice
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Kylie Minogue
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Sting
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Madonna
Correct Answer
A. Kylie Minogue -
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Who gave up his US nationality when granted the British citizenship in 1997?
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Paul Getty
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Elton John
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Anthony Hopkins
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Roger Moore
Correct Answer
A. Paul Getty -
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Which CBE won his first Academy Award for the 1986 film "Hannah and Her Sisters"?
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Pierce Brosnan
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Ben Kingsley
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Michael Caine
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Roger Moore
Correct Answer
A. Michael Caine -
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What is English gymnast and MBE Elizabeth Kimberly Tweddle's popular nickname?
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Borat
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Eliza
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Tweedy
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Beth
Correct Answer
A. Beth -
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Which Dame once said about leaving her husband, "Divorce, never! Murder, often"?
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Sybil Thorndike
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Jayne Torvill
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Dorothy Tutin
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Moira Stuart
Correct Answer
A. Sybil Thorndike -
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Whose first novel, "Grimus", was generally ignored by the public and literary critics?
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Salman Rushdie
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Lord Baden-Powell
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Frank Smith
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Henry Wilson
Correct Answer
A. Salman Rushdie -
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Which honorary OBE withdrew himself as the advisor of the 2008 Beijing Olympics?
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Anthony Hopkins
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Bob Hope
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Steven Spielberg
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Sean Connery
Correct Answer
A. Steven Spielberg -
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Who was the founder of Naim Audio Ltd. who was given MBE by Queen Elizabeth II in 1995?
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Victoria Wood
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Jack Vettriano
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Tom Wilkinson
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Julian Vereker
Correct Answer
A. Julian Vereker -
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Which KBE, in 1989, was proclaimed the "Sexiest Man Alive" by People magazine?
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Patrick Stewart
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Sean Connery
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Pierce Brosnan
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Ben Kingsley
Correct Answer
A. Sean Connery -
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What is Jack Vettriano's, the Scottish painter who was awarded OBE in 1994, real name?
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Jack Tolkien
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Jack Hoggan
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Jack Crambit
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Jack Vorderman
Correct Answer
A. Jack Hoggan -
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Which OBE winning racing driver was nicknamed "The Professor"?
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Ayrton Senna
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Nigel Mansell
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Juan Manuel Fangio
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Alain Prost
Correct Answer
A. Alain Prost -
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Who was granted knighthood on 29 March 2007 in a ceremony in Dublin, Ireland?
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Bono
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David Backham
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Richard Burton
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Pierce Brosnan
Correct Answer
A. Bono -
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For which film did Dame Judi Dench win the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in 1998?
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Shakespeare in Love
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Chocolat
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Die Another Day
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Mrs. Brown
Correct Answer
A. Shakespeare in Love -
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When was Steven Spielberg given the Knight Commander, Order of the British Empire title?
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1999
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2005
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2001
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2009
Correct Answer
A. 2001 -
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Which honorary Knight worked as a spokesperson for General Electric?
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Salman Rushdie
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Ronald Reagan
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Pierce Brosnan
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Ben Kingsley
Correct Answer
A. Ronald Reagan -
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Which of the following KBEs authored the book "Unfinished Journey"?
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Yehudi Menuhin
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Franco Zeffirelli
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Ferdinand Meldahl
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Georg Solti
Correct Answer
A. Yehudi Menuhin -
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