Famous Family

These questions all relate to today, January 8th.

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One

On this day in 1997, what family commemorated 700 years of ruling the place represented by the flag shown above? Who are the family and where do they rule?

  1. Borgia, Republic of San Marino
  2. Grimaldi family, Principality of Monaco
  3. Medici family, Vatican City State

Two

What year and state complete the following sentence? In …, Elvis Presley was born in …

  1. 1933; Alabama
  2. 1935; Mississippi
  3. 1937; Tennessee

Three

On this day, Charles de Gaulle was inaugurated as president of France’s …

  1. First Republic
  2. Fourth Republic
  3. Fifth Republic

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Four

Born on this day, Stephen Hawking, a British theoretical physicist and cosmologist, who suffered from motor neurone disease did NOT take part in which one of these?

  1. Have I Got News for You
  2. Monty Python
  3. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy radio series

Five

The ocean liners RMS Queen Mary 2 and her namesake Queen Mary are both named after the same person. Who?

  1. Mary I
  2. Mary, Queen of Scots
  3. Mary of Teck

Good luck! I’ll post the answers later.

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Author: Scott F

As a retired trivia writer, editor and quiz compiler, I wholeheartedly agree with Bertrand Russell’s quote: “There’s much pleasure to be gained in useless knowledge.” Trivia of all sorts has always fascinated me, and for many years, I’ve written and compiled trivia for various media, including traditional TV and radio quiz shows, newspapers and magazines, apps, and other digital platforms.

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