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People and Places
Lovers
1. King Edward VIII gave up the British throne to marry an American divorcee. What was her name ?
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2. Whom did filmstar Grace Kelly marry in 1956 ?
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3. Queen Victoria proposed marriage to her cousin Prince Albert at Windsor in 1839. What nationality was he ?
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4. Who married Robert Browning at a London church, in the utmost secrecy, because her father disapproved of the match ?
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5. Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton fell passionately in love when they were filming a motion picture epic. What was the film ?
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6. Who was known as the cinema screen's first 'great lover', star of The Sheikh ?
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7. Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart were known as a devoted couple. Her friends have always called her by her given name, rather than by the glamorous 'Lauren'. What is that name ?
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8. The close relationship between Spencer Tracy and Katherine Hepburn lasted 25 years. In 1967 they made their last film together, 'Guess who's coming to Dinner'. Who was coming to dinner ?
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9. The man reputed to be the greatest lover of all time lived in the 18th century and his name has passed into the language. Who was he ?
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10. Who was the love of the Emperor Napoleon's life ?
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11. Which two royal lovers, parents of the young Princes William and Harry, announced their separation in 1992 ?
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12. When Lord Nelson died, one of his last requests was 'Take care of my dear Lady Hamilton'. What was her first name ?
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13. Who did assassinated president John F. Kennedy's widow marry in 1968 ?
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14. Which film actress fed her image as a blonde sex symbol with lines like 'Come up and see me sometime', and 'I never set out to make men a career, it just happened that way!' ?
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15. Nell Gwyn won the heart of England's 'Merry Monarch'. Who was he ?
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16. Which of Henry VIII's wives died soon after the birth of her baby while she was still the object of the king's love ?
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17. Both Julius Caesar and Mark Antony loved Cleopatra. When she ascended the throne she was formally married to a relative. Who was he ?
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18. What is the name of the village in Scotland where runaway English couples were once married over the blacksmith's anvil ?
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19. Who is the patron saint of lovers ?
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20. Name the well-known singer who is Andrew Lloyd Webber's second wife, and who starred in Phantom of the Opera.
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21. Of which French King was Madame de Pompadour the influential mistress ?
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22. Which group of people were associated with the saying 'Make love, not war' ?
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23. Which world famous baseball star married Marilyn Monroe in 1954 ?
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24. Winston Churchill married in 1908 and wrote that he and his wife 'lived happily ever after'. What was her Christian name ?
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25. Mary Queen of Scots supposedly wrote the 'Casket Letters' to her lover with whom she plotted to kill her husband. Name the recipient of the letters.
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