Questions about 'Q' People Trivia Quiz

Answer: Paul Gauguin

'Lust for Life' starred Kirk Douglas as Vincent van Gogh, with Quinn playing his friend and supporter Gauguin. Quinn had previously won an Oscar, again as Best Supporting Actor, for 'Viva Zapata!', with Marlon Brando in the lead role. Quinn was born in Mexico in 1915 and began his film career in 1936 continuing until his death in 2001. Among his many films are 'The Guns of Navarone' (1961), 'Zorba the Greek' (1964) and 'Stradivari' (1989).

Answer: Jason

Jason Queally won the 1 km time trial, with Stefan Nimke of Germany taking the silver. The time trial involves covering four laps of the track in the fastest possible time, and Jason set an Olympic record in winning the medal. He retired from cycling in 2008, making a brief comeback in 2010, although he has since been working with partially sighted cyclists as a tandem rider.

Answer: Blake

Quentin Blake was an author in his own right, having published over thirty books including 'Simpkin' (1993) and 'Daddy Lost His Head' (2009). He illustrated nearly twenty of Dahl's books as well as works by Elizabeth Bowen and Dr. Seuss. Quentin Tarantino was a film director and Quentin Crisp was known as 'The Naked Civil Servant', after the first book in his autobiography. 'Quentin Durward' is fictional, being the title of an 1823 novel by Sir Walter Scott.

Answer: Opium

'Confessions of an English Opium Eater' was an autobiographical work which described de Quincy's experiences, good and bad, during his use of opium. His use of the drug began when he was suffering from toothache, and his book describes the initial phase, lasting from 1804 until 1812 when his use of the drug was mainly pleasurable. De Quincy then goes on to explain the negative effects he suffered, including nightmares and insomnia.

Although he published other works, his first book remains the best known of de Quincy's works and is thought to be one of the first literary works in Western literature by a drug addict about his own addiction.

Answer: Iraq

Qasim was an army general who led the coup and became Prime Minister. The Iraqi monarch at the time was King Faisal II and he was killed, along with several other members of the Royal family, despite having surrendered to the rebels. Qasim himself was overthrown in 1963 and executed shortly after.

The other three nations listed were still monarchies in the early part of the twenty-first century.

Answer: Q

Cornish born, Quiller-Couch studied at Trinity College, Oxford and also lectured there briefly before turning to journalism. His published novels include 'Dead Man's Rock' (1887) and 'Sir John Constantine' (1906). Quiller-Couch's major contribution to English literature was his editorship of the reference work 'Oxford Book of English Verse, 1250-1900', which was published in 1900 and revised in 1939. Of the other options, 'Boz' was used by Charles Dickens and 'Elia' by Charles Lamb. 'Saki' was the alias of H.H. Munro.

Answer: Tennis

Querrey's height of 6'6" gave him a huge advantage when serving, and he became well known for the number of aces served in most matches. He turned professional in 2006, and won seven ATP championships between 2008 and 2012. At the end of 2012 Querrey had not progressed beyond the fourth round at any of the major tennis championships.

In doubles matches, Querrey frequently played with John Isner, at 6'9" tall, making them one of the tallest teams in tennis history.

Answer: Danforth

Dan Quayle was the Vice President to George Bush senior, serving from 1989 until 1993. He became the Senator for Indiana in 1980. Quayle became well known for his gaffes, famously misspelling potato as 'potatoe'. He was also reported to have placed the USA in Europe and to refer to 'bondage' between parent and child, instead of bond. Danforth means 'ford in the valley'.

Answer: Brothers

Randy is the older brother, born in 1950, with Dennis born in 1954, both in Houston, Texas. Randy has made more than ninety films, including 'The Last Picture Show' (1971) and 'Brokeback Mountain' (2005). Dennis has also been successful, playing Jerry Lee Lewis in 'Great Balls of Fire!' in 1989 and appearing in the 2004 version of 'Flight of the Phoenix'. Both have had personal problems, with Dennis having been involved with cocaine and Randy having been accused of several financial misdeeds in the early part of the twenty-first century.

Answer: Fashion

Mary Quant may not have invented the mini skirt, but her name will be forever associated with the short skirts which characterised the 'Swinging Sixties', particularly in the United Kingdom. Quant also popularised hot pants, which were even shorter, and were around in the later years of the 1960s and early 1970s.

She opened her first boutique, called 'Bazaar', on the King's Road, Chelsea, in 1955 and was instrumental in establishing the area as the centre of English fashion in that era.