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1. Shakira, apart from being a prolific singer, is well known for her exotic and sensual Latin dance performances. In which South American country she was born?

Answer: Colombia

Shakira was born in Baranquilla Colombia on 2nd February 1977. She made her first debut album in Spanish at the age of 14, named "Magia". In 2001 she released her first album sung in English named "Laundry Service". Her song "Waka Waka" was chosen as the official anthem theme for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. One of her bestselling songs "Hips Don't Lie" reached number one in more than 55 countries.

2. Although she has won several Latin Grammy Awards, Laura Pausini was not born in Latin America. In which fashionable European country she was born in?

Answer: Italy

She was born in Faenza, Italy on 16th May 1974. In 2005 her record "Escucha" won her her first Latin Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Album. In 2006 she was the first female Italian artist to ever win a Grammy Award. Although she is Italian, most of her well known albums are sung in Spanish. In 2001 she produced her first album sung in English, "From The Inside"; even though it never made it big in the USA, the record sold very well in Europe.

3. Known as the "Queen of Latin Pop" Gloria Estefan grew up in Miami. Which Caribbean island is her birth place; where she fled from with her parents?

Answer: Cuba

Gloria Estefan was born in Havana, Cuba in 1957. When the Cuban Revolution occurred and Fidel Castro took over her family fled to Miami. In 1975 she became the lead singer of "Miami Sound Machine", where she met her husband Emilio Estefan. She topped the charts in the 1980s and 90s with songs like "Conga" and "Rhythm Is Gonna Get You".

4. Natalie Portman is a talented model and actress, who won her first Oscar for her role in "Black Swan" (2010). Although she did not get her earnings in Shekels, do you know in which country she was born?

Answer: Israel

Natalie Hershlag was born in Jerusalem, Israel in 1981. She was born to an American mother and an Israeli father. In 1984 the family moved to the USA; Natalie grew up most of her life on Long Island. She took her stage name of Portman, from her grandmother's maiden name. Her first film debut was in a movie called "Leon: The Professional" (1994). The currency used in Israel is called Shekel.

5. Known worldwide as the very British Hermione Granger, but voila, do you know in what country Emma Watson was born in?

Answer: France

Emma Watson was born in Paris, France on 15th April 15 1990. She moved to England at the age of five after her parents divorced. She is known to the world as Harry Potter's best friend, cast at the age of nine for the part of bossy Hermione Granger, in the "Harry Potter" films.

6. In which Euro Asian country was the lead guitarist and vocalist Joe Strummer, of the British punk rock group The Clash, born?

Answer: Turkey

John Graham Mellor, artistically to be known as Joe Strummer was born in Ankara, Turkey on 21st August 1952. His father was a diplomat, who at the time was working in Turkey. Before moving to England when he was nine years old Strummer had lived in Egypt, Mexico and Germany. Strummer made his name as the lead vocalist and guitarist of The Clash writing songs about political and social injustice.

When inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2003 it was said that the band was "considered one of the most overtly political, explosive and exciting bands in rock and roll history". Sadly in 2002 at the age of 50, Strummer died of heart failure.

7. The island of Zanzibar was the birthplace of the very talented singer and front man of Queen, but can you name the African country to which the island now belongs?

Answer: Tanzania

Farrokh Bulsara, known as Freddie Mercury, was born in 1946 in Stone Town on the island of Zanzibar, which is a semi-autonomous part of Tanzania. Both of his parents were of British-Indian descent; his father worked for the Indian government and was stationed in Zanzibar. Mercury lived most of his youth between India and Zanzibar, and only moved to London in 1964.

8. Does the name "Charlie Pace" give you a clue where Dominic Monaghan was born, while his English parents were stationed in this European country?

Answer: Germany

Dominic Monaghan was born on 8th December 1976, in Berlin, Germany. At the age of eleven he moved to England with his parents. His jump to fame came, when he was given the part of Meriadoc Brandybuck in Peter Jackson's "Lord of The Rings" trilogy. He originally auditioned for the part of Frodo, but lost out to Elijah Wood.

In 2004 he was cast for the hit TV series "Lost" as Charlie Pace; he continued being a main cast member till 2007. Checkpoint Charlie was located at the Berlin Wall.

9. With the charming name of Rose McGowan, you would expect her to be born in an English speaking country. Where in fact was this bambina born?

Answer: Italy

Rose McGowan, although she is of Irish American descent, was actually born in Florence, Italy. Her father ran one of the chapters in Italy of the controversial "Children of God" cult. Rose did not speak English till she actually moved to the USA, when she was ten years old.

She has appeared in many movies throughout her career but one of her best known roles was in "Charmed" playing the role of Paige Matthews.

10. This "24 Hours" man is the son of Shirley Douglas and Donald Sutherland, two well known Canadian actors. In which rainy European city was their son born in?

Answer: London

Kiefer was born in London, England on 21st December 1966. Kiefer and his twin sister Rachel were born while his parents lived in England. At the time his father's career was just starting, and he was given small roles in British television series and later on in movies.

Although Kiefer has acted in more than seventy films, his role as Jack Bauer in "24 Hours", has given him world wide fame.

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