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1. He wrote the largely autobiographical novel 'David Copperfield', Charles ... ?
2. The New Yorker cartoonist and author of 'The Addams Family', Charles ... ?
3. Name the American actor who first appeared in the films 'House of Wax' (1953) and 'Vera Cruz' (1954) under his real name before appearing in the 'Death Wish' series of films, Charles ... ?
4. Name the influential American saxophonist known as 'Bird', Charlie ... ?
5. Name the English drummer with 'The Rolling Stones', Charlie ... ?
6. Name the infamous criminal found guilty along with three members of his 'Family' of the brutal murder of actress Sharon Tate, Charles ... ?
7. Name the English founder of the famous dog show that bears his name, Charles ... ?
8. Which naturalist and author of 'The Origin of Species' (1859) based his theory of evolution on the HMS Beagle's exploration of the Galapagos Islands, Charles ... ?
9. Four major statesmen died on November the 9th. British Prime Ministers Ramsay MacDonald (1937) and Neville Chamberlain (1940), Chaim Weizmann the first President of Israel and this President of France in 1970, Charles de ... ?
10. This American aviator flew solo to Paris to become an international hero, Charles Augustus ... ?
11. Name the English mathematician and inventor of a calculating machine, the forerunner of the computer, Charles ... ?
12. Paulette Goddard married him in 1936 in secret. His coffin was stolen from a Swiss cemetery three months after burial and found ten miles away, Sir Charles ... ?
13. The French singer, songwriter and actor who had a major hit in 1974 with 'She', Charles ... ?
14. Name the English hymn writer of over 5,500 hymns who was an evangelist like his brother John, the founder of Methodism, Charles ... ?
15. Name the creator of the cartoon strip 'Peanuts' featuring Charlie Brown, Charles ... ?
16. Name the English actor whose films include 'Mutiny on the Bounty' (1935) and playing Quasimodo in 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame' (1939), Charles ... ?
17. Which English clergyman wrote 'The Water Babies', Charles ... ?
18. Who patented the waterproof cloth he was to use in making raincoats, Charles ... ?
19. Name the French fairy-tale writer whose stories include 'Sleeping Beauty' and 'Red Riding Hood', Charles ... ?
20. Which legendary tightrope walker made several crossings of the Niagara Falls initially in 1859. This followed crossing blindfolded, with a man on his back, on stilts and with a wheel barrow, Charles ... ?
21. Name the American inventor of the world's most successful modern board game, Monopoly, which was devised in 1933, Charles ... ?
22. Which English architect won the competition to rebuild the 'Houses of Parliament' after it was burnt down in 1834, Sir Charles ... ?
23. Which advertising boss and art collector who together with his older brother Maurice, ran an advertising agency, Charles ... ?
24. Name the English film director of 'The Lavender Hill Mob' (1951) and 'A Fish Called Wanda' (1988) some 37 years later, Charles ... ?
25. The first Victoria Cross was awarded to this Irishman and mate aboard the HMS Hecla for conspicuous gallantry at Bomarsrund in the Baltic. His name was Charles ... ?
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