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Famous people from the pastQuizby the pupils
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• He was a British film director (and an actor).
• He was born in 1899 and he died in 1980.
• He was a little bit fat. He had no hair.
• He made movies with suspense and mystery. His
  first movies were dumb.
• He made The Wrong Man in 1957. 

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• He was American.
• He was an actor and a dancer.
• He was born in 1952. He died 2009.
• He was tall.
• He had blond hair and blue eyes
• He made the films Dirty Dancing and Point Break. 

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• His real name was Eddie Fatu.
• He was from the isles of Samoa.
• He was a professional wrestler.
• He was born in 1973. He died in 2009.
• He was big. He had tattoos and dreadlocks.

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• She was born in 1961.
• She was English. She was a princess.
• She was very famous. She was Williams mother.
• She was beautiful. She had short blond hair.
• She died in 1997.

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• He was born in 1564. He was English.
• He created Romeo and Juliet.
• He had a long nose. He had a long black hair and
  a beard.
• He died in 1616.

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• She was British. She was a writer.
• She was born in 1890 and she died in 1976.
• The most well-known characters in her books are
  Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot.
• She also wrote romance novels and theatre plays.

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• He was American.
• He was an inventor and a scientist.
• He was born on 11th February 1847 and he died on
  18th October 1931.
• He created the first gramophone and the light
  bulb.

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• He was an English comic actor.
• He was born in 1889. He died in 1977.
• He was tall and thin .
• He always wore a bowler hat and a stick with a
  black suit.
• He lived in United States.
• He made a lot of films.

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• He was born in 1940 in England.
• He died in 1980.
• He was a singer.
• He had a beard, long brown hair and a moustache.
• He composed the song Imagine. 

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• He was born in 1935 and he died in 1977.
• He was a rocknroll singer and a musician.
• He was American.
• He had black hair and a small nose.

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• She was born in 1983.
• She died in 2011.
• She was a singer and artist and musician.
• She was English.
• She had long curly black hair and brown eyes.
• She had a big mouth and a short nose
• She had tattoes and she was slim.

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• He was a French King.
• He was born in 470 and he died in 537. He was
  tall and strong.
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• He had a beard and his hair was long. He was a
  great warrior.
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• He created the Knight table. His wifes name was
  Lady Guinevere.
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• He wore royal dress. He was a great King.

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• He was an American comic actor with Stan Laurel.
• He was born in 1892.
• He died in 1952.
• He was a tall and big man.
• He always had a hat.
• He lived in United States.

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• He was an American singer.
• He was born in 1944 and he died in 2003.
• He sang rhythm and blues, soul and disco.
• He had a black beard and he was tall and fat.

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• He was born in Portsmouth in 1812 in England.
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• He died in 1870 .
• He was the most popular writer of the 19th
  century .
• He wrote Oliver Twist.

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• He was born august 29th 1958 in USA.
• He was a singer and an excellent dancer.
• He began singing at the age of six.
• He was the king of pop.
• He was married to Priscilla Presley.
• He died on June 25th in 2009 in Los Angeles.

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• She was American.
• She was an actress.
• She had blue eyes.
• She was very beautiful.
• She had blond hair and big mouth.
• She died August 5th 1962.

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• He was born in 1929 and he died in 1968.
• He was an American clergyman.
• He was black. He had short black hair and a
  moustache.
• He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964.

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• He was an American inventor and businessman.
• He was born in 1953.
• He died in 2011.
• He had short hair and glasses.
• He created the i-phone.

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• He was Jamaican.
• He was a reggae singer.
• He was born in 1945.
• He died in 1981.
• He had black eyes and long black hair.

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Famous people from the pastQuizANSWERS
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ALFRED HITCHCOCK

• He was a British film director
• (and an actor).
• He was born in 1899 and he died
• in 1980.
• He was a little bit fat. He had no hair.
• He made movies with suspense and mystery. His
  first movies were dumb.
• He made The Wrong Man In 1957. 

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PATRICK SWAYZE

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• He was American.
• He was an actor and a dancer.
• He was born in 1952.
• He died 2009.
• He was tall.
• He had blond hair and blue eyes
• He made the films Dirty Dancing and Point Break. 

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UMAGA

• His real name was Eddie Fatu.
• He was from the isles of Samoa.
• He was a professional wrestler.
• He was born in 1973. He died in 2009.
• He was big. He had tattoos and dreadlocks.

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LADY DIANA

• She was born in 1961.
• She was English. She was a princess.
• She was very famous. She was Williams mother.
• She was beautiful. She had short blond hair.
• She died in 1997.

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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

• He was born in 1564. He was English.
• He created Romeo and Juliet.
• He had a long nose.
• He had a long black hair and
• a beard.
• He died in 1616.

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AGATHA CHRISTIE

• She was British.
• She was a writer.
• She was born in 1890 and she died in 1976.
• The most well-known characters in her books are
  Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot.
• She also wrote romance novels and theatre plays.

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THOMAS EDISON

• He was American.
• He was a businessman,
• inventor and a scientist.
• He was born on 11th February 1847 and he died on
  18th October 1931.
• He was old and fat.
• He created the first gramophone.
  

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CHARLIE CHAPLIN

• He was an English comic actor.
• He was born in 1889.
• He died in 1977.
• He was tall and thin .
• He lived in United States.
• He made a lot of films.

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JOHN LENNON

• He was born in 1940
• in England.
• He died in 1980.
• He was a singer.
• He had a beard, long brown hair and a moustache.
• He composed the song Imagine. 

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ELVIS PRESLEY

• He was born in 1935 and he died in 1977.
• He was a rocknroll singer and a musician.
• He was American.
• He had black hair and a small nose.

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AMY WINEHOUSE

• She was born in 1983.
• She died in 2011.
• She was a singer and
• artist and musician.
• She was English.
• She had long curly black hair and brown eyes.
• She had a big mouth and a short nose
• She had tattoes and she was slim.

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KING ARTHUR

• He was a French King.
• He was born in 470
• and he died in 537.
• He was tall and strong.
•  
• He had a beard and
• his hair was long. He was a great warrior.
• He created the Knight table. His wifes name was
  Lady Guinevere.
•  
• He wore royal dress. He was a great King.

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OLIVER HARDY

• He was an American comic actor with Stan Laurel.
• He was born in 1892.
• He died in 1952.
• He was a tall and big man.
• He always had a hat.
• He lived in United States.

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BARRY WHITE

• He was an American singer.
• He was born in 1944 and he died
• in 2003.
• He sang rhythm and blues, soul and disco.
• He had a black beard and he was tall and fat.

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CHARLES DICKENS

• He was born in Portsmouth in 1812 in England.
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• He died in 1870 .
• He was the most popular writer
• of the 19th century .
• He wrote Oliver Twist.

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MICHAEL JACKSON

• He was born august 29th 1958 in USA.
• He was a singer and an excellent dancer.
• He began singing at the age of six.
• He was the king of pop.
• He was married to Priscilla Presley.
• He died on June 25th in 2009 in Los Angeles.

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MARILYN MONROE

• She was American.
• She was an actress.
• She had blue eyes.
• She was very beautiful.
• She had blond hair and big mouth.
• She died August 5th 1962.

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MARTIN LUTHER KING

• He was born in 1929 and he died in 1968.
• He was an American
• clergyman.
• He was black.
• He had short black hair and a moustache.
• He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964.

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STEVE JOBS

• He was an American inventor and businessman.
• He was born in 1955.
• He died in 2011.
• He had short hair and glasses.
• He created the i-phone.

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BOB MARLEY

• He was Jamaican.
• He was a reggae singer.
• He was born in 1945.
• He died in 1981.
• He had black eyes and long black hair.