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50 Famous Men from the United Kingdom - Statistics
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This quiz has been taken 860 times
265 since last reset
- The average score is 37 of 51
Answer Stats
| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
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| Member of the Beatles who was assassinated in 1980 | John Lennon | 96%
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| Playwright and poet who wrote Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, King Lear and Macbeth | William Shakespeare | 94%
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| Naturalist who developed the theory of evolution | Charles Darwin | 93%
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| Musician whose tribute single Candle in the Wind, was dedicated to Diana | Elton John | 93%
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| King of the United Kingdom and the 14 other Commonwealth realms since 2022 | Charles III | 92%
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| Singer, songwriter and bassist for The Beatles | Paul McCartney | 91%
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| Singer, songwriter, record producer, and lead vocalist of the rock band Queen | Freddie Mercury | 89%
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| Scientist who formulated the theory of gravitation and three laws of motion | Isaac Newton | 89%
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| The 20th century's most famous and celebrated Prime Minister | Winston Churchill | 88%
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| Comic actor, filmmaker, and composer who rose to fame in the era of silent film | Charlie Chaplin | 85%
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| Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2019 to 2022 | Boris Johnson | 84%
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| Author of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit | J.R.R. Tolkien | 84%
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| Author of Animal Farm and the dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four | George Orwell | 83%
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| Singer who rose to fame as a member of the music duo Wham! | George Michael | 82%
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| Author of Oliver Twist, A Tale of Two Cities and Great Expectations | Charles Dickens | 80%
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| Footballer who played for Manchester United, Real Madrid and AC Milan | David Beckham | 80%
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| Musician who is the lead singer of the Rolling Stones | Mick Jagger | 80%
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| First actor to portray James Bond on film, starring in seven films | Sean Connery | 80%
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| Consort of the British monarch from 1952 until his death in 2021 | Prince Philip | 79%
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| Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007 | Tony Blair | 79%
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| Formula One driver he holds the records for the most wins in history | Lewis Hamilton | 77%
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| Musician who was the frontman of the band the Police from 1977 until 1986 | Sting | 77%
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| Singer whose famous songs are Shape of You and Galway Girl | Ed Sheeran | 76%
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| Lord Protector of England for much of the 1650s | Oliver Cromwell | 76%
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| Comedian who played the title roles in the sitcoms Blackadder and Mr. Bean | Rowan Atkinson | 76%
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| Member of the pop group Take That, who achieved greater success with his solo career | Robbie Williams | 74%
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| Actor who won the Oscar for Best Actor for portraying Hannibal Lecter | Anthony Hopkins | 72%
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| Admiral who defeated Napoleon's fleet in the 1805 Battle of Trafalgar | Horatio Nelson | 72%
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| Explorer who established the first European colony in Australia | James Cook | 72%
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| Actor from Northern Ireland who portrayed Oskar Schindler | Liam Neeson | 69%
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| Mathematician who helped to decipher the German Enigma codes in WWII | Alan Turing | 68%
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| Filmmaker known as the "Master of Suspense" | Alfred Hitchcock | 68%
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| Bacteriologist who discovered penicillin, for which he shared a Nobel Prize | Alexander Fleming | 67%
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| Broadcaster and biologist best known for writing and presenting the BBC series Life | David Attenborough | 67%
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| Drummer who later became the lead singer of the rock band Genesis | Phil Collins | 67%
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| Physicist noted for his research into the origin of the universe and black hole theories | Stephen Hawking | 66%
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| Scottish patriot who led resistance against the English | William Wallace | 66%
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| Singer whose number-one hits were Ashes to Ashes and Under Pressure | David Bowie | 64%
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| Scottish tennis player who won three Grand Slam singles titles | Andy Murray | 63%
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| Actor who won Oscar for Best Actor for portraying Gandhi | Ben Kingsley | 63%
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| Author whose most notable work is Alice's Adventures in Wonderland | Lewis Carroll | 63%
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| Actor who played Richard III, Magneto and Gandalf | Ian McKellen | 62%
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| Writer and physician who created the character Sherlock Holmes in 1887 | Arthur Conan Doyle | 60%
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| Only actor who won Academy Award for Best Actor three times | Daniel Day-Lewis | 59%
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| Explorer who undertook three extensive expeditions throughout much of Africa | David Livingstone | 55%
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| Explorer who circumnavigated the world in a single expedition, from 1577 to 1580 | Francis Drake | 52%
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| Footballer who was member of the England team that won the 1966 FIFA World Cup | Bobby Charlton | 50%
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| Inventor who improved steam engine during the Industrial Revolution | James Watt | 43%
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| Northern Irish professional golfer who was world number one | Rory McIlroy | 41%
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| Triple jump world record holder | Jonathan Edwards | 25%
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| Sprinter who have won gold medals in the 100 m at all four major competitions | Linford Christie | 24%
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