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A quiz round about well known personalities who sadly passed away in 2021

 

1) American boxer who reigned as undisputed middleweight champion from 1980 to 1987. He so loved his nickname of Marvelous that he legally changed his first name to that in 1982

 

2) He was the voice of British motorsport for over two decades up to 2001.

 

3) English inventor and pioneer of the personal computer and transport industries who successfully produced the ZX Spectrum and not so successfully the C5

 

4) British/South African writer whose novels were usually set in southern africa. His first published novel being ‘When the Lion Feeds’

 

5) One of the most prolific goalscorers in British football, and Tottenham Hotspur’s highest ever scorer.

 

6) The most important lyricist of the past 6 decades who started his musical theatre career by writing the lyrics of ‘West Side Story’

 

7) Known primarily for the Formula1 racing team that bore his name from 1977. His team won their first drivers and constructors championships in 1980.

 

8) British long distance runner, he won the 74th Boston marathon in 1970 and competed in both the Tokyo and Munich olympics in the marathon. He claimed the longest running streak - every day for 52yrs and 39 days up to 2017

 

9) Born in Malta he was a physician, psychologist, author, philosopher and regarded as one of the world’s great thinkers. He introduced the term ‘lateral thinking’.

 

10) British/American computer programmer and businessman who was the first to produce a commercial anti-virus software which carried his name even after he left the company. He is reported to have committed suicide whilst awaitng extradition to the USA for tax evasion.

 

 

Answers

1) American boxer who reigned as undisputed middleweight champion from 1980 to 1987. He so loved his nickname of Marvelous that he legally changed his first name to that in 1982

Marvellous Marvin Hagler

 

2) He was the voice of British motorsport for over two decades up to 2001.

Murray Walker

 

3) English inventor and pioneer of the personal computer and transport industries who successfully produced the ZX Spectrum and not so successfully the C5

Sir Clive Sinclair

 

4) British/South African writer whose novels were usually set in southern africa. His first published novel being ‘When the Lion Feeds’

Wilbur Smith

 

5) One of the most prolific goalscorers in British football, and Tottenham Hotspur’s highest ever scorer.

Jimmy Greaves

 

6) The most important lyricist of the past 6 decades who started his musical theatre career by writing the lyrics of ‘West Side Story’

Stephen Sondheim

 

7) Known primarily for the Formula1 racing team that bore his name from 1977. His team won their first drivers and constructors championships in 1980.

Frank Williams

 

8) British long distance runner, he won the 74th Boston marathon in 1970 and competed in both the Tokyo and Munich olympics in the marathon. He claimed the longest running streak - every day for 52yrs and 39 days up to 2017

Ron Hill

 

9) Born in Malta he was a physician, psychologist, author, philosopher and regarded as one of the world’s great thinkers. He introduced the term ‘lateral thinking’.

Edward De Bono

 

10) British/American computer programmer and businessman who was the first to produce a commercial anti-virus software which carried his name even after he left the company. He is reported to have committed suicide whilst awaitng extradition to the USA for tax evasion.

John McAfee