Free Quiz Questions on Famous People and their money, cash, dough, wonga, honours, honorary degrees, special awards, etc.

1. How much money did Simon Cowell make in one single year (2006): £400k, £4m or £40m?

   £40m

2. three original stars who put money into Planet Hollywood restaurant chain

   Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bruce Willis, Sylvester Stallone

3. Which rock star was awarded an honorary degree from St Andrews University (in Scotland) in 2004 but slept through the ceremony because he was bored: Bob Dylan, Elton John or Mick Jagger?

   Bob Dylan

4. Which British actress was paid £11 million by T-Mobile to advertise their products?

   Catherine Zeta-Jones

5. What was the first name of Mr Ferrari, who founded the Ferrari car manufacturer?

   Enzo

6. Who is the richest: Eric Clapton, Michael Caine or Mick Hucknall?

   Eric Clapton

7. What did Charlie Chaplin have insured for $150,000? Hair, feet or hands?

   feet

8. Who won the Villain of the Year award at the 2007 NME Awards: Saddam Hussain, George W Bush or Dick Dastardly?

   George W Bush

9. Which Celebrity Chef was recently named most influential person most influential person in the UK hospitality industry and has an autobiography out called Humble Pie?

   Gordon Ramsay

10. Who was Nike: Greek Goddess/ Swedish Olympic swimmer of 1930s/character in a Charlotte Bronte novel?

    Greek Goddess of Victory.

11. What beer did Brad Pitt get £2.2 million for endorsing: Budweiser, Coors, or Heineken?

    Heineken

12. Who does Elton John say he’s going to leave his money to when he dies: his husband David, The Labour Party or is he going to get someone to throw all the money off a tall building on the centre of London for everyone to catch?

    Husband

13. Which famous English cricketer was knighted in 2007 after raising more than £10 million for leukaemia research over the years?

    Ian Botham

14. Which comedian sold his wedding snaps to Viz Comic for a pound in 2002 and was divorced and disgnosed with gout six years later?

    Johnny Vegas

15. Which of these guys does NOT have an OBE? Bob Monkhouse or Tom Jones?

    Jones

16. In terms of British pounds, how rich is Phil Collins: is he a millionaire, a billionare or a trillionaire? [a billion = 1,000 million]

    Milliionaire

17. Rogue Trader is the movie about the guy who destroyed the Barings Bank in 1995 What's his name?

    Nick Leeson

18. What was the name of the man who bankrupted Barings Bank in 1995 and became the subject of the film Rogue Trader?

    Nick Leeson

19. A couple of years ago, Viz magazine ran a vote amongst readers to find out who was the biggest celebrity cunt. Who won that accolade? Les Dennis, Noel Edmonds or Brian Blessed.

    Noel Edmonds

20. In what industry did John Davidson Rockefeller get rich?

    Oil

21. Name the first Black woman to be officially ranked a Billionaire in the U.S.A.

    OPRAH WInfREY

22. Jeff Stryker is one of the highest paid entertainers in America. What does he do? Who is Jeff Stryker? What is Jeff Stryker famous for?

    porno actor

23. Whose 1998 autobiography was entitled “Losing my virginity”?

    Richard Branson

24. Which of these men have never won Australian of The Year award made by the Australian government: crocodile hunter Steve Irwin, comedian Paul Hogan, or tennis player Pat Rafter?

    Steve Irwin

25. According to the 2006 Forbes magazine survey: who is the world’s most powerful celebrity: Tom Cruise, Oprah Winfrey, or Paul McCartney?

    Tom Cruise