Time to collect some odd facts.

Sometimes, famous people become household words. Often for the most surprising reasons.

Some of these people gave their names to their inventions. Other times, the connection was more oblique. Can you name them all?

Short answers, please.

1. What famous opera singer had both a breakfast food and a dessert named after her?
2. What British politician had a running shoe named after him?
3. This one's fictional: What fictional Scots femme fatale had a clipper ship named after her?
4. What annoying feature of modern male dress is the fault of the British Royal Family?
5. What garment is named after James Brudenell, and associated with the Charge of the Light Brigade?
6. Why is Wilhelm Röntgen's name a verb in German?
7. What prolific US actor has a sociological measurement named after him?
8. Another fictional character: What hat name is George Du Maurier responsible for?
9. 'Is that a pistol in your pocket, or…' have you just misspelled the man's name?
10. What moody-looking actor's name became a verb meaning 'to refuse to share'?

Did you know them all? To check, click on the picture below.

Dmitri Gheorgheni

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