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People Quiz #27

Famous People Quiz for 21 July 2009

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Q1. Who was the author of "Around The World In 80 Days" and "20,000 Leagues Under The Sea"?

A
H G Wells
B
Jules Verne
C
H Rider Haggard
D
Jonathan Swift
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Q2. Who wrote "Other people see things and say: why? - but I dream things that never were and say: why not?"

Note: This question was updated in July 2015
A
George Bernard Shaw
B
Robert Kennedy
C
Oscar Wilde
D
Noel Coward
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Q3. Which French scientist invented the first satisfactory revolving light for use in lighthouses, and has a type of theatre light named after him?

A
René Descartes
B
Jean Foucalt
C
Augustin-Jean Fresnel
D
Girard Desargues
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Q4. Who led the expedition that discovered The Titanic on the bed of the Atlantic Ocean?

A
Robert Ballard
B
Peter Gimbel and Joseph Fox
C
David Mearns
D
Capt. Alvin Golden
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Q5. Who wrote the play "Mrs Warren's Profession" which was twice refused a licence to be performed in London and was closed down in New York when the actors were charged with offences against public decency?

Note: This question was updated in July 2015
A
George Bernard Shaw
B
Oscar Wilde
C
Noel Coward
D
Arthur Miller
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Q6. Who wrote the music for the musical “Cats”?

A
Andrew Lloyd Webber
B
Irving Berlin
C
John Kander
D
Elton John
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Q7. Who was elected joint Vice-Chancellor by the Swiss Federal Assembly in August 2005 and became Federal Chancellor of Switzerland in December 2007?

Note: This question was updated in September 2017
A
Jennifer Don Juan
B
Lella Lothario
C
Corina Casanova
D
Janet Bond
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