Famous People Quiz for 16 August 2016
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Question 1: Who was the American who, in 1871, collected animals and freaks for a travelling circus, menagerie and museum, which by 1872 was billing itself as "The Greatest Show on Earth"?
A
B
William Cody
Phineas Taylor Barnum
C
Albert Ringling
D
James Bailey