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People Quiz #407

Famous People Quiz for 1 November 2016

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Q1. The film actor Maurice Micklewhite is better known by what name?

A
Clark Gable
B
Michael Caine
C
Anthony Hopkins
D
Steve Martin
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Q2. Who was the sister of the Emperor Augustus and great niece of Julius Caesar who married Mark Anthony?

A
Juliana
B
Octavia
C
Calpurnia
D
Cleopatra
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Q3. In 1782 a Scotsman, David Tyrie, who had been smuggling contraband from France into Great Britain, made a mark on British history, for what?

A
He became the first importer of fine cognac for the King
B
He founded Tyrie's international design and factory for teak, woven, and metal outdoor furniture
C
He was the last person in Britain to suffer the full penalty for treason, of drawing and quartering
D
He initiated negotiation for the Act of Union to create the United Kingdom, finalised in 1801
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Q4. Which 19th century Ukrainian novelist, short story writer, and playwright wrote "Taras Bulba", "The Government Inspector", "The Nose" and "Dead Souls"?

Note: This question was updated in July 2024
A
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
B
Nikolai Gogol
C
Boris Pasternak
D
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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Q5. Who directed the 1998 film "Celebrity", shot in black-and-white on location in New York City featuring Kenneth Branagh, Judy Davis, Joe Mantegna, Winona Ryder, Leonardo DiCaprio and Melanie Griffith?

A
Steven Spielberg
B
Woody Allen
C
James Cameron
D
Sam Mendes
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Q6. Ban Ki Moon retired in 2016, as his elected term ended, from which internationally known position?

A
Dalai Lama
B
Pope of the Catholic Church
C
Head of Formula One
D
Secretary-General of the United Nations
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Q7. Who, on his 72nd birthday in 1951, was not persuaded by UPI photographer Arthur Sassehim to smile, but stuck out his tongue instead?

A
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
B
Charles Darwin
C
Aristotle
D
Albert Einstein
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