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People Quiz #484

Famous People Quiz for 24 April 2018

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Q1. Who was the first president of the Turkish Republic after the overthrow of the Sultan in 1922?

A
Mustapha Kemal Ataturk
B
Cemal Gürsel
C
Fahri Korutürk
D
Cevdet Sunay
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Q2. Which Frenchman was a Franciscan, then a Benedictine monk, a teacher, a professor of anatomy and a priest, who wrote "Gargantua et Pantagruel", a huge comic narrative full of miscellaneous learning from the 16th century?

A
Molière
B
Alexandre Dumas
C
Victor Hugo
D
François Rabelais
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Q3. Where was the birthplace of the actor Anna Paquin, first prominent in film in "The Piano" (1993)?

A
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
B
Wellington, New Zealand
C
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
D
London, England
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Q4. Who became famous through three films made in 1955 and 1956, and died at the wheel of a Porsche in 1956?

A
James Dean
B
Marilyn Munro
C
Anthony Perkins
D
Jim Morrison
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Q5. Which of these musicians became famous for playing the saxophone?

A
Coleman Hawkins
B
Buddy Miles
C
Louis Armstrong
D
Fats Domino
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Q6. Alan Longmuir, Derek Longmuir, Eric Faulkner, Stuart "Woody" Wood and Les McKeown were collectively known as what band from 1974 to 1976?

A
The Rolling Stones
B
The Bay City Rollers
C
Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich
D
Herman's Hermits
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Q7. Who was the last English monarch of the Tudor dynasty?

A
Edward VII
B
Henry VIII
C
James I
D
Elizabeth I
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