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People Quiz #646

Famous People Quiz for 1 June 2021

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Q1. Which English scholar of Ancient Roman civilisation, Professor of Classics and Professor of Ancient Literature is also widely known for presenting TV documentaries and discussions on civilisations ancient and modern?

A
Dame Mary Beard
B
Professor Brian Cox
C
Dara Ó Briain
D
Stephen Fry
Select from the options above.

Q2. Which Italian writer, university professor, medievalist, philosopher, semiotician, cultural critic, and political and social commentator includes among his novels "The Prague Cemetery" and "Numero Zero"?

A
Umberto Eco
B
Pier Paolo Pasolini
C
Carlo Alberto Rosselli
D
Dante Alighieri
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Q3. A movement whose followers were known derisively as Lollards centred on the views of which priest, philosopher and theologian and his colleagues?

A
Jerome of Prague
B
Martin Luther
C
Peter Waldo
D
John Wycliffe
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Q4. Galina Ulanova, Maya Plisetskaya and Natalia Makarova, artists from what was the Soviet Union, have what else in common?

A
They have exhibited at the Tate Modern in London, UK
B
They have premièred roles in plays by Chekhov
C
They defected to the West in 1988, just before the fall of the Berlin Wall
D
They are each recognised as prima ballerina assoluta
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Q5. The Battle of Bannockburn in 1314 is associated with the name of which Scottish monarch?

A
Robert the Bruce
B
Sir William Wallace
C
Macbeth
D
James VI
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Q6. With which of these was Canadian-born magnate and American convicted fraudster, Conrad Black, Baron Black of Crossharbour, associated?

A
The Tyee
B
Quebecor
C
Astral Media
D
Hollinger International
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Q7. New Yorkers Sarah Michelson, Sara Mearns and Pam Tanowitz are known for their work in what?

A
Music
B
Banking
C
Hospitality
D
Dance
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