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People Quiz #766

Famous People Quiz for 19 September 2023

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Q1. What was the professional name under which guitarist, singer and musician Ellas Otha Bates McDaniel performed?

A
Bo Diddley
B
Little Richard
C
Chuck Berry
D
Big Joe Turner
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Q2. The Richter Scale used for measuring the energy released by earthquakes, mostly replaced since 1979 by the MMS (moment magnitude scale), was developed by Charles Richter and which other scientist?

A
Beno Gutenberg
B
Giuseppe Mercalli
C
Robert Millikan
D
John Rayleigh
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Q3. Under what name did Helen Porter Mitchell perform opera?

A
Kiri Te Kanawa
B
Dame Nellie Melba
C
Joan Sutherland
D
Jessye Norman
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Q4. A dance troupe led by brothers from the Deepak family of Sunam (Manohar, Avtar and Gurbachan) and the dhol player Bhana Ram Sunami were the first significant developers of what?

A
Bollywood dance
B
Kathakali
C
Free form bhangra
D
Odissi
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Q5. Who wrote the novel "East of Eden"?

A
Ernest Hemingway
B
John Steinbeck
C
Truman Capote
D
Mark Twain
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Q6. After appearing in "Ferris Bueller's Day Off", Jennifer Grey starred opposite Patrick Swayze as Frances "Baby" Houseman in what 1987 film?

A
National Velvet
B
Avatar
C
Gone With the Wind
D
Dirty Dancing
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Q7. Which American produces consumer guides that influence buyer patterns on wine world-wide?

A
Kenneth Starr
B
Bill Bryson
C
Tom Wolfe
D
Robert Parker
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