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People Quiz #803

Famous People Quiz for 4 June 2024

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Q1. Sir Suma Chakrabarti was the 6th President, serving from 2012 to 2020, of what?

A
The European Commission
B
The International Monetary Fund
C
The International Olympic Committee
D
The European Bank of Reconstruction and Development
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Q2. Balanchine is an internationally known name in what?

A
Dance
B
Fashion
C
Ceramic design
D
Horse racing
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Q3. Who, styling himself "Witch-Finder General" conducted witch-hunts mainly in the counties of Suffolk, Essex, Norfolk and occasionally in other eastern counties of England during the English Civil War?

A
Perkin Warbeck
B
Matthew Hopkins
C
Jethro Tull
D
Anthony Wedgwood Benn
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Q4. Between 1987 and 2006, Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara, Commodore Frank Bainimarama, Mahendra Chaudhry, Laisenia Qarase, Lieutenant Colonel Sitiveni Rabuka, George Speight and Ratu Josefa Iloilo were involved in the politics of which country?

A
The Republic of Kiribati
B
Burkina Faso
C
Fiji
D
The People's Republic of Benin
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Q5. Mrs Josephine Cochrane (1839-1913) in the USA is associated with which invention?

A
Mechanical dishwasher
B
Netball
C
Typewriter
D
Controllable hang glider
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Q6. Leonid Kravchuk, Leonid Kuchma, Viktor Yanukovych, Viktor Yushchenko and Yulia Tymoshenko were political figures in which country?

A
Romania
B
Ukraine
C
Afghanistan
D
Croatia
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Q7. Which abolitionist was hanged in 1859 for his role in the Harper's Ferry Raid and played a major role in starting the Civil War?

A
John Brown
B
John Hancock
C
Yankee Doodle
D
William Wilberforce
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