People Quiz #1
Famous People Quiz for 20 January 2009
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Q1.
Which Liverpudlian was Prime Minister of Great Britain four times in the 19th century?
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Q2.
Which Nobel prize-winning British playwright died in December 2008?
Note: This question was updated in October 2014
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Q3.
Who wrote the musical "Give My Regards To Broadstreet"?
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Q4.
Who was killed when his private plane crashed in Monterey Bay, California in 1997?
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Q5.
Which British scientist is best known for his study of gravitation, his work on the spectrum, his statement on the laws of motion, the construction of telescopes, and his work on geometry and differential calculus?
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Isambard Kingdom Brunel
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Q6.
In Greek legend, who was invulnerable except for his heel?
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Q7.
Eric Clapton was never a member of which band?
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John Mayall's Bluesbreakers
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