People Quiz #14
Famous People Quiz for 21 April 2009
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Q1.
Who began producing accounts of debates in the British parliament in 1803, the work continued by his family until it was taken over by the staff of "The Times" in 1895?
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Q2.
Which author, who wrote "Portrait Of A Lady", "The American" and "Roderick Hudson", was born in New York in 1843 and became a naturalised Englishman in 1915?
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Q3.
Who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1983 and was President of Poland from 1990 to 1995?
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Q4.
Which German scientist published "The Natural History of Creation" in 1876 (to prove that man was descended from apes) and "The Riddle of the Universe" in 1899 (to prove that it was created by natural causes)?
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Q5.
Which Irishman wrote the novels "Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Man", "Ulysses" and "Finnegan's Wake"?
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Q6.
What was King George VI's first name?
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Q7.
Who became King of Belgium on 9 August 1993?
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