People Quiz #36
Famous People Quiz for 22 September 2009
A new people quiz is available each week. Try our daily general knowledge quiz or work through our archive of daily and themed quizzes.
1
Q1.
Which English composer, whose work was influenced by folk song and the music of the 16th century, wrote "London Symphony", "Pilgrim's Progress" and "Sinfonia Antarctica"?
Select from the options above.
2
Q2.
Who designed the wedding dress for the marriage of Lady Diana Spencer to Charles, Prince of Wales?
C
David and Elizabeth Emanuel
Select from the options above.
3
Q3.
Which 17th century English poet is famous for "Paradise Lost", "Paradise Regained" and "Samson Agonistes"?
Select from the options above.
4
Q4.
King George VI had two daughters: Elizabeth Alexandra Mary and which other?
Select from the options above.
5
Q5.
Who was the commander of the Luftwaffe during World War II and died by taking poison after being condemned to death at the Nuremberg Trials in 1946?
C
Walter Richard Rudolph Hess
D
Hermann Wilhelm Goering
Select from the options above.
6
Q6.
Who was the sister of film actress Joan Fontaine?
Select from the options above.
7
Q7.
Who served in the Crimean War (1853-56), was responsible for suppressing the Taiping rebellion in China in 1860, was governor of the Sudan 1877-79, and died there?
Note: This question was updated in June 2020
Select from the options above.