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People Quiz #52

Famous People Quiz for 12 January 2010

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Q1. Who developed the most widely used system of shorthand, which he proposed in "Stenographic Soundhand" in 1837?

A
Isaac Pitman
B
Gene Kelly
C
Roy Rogers
D
Martin Luther
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Q2. In the 1964 film "Dr. Strangelove ... ", the doctor, working as national security consultant to the president, was a sinister character with a heavy Germanic accent and darkly Teutonic attitudes. Who had the nickname "Dr Strangelove" when in public office in the 1970s?

A
Henry Kissinger
B
Willy Brandt
C
Kurt Georg Kiesinger
D
Helmut Schmidt
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Q3. Who designed the white chiffon one-shoulder gown worn by Michelle Obama at the series of 10 balls celebrating US President Barack Obama's inauguration?

A
David and Elizabeth Emanuel
B
Isabel Toledo
C
Gianni Versace
D
Jason Wu
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Q4. Who was the Roman god of the sea?

A
Mercury
B
Neptune
C
Venus
D
Mars
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Q5. Who became president of the Mormons in 1847, organised settlement of the Mormons in Utah 1847 and founded Salt Lake City?

Note: This question was updated in January 2018
A
Adam Smith
B
Mary Baker Eddy
C
Joseph Smith
D
Brigham Young
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Q6. Who was an English naturalist who realised and presented compelling evidence that all species of life have evolved over time from common ancestors, through the process he called natural selection?

A
Charles de Gaulle
B
Charles Dickens
C
Charles Darwin
D
Charles Chaplin
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Q7. Which of these was an American inventor, scientist and businessman who developed many devices including the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and a long-lasting, practical electric light bulb?

A
Thomas Edison
B
Thomas Jefferson
C
Thomas da Tankengine
D
Thomas More
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