People Quiz #116
Famous People Quiz for 5 April 2011
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Q1.
In 1943, Joan Barry, an actress in her early 20s, accused which 54 year old of fathering her child, resulting in a paternity suit in which he was ordered to pay child support although blood tests proved he was not the father?
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Q2.
In the James Bond film "Die Another Day" who played Bond girl Giacinta "Jinx" Johnson?
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Q3.
Which pretender to the English throne during the reign of King Henry VII claimed to be Richard of Shrewsbury, 1st Duke of York, the younger son of King Edward IV, one of the "little princes in the Tower" who, legend has it, was executed by Richard III?
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Q4.
Linus Torvalds is known for originating what in 1991?
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Linux computer operating system
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Q5.
Which of these people is associated with the Information Technology industry?
Note: This question was updated in March 2020
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Q6.
The Treaty of Fontainebleau, signed on 11 April 1814 by representatives of France, Austria, Hungary, Bohemia, Russia, and Prussia, had a marked effect on the personal life of whom?
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Q7.
Which of these is the name of the president of Egypt from 1956 to 1970?
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