People Quiz #164
Famous People Quiz for 6 March 2012
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Q1.
Chaim Weizmann was the first president of which country?
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Q2.
In 1971, who hijacked an aeroplane, collected a ransom, parachuted out over the Rocky Mountains and was never seen again?
Note: This question was updated in September 2020
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Q3.
What title was held by Edward VIII after his abdication?
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Q4.
Which American bluegrass-country singer and fiddler has won 26 Grammy Awards, making her the most awarded female artist (and the third most awarded artist overall) in Grammy history since she recorded for the first time at the age of 14?
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Q5.
Who led his troops to victory against Guthrum the Dane's Great Heathen Army at the Battle of Edington?
Note: This question was updated in January 2023
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Q6.
Who succeeded Lyndon Johnson as president of the USA on 20 January 1969?
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Q7.
What was Julia Gillard's profession?
Note: This question was updated in January 2024
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