People Quiz #278
Famous People Quiz for 13 May 2014
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Q1.
In 1974 author Paulo Coelho was arrested and tortured for "subversive" activities by his government, which viewed his lyrics as left-wing and dangerous. Where was he born?
Note: This question was updated in February 2022
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Q2.
Which of these was an English playwright, screenwriter, actor, director, political activist and poet who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2005?
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Q3.
Which Greek philosopher, from the 6th century BCE, is best known for a mathematical theorem which bears his name and for leading a group who discovered square numbers and proposed that the earth was round, planets have an axis, and they travel around the sun?
Note: This question was updated in June 2020
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Q4.
Haile Selassie was ruler of which of these countries?
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Q5.
Which German-born chemist split the uranium atom in 1939 and won the Nobel prize in 1944?
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Q6.
According to Babylonian legend, who was Thisbe's lover?
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Q7.
Film actor Russell Crowe was born in which country?
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