People Quiz #288
Famous People Quiz for 22 July 2014
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Q1.
Who wrote the poem "Adonais", which was a tribute to John Keats?
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Q2.
Edward the Confessor was crowned King of England in which century?
Note: This question was updated in June 2023
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Q3.
In 1982 the first commercially marketed CD was launched by Phil Ramone of A & R Recording . He was also involved in a number of other activities. Which of these was not one of them?
A
He was a sound engineer and music producer for George Michael
B
He introduced optical surround sound for films
C
He was a member of "The Ramones"
D
He was a trained classical violinist
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Q4.
In a 2009 film James McAvoy plays the role of private secretary to whom, played by Christopher Plummer?
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Q5.
Whose autobiography, published in 1999, was entitled "Managing My Life"?
Note: This question was updated in June 2023
A
Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin business empire
B
Steve Jobs, CEO, Apple Inc.
C
Lee A. Iacocca, ex-President, Ford Motor Company
D
Alex Fergusson, British football (soccer) manager from 1974 to 2013
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Q6.
Which of these links the hauntingly catastrophic events at Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945 with work on decoding genomes?
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Q7.
The basic sound and a few words of the Klingon language as spoken by the fictional Klingons in the Star Trek universe, was devised by which actor for "Star Trek: The Motion Picture"?
A
DeForest Kelley (Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy)
B
James Doohan (Montgomery "Scotty" Scott)
C
Walter Koenig (Pavel Chekov)
D
Nichelle Nichols (Uhura)
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