People Quiz #294
Famous People Quiz for 2 September 2014
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Q1.
The estate of which American writer and poet who died of a heart attack in 1967 was bequeathed to the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Foundation?
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2
Q2.
Which doctor first explained the circulation of the blood in 1628?
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3
Q3.
Who sang with Barbra Streisand on "No More Tears (Enough is Enough)"?
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Q4.
Who wrote the music for the ballets "The Firebird", "Petrushka", and "The Rite of Spring"?
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Q5.
Which of these people was not assassinated between 1900 and 1909?
A
Theodoros Deligiannis, Prime Minister of Greece
B
William McKinley, President of the USA
C
Russian communist leader Leon Trotsky
D
Prince Ito Hirobumi, First Prime Minister of Japan
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Q6.
Which French novelist, critic and essayist is best known for his monumental "À la recherche du temps perdu" ("In Search of Lost Time"; or "Remembrance of Things Past" that was published in seven parts between 1913 and 1927?
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Q7.
Sylvie Simmons, Jann Wenner, Lester Bangs and Jon Landau are all known as what?
A
Olympic gold medallists
C
Indy car racing drivers
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