People Quiz #310
Famous People Quiz for 23 December 2014
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Q1.
Who is referred to by the "Ig" in Ig Nobel prizes?
C
No-one, it is a pun to parody the more famous Nobel prize
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Q2.
In Greek mythology, who was the son of King Atreus of Mycenae and Queen Aerope, murdered by his wife Clytemnestra on his return home from the Trojan War?
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Q3.
The first Sovereign to reign over England, Scotland, and Ireland simultaneously was James who ruled in Scotland as James VI from the age of 18 months, and in England and Ireland as James I from 1603. He was the first King of England of which Royal House?
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Q4.
Which Scottish sailor was rescued four years after being put ashore by William Dampier at Juan Fernandez in 1703, for insubordination?
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Q5.
Which Irish step dancer, flautist and choreographer, born 16 July 1958 in Chicago, Illinois, became internationally known through the musical "Riverdance"?
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Q6.
Which of these bands was formed last?
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Q7.
Who wrote the 6 "Brandenburg Concertos"?
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