People Quiz #379
Famous People Quiz for 19 April 2016
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Q1.
Who was the English prison reformer from 1817 to 1840 whose husband was a big name in the cocoa business?
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Q2.
John Wayne played the lead role of whom in the 1958 film "The Conqueror"?
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Q3.
Which 17th century composer wrote the opera "L'Orfeo"?
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Q4.
In 2003, Rebecca Wade became the first female editor of which British newspaper?
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Q5.
Who was the first man sent into space, in 1961?
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Q6.
Who, after marrying in 1791, and living in Naples, became the mistress of Lord Nelson, having his child, Horatia, in 1803?
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Q7.
Which of these was a Pasha and Fleet Admiral of the Ottoman Navy from 1532 to 1545, and dominated the Mediterranean for decades?
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