People Quiz #380
Famous People Quiz for 26 April 2016
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Q1.
Andy White and Jimmy Nicol were both what?
A
Drummers for The Beatles
B
Goalkeepers for Manchester United
C
Olympic gold medallists representing the USA
D
Europeans held at Guantanamo Bay prison in 2008
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2
Q2.
What is the affectionate Spanish language diminutive that María Eva Duarte de Perón, the second wife of President Juan Domingo Perón of Argentina, was known by?
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3
Q3.
Who, in the 16th century, published "Orbium Coelestium", the theory that underlies our current understanding of the relationship of the earth to the sun and the planets?
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4
Q4.
Which 19th century Englishman went to New Zealand to be a sheep farmer, visited Canada, and wrote "Erewhon", "A Psalm of Montreal" and "The Way of All Flesh"?
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5
Q5.
How did Boris Godunov, one of Russia's Tsars in the early 17th century, come to power?
B
He assassinated his predecessor
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6
Q6.
Who had hit records with "Eh Eh", "Let's Dance" and "Poker Face"?
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Q7.
Bob Fosse won a "Best Director" Oscar in 1972 for which film?
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