People Quiz #414
Famous People Quiz for 20 December 2016
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Q1.
Who is the writer credited on the 2016 play "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child", the 8th in the Harry Potter series of tales?
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Q2.
By what name is the writer Alfred Maximovitch Peshkov better known?
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Q3.
Which Latin poet wrote "Satires", "Epodes", "Epistles" and "Carmen Seculare"?
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Q4.
Who wrote children's books featuring Noddy and Big Ears, and the Famous Five?
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Q5.
Why did Michael Gambon step into the role of Dumbledore in the third film in the Harry Potter series in 2004, replacing Richard Harris?
A
The new director took the post on condition that he could work with Gambon
B
Increasing ill health made Harris unable to commit to what was becoming a series
D
Harris was committed to another film
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Q6.
Who was the author of the plays "The Professor's Love Story", "Quality Street", "The Admirable Crichton" and "Peter Pan"?
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Q7.
Which of these people is concerned with the study of gorillas?
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