People Quiz #421
Famous People Quiz for 7 February 2017
A new people quiz is available each week. Try our daily general knowledge quiz or work through our archive of daily and themed quizzes.
1
Q1.
British scientist Dame Jane Goodall became famous for groundbreaking long-term studies of wild what?
Select from the options above.
2
Q2.
What was the occupation of Vaslav Nijinsky from 1908?
C
Dancer and choreographer
Select from the options above.
3
Q3.
Which French composer's works include the opera "Samson et Dalila" and the orchestral work "Carnaval des Animaux"?
D
Charles Camille Saint Saens
Select from the options above.
4
Q4.
Who was the Bulgarian dissident poisoned with ricin when jabbed in the leg with an umbrella on Waterloo Bridge, London, on 7 September 1978?
Select from the options above.
5
Q5.
What was the first name of the singer known as Caruso?
Select from the options above.
6
Q6.
Who was the first Prime Minister of Ceylon when it became independent on 14 October 1947?
A
Dudley Shelton Senanayake
Select from the options above.
7
Q7.
Who wrote "The Threepenny Opera", "The Caucasian Chalk Circle" and "Life of Galileo"?
Select from the options above.