People Quiz #464
Famous People Quiz for 5 December 2017
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Q1.
Sir George Grey was Premier of which state or country 1877-1879, having previously served it as its autocratic and influential Governor 1845-53 and 1861-1868?
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Q2.
Which jazz musician has a memorial, created by sculptor Robert Graham and unveiled in 1997, in Central Park New York, near the intersection of 5th Avenue and 100th Street?
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Q3.
Which composer of musicals was knighted in 1992 and made a life peer in 1997?
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Q4.
Which prominent British architect worked in all of the reigns of Elizabeth I, James I, Charles I and the Commonwealth of England?
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Q5.
Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tré Cool are collectively known as which band?
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Q6.
What is the name for a person who works in a science laboratory testing in pre- and post-analytic phases and preparing samples or specimens?
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Assistant or technician
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Q7.
Which drummer for the 1960s rock band “Holy Modal Rounders” (featured in the movie "Easy Rider") received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1979 for his play, “Buried Child”?
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