People Quiz #483
Famous People Quiz for 17 April 2018
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Q1.
The Vatican erected a statue inside the Vatican's walls of which person who was convicted by the Catholic Church of heresy in 1633 and sentenced to house arrest for life?
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Q2.
Who was defence counsel at the Oz conspiracy trial in 1971 and defended the Sex Pistols in a 1977 obscenity trial over the title of their album "Never Mind The Bollocks"?
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Q3.
Why did Indian actress Deepika Padukone receive multiple death threats in 2017 and 2018?
A
She starred in the film "Padmaavat"
B
Her father was thought to have criticised a Taliban warlord
C
Her sister published social media comments criticising the Indian ruling party
D
She was thought to have converted to Islam
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Q4.
Who was President of France for over 10 years from 1958?
D
Valéry Giscard d'Estaing
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Q5.
Who wrote "The Water Babies"?
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Q6.
Which Greek poet (1200 - 850 BC) is famous for the poems popularly attributed to him about the siege of Troy and the wanderings of Ulysses?
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Q7.
In May 2009, publicist Raymone Bain announced that she was suing who for US$44 million for five years' work?
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