People Quiz #497
Famous People Quiz for 24 July 2018
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Q1.
Who was the star of "High Noon", the American 1952 western film directed by Fred Zinnemann that tells the story of a town marshal who is forced to face a gang of killers by himself?
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Q2.
Canadian-born actress and producer Gladys Smith co-founded which influential entertainment studio?
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Q3.
Which of these was a pioneer in the Western world in the use of moveable type?
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Q4.
What do the literary characters Cormoran Strike and Olympe Maxime have in common?
A
They both breed borzois
B
They are both Amazon Indians
C
They both typically wear a nun's habit although they are not nuns
D
They were both created by the same author
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Q5.
Which of these was a nurse who was a heroine (from the British and Allied point of view) in World War I?
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Q6.
What was the instrument of US jazzman Charles Mingus?
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Q7.
Which American trumpeter and composer was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Music in 1997, the first time it had been awarded for a jazz recording?
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