People Quiz #591
Famous People Quiz for 12 May 2020
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Q1.
Which poet wrote "The Song of Hiawatha"?
A
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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Q2.
Which 18th century playwright in which play, introduced the character of Mrs Malaprop who confuses words of similar sound?
A
Richard Brinsley Sheridan in The Rivals (1775)
B
Richard Brinsley Sheridan in The School for Scandal (1777)
C
George Lillo in The London Merchant (1731)
D
William Congreve in The Way of the World (1700)
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Q3.
As what was Ernest Evans, American rock 'n roll singer and dancer famous for covers such as "Pony Time" and "Limbo Rock", better known?
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Q4.
What is the relationship between Irish folk singer, songwriter, and guitarist Christy Moore and Irish folk-rock singer-songwriter Luka Bloom?
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Q5.
Who was the last head of state of the USSR, serving from 1988 until 1991, and the only Soviet leader to have been born after the October Revolution of 1917?
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Q6.
17th century French composer Jean-Baptiste Lully was celebrated for which of these?
D
Composing court ballets
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Q7.
Nirmala Nagpal, known as Saroj Khan or Master Ji, is known in India and internationally in what field?
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