People Quiz #595
Famous People Quiz for 9 June 2020
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Q1.
Wealthy Quaker Richard Tapper Cadbury, a linen and silk draper, had a son John who founded a business in what?
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Q2.
Which Swiss scientist is known for his work to synthesise, ingest, and learn of the psychedelic effects of LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide)?
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Q3.
Which Roman emperor was nicknamed "Little Greek"?
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Q4.
What nickname was given to Mary Mallon, who infected a known 53 people working as a cook in New York and, in 1907, was the first healthy typhoid carrier to be identified?
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Q5.
In 1856, who invented the process whereby 5 tons of steel could be made in 30 minutes instead of in 50lb batches over 10 days and nights, at a tenth of the cost?
B
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
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Q6.
Who was the first Swiss citizen and the first surgeon to win a Nobel Prize?
A
Antonio Egas Moniz (1874-1955)
B
Alexis Carrel (1873-1944)
C
Emil Theodor Kocher (1841-1917)
D
Joseph E. Murray (1919-2012)
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Q7.
Who played Frank Spencer in the British TV series "Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em"?
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