People Quiz #606
Famous People Quiz for 25 August 2020
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Q1.
What was Melanie Chisholm's nickname when she was in the Spice Girls?
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2
Q2.
Where did the Norwegian ethnographer Thor Heyerdahl, known for his adventures to examine his theories of cultural diffusion and popularising an interest in the area, carry out his first formal scientific study?
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Q3.
Which of these bands did not contain siblings in the original lineup?
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Q4.
What name was given to Colleen LaRose, who was accused of conspiring with fighters overseas and pledging to commit murder in the name of a Muslim holy war, and pleaded not guilty in court in Philadelphia in March 2010?
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Q5.
What do Seung-Hui Cho, Thomas Watt Hamilton, Robert Steinhäuser, Charles Joseph Whitman, Tim Kretschmer, Marc Lépine, Dylan Bennet Klebold, Eric David Harris, Farda Gadirov, Bai Ningyang and Walter Seifert have in common?
A
They carried out massacres at schools
B
They captained dodgeball teams
C
They were members of US Olympic table tennis teams
D
They were policemen accused of racial bias during arrests
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Q6.
William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury, was executed for his anti-puritan views during what period of British history?
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Q7.
Which early 20th century composer from the Basque region of France, with folk song and Basque-Spanish influences, whose music incorporates baroque, neoclassicism and jazz, became particularly well-known internationally for a piece composed for a dancer?
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