People Quiz #607
Famous People Quiz for 1 September 2020
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Q1.
What relation was Gargantua to Pantagruel in the eponymous 16th century works by François Rabelais?
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2
Q2.
Matthew Broderick starred in which of these films in 1999?
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Q3.
Who composed the music for the operetta in which the song "Make Our Garden Grow" appears?
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Q4.
In 1950, Isabella Kauakea Yau Yung Aiona became the first native Hawai'ian woman to do what?
A
Earn a doctoral degree in science
B
Become World Surfing Champion
C
Sail with Thor Heyerdahl on the Kon-Tiki raft across the Pacific Ocean
D
Compete in international golf tournaments
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Q5.
By what name was British author and humourist Sir P.G.Wodehouse known to friends and family?
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Q6.
Dominic Cummings is a well-known name in what?
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Q7.
In which decade was Horatio Nelson born?
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