People Quiz #612
Famous People Quiz for 6 October 2020
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Q1.
What was the most recognisable feature of Moshe Dayan, who from 1953 to 1958 was the Chief of Staff of the Israel Defence Forces?
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Q2.
Which actress received an Oscar nomination for her role in the film "Trans America"?
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Q3.
In what Chinese dynasty is gunpowder thought to have been invented?
A
Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127 CE)
B
Western Jin Dynasty (265-317 CE)
C
Tang Dynasty (618-906 CE)
D
Ming Dynasty (1368-1644 CE)
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Q4.
The British child-killer, Mary Bell, a close ally of Adolf Hitler, Albert Speer, and the commandant of the Sobibór and Treblinka extermination camps, Franz Stangl, were all subjects of books by which biographer, historian, and investigative journalist?
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Q5.
Who wrote "The Naked Ape" and "The Human Zoo"?
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Q6.
Whose novels "Northanger Abbey" and "Persuasion" were published posthumously in 1818, and who died before completing one that was eventually called "Sanditon"?
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Q7.
Who played Rhett Butler in the 1939 film "Gone With the Wind"?
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