People Quiz #628
Famous People Quiz for 26 January 2021
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1
Q1.
Which American scientist from the Scripps Research Institute shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2001?
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2
Q2.
Science fiction novels were written by which of these?
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3
Q3.
Who is the engineer and inventor of the noise reduction system known as Dolby NR and a co-inventor of video tape recording while at Ampex?
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4
Q4.
Gwyneth Paltrow played which American poet in a 2003 film?
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Q5.
Who were the main figures involved in the introduction in 1892 of 35 mm film for still photography and motion pictures?
A
Alexander Graham Bell & George Kodak
B
William Dickson, Thomas Edison & George Eastman
C
Thomas Dolby & Vincent Vista
D
Samuel Goldwyn & Louis B. Mayer
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6
Q6.
Which American explorer claimed to have been the first person, on 6 April 1909, to reach the geographic North Pole?
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Q7.
When was the first Academy Awards ceremony held for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences?
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