People Quiz #636
Famous People Quiz for 23 March 2021
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Q1.
Bohemian engraver and artist Wenceslaus Hollar (1607 - 1677) created multiple works prized in England as tools of government. What were they?
A
Designs for coins and awards
B
Technical drawings of inventions
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Q2.
The "Authorised" English translation of the Bible was named after whom?
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Q3.
Who was in charge of the ransacking of much of northern Italy in 452 AD?
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Q4.
What was the first pop video directed by John Landis, whose directing credits include "National Lampoon's Animal House" and "The Blues Brothers"?
A
Michael Jackson's "Black or White"
B
Michael Jackson's "Thriller"
C
Paul McCartney's "Spies Like Us"
D
The Buggles' "Video Killed The Radio Star"
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Q5.
Former New York City police chief Bernard Kerik, appointed US homeland security chief in 2004, was imprisoned for 4 years in February 2010 for what reason?
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Q6.
Of whom did the Greek philosopher Plutarch write "Plato admits 4 sorts of flattery, but she had 1,000"?
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Q7.
Which internationally influential Brazilian architect designed both the Museum of Contemporary Art in Niterói, Brazil, (opened 1996) and much of the architecture in Brazil's capital city, Brasilia, (1956-61)?
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