People Quiz #644
Famous People Quiz for 18 May 2021
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Q1.
Which celebrated actor appears to have pronounced camptodactyly?
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2
Q2.
Who was the lead singer of the band that created the record which was the first Motown single to sell a million copies, also was writer of one of the songs and co-writer of the song on the other side?
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3
Q3.
Brees and Brady are well-known names in what sport?
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Q4.
He was born in Florence in 1265, fought in the Guelph-Ghibelline conflict as both soldier and politician, was in the Physicians' and Apothecaries' Guild, and is still renowned as a poet and writer of a great work of Italian literature. Who was he?
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Q5.
The much awarded American artist Twyla Tharp is internationally known in what field?
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Q6.
Isabella Kauakea Yau Yung Aiona Abbott, from Hana on Maui, became the first native Hawaiian woman to do what?
A
Stand for election to Congress in the USA
B
Win the Miss America competition
C
Become a surfing world champion
D
Receive a PhD in science
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Q7.
Which writer is quoted as saying “The problem with fiction, it has to be plausible. That's not true with non-fiction.”?
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