People Quiz #646
Famous People Quiz for 1 June 2021
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Q1.
Which English scholar of Ancient Roman civilisation, Professor of Classics and Professor of Ancient Literature is also widely known for presenting TV documentaries and discussions on civilisations ancient and modern?
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2
Q2.
Which Italian writer, university professor, medievalist, philosopher, semiotician, cultural critic, and political and social commentator includes among his novels "The Prague Cemetery" and "Numero Zero"?
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Q3.
A movement whose followers were known derisively as Lollards centred on the views of which priest, philosopher and theologian and his colleagues?
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Q4.
Galina Ulanova, Maya Plisetskaya and Natalia Makarova, artists from what was the Soviet Union, have what else in common?
A
They have exhibited at the Tate Modern in London, UK
B
They have premièred roles in plays by Chekhov
C
They defected to the West in 1988, just before the fall of the Berlin Wall
D
They are each recognised as prima ballerina assoluta
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Q5.
The Battle of Bannockburn in 1314 is associated with the name of which Scottish monarch?
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Q6.
With which of these was Canadian-born magnate and American convicted fraudster, Conrad Black, Baron Black of Crossharbour, associated?
D
Hollinger International
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Q7.
New Yorkers Sarah Michelson, Sara Mearns and Pam Tanowitz are known for their work in what?
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