People Quiz #657
Famous People Quiz for 17 August 2021
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Q1.
Who led a team to make the Cumberland Gap, a way through the Appalachian Mountains, accessible to pioneers, who used it to journey into the western frontiers of Kentucky and Tennessee?
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Q2.
By what name is William Thomson better known?
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Q3.
Which American dancer, also a rapper, record producer, ordained minister and entrepreneur, was co-founder of the short-lived DanceJam.com, exclusively dedicated to dancing video competitions, techniques and styles?
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Q4.
Who caused a scandal when, on 2 February 1950, she gave birth to the son of Italian film director Roberto Rossellini while married to neurosurgeon Peter Lindstrom?
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Q5.
Who signed and issued the Emancipation Proclamation in the USA on New Year's day 1863?
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Q6.
Which actress has a tattoo showing the co-ordinates of the birthplaces of her children?
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Q7.
Who was tried for treason on 17 November 1603 for trying to remove James I from the Engish throne?
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