People Quiz #710
Famous People Quiz for 23 August 2022
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1
A
The founder of a line of fashion tights
B
An alter ego of Jean Racine
C
One of the witches in Macbeth
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2
Q2.
In 2006, Stephen Harper became the Prime Minister of which country?
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3
Q3.
Which New Zealand-born operatic bass-baritone who made his formal debut in "Nabucco" in 1959 has had famous roles in "Wotan" at Bayreuth (1979-80), "Der Fliegende Holländer" (1974), "Elektra" (1980), "Die Meistersinger" (c.1990), and "Arabella" (with Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, 1994)?
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4
Q4.
In the 12th century, who was the lover and then husband of Héloïse, celebrated as a writer and scholar and, later, a nun and abbess?
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5
Q5.
Dame Mary Beard, PhD, DBE, FSA, FBA, FRSL, now a respected deviser and presenter of television programmes on Ancient Rome, and "Inside Culture", first appeared on television in which of these?
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6
Q6.
With which organisation was Jacques Rogge, Count Rogge, associated?
A
International chardonnay day
B
International Criminal Court (ICC)
C
International orienteering federation (IOF)
D
International Olympic Committee (IOC)
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7
Q7.
Christiaan Huygens has been credited with inventing what in the 1650s?
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