People Quiz #722
Famous People Quiz for 15 November 2022
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Q1.
Dr Miguel de Unamuno (1864-1936) was removed as rector of the University of Salamanca in 1917 and again, having been re-elected, in 1936 for what reason?
A
Friendship with Pablo Picasso, deemed morally questionable
B
Speaking out politically
D
Focussing too heavily on his other interests
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Q2.
After the murder of his children's nanny, Sandra Rivett, Richard John Bingham disappeared on 8 November 1974, was presumed deceased on 11 December 1992 and declared legally dead in October 1999. By what name is he better known?
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Q3.
Where was Zane Grey born, later an author, a dentist, and known for his adventure novels about the American West and frontier territory?
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Q4.
Whose stories included "Cetywayo and His White Neighbours", "She", and "King Solomon's Mines"?
D
Robert Louis Stephenson
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Q5.
What was the name of two tyrants who ruled Syracuse in the 2nd century BCE?
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Q6.
Which of the original Star Wars trilogy cast believed that the films would be a box office hit and did a deal for two percent of the gross, but later proposed to George Lucas that his character be killed off because he "just couldn't go on speaking those bloody awful, banal lines"?
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Q7.
Who is credited with writing the software for Skype?
A
Ahti Heinla, Priit Kasesalu, and Jaan Tallinn
B
Ahti Heinla, Priit Kasesalu, Jaan Tallinn, Janus Friis and Niklas Zennström
C
Huw Price, Martin Rees, and Jaan Tallinn
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