People Quiz #727
Famous People Quiz for 20 December 2022
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Q1.
Which revered world figure celebrated his 95th birthday, in hospital, in July 2013?
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Q2.
Which Austrian, the brother of Franz Joseph, was crowned Emperor of Mexico in 1864, and shot in 1867?
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Q3.
Which 16th century German physician and botanist is also remembered in the name of a small flowering shrub, with flowers usually of vivid purple-red petals and deep red sepals?
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John Tradescant the Elder
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Q4.
Who in the 16th century founded the Society of Jesus, the Jesuits?
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Q5.
What was invented by George de Mestral in 1957?
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Q6.
Which Canadian-born bandleader and violinist formed The Royal Canadians in 1924 with his brothers Carmen, Lebert and Victor?
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Q7.
What was the stage name of Bernard Jewry?
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