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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?

A
The Dalai Lama
B
Nelson Mandela
C
Ban Ki Moon
D
Pope Francis I
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Q2. Which Austrian, the brother of Franz Joseph, was crowned Emperor of Mexico in 1864, and shot in 1867?

A
Vespasian
B
Maximillian
C
Franz Ferdinand
D
Immanuel
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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?

A
John Tradescant the Elder
B
Leonhart Fuchs
C
Philibert Commerçon
D
Ernst Dieffenbach
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Q4. Who in the 16th century founded the Society of Jesus, the Jesuits?

A
Father William
B
Ignatius de Loyola
C
St Francis of Assisi
D
Cardinal Richelieu
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Q5. What was invented by George de Mestral in 1957?

A
Velcro
B
Post-it notes
C
Gas lighting
D
The telephone
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Q6. Which Canadian-born bandleader and violinist formed The Royal Canadians in 1924 with his brothers Carmen, Lebert and Victor?

A
Paul Whiteman
B
Guy Lombardo
C
Charles "Buddy"Bolden
D
Benny Goodman
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Q7. What was the stage name of Bernard Jewry?

A
Mick Jagger
B
Alvin Stardust
C
Ringo Starr
D
Bono
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