People Quiz #742
Famous People Quiz for 4 April 2023
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Q1.
Which Russian composer, after writing "The Firebird" for the Russian ballet, became a US citizen in 1945?
A
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
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2
Q2.
What office did the Belgian economist Camille Gutt, or Guttenstein, inaugurate in 1946?
A
President of the World Bank
B
Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund
C
Secretary General of the United Nations
D
Managing Director of the Government Pension Fund Global
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3
Q3.
The Dutch scientist, Jan Oort, whose name has been attached to a kind of cloud and to a scientific constant, was celebrated in what field?
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4
Q4.
John Frieda is associated with which of these professions?
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5
Q5.
In 2020 Roberto Vega Ortiz and Theresa Knudson founded the critically acclaimed group known as Ballet22, whose performances can include what?
B
Costumes limited to a G-string
C
Dance performed entirely in animal masks
D
All roles performed by men, including in tutus and on pointe
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6
Q6.
Which of these is a Canadian journalist, documentary-maker and BBC presenter?
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7
Q7.
As what is the American artist "Mr Wiggles" best known?
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