People Quiz #750
Famous People Quiz for 30 May 2023
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Q1.
Who wrote the first stage musical version of The Phantom of the Opera, and when?
B
Andrew Lloyd Webber 1986
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Q2.
Where did British mill engineer Joseph Jagger famously "break the bank" at a gaming establishment in 1873?
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Q3.
John Graunt (1620-1674), one of the earliest Fellows of the Royal Society, is celebrated for bringing a scientific approach to what?
A
The chemistry of food preparation
B
Classification of astronomical observations
C
Collection and use of social statistics
D
Organisation of the periodic table of elements
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Q4.
Who was an American serial killer active in various states between 1973 and 1978 who confessed to over 30 murders (estimates range from 26 to over 100)?
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Q5.
What was King George VI's first name?
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Q6.
Author and cartoonist Theodor Seuss Geisel published his more than 60 books under what name?
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Q7.
Marie-Joseph Canteloube de Malaret ( 1879 - 1957), composer, musicologist, and author, was most closely associated with what region?
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