People Quiz #771
Famous People Quiz for 24 October 2023
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Q1.
In 1991 he was given the National Medal of the Arts by President George H. W. Bush, in 2003 was inducted posthumously into the American Tap Dance Hall of Fame, and in 1987 had appeared in which film?
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Q2.
Who was Governor of South Australia 1841-1845, Governor of New Zealand 1845-1854 & 1861-1868, Governor of Cape Colony 1854-1861 and Premier of New Zealand 1877-1879?
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Q3.
Who published almost 100 books on many subjects, including the autobiography "My Life and Times" (10 vols, 1963-1971), "The Four Winds Of Love" (6 vols, 1937-45), "Whisky Galore" (1947) and "Monarch of the Glen" (1941)?
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Q4.
Together with Yoshua Bengio and Yann LeCun, Geoffrey Hinton received which award in 2018 for their work on deep learning?
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Q5.
By what name is Marian (or Mary Ann) Evans, who wrote "Adam Bede", "The Mill On The Floss" and "Silas Marner", better known?
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Q6.
Who did George W. Bush beat for the US presidency in 2000?
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Q7.
Who of these is most associated with Fleetwood Mac?
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