People Quiz #911
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Q1. Who was the American who, in 1871, collected animals and freaks for a travelling circus, menagerie and museum, which by 1872 was billing itself as "The Greatest Show on Earth"?
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Q2. What is unusual about the Governor General of Australia 2008 to 2014, Quentin Bryce?
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Q3. In what way did a worker for The Hudson's Bay Company in Canada named John Fubbister gain public attention in 1807?
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Q4. Who established a precision tool making business in Manchester in 1833, and perfected a system of standard measurements and gauges?
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Q5. Who is credited with the invention of the rotary internal combustion engine, introduced by NSU in their "Ro 80" in 1967 and used by Mazda in their "RX" models, the first of which, the RX-2, was introduced in 1970?
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Q6. What long item of dress was part of the name of Pippi, the character in the children's books by Astrid Lindgren?
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Q7. In what field was Roland Garros, after whom an international French sporting venue is named, especially known?
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