People Quiz #49
Famous People Quiz for 22 December 2009
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Q1.
Who owned "The News" newspaper in Adelaide, diversified into the US, UK and Asian markets, and started Sky TV in Britain in 1989?
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Q2.
Which famous artist and ornithologist is the son of an Antarctic explorer and adventurer?
Note: This question was updated in August 2015
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Q3.
Who was Queen of England between 1837 and 1901?
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Q4.
Who was the American poet who worked for Mussolini to broadcast propaganda to the USA, was tried for treason in 1945 and was judged to be insane?
Note: This question was updated in September 2017
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Q5.
Who is credited with inventing the railway sleeping car?
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Isambard Kingdom Brunel
B
George Mortimer Pullman
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Q6.
Who devised a practical system for classifying fingerprints?
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Q7.
Which family has been awarded the most Nobel Prizes?
Note: This question was updated in July 2015
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