People Quiz #124
Famous People Quiz for 31 May 2011
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Q1.
Eleanor was the name of the First Lady of which of these US presidents?
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Q2.
Marie Curie, winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics (1903) and the Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1911), was born where?
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Q3.
Which of these was an Austrian composer who, though he died at the age of 31, wrote around 600 Lieder, nine symphonies, liturgical music, operas and a large body of chamber and solo piano music?
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Q4.
Which of these was a rocket physicist and astronautics engineer who was involved in the development of rocket technology in Germany during World War II?
Note: This question was updated in January 2021
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Q5.
Which of these people was a co-founder of Rolling Stone magazine?
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Q6.
Which of these was a mathematician and author on the faculty of the Department of Mathematics at the University of Illinois from 1955-1990, and of Eastern Michigan University from 1990-1999, most famous for writing "The Elements of Real Analysis" and "The Elements of Integration"?
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Q7.
George H Bush became widely known for not liking what food item?
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