People Quiz #210
Famous People Quiz for 22 January 2013
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Q1.
Who wrote the poem called "The New Colossus" that is inscribed on the base of the Statue of Liberty?
Note: This question was updated in January 2022
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Q2.
In 2006, Stephen Harper became the Prime Minister of which country?
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Q3.
Joseph Pulitzer, founder of the Pulitzer Prizes, made his fortune from what?
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Q4.
What was invented by George de Mestral in 1957?
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Q5.
"M", "Luscious Pink" and "Forever" are women's fragrances from Elizabeth Arden, endorsed by whom?
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Q6.
Which of these was the leader of The Merry Pranksters, a very "in" group of people who toured the USA in a bus experimenting with LSD in the 1960s?
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Q7.
Comedian Ernie Wise was the subject of a publicity campaign launched in the UK on 1 January 1985 as being the first person in the UK to use what?
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