People Quiz #244
Famous People Quiz for 17 September 2013
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Q1.
Which of these was a nephew of Julius Caesar who became Emperor of Rome?
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Q2.
What was the name of the German fighter pilot known as the "Red Baron", officially credited with 80 confirmed air combat victories, who died in 1918, from wounds sustained in combat?
A
Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen
B
Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel
C
Ferdinand Adolf Heinrich August Graf von Zeppelin
D
Ludwig Friedrich Wilhelm
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Q3.
Which family of palaeoanthropologists is most associated with work in the Oldupai Gorge, Tanzania?
Note: This question was updated in April 2022
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Q4.
Which one of these co-wrote with David Bowie, to a guitar riff written by Carlos Alomar, the song "Fame", which was released by Bowie in 1975 on his "Young Americans" album?
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Q5.
Which band performed at the Australian Formula One Grand Prix in Melbourne, Australia in 2009 and in the halftime show of the Super Bowl in Miami Gardens, Florida in 2010?
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Q6.
The singer Frank Sinatra was known by what nickname?
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Q7.
The First Lady of which US president was known as Pat, though her first name was Thelma?
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