People Quiz #293
Famous People Quiz for 26 August 2014
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Q1.
Who was instrumental in defeating the Mahdi at Omdurman in 1898, and was British Secretary for War from 1914 until he died on the cruiser "Hampshire" when it struck a mine on 5 June 1916?
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Horatio Herbert Kitchener
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Q2.
What was the name given by the press to Elizabeth Short, a US murder victim who was found murdered in Los Angeles in January 1947?
Note: This question was updated in February 2024
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Q3.
What was the nickname of Australian opera singer Joan Sutherland?
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Q4.
Who wrote "The Seven Pillars of Wisdom"?
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Q5.
Who released the albums "Sentimental Journey", "Goodnight Vienna", "Bad Boy", "Old Wave" and "Vertical Man" between 1970 and 1999?
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Q6.
Guru Nanak was the founder of the faith followed by whom?
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Q7.
Shane Lynch, Mikey Graham and Keith Duffy were members of which group?
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