People Quiz #381
Famous People Quiz for 3 May 2016
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Q1.
Which poet, professor and novelist, whose first novel is considered the most widely read in modern African literature, died in Boston, USA, in 2013 at the age of 82?
A
Wole Soyinka, from Nigeria
B
Chinua Achebe, from Nigeria
C
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, from Nigeria
D
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, from Kenya
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Q2.
Who wrote the play "Oedipus Rex", "Antigone" and "Electra"?
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Q3.
Who was the first President of what later became the United States of America?
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Q4.
Which German is responsible for driving the Russians out of Germany at the Battle of Tannenburg in 1914, became head of all German armies in 1916, and was elected President of the Republic in 1925?
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Q5.
Who was the star of "8 Mile" (2002) a hip-hop drama film which was a fictionalized account of his growing up in Detroit and early career in rap?
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Q6.
In 2004, who left the band Westlife?
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Q7.
Who wrote the series of books about "Budgie The Helicopter"?
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