People Quiz #382
Famous People Quiz for 10 May 2016
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Q1.
What did Emal Fraze invent in 1959 (and patented in 1963)?
A
The jolly jumper for babies
D
The ring pull-tab on drink cans
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2
Q2.
Which Nobel prize winner in literature died in August 2013?
A
Italian playwright, songwriter and political campaigner Dario Fo
B
UK writer Harold Pinter
C
Irish poet Seamus Heaney
D
South African writer Nadine Gordimer
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Q3.
Who wrote "It Takes a Village: And Other Lessons Children Teach Us", a book published in 1996 that focuses on the impact individuals and groups outside the family have on a child's well-being?
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Q4.
Which is the 17th century German mathematician and astronomer (at one time assistant to Tycho Brahe) whose works, including " Epitome of Copernican Astronomy", provided one of the foundations for Isaac Newton's theory of universal gravitation?
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Q5.
What was the stage name of Norma Deloris Egstrom, an American jazz and popular music singer and songwriter who won 3 Grammy Awards (including the Lifetime Achievement Award) and who was nominated for an Academy Award as an actress?
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Q6.
Who wrote "Treasure Island", "Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde", "Kidnapped" and "The Master of Ballantrae"?
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Q7.
Which of these women was rushed to hospital in 2007 following a drug overdose, reportedly a cocktail of heroin, ecstasy, cocaine, ketamine and alcohol?
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