People Quiz #450
Famous People Quiz for 29 August 2017
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Q1.
Who was the female co-star with Elvis Presley in the film "Viva Las Vegas"?
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2
Q2.
In the Crimean War, what did Florence Nightingale begin to be called?
A
The mother of all nurses
D
The little sister of mercy
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3
Q3.
Which of these, a pioneer in ballooning, motor racing and aviation, co-founded a company to make prestige cars and died in a flying accident in 1910?
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Q4.
Who was the Cornish inventor who is famous for building a high pressure non-condensing steam engine for general industrial use in 1797, and in 1801 for building a steam car that carried passengers?
C
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
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Q5.
Whose film career from 1932 to 1966 included starring roles in films such as "To Catch A Thief", "Arsenic and Old Lace" and "North By North West"?
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Q6.
What was the surname of the 19th century English siblings Christina, a poet ("Goblin Market", "Prince's Progress" and "The Face of the Deep"), Dante, a pre-Raphaelite painter and poet ("The Blessed Diamond"), and William, also a pre-Raphaelite painter, who translated Dante's "Inferno"?
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Q7.
Who was the British general who was defeated at Yorktown, 1781, during the American War of Independence?
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