People Quiz #484
Famous People Quiz for 24 April 2018
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Q1.
Who was the first president of the Turkish Republic after the overthrow of the Sultan in 1922?
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Q2.
Which Frenchman was a Franciscan, then a Benedictine monk, a teacher, a professor of anatomy and a priest, who wrote "Gargantua et Pantagruel", a huge comic narrative full of miscellaneous learning from the 16th century?
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Q3.
Where was the birthplace of the actor Anna Paquin, first prominent in film in "The Piano" (1993)?
A
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
B
Wellington, New Zealand
C
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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Q4.
Who became famous through three films made in 1955 and 1956, and died at the wheel of a Porsche in 1956?
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Q5.
Which of these musicians became famous for playing the saxophone?
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Q6.
Alan Longmuir, Derek Longmuir, Eric Faulkner, Stuart "Woody" Wood and Les McKeown were collectively known as what band from 1974 to 1976?
C
Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich
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Q7.
Who was the last English monarch of the Tudor dynasty?
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