People Quiz #509
Famous People Quiz for 16 October 2018
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Q1.
Which of these is or are associated with developing the hot air balloon?
B
Orville and Wilbur Wright
D
Joseph-Michel and Jacques-Etienne Montgolfier
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2
Q2.
Which half of a comedy duo was born in Lancashire in 1895?
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3
Q3.
Whose daughter formally transitioned gender, legally changing name in 2010 from "Chastity" to "Chaz"?
Note: This question was updated in November 2020
A
Ringo Starr and Barbara Bach
C
Mick Jagger and Jerry Hall
D
Paul McCartney and Heather Mills
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Q4.
He brought back plants from Europe, the Arctic, the Levant, sailed to fight pirates, and amassed trophies of natural history, art and ethnography in "the Ark" in London which then opened as Great Britain's first public museum. Who was he?
B
John Tradescant, the Elder
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5
Q5.
Who claimed to be a direct descendant of King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, and worked to achieve the independence of Abyssinia?
A
Faisal ibn Turki ibn Abdullah Al Saud
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Q6.
Who was a co-founder of The Undertones in 1976 (which had hits with "Here Comes The Summer", "My Perfect Cousin", "Wednesday Week" and "It's Going To Happen") and then went solo, releasing the singles "Listen To Your Father", "A Good Heart" (1985), "You Little Thief" (1986) and in the early 1990s moved into the business side of the music industry?
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Q7.
With which field is Enrico Fermi associated?
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