People Quiz #525
Famous People Quiz for 5 February 2019
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Q1.
A.A. Fair, Kyle Corning, Charles M. Green, Carleton Kendrake, Charles J. Kenny, Les Tillray and Robert Parr ere all pseudonyms of which American author?
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Q2.
What do V.S.Naipaul, Doris Lessing, John Maxwell Coetzee and Bob Dylan have in common?
A
They have worked in the fishing industry
B
They were born in India
C
They have won the Nobel Prize for Literature
D
They have chosen plots, or are buried, in Père Lachaise Cemetery
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Q3.
The personality tests known as Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) were developed based on the theories of which scientist?
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Q4.
What area of interest is associated with Sir Joseph Banks (1743-1820)?
C
Botany and natural sciences
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Q5.
What relationship were the Myers and Briggs who developed the personality tests known as Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)?
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Q6.
Which French naval officer invented the aqualung?
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Q7.
What was the stage name of Jean François Gravelet, a French acrobat who crossed Niagara Falls in 1859 on a tightrope 160 feet above the water?
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