People Quiz #553
Famous People Quiz for 20 August 2019
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Q1.
Which of these, an Irish poet and dramatist awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1923, served as an Irish Senator for two terms, and co-founded the Abbey Theatre, serving as its chief in its early years?
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Q2.
Who was the first female artist to have a #1 album in the USA and the UK simultaneously?
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Q3.
Which of these is an American record producer, rapper, actor, men's fashion designer, entrepreneur and dancer?
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Q4.
Who was "the fourth man" in the Cambridge spy ring, whose name was not publicly known until 1979?
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Q5.
Maynard James Keenan, frontman of the alt-rock group Tool, is also an accomplished what?
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Breeder of Shetland ponies
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Q6.
Which of these wrote under the reign of Richard II, King of England?
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Q7.
Which abolitionist was hanged in 1859 for his role in the Harper's Ferry Raid and played a major role in starting the Civil War?
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