People Quiz #581
Famous People Quiz for 3 March 2020
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Q1.
Which German author won the 1999 Nobel Prize in Literature?
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Q2.
Which New Zealander, known as "The White Mouse", was a leading figure in the maquis groups of the French Resistance, and became one of the Allies' most decorated servicewomen of World War II?
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Q3.
What was Sir Peter Blake internationally known for?
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Q4.
Which English actor, director and producer, a descendant of the Terry acting family, was acclaimed for his youthful "Hamlet" which broke box office records on Broadway in 1937, and is one of the few to have won an Academy, Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Award?
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Q5.
Beatrice Tinsley was well known in what field?
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Q6.
Who is the "Watson" to Agatha Christie's detective, Hercule Poirot?
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Inspector Charles Parker
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Q7.
Which of these was a famous English conductor?
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