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People Quiz #607

Famous People Quiz for 1 September 2020

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Q1. What relation was Gargantua to Pantagruel in the eponymous 16th century works by François Rabelais?

A
Uncle
B
Son
C
Brother
D
Father
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Q2. Matthew Broderick starred in which of these films in 1999?

A
Addicted to Love
B
The Cable Guy
C
Inspector Gadget
D
Infinity
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Q3. Who composed the music for the operetta in which the song "Make Our Garden Grow" appears?

A
Irving Berlin
B
Samuel Barber
C
Stephen Sondheim
D
Leonard Bernstein
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Q4. In 1950, Isabella Kauakea Yau Yung Aiona became the first native Hawai'ian woman to do what?

A
Earn a doctoral degree in science
B
Become World Surfing Champion
C
Sail with Thor Heyerdahl on the Kon-Tiki raft across the Pacific Ocean
D
Compete in international golf tournaments
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Q5. By what name was British author and humourist Sir P.G.Wodehouse known to friends and family?

A
Pug
B
Plum
C
Pal
D
Peeler
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Q6. Dominic Cummings is a well-known name in what?

A
Writing plays
B
British politics
C
Blues music
D
Law enforcement
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Q7. In which decade was Horatio Nelson born?

A
1750s
B
1650s
C
1810s
D
1700s
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