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People Quiz #646

Famous People Quiz for 1 June 2021

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Q1. Which English scholar of Ancient Roman civilisation, Professor of Classics and Professor of Ancient Literature is also widely known for presenting TV documentaries and discussions on civilisations ancient and modern?

A
Dame Mary Beard
B
Professor Brian Cox
C
Dara Ó Briain
D
Stephen Fry
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Q2. Which Italian writer, university professor, medievalist, philosopher, semiotician, cultural critic, and political and social commentator includes among his novels "The Prague Cemetery" and "Numero Zero"?

A
Umberto Eco
B
Pier Paolo Pasolini
C
Carlo Alberto Rosselli
D
Dante Alighieri
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Q3. A movement whose followers were known derisively as Lollards centred on the views of which priest, philosopher and theologian and his colleagues?

A
Jerome of Prague
B
Martin Luther
C
Peter Waldo
D
John Wycliffe
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Q4. Galina Ulanova, Maya Plisetskaya and Natalia Makarova, artists from what was the Soviet Union, have what else in common?

A
They have exhibited at the Tate Modern in London, UK
B
They have premièred roles in plays by Chekhov
C
They defected to the West in 1988, just before the fall of the Berlin Wall
D
They are each recognised as prima ballerina assoluta
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Q5. The Battle of Bannockburn in 1314 is associated with the name of which Scottish monarch?

A
Robert the Bruce
B
Sir William Wallace
C
Macbeth
D
James VI
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Q6. With which of these was Canadian-born magnate and American convicted fraudster, Conrad Black, Baron Black of Crossharbour, associated?

A
The Tyee
B
Quebecor
C
Astral Media
D
Hollinger International
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Q7. New Yorkers Sarah Michelson, Sara Mearns and Pam Tanowitz are known for their work in what?

A
Music
B
Banking
C
Hospitality
D
Dance
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