People Quiz #658
Famous People Quiz for 24 August 2021
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Q1.
Guion “Guy” Bluford, Jr. made history as what in 1983?
A
First person to play trumpet underwater
B
First African American in space
C
First legally recognised sex-change in the USA
D
First jazz drummer to have 5 #1 hit records
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2
Q2.
Who wrote the opera "Pagliacci"?
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3
Q3.
Who is the lead vocalist for the alternative rock band R.E.M. who has become well-known for the "mumbling" style of his early career and for his complex, surreal lyrics, and his social and political activism?
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4
Q4.
Which of these people is best known for writing about wine?
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5
Q5.
In 1657, who turned down the opportunity to become King of England?
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6
Q6.
A non-SI unit of radioactivity is named after ...?
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Q7.
Who is thought to have first invented gunpowder?
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