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People Quiz #666

Famous People Quiz for 19 October 2021

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Q1. In 1660 Robert Hooke developed what?

A
The law of elasticity
B
A method to determine the absolute value of pi
C
A code system that could be used by telegraphy
D
A 15 note musical scale
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Q2. Which of these scientists has been quoted as saying "God does not play dice"?

A
Einstein
B
Newton
C
Archimedes
D
Galileo
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Q3. By what name was Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar better known?

A
Che
B
Don Quixote
C
El Cid
D
Gauguin
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Q4. Which of these is a fictional character created by P D James?

A
Adrian Mole
B
Paddy Clarke
C
Cordelia Gray
D
Kay Scarpetta
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Q5. What was the first name of Madame Tussaud, who founded a wax museum in London?

A
Marie
B
Fantine
C
Yvette
D
Brigitte
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Q6. Who was the Merchant of Yonkers, in the 1938 play of the same name by Thornton Wilder?

A
A street seller in Yonkers
B
A Jewish merchant caught up in the turmoil of the lead up to World War II
C
A New York businessman in the market for a wife
D
A New York matchmaker
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Q7. His name could be loosely translated as "rule by, or supported by, horses" and is enshrined in the traditional doctors' oath. Who is he?

A
Confucius
B
Aesculapius
C
Frankenstein
D
Hippocrates
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