People Quiz #683
Famous People Quiz for 15 February 2022
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Q1.
For what was 10th century Andalusian intellectual Lubna of Córdoba celebrated?
A
Mathematics and allied sciences
B
Poetry, and its science
D
Calligraphy and translation
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2
Q2.
The reporter and amateur detective Rouletabille appears in a series of novels by which author?
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3
Q3.
André-Jacques Garnerin carried out what feat on 22 October 1797 at Parc Monceau, Paris?
A
Made the first jump with a silk parachute
B
Cured a sheep with foot and mouth disease
C
Flew a balloon above 10,000 metres
D
Gave the first blood transfusion
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4
Q4.
Which career soldier and inventor was personally thanked by the Duke of Wellington after the battle of Waterloo for the effect of one of his inventions?
B
Air Commodore Sir Frank Whittle
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5
Q5.
What nickname was given to German Chancellor Otto Van Bismarck?
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6
Q6.
In a 1967 film Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway portrayed which famous couple?
A
Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow
B
Thomas Crown and Vicki Anderson
C
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
D
Martha Beck and Raymond Martinez Fernandez
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Q7.
Who succeeded Abraham Lincoln as US president in 1865?
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