People Quiz #697
Famous People Quiz for 24 May 2022
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Q1.
Who was the literary character behind the play Man of La Mancha?
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Q2.
Who was made Archbishop of Canterbury under Henry VIII, introduced 2 prayer books under Edward VI, and was executed for heresy under Mary I?
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Q3.
Who became president of the Islamic Republic of Iran in August 2005?
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Q4.
In which century did Henry VIII, king of England, die?
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Q5.
Which Soviet leader was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1990?
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Q6.
In what language did Pliny the Elder write?
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Q7.
Who first identified and isolated nucleic acids, the precursor to identifying DNA?
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James Watson and Francis Crick
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