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People Quiz #710

Famous People Quiz for 23 August 2022

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Q1. Who is Grizabella?

A
The founder of a line of fashion tights
B
An alter ego of Jean Racine
C
One of the witches in Macbeth
D
A character in Cats
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Q2. In 2006, Stephen Harper became the Prime Minister of which country?

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New Zealand
B
Australia
C
Canada
D
South Africa
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Q3. Which New Zealand-born operatic bass-baritone who made his formal debut in "Nabucco" in 1959 has had famous roles in "Wotan" at Bayreuth (1979-80), "Der Fliegende Holländer" (1974), "Elektra" (1980), "Die Meistersinger" (c.1990), and "Arabella" (with Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, 1994)?

A
Temuera Morrison
B
Edmund Hilary
C
David Lange
D
Donald McIntyre
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Q4. In the 12th century, who was the lover and then husband of Héloïse, celebrated as a writer and scholar and, later, a nun and abbess?

A
Johnny Appleseed
B
Pierre Abelard
C
Jason Argonaut
D
Peter Piper
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Q5. Dame Mary Beard, PhD, DBE, FSA, FBA, FRSL, now a respected deviser and presenter of television programmes on Ancient Rome, and "Inside Culture", first appeared on television in which of these?

A
The Grand Tour
B
The Eye of Faith
C
Julius Caesar Revealed
D
Weird Thoughts
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Q6. With which organisation was Jacques Rogge, Count Rogge, associated?

A
International chardonnay day
B
International Criminal Court (ICC)
C
International orienteering federation (IOF)
D
International Olympic Committee (IOC)
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Q7. Christiaan Huygens has been credited with inventing what in the 1650s?

A
Bicycle
B
Pendulum clock
C
Marine compass
D
Automated weaving loom
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