People Quiz #726
Famous People Quiz for 13 December 2022
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Q1.
He established inductive methodologies for scientific inquiry, and is thought to have died from pneumonia contracted while studying the effects of freezing on preserving meat. Who was he?
B
Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St. Alban (1561 - 1626)
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Q2.
Dancer and actress Josie Marcus was the third wife of whom?
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Q3.
Which of these is a composer who produced most of his work between 1916 and 1958?
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Q4.
Who was expelled from the Surrealist movement due to his views on the Spanish Civil War?
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Q5.
In 1983, Mandy Smith, when aged 13, began dating which 47 year old?
A
Bill Wyman, then bassist for the Rolling Stones
B
Brian Epstein, manager of The Beatles
D
Harold Pinter, playwright and Nobel prize winner
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Q6.
Which 19th century Austrian composer is famous for his waltzes such as "The Blue Danube" and "Tales of the Vienna Woods", and the operetta "Die Fledermaus"?
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Q7.
Which of these was an English actor who featured in several Ealing Comedies, including "The Lavender Hill Mob", "The Ladykillers", "The Man in the White Suit" and "Kind Hearts and Coronets" (in which he played 8 characters)?
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