People Quiz #776
Famous People Quiz for 28 November 2023
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Q1.
In 1979 Briton Anthony Blunt was exposed as a Soviet spy. What was his area of interest?
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2
Q2.
What was the surname of 20th century authors Victoria and Edward, who were brother and sister?
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3
Q3.
Who was the person who orchestrated the only known attempt to steal the Crown Jewels in England?
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4
Q4.
American singer and pianist, rhythm-and-blues star and one of the first rock-and-roll stars, Antoine Domino, was better known as what?
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Q5.
Who were the main figures involved in the introduction in 1892 of 35 mm film for still photography and motion pictures?
A
Alexander Graham Bell & George Kodak
B
William Dickson, Thomas Edison & George Eastman
C
Thomas Dolby & Vincent Vista
D
Samuel Goldwyn & Louis B. Mayer
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Q6.
Vlastimil Hart together with 11 colleagues won the 2014 Ig Nobel Prize in biology for documenting what in relation to dogs?
A
Friction between a banana skin and the floor when a dog steps on it
B
Treating dogs' "uncontrollable" nosebleeds, by nasal-packing-with-strips-of-cured-pork
C
When dogs defecate/urinate, they prefer to align the body with Earth's north-south geomagnetic axis
D
How dogs react when seeing a human dressed up as a cat
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Q7.
The Spanish playwright, poet, musician, artist, theatre director Federico Garcia Lorca (1898-1936) is best known for which of these?
A
The Rural trilogy Blood Wedding, Yerma, and The House of Bernarda Alba
B
The Butterfly's Evil Spell
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