People Quiz #786
Famous People Quiz for 6 February 2024
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Q1.
Which author in his book, "Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow", observed "“We differ widely enough in our nobler qualities. It is in our follies that we are at one”?
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2
Q2.
US author Sara Paretsky created which fictional detective?
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Q3.
In 1929 Frederick Freed and his wife and an assistant founded a UK company which specialises in what?
A
Designing and making pointe and other dance shoes
B
Halloween masks and costumes
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Q4.
British author George Orwell, as well as being renowned for his novels, is widely respected for what?
A
Essays, reviews and reportage
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Q5.
Who wrote: "So, naturalists observe, a flea Hath smaller fleas that on him prey; And these have smaller still to bite 'em; And so proceed ad infinitum."?
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Q6.
What was the name of Canada's first woman Prime Minister?
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Q7.
What was US president John Kennedy's middle name?
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