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People Quiz #827

Famous People Quiz for 19 November 2024

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Q1. Why did Charles de Gaulle and his wife Yvonne establish a foundation in 1945 for people who have Down's Syndrome?

A
Their daughter had Down's Syndrome
B
Yvonne de Gaulle's brother had Down's Syndrome
C
A previous foundation was destroyed in bombing and the people there killed by Nazis
D
It matched one just established by the Vichy government
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Q2. Who played "One Punch Mickey" in the 2000 film "Snatch"?

A
Charlie Sheen
B
Robbie Williams
C
Johnny Depp
D
Brad Pitt
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Q3. Australian Sidney Cotton was responsible for the development of which long-reaching facility, used first for the Allies in WW II?

A
Aerial photo reconnaissance
B
Sonar
C
Radar
D
Magnetised limpet mines
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Q4. Who is reputed to have survived over 55 assassination attempts, the most notable of which (the only time in modern history when a Head of State has personally exchanged fire with a potential assassin) was in 1931?

A
Franklin D. Roosevelt
B
King Zog of Albania
C
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
D
Adolf Hitler
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Q5. How did Princess Grace of Monaco die in 1982?

A
A freak accident with a roulette wheel
B
A bomb explosion
C
Assassination by sniper's rifle
D
A car crash
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Q6. What is the stage name of Florian Cloud de Bounevialle Armstrong, who was born on Christmas Day 1971?

A
Dido
B
Madonna
C
Annie Lennox
D
Lady Gaga
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Q7. Which of these is a dance form associated in its development in the 1960s with the Deepak family and dhol player Bhana Ram Sunami?

A
Harappan
B
Kalamkari
C
Bhangra
D
Bhang Thandai
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