People Quiz #722
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Q1. Dr Miguel de Unamuno (1864-1936) was removed as rector of the University of Salamanca in 1917 and again, having been re-elected, in 1936 for what reason?
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Q2. After the murder of his children's nanny, Sandra Rivett, Richard John Bingham disappeared on 8 November 1974, was presumed deceased on 11 December 1992 and declared legally dead in October 1999. By what name is he better known?
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Q3. Where was Zane Grey born, later an author, a dentist, and known for his adventure novels about the American West and frontier territory?
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Q4. Whose stories included "Cetywayo and His White Neighbours", "She", and "King Solomon's Mines"?
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Q5. What was the name of two tyrants who ruled Syracuse in the 2nd century BCE?
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Q6. Which of the original Star Wars trilogy cast believed that the films would be a box office hit and did a deal for two percent of the gross, but later proposed to George Lucas that his character be killed off because he "just couldn't go on speaking those bloody awful, banal lines"?
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Q7. Who is credited with writing the software for Skype?
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