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People Quiz #823

Famous People Quiz for 22 October 2024

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Q1. Which son of an actor, also an actor, was awarded the US Navy's Legion of Merit with bronze V (for valour), the Italian War Cross for Military Valour, the French Légion d'Honneur and the Croix de Guerre with Palm, the British Distinguished Service Cross?

A
John Drew Barrymore
B
David Niven, Jr.
C
Sean Flynn
D
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.
Select from the options above.

Q2. "Meditations on Song of Songs", 1567, is the work of which Spanish author?

A
Francisco de Osuna
B
Teresa of Ávila
C
Saint Ignatius of Loyola
D
Francis Borgia
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Q3. Which of these is an actor who won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in "The Godfather Part II" (1974), and for Best Actor as the lead in "Raging Bull" (1980)?

A
Antoine de Dion-Bouton
B
Guy de Maupassant
C
Vincent de Paul
D
Robert De Niro
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Q4. Who was Christianity's first openly gay bishop in a major Christian denomination believing in the historic episcopate?

A
Gene Simmons, Israel
B
Richard Chartres, London
C
Rowan Williams, Canterbury
D
Gene Robinson, New Hampshire
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Q5. Which Greek philosopher was accused by the Sophists of corrupting the youth of Athens and was condemned to death by drinking hemlock?

A
Socrates
B
Plato
C
Xenophon
D
Euclid
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Q6. Raymond Blanc, Rick Stein and Graham Kerr are all associated with what activity?

A
Show jumping
B
Cooking
C
Architecture
D
Motorcycle racing
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Q7. Which of these was a world famous drug dealer?

A
Pablo Escobar
B
Felipe Calderón
C
Rudy Giuliani
D
El Cordobés
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