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People 118127 is a selection of 10 questions. People 118127 is the filename to differentiate it from other People quizzes. Feel free to use any of these questions and answers for your own quizzes. Just keep in mind that you cannot republish them in any format.
1 Who was the second man to set foot on the moon?
A Buzz Aldrin, who followed his commander, Neil Armstrong, onto the lunar surface on July 21, 1969, during the Apollo 11 mission.
2 Who succeeded Vladimir Lenin as leader of the ruling Communist Party?
A Joseph Stalin. Lenin died on 21 January 1924. Stalin was given the honour of organising his funeral.
3 Who was the sole inmate, from 1966 until his death by suicide in August 1987, of Spandau Jail, Berlin?
A Rudolph Hess. He was Hitler’s deputy.
4 By what name was the 1960s model Lesley Hornby nicknamed?
A Twiggy. Lesley Hornby acquired her famous nickname because of her remarkably slender legs. Furthermore, acquaintances experimented with alternatives like “Sticks” before “Twiggy” finally took hold. Ultimately, this single name defined the 1960s fashion icon’s look and propelled her legendary career.
5 Which tennis player died of AIDS in 1993, contracted from a contaminated blood transfusion after a heart bypass operation?
A Arthur Ashe. He publicly revealed his HIV diagnosis in 1992 and passed away from AIDS-related pneumonia the following year at the age of 49.
6 What was Field Marshal Montgomery’s first name?
A Bernard, nicknamed “Monty”, was a senior British Army officer who served in the First World War, the Irish War of Independence and the Second World War.
7 When the North Sea oil rig “Piper Alpha” caught fire, who was responsible for the firefighting operation?
A Red Adair, the famous American oil well firefighter. 6 and 7 July 1988.
8 Who was the German General who signed the instrument of surrender on May 7th 1945?
A Alfred Jodl. He signed the instrument of surrender on May 7, 1945, under the direction of Dönitz, as a representative of the German High Command.
9 Who invented the jet engine?
A Frank Whittle. The turbojet was invented in the 1930s, independently by Frank Whittle and later Hans von Ohain. The first turbojet aircraft to fly was the Heinkel He 178, on August 27, 1939 in Rostock (Germany), powered by von Ohain’s design.
10 Who invented the hovercraft, otherwise the air-cushion vehicle?
A Christopher Cockerell. The hovercraft is an amphibious craft capable of travelling over land, water, mud, ice, and various other surfaces.