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Which artist, along with his wife, invented Orphism?

Delaunay & Robert Delaunay. Robert and Sonia Delaunay collaborated for most of their careers. Their creation, Orphism, was a variation on cubism involving pure color.

Which Vietnamese born French writer wrote the script for the film 'Hiroshima mon amour'?

Duras. Marguerite Duras also wrote a popular novel turned movie called 'The Lover' among others.

Which Zulu chief attained that position by murdering the famous chief Shaka?

Dingaan. He was subsequently deposed by his brother Mpande and was later murdered.

A prominent French revolutionary, he summoned the mob to arms on July 12th, 1789, precipitating the revolt that led to the storming of the Bastille. Who was he?

Desmoulins. Desmoulins also wrote the 'Histoire des Brissotins', a work which is credited with helping to topple the right-wing Girondins.

What was the name of the chemist who discovered vitamin K?

Dam. Carl Dam, Danish biochemist, discovered vitamin K and shared a Nobel Prize for Medicine with Edward Doisy in 1943. Doisy was the first to synthesize vitamin K.

Which female Chinese novelist was imprisoned in the 1930s by the Guomindang, and again in the 1960s by the Communists, being accused of both leftist and rightist tendencies?

Ding Ling. Ding Ling's works include 'Wei Hu' and 'The Sun Shines over the Sanggan River'. Her husband, writer Hu Yapin, was arrested and executed by some of Chiang Kai-shek's flunkies in the early 1930's. Her life was difficult, to say the least.

Which Greek mathematician wrote the 'Arithmetica' in 275 A.D., one of the first algebraic problem-solving books?

Diophantus.

Which follower of the first Japanese Zen monk Eisai created the Soto school of Zen?

Dogen. Eisai was of course the monk who first brought Zen (called Ch'an in China) Buddhism to Japan in the late 12th century. Dogen stressed zazen, or seated meditation, as a regular practice for Zen monks.

From whom do we derive the quote 'No man is an island'?

Donne. We also received the quotes 'Death be not proud' and 'Ask not for whom the bell {tolls;} it tolls for thee' from him.

Who was the originator of the International Red Cross?

Dunant. Jean Henri Dunant, a Swiss philanthropist, proposed that an international body be created that would help victims of war. His dream was fulfilled at the Geneva Convention of 1864 where the Red Cross was officially sanctioned. He won a Nobel Peace Prize in 1901 for his efforts.