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Who created the character Sally Bowles?

Isherwood. Sally Bowles was the main character in the charming play and film "Cabaret". Christopher Isherwood was a 20th century English novelist and lover of W. H. Auden.

One of the primary builders of the parthenon...his name started with I. Who was this man?

Ictinus. Ictinus had help...the famed Phidias and his assistants created the various sculptures in and around the Parthenon, and Callicrates was co-architect in the creation of the great temple to Athena.

'La Pasionaria'....she said, 'It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees.' Who was this Spanish politican?

Ibarruri. Ibarruri was nicknamed 'The Passion Flower'. She was a Basque politician who was anti-Franco and pro Communist. She lived for years in the Soviet Union before finally returning to rejoin the Spanish "Cortes" in 1977.

What is the Arabic name of the scholar and physician Avicenna?

Ibn Sina. Avicenna was one of the most prominent Arab interpreters of Aristotle's writings at a time when the writings of the ancient Greeks were inaccessable to most in Europe.

What Arab traveller went on a 75,000 mile journey in the 14th century?

Ibn Battuta. He visited Egypt, East Africa, India and China and spent 30 years on his journey in total.

Some say this pyramid builder of Egypt's 3rd dynasty is the world's first architect. Who was he?

Imhotep. He was deified as the son of the Memphite god Ptah. Imhotep was the principal architect of the step pyramid of Djoser, perhaps the first pyramid in ancient Egypt.

She became Byzantine emperor (basileus), following the death of her husband Leo IV and the deposing of her son Constantine (she had his eyes put out). Now she is a saint! What was her name?

Irene. She was regent for her son Constantine after the death of Emperor Leo IV, but didn't want to give up her power...thus she put his eyes out...her own son, mind you!

Which Scottish virologist discovered interferon in 1957?

Isaacs. Alick Isaacs discovered interferon with Jean Lindemann in 1957. Interferon is a protein that helps cells resist against attacks by viruses.

Which post-modernist Japanese architect designed Ochanomizu Square, in Tokyo?

Isozaki. He also designed some buildings for the Barcelona olympics in 1992.

What Persian Shah was the founder of the Safavid dynasty?

Ismail. The "Safavid Dynasty" ruled Persia from 1501 to 1736. Importantly, he established shi'ism as the national religion in Persia (Iran), creating a Mecca for that powerful Islamic sect. Thank you for trying this quiz, I hope you enjoyed it!