Recent posts under tag personality

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The epitaph on whose tomb is followed by the deceased's own couplet: "Life is a jest, and all things show it..........

posted May 3, 2023 by Balwinder

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What was the nickname of tennis star John McEnroe?

posted May 2, 2023 by Anamika

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Mahé Drysdale, Rebecca Scown, Juliette Haigh, Hamish Bond, Eric Murray, Pete Reed, Andrew Triggs Hodge..............

posted May 2, 2023 by Rajni

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Colin Meads, nicknamed 'Pinetree', a former rugby union footballer who played 55 test matches for his national..........

posted Apr 28, 2023 by Rahul Chandel

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Who created the framework for the Virginia Plan, that structured the US Government into three branches?

posted Apr 28, 2023 by Ankur Athari

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Ludwig Leichhardt was a Prussian naturalist and explorer of what area between 1842 and 1848?

posted Apr 27, 2023 by Nikhil Pandey

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The record at the 1976 Olympics set by Romanian gymnast Nadia Comăneci of scoring a perfect 10 for 7 routines..........

posted Apr 27, 2023 by Pankaj Deshmukh

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Which Canadian won the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest representing Switzerland?

posted Apr 25, 2023 by Sidharth Malhotra

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Who led troops against the Russians at the Battle of Borodino?

posted Apr 12, 2023 by Madhavi Latha

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What English model, with her short-haired androgynous look, born Lesley Hornby, was discovered in 1966.............

posted Apr 10, 2023 by Tapesh Kulkarni

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International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge used to play which sport, representing Belgium?

posted Apr 7, 2023 by Karan Joglekar

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American soldier and inventor Benjamin Tilghman was noted for inventing what process in the late 19th century?

posted Apr 7, 2023 by Aastha Joshi

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Billy Bowden is an official in what sport?

posted Apr 5, 2023 by Aarati Mahajan

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Who emigrated to the USA in 1842, opened a detective agency in Chicago in 1861, and organised the US Secret Service?

posted Apr 5, 2023 by Simranjeet Singh

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Who was the head of Nazi propaganda during World War II who committed suicide with his family in 1945?

posted Apr 5, 2023 by Nikita Sehgal

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Which Italian nobel prize winner (1934) wrote novels such as "Mal Gioconda" and switched to writing plays in 1910?

posted Apr 3, 2023 by Aman

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In 1964, Larisa Latynina, who had represented the USSR and the Ukraine in gymnastics, achieved what Olympic record?

posted Mar 31, 2023 by Nimish

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Judith Keppel was the first winner of the top prize on which UK programme?

posted Mar 30, 2023 by Anshika Utadi

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Who was the first female, the first Californian and the first Italian-American to hold the post of Speaker.............

posted Mar 30, 2023 by Deepak Chitragar

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Who owned "The News" newspaper in Adelaide, diversified into the US, UK and Asian markets, and started Sky TV........

posted Mar 28, 2023 by Prithvi

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When Alexander Litvinenko was granted asylum in the UK in 2000, following which he was assassinated, where had..........

posted Mar 27, 2023 by Upma

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Man Ray was famous in what field?

posted Mar 21, 2023 by Parampreet Kaur

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Grammy winning American composer Stephen Paulus is known for which 1982 works?

posted Mar 20, 2023 by Kuldeep Apte

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In the 1970 UK general election, who was elected MP for North Antrim, became the longest serving MP from............

posted Mar 20, 2023 by Aastha Joshi

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Which Soviet gymnast won the most Olympic medals in her career, and the most gold of any female?

posted Mar 16, 2023 by Mishthy Mukherjee

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Mary Quant became famous in the 1960s for designing what?

posted Mar 14, 2023 by Dilbagh

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British world champion, double Olympic gold medalist and extreme sportsman James Cracknell won his medals in what sport?

posted Mar 10, 2023 by Balwinder

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At his retirement in 2012 from One Day International games, who held the record for scoring the most centuries..........

posted Mar 9, 2023 by Anamika

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For what was 10th century Andalusian intellectual Lubna of Córdoba celebrated?

posted Mar 6, 2023 by Nikhil Pandey

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André-Jacques Garnerin carried out what feat on 22 October 1797 at Parc Monceau, Paris?

posted Mar 2, 2023 by Chahat Sharma

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Which career soldier and inventor was personally thanked by the Duke of Wellington after the battle of Waterloo.........

posted Mar 1, 2023 by Aastha Joshi

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Who designed the Shavian alphabet?

posted Feb 28, 2023 by Pushpak Chauhan

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What nickname was given to German Chancellor Otto Van Bismarck?

posted Feb 17, 2023 by Prachi Sharma

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Initially family pressure sent Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971), later seen as among the most important and influential......

posted Feb 16, 2023 by Mohammad

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When did sprinter and long jumper Carl Lewis win the first of his Olympic gold medals?

posted Feb 14, 2023 by Riteshwar

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In which country was mountaineer and explorer Edmund Hillary born?

posted Feb 7, 2023 by Brijesh Talwar

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Who was Johann Reichhart (1893 – 1972)?

posted Feb 6, 2023 by Kuldeep Apte

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"The Treasure of the Sierra Madre" (1927), on which the multi-award winning 1948 American film was based, was...........

posted Feb 6, 2023 by Aastha Joshi

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Which well-known singer, dancer, actor, and choreographer caught the eye of The Jacksons as choreographer.........

posted Jan 31, 2023 by Mridul

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The Swedish soldier, humanitarian and diplomat Greve Folke Bernadotte is particularly remembered for what during........

posted Jan 30, 2023 by Nimish

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An internationally recognised activist for freedom of information, is Julian who?

posted Jan 25, 2023 by Akriti

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The duo Nappytabs are known for what?

posted Jan 24, 2023 by Varun Kumar

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His research involved the generation and reactivity of carbocations (ions with a positively charged carbon atom)........

posted Jan 12, 2023 by Maninder Bath

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Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini were charged in November 2021 with crimes committed when they were Presidents...........

posted Jan 12, 2023 by Rahul Vaidya

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Malick Sidibé was internationally famous as a what?

posted Jan 10, 2023 by Vishal

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Who created the international competition called the Goodwill Games, that were held between 1986 and 2001?

posted Jan 10, 2023 by Mohammad

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An American intelligence analyst with the US military, and eventually an activist and whistleblower, changed her name...

posted Jan 6, 2023 by Akriti

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Ernesto "Che" Guevara was working as a journalist and photographer when he befriended and joined forces with whom?

posted Jan 4, 2023 by Varuna Magar

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Who was "Sports Illustrated" magazine's first "Sportsman of the Year"?

posted Dec 28, 2022 by Nikita Sehgal

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Who wrote the music for the award-winning 1961 musical film for which Steven Spielberg directed a re-make in 2021?

posted Dec 23, 2022 by Udita