Recent posts under tag personality

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What nationality is the tennis player Marcos Baghdatis?

posted Nov 19, 2015 by Sandeep Bedi

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Harrison Ford, who was at the time filming "Star Wars: The Force Awakens", injured himself in 2014 how?

posted Nov 18, 2015 by Brijesh Talwar

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With what sport is Dennis Compton associated?

posted Nov 17, 2015 by Simranjeet Singh

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Why Gandhi (Mahatma Gandhi) never received Nobel Peace Prize?

posted Nov 16, 2015 by anonymous

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Dean Martin starred in 4 films as which fictional US government counter-agent, created by Donald Hamilton?

posted Nov 12, 2015 by Ritika

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What is the name of 100 novellas by Giovanni Boccaccio, a medieval allegorical work known for its bawdy tales ?

posted Nov 12, 2015 by Harshita Dhaliwal

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Which was the 19th century Czechoslovakian composer who wrote 8 operas, 6 symphonic poems and a string quartet?

posted Nov 12, 2015 by Rahul Chandel

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Which Italian poet and librettist was known under the name of Metastasio?

posted Nov 12, 2015 by Varuna Magar

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Torvill and Dean are famous in which sports activity?

posted Nov 9, 2015 by Nikhil Pandey

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Pepys, Wesley, Evelyn and Greville have what famous items in common?

posted Nov 9, 2015 by Amarvansh

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Whose last compositions, composed in 1948 when the composer was 84, were called "Four Last Songs"?

posted Nov 6, 2015 by Saif Khanam

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For what did Harold Pinter receive his 2005 Nobel Prize?

posted Nov 5, 2015 by Mishthy Mukherjee

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How many US presidents were named Franklin?

posted Nov 4, 2015 by Mridul

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Who was elected as Governor of Texas in 1994 and why is he/she famous?

posted Nov 2, 2015 by Basabdatta Mukherjee

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Who was World Superbike Champion in 1994, 1995, 1998 and 1999?

posted Nov 2, 2015 by Riteshwar

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Who was first Indian to be selected for ICS (Indian Civil Services in British India)?

posted Oct 31, 2015 by anonymous

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Few life lessons from Sardar Patel that one MUST follow?

posted Oct 31, 2015 by anonymous

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British artist Sir James Thornhill (1675-1734) was related by marriage to which other artist?

posted Oct 30, 2015 by Varun Kumar

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Michael Caine appeared as which character in 5 films?

posted Oct 29, 2015 by Nikhil Pandey

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On 2 February 2015 who became the youngest person to be ranked No 1 in professional golf?

posted Oct 29, 2015 by Sidharth Malhotra

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Frederick III of Swabia, then elected king of Germany in 1152 CE was popularly known as what?

posted Oct 28, 2015 by Parampreet Kaur

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Who said "we are born for Justice, and that right is based, not upon opinions, but upon Nature"?

posted Oct 28, 2015 by Saif Khanam

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In 1497 one of the world's best known explorers rounded Cape Agulhas. Who was he, and what was he looking for?

posted Oct 28, 2015 by Tapesh Kulkarni

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Who is N Venugopala Rao and he has been appointed as the CEO of which company as of Oct 2015?

posted Oct 27, 2015 by Anuj Yadav

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By what name is Mrs Montagu Barstow better known?

posted Oct 27, 2015 by Simranjeet Singh

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For what profession Dronacharya Award is given in India?

posted Oct 27, 2015 by Mona Sharma

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Who published an autobiography entitled "A Journey" on 1 September 2010?

posted Oct 27, 2015 by Pushpak Chauhan

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In England, Dick Turpin (1706-39), Claude Duval (1643-70) and John Nevison (1639-84) were well known as what?

posted Oct 26, 2015 by Aman

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Who was vivekananda?

posted Oct 26, 2015 by anonymous

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He is a playwright, screenwriter, film director and essayist with a Pulitzer Prize (1984) ?

posted Oct 26, 2015 by Udita

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What was the nickname of the defending champion in the 2014 World Snooker Championship?

posted Oct 26, 2015 by Vishal

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In 2015 pop artist Taylor Swift won a disagreement over pay with what organisation?

posted Oct 23, 2015 by Anshika Utadi

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Yukio Hatoyama, who became Prime Minister of Japan in September 2009, announced his resignation on 2 June...............

posted Oct 23, 2015 by Deepak Chitragar

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Who has been appointed as India’s next G-20 Sherpa?

posted Oct 22, 2015 by Mona Sharma

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Who became the first solo woman to win the prestigious Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books of the Year award?

posted Oct 22, 2015 by Roopali Dhande

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During the Industrial Revolution in England Henry Cort became famous for what?

posted Oct 21, 2015 by Vikram Luthra

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Who resigned his army commission in 1858 to write music, such as the opera Boris Godunov and Pictures at an Exhibition?

posted Oct 21, 2015 by Harshita Dhaliwal

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Where is the Commonwealth Youth, Junior and Senior Weightlifting Championships were held from October 11-15?

posted Oct 21, 2015 by Meethi Mukhajee

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Who was awarded with Thomas J. Dodd Prize in International Justice and Human Rights by the University of Connecticut?

posted Oct 21, 2015 by Meethi Mukhajee

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Sheila Watt-Cloutier of Canada won the 2015 Right Livelihood Awards for her work in which field?

posted Oct 20, 2015 by Mona Sharma

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Who won the 2015 Wuhan Open Women’s Single title?

posted Oct 19, 2015 by Roopali Dhande

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Who was the recipient of the 1991 Nobel Prize for peace?

posted Oct 19, 2015 by Mona Sharma

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Who was Aryabhatta?

posted Oct 19, 2015 by Mona Sharma

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Who was the founder of Shanti-niketan?

posted Oct 19, 2015 by Vikalp Tiwari

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Who was the first India cosmonaut (astronaut )?

posted Oct 19, 2015 by Anuj Yadav

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When Gerald Ford was president of the USA, who was his vice president?

posted Oct 13, 2015 by Dilbagh

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Who was the Lanterne Rouge in the 2015 Tour de France ?

posted Oct 13, 2015 by Mridul

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Who was the first player to be ranked by the Association of Tennis Professionals as the No 1 World player?

posted Oct 12, 2015 by Anshika Utadi

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How many people got the Nobel Prize more then once and who are they?

posted Oct 12, 2015 by anonymous

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What is the nationality of the soccer player Ronaldinho?

posted Oct 9, 2015 by Kapil Kapoor