Recent posts under tag personality

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Which English composer, whose work included the operas was attacked by paralysis in 1922, and became crippled and blind?

posted Oct 9, 2015 by Anamika

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How many time Einstein got the Nobel Price and for what inventions?

posted Oct 8, 2015 by anonymous

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French sculptor Frédéric Bartholdi (1834-1904) is best known for what work?

posted Oct 8, 2015 by Harshita Dhaliwal

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Which was an heiress to a publishing fortune who became internationally famous in 1974 when, following her kidnapping?

posted Oct 6, 2015 by Manish Tiwari

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Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, served in what service in World War II?

posted Oct 6, 2015 by Madhavi Latha

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What links American Mary Baker Eddy (1821-1910) and James Wyld (1812-1887) MP for Bodmin, UK?

posted Sep 30, 2015 by Aarati Mahajan

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Herodotus, Josephus, Michael King, Simon Schama and Edward Gibbon share what common focus?

posted Sep 29, 2015 by Mishthy Mukherjee

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Which German Nazi leader flew solo from Ausberg in 1941 and landed by parachute near Glasgow on a private peace mission?

posted Sep 29, 2015 by Divya Bharti

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Who was killed when a helicopter crashed in dense fog on 27 August 1990 in East Troy, Wisconsin?

posted Sep 26, 2015 by Deepak Chitragar

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She was only the second woman to receive a science doctorate from the Vienna University?

posted Sep 24, 2015 by Sandeep Otari

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Niccolò Machiavelli, Thomas Carlyle, and Thomas Macaulay share a scholarly interest in what?

posted Sep 24, 2015 by Varuna Magar

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Who set the record for winning the World Snooker Championship the most times (7) in 1999?

posted Sep 23, 2015 by Puneet Batra

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With which sport are Rodney Eyles, Peter Nicol, Susan Devoy and Cassie Campion associated?

posted Sep 22, 2015 by Saif Khanam

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Who has been appointed as the chairman of India’s Oscar jury?

posted Sep 15, 2015 by Aarati Mahajan

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In 1821 Venezuelan Simon Bolivar became the first President.......remained so until his death in 1839, of which country?

posted Sep 15, 2015 by Maninder Bath

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Which New Zealand-born and New York-based artist, known for his kinetic sculpture produced between 1950 and 1980 ?

posted Sep 15, 2015 by Rahul Vaidya

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Who created the English schoolboy hero "Jennings"?

posted Sep 14, 2015 by Dilbagh

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Oscar Wilde, Adolf Hitler and Jeffrey Archer have all written about their experiences in what?

posted Sep 14, 2015 by Atif

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Leo Zulueta is a notable artist in what field?

posted Sep 14, 2015 by Mohammad

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Who has been quoted as saying “If you have a statue in the city centre, you could go past it every day on ..............

posted Sep 4, 2015 by Manish Tiwari

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Prince William left St Andrews University in 2005 with a degree in what subject?

posted Sep 3, 2015 by Kuldeep Apte

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Rob Pilatis and Fab Morvan were collectively known as what?

posted Sep 3, 2015 by Samardeep Acharya

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Violet Carson made her last appearance as Ena Sharples in 1980 in which British TV series?

posted Sep 1, 2015 by Pushpak Chauhan

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Who was largely responsible for the development of the jet engine, installed in a Gloster aircraft in 1941?

posted Sep 1, 2015 by Mishthy Mukherjee

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Serena Williams won US Open 2014 Womens Single beating which player ?

posted Aug 26, 2015 by Vikram Luthra

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Who was the first Indian Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army ?

posted Aug 25, 2015 by Pardeep Kohli

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How does history better know Ioseb Jughashvili, who changed his surname to mean "steel"?

posted Aug 25, 2015 by Sandeep Bedi

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Which computer company was founded by former employees of Acer?

posted Aug 25, 2015 by Puneet Batra

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Kelly Slater and Layne Beachley are multi world champions in which sport?

posted Aug 24, 2015 by Saif Khanam

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Who was the first person went on to space and who was the first one to moon?

posted Aug 23, 2015 by Harshita Dhaliwal

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What office did James Schlessinger hold in 1973 under US President Richard Ford?

posted Aug 21, 2015 by Rahul Vaidya

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T E Lawrence was known as Lawrence of where?

posted Aug 20, 2015 by Nimish

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How many Indians are successfully able to reach at Mt Everest till now and what are there name?

posted Aug 18, 2015 by anonymous

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Who made the first, in western countries, practical successful and widely usable vaccination for smallpox?

posted Aug 18, 2015 by Varuna Magar

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Which novelist, born in Bombay in 1865, was awarded the Nobel prize for Literature in 1907?

posted Aug 17, 2015 by Sandeep Bedi

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Jessye Norman, José Carreras and Giuseppe Verdi are associated with what style of music?

posted Aug 14, 2015 by Chahat Sharma

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Which trained to be a priest until opting to be a dictator for a living?

posted Aug 14, 2015 by Samardeep Acharya

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Who is called father of Indian Film Industry and why?

posted Aug 13, 2015 by Ankur Athari

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Who has been honoured with PATWA (Pacific Area Travel Writers Association) 2015 award

posted Aug 11, 2015 by Pardeep Kohli

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Who became the first Indain CEO of Google?

posted Aug 11, 2015 by Amit Kumar Pandey

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What is the name of the flower named after pop singer Duffy?

posted Aug 10, 2015 by Pushpak Chauhan

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The book titles as " Delhi to Islamabad " is written by which author ?

posted Aug 6, 2015 by Udita

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Who, as president of Argentina, ordered the invasion of the Falkland Islands in 1982?

posted Aug 6, 2015 by Nimish

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Which astronaut holds Guinness World Record for spending longest time in space ?

posted Aug 5, 2015 by Anil Chaurasiya

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The Himalayan peak 5260 has been named after which mountaineers ?

posted Aug 5, 2015 by Anshika Utadi

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Master Shubham Jaglan, who won the IJGA World Stars of Junior Golf event in Las Vegas, belongs to which state of India ?

posted Aug 5, 2015 by Deepak Chitragar

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Which Indian shooter qualified as the fourth Indian shooter for Rio Olympics 2016 ?

posted Aug 5, 2015 by Kapil Kapoor

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Where was Kylie Minogue born?

posted Aug 5, 2015 by Rajni

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Who directed the films "Clerks", "Mallrats" and "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back "?

posted Aug 4, 2015 by Ritika

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Who was nicknamed "The Sweater Girl" after she appeared in the 1937 film "They Won't Forget"?

posted Aug 4, 2015 by Upma