Recent posts under tag personality

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When ex-professional basketballer Kobe Bryant died in a helicopter crash in January 2020 what was his destination?

posted Feb 16, 2021 by Amarvansh

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William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury, was executed for his anti-puritan views during what period of British history?

posted Feb 15, 2021 by Chahat Sharma

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Which golfer was named as Sports Illustrated's Sportsman of the Year in 1996?

posted Feb 13, 2021 by Karan Joglekar

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31 March, the birthday of César Chávez, is recognised as a holiday......What role did he play in the history of the USA?

posted Feb 5, 2021 by Anshika Utadi

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Anthony Nesty won which country's first Olympic medal, a gold in the 100 m butterfly in the 1988 Summer Olympics?

posted Feb 2, 2021 by Sandeep Otari

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Why was Canadian sailor Lawrence Lemieux awarded a Pierre de Coubertin medal in the course of the 1988 Summer Olympics?

posted Jan 30, 2021 by Puneet Batra

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To whom was the quote "Remember upon the conduct of each depends the fate of all" first ascribed?

posted Jan 29, 2021 by Brijesh Talwar

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"Historia Naturalis" was a major work by whom?

posted Jan 29, 2021 by Saif Khanam

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The president of which country was killed in a plane crash near Smolensk airport in April 2010?

posted Jan 27, 2021 by Anuradha Tabyal

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At the 2018 Winter Olympics, Noriaki Kasai of Japan became the first athlete to ...?

posted Jan 26, 2021 by Mishthy Mukherjee

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Geoffrey Esper and Joey Chestnut are well-known names in the US in what sport?

posted Jan 25, 2021 by Dilbagh

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The philosopher Pythagoras of Samos (c. 570 – c. 495 BCE) believed in transmigration of souls, led a group..............

posted Jan 22, 2021 by Udita

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What nationality is retired racing driver Alain Prost?

posted Jan 22, 2021 by Vishal

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James Reese Europe was a leading early 20th century exponent of what?

posted Jan 20, 2021 by Akriti

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In 2007, David Beckham signed for which soccer club?

posted Jan 20, 2021 by Anamika

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Harold I of England was nicknamed "Harold … " what?

posted Jan 18, 2021 by Rahul Chandel

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What was the occupation of John Spilsbury of London, England, who is credited with inventing jigsaw puzzle around 1760?

posted Jan 14, 2021 by Pardeep Kohli

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David Broome was a successful competitor in what sport in the 1960s and 1970s?

posted Jan 13, 2021 by Madhavi Latha

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Benoît B. Mandelbrot worked on a wide range of mathematical problems, including mathematical physics.................

posted Jan 11, 2021 by Karan Joglekar

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Wainwrights were craftsmen who made what?

posted Jan 6, 2021 by Aman

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What was the original surname of T E Shaw, an RAF aircraftsman who was killed in a motorbike accident in 1935?

posted Jan 5, 2021 by Udita

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Benjamin Disraeli's government was elected in the UK how many times?

posted Dec 22, 2020 by Tapesh Kulkarni

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Professional American baseball player Toni Stone (1921-1996) was the first what?

posted Dec 21, 2020 by Samardeep Acharya

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Which chemist and physicist established the basis for the magnetic field concept, discovered electromagnetic............

posted Dec 18, 2020 by Rahul Vaidya

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Who had his medals reinstated in 1983, 30 years after his death, after they were taken away at Stockholm in 1912?

posted Dec 17, 2020 by Swati Arora

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Dr John Dee (1527 – 1608), English mathematician, philosopher, astrologer, leading expert on navigation.................

posted Dec 16, 2020 by Atif

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James Chadwick discovered which sub-atomic particles in 1932?

posted Dec 14, 2020 by Anamika

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John Sholto Douglas sponsored the rules for which sport in the 19th century?

posted Dec 11, 2020 by Rahul Chandel

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How many orbits of the earth did John Glenn make in Mercury-Atlas 6 in 1962?

posted Dec 9, 2020 by Amarvansh

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Who married Liam Neeson in 1994 after they met on the set of the film "Nell"?

posted Dec 1, 2020 by Atif

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Who led the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott, co-founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in 1957................

posted Nov 30, 2020 by Anshika Utadi

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What nationality is Ilie Năstase, World No. 1 tennis player in 1973/1974, who won more than 100 ATP professional........

posted Nov 27, 2020 by Riteshwar

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Trinny Woodall and Susannah Constantine are associated with what?

posted Nov 27, 2020 by Kapil Kapoor

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How old was Tiger Woods when he won the US Masters in 1997?

posted Nov 27, 2020 by Anamika

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Which English poet, dramatist, and art historian, a pioneer in the European study of Far Eastern painting wrote.........

posted Nov 27, 2020 by Rajni

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English Egyptologist Harry Burton became internationally known for doing what?

posted Nov 24, 2020 by Pardeep Kohli

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Who, co-founders of the Spartacist League in January 1916, were executed in Berlin in January 1919?

posted Nov 23, 2020 by Manish Tiwari

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Isaac Kwame Amuah, who in December 2010 turned himself in to South African police..........connection to Nelson Mandela?

posted Nov 20, 2020 by Brijesh Talwar

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As what is Mikhail Baryshnikov internationally known?

posted Nov 18, 2020 by Aarati Mahajan

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What was the occupation of William Kidd, who was hanged for it in 1701?

posted Nov 17, 2020 by Rahul Vaidya

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Jesse Owens represented which country at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin?

posted Nov 11, 2020 by Mohammad

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Which national leader's 3 wives were Aurelia Tizón (married 1929) and Eva Duarte (married 1945) who both died...........

posted Nov 9, 2020 by Akriti

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Sir Winston Churchill as well as being a soldier and politician..........which was his only full-length published novel?

posted Nov 5, 2020 by Prithvi

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The game of Roulette was created by which mathematician, physicist, and Catholic philosopher in the 17th century?

posted Nov 3, 2020 by Upma

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Who played the part of the Stig, the incognito expert driver for BBC's programme "Top Gear", on just.................

posted Oct 28, 2020 by Nikhil Pandey

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Who was the first Swiss citizen and the first surgeon to win a Nobel Prize?

posted Oct 28, 2020 by Sandeep Bedi

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18th century French adventuress Marie du Barry was mistress to Louis XV from 1769 until banished to the country.........

posted Oct 27, 2020 by Manish Tiwari

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Brian Lara is associated with which sport?

posted Oct 27, 2020 by Sidharth Malhotra

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At the 2012 Summer Olympic Games, Canadian athlete Ian Millar competed in his last of how many Olympics?

posted Oct 21, 2020 by Maninder Bath

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Marius Petipa's long career was as what?

posted Oct 13, 2020 by Riteshwar