Recent posts under tag personality

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Who made the first solo non-stop crossing of the Atlantic in 1927?

posted Aug 20, 2020 by Madhavi Latha

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Which US presidential nominee in 1948 advocated closer cooperation with the Soviet Union, United Nations................

posted Aug 19, 2020 by Parampreet Kaur

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What was the original nationality of the Nobel Prize-winning author of "Mario and the Magician".................

posted Aug 11, 2020 by Vikram Luthra

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What was the nickname of tennis player Mark Philippoussis?

posted Aug 10, 2020 by Varuna Magar

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Sergei Diaghilev (1872-1929), art critic, patron and ballet impresario, founded what famous ballet company in 1909?

posted Aug 8, 2020 by Sidharth Malhotra

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Who was married to Anne More, father of 12 children, subsequently a reluctant cleric, an MP and a greatly admired poet?

posted Aug 7, 2020 by Chahat Sharma

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Which Irish philanthropist founded houses for destitute children in Stepney in 1870?

posted Aug 6, 2020 by Aastha Joshi

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Who, before being awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for 2003, was first author to be awarded the Booker Prize twice?

posted Aug 3, 2020 by Aman

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The score of which athlete could not be displayed in the 1976 Summer Olympic Games?

posted Aug 3, 2020 by Dilbagh

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Morgan Tsvangirai is a politician in which country?

posted Aug 2, 2020 by Mohammad

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Who is the person, or are the people, who in 1920 formed the company which eventually became Columbia Pictures?

posted Jul 31, 2020 by Rajni

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Who was alleged to have choked pop star Rhianna until she was unconscious in a rented Lambhorgini shortly...............

posted Jul 30, 2020 by Ritika

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Sir Peter Blake led a team which won what in 1995 and 2000?

posted Jul 29, 2020 by Rahul Chandel

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What is Lester William Polsfuss famous for developing and inspiring?

posted Jul 23, 2020 by Karan Joglekar

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What was the name of the house where William Wordsworth and his sister lived in Grasmere in the Lake District?

posted Jul 23, 2020 by Samardeep Acharya

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Beatrice Tinsley was well known in what field?

posted Jul 21, 2020 by Divya Bharti

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Who is credited with inventing bungee jumping and developing it into a commercial operation?

posted Jul 21, 2020 by Rahul Vaidya

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What was the painter Monet's first name?

posted Jul 20, 2020 by Prachi Sharma

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Which New Zealander, known as "The White Mouse", was a leading figure in the maquis groups of the French................

posted Jul 20, 2020 by Dilbagh

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Thirty year old Nigerian New Zealander Israel Adesanya won which mixed martial arts world title in 2019?

posted Jul 20, 2020 by Mridul

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In 1978, after escaping from Iran, where was the Ayatollah Khomeini granted political asylum?

posted Jul 19, 2020 by Atif

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In the 25 years from 1962 to 1986, which golfer won a record 18 professional major championships?

posted Jul 19, 2020 by Mohammad

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The re-election campaign of 66 year old Uganda president Yoweri Museveni gained international attention in 2010, why?

posted Jul 17, 2020 by Akriti

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Which German author won the 1999 Nobel Prize in Literature?

posted Jul 17, 2020 by Anamika

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What was Sir Peter Blake internationally known for?

posted Jul 16, 2020 by Varun Kumar

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Who, in 1955 and 1956, was the first British driver to win the Mille Miglia, the British Grand Prix.....................

posted Jul 16, 2020 by Harshita Dhaliwal

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English journalist, playwright and reform advocate, Henry Mayhew, and wood-engraver Ebenezer Landells started...........

posted Jul 15, 2020 by Upma

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Leon Trotsky, who had been Russia's foreign secretary from 1918 under Lenin, was exiled to Siberia in 1927..............

posted Jul 14, 2020 by Nikhil Pandey

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By what name is Iosif Vissarionovich Izhugashvili better known?

posted Jul 13, 2020 by Sidharth Malhotra

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What are the names of the late Michael Jackson's parents?

posted Jul 9, 2020 by Simranjeet Singh

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Where did the followers of the Christian Saint Maron migrate in the 8th century CE from what is now north-western.......

posted Jul 8, 2020 by Rahul Vaidya

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Who was the Iranian-US citizen who was jailed early in 2009 in Evin Prison, Teheran for alleged spying?

posted Jul 6, 2020 by Udita

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American Richard Fosbury was lucky to have what, when he was developing the technique which is named after him?

posted Jul 4, 2020 by Basabdatta Mukherjee

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What was the fate of Mary Queen of Scots in Donizetti's opera "Maria Stuarda"?

posted Jul 3, 2020 by Rajni

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Who won three long distance races including the marathon at the Olympic Games held at Helsinki in 1952?

posted Jul 2, 2020 by Varun Kumar

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Bikram Choudhury is associated with what activity?

posted Jul 1, 2020 by Rahul Chandel

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To which astronomer and cosmologist is what became known as the "big bang theory", the currently leading................

posted Jul 1, 2020 by Upma

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Which Scotsman, a self-made man, merchant and yachtsman who created a tea brand, was a persistent challenger............

posted Jun 29, 2020 by Puneet Batra

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Who knighted Ernest Rutherford, the New Zealand chemist and physicist who became known as the father of nuclear physics?

posted Jun 24, 2020 by Maninder Bath

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Which is a term attributed to Cornish chemist and inventor, Sir Humphry Davy?

posted Jun 17, 2020 by Pardeep Kohli

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Who, in 1916, was the first woman to be elected to the US House of Representatives?

posted Jun 15, 2020 by Tapesh Kulkarni

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David Seaman and David Beckham are connected with which sport?

posted Jun 8, 2020 by Anamika

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Which Russian-born ballet choreographer co-founded the New York City Ballet in 1948?

posted Jun 4, 2020 by Upma

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Which jazz bandleader disappeared in December 1944 while flying over the English Channel?

posted Jun 3, 2020 by Ujjwal Mehra

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Who captained the "Endeavour" and the "Resolution" on 3 voyages to the Pacific in 1768–71, 1772–75 and 1776–79?

posted Jun 2, 2020 by Manish Tiwari

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In 1903 American showman and aviation pioneer Samuel Cowdery (or Cody) did what?

posted Jun 1, 2020 by Parampreet Kaur

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Franz Ferdinand, whose assassination triggered World War I, was a member of which family?

posted May 28, 2020 by Maninder Bath

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What was the occupation of Otto Klemperer?

posted May 26, 2020 by Nimish

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Who is a former British triple jumper who held the Olympic, Commonwealth, European and World records.......

posted May 26, 2020 by Vishal

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Who was the merchant sea-captain who made the first American circumnavigation of the world in 1790?

posted May 26, 2020 by Mohammad