Recent posts under tag personality

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What was unusual about how George I, a 17 year old Danish prince, became King of the Hellenes, ruling from 1863 to 1913?

posted Apr 26, 2020 by Pankaj Deshmukh

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Who tried to win back the America's Cup from the New York Yacht Club 5 times between 1899 and 1930 in boats.............

posted Apr 25, 2020 by Manish Tiwari

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What is the name of a famous concerto by Vivaldi?

posted Apr 24, 2020 by Tapesh Kulkarni

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Who worked at Betchley Park in World War II as one of the Enigma codebreakers and became known as "the father...........

posted Apr 20, 2020 by Swati Arora

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On 9 October 2009, who was elected for an 8 year period to membership of the International Olympic Committee............

posted Apr 20, 2020 by Mridul

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What was Emma Bunton's nickname when she was in the Spice Girls?

posted Apr 17, 2020 by Anil Chaurasiya

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Who is credited with inventing the gyroscope?

posted Apr 16, 2020 by Riteshwar

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Soccer player Dennis Bergkamp was well known for his fear of what?

posted Apr 16, 2020 by Anamika

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Which is a 2012 Broadway musical with which Cyndi Lauper is associated?

posted Apr 14, 2020 by Varuna Magar

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From 1926 to 1930 Jelly Roll Morton led which jazz band?

posted Apr 12, 2020 by Manish Tiwari

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What was the first, and only complete, novel, published in 1788, written by 18th-century British writer.................

posted Apr 12, 2020 by Puneet Batra

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What did Captain James Cook take on his sea voyages, as experience had taught him that it was an effective..............

posted Apr 11, 2020 by Tapesh Kulkarni

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Why do i want to be a girl

posted Apr 10, 2020 by Power Rangers Cup Series (power Rangers Cup Series)

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In 1927 Australian Sir Hubert Wilkins and Carl Ben Eielson were the first to do what?

posted Apr 10, 2020 by Samardeep Acharya

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What was the occupation of Samuel Ryder, after whom The Ryder Cup is named?

posted Apr 9, 2020 by Anuradha Tabyal

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The stage name or pseudonym of which early 20th century performer means "eye of the day" in Indonesian dialect?

posted Apr 6, 2020 by Mohammad

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Where was the exotic dancer, courtesan and spy Mata Hari born and where did she die?

posted Apr 5, 2020 by Deepak Chitragar

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During the period 1916-17 what did Margaretha Geertruida MacLeod (neé Zelle) become particularly known for?

posted Apr 4, 2020 by Rajni

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Who was the first person, in 1969, to join the Rolling Stones after they had become well-established?

posted Apr 3, 2020 by Varun Kumar

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With which art form are Wim Wenders, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, and Werner Herzog all particularly associated?

posted Apr 2, 2020 by Varuna Magar

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Which Formula One team, founded in 1963 by a New Zealander, were first to design a car using a carbon fibre monocoque?

posted Apr 1, 2020 by Pankaj Deshmukh

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Why, at Stockholm in 1912, did Jim Thorpe have his medals taken away after winning the decathlon and pentathlon?

posted Mar 31, 2020 by Manish Tiwari

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A proof of what major mathematics problem was given by Grigori Perelman in 2003, resulting in his being selected........

posted Mar 29, 2020 by Samardeep Acharya

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The English theoretical physicist Paul Dirac is described as having made fundamental contributions................

posted Mar 27, 2020 by Divya Bharti

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Ludwig van Beethoven originally referred to his symphony No. 3 in E flat major (Op. 55) by what name?

posted Mar 27, 2020 by Rahul Vaidya

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Martha Graham is known as a pioneer of what?

posted Mar 18, 2020 by Pankaj Deshmukh

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It is believed that the first of what type of business was opened in 1936 in Fort Worth, Texas by Noah Brannen?

posted Mar 17, 2020 by Amarvansh

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"Parsifal" was the last opera by which composer?

posted Mar 16, 2020 by Brijesh Talwar

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Tico Torres is the drummer for which band?

posted Mar 12, 2020 by Nikita Sehgal

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What was the name of Margaret Thatcher's husband?

posted Mar 11, 2020 by Rahul Vaidya

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Who was the subject of a 4 week inquiry by the US Atomic Energy Commission in 1954 into his background?

posted Mar 9, 2020 by Vishal

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After Mao Zedong, chairman of the Communist Party of China, launched the Cultural Revolution on 16 May 1966.............

posted Mar 4, 2020 by Harshita Dhaliwal

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Michael Billington was a well-known English critic in what field?

posted Mar 3, 2020 by Upma

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What was the bowling technique developed by English cricketer Harold Larwood?

posted Mar 2, 2020 by Pankaj Deshmukh

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Which was an American baseball player who holds the record for most World Series home runs?

posted Feb 27, 2020 by Saif Khanam

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In 1525, ex-nun Katharina von Bora married whom, thereby violating a major point of Christian canon law?

posted Feb 27, 2020 by Tapesh Kulkarni

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Constance Heward and Joyce Lankester Brinsley are known for what?

posted Feb 25, 2020 by Nikita Sehgal

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In 17th century Italian theatre what commedia dell'arte character had two fathers?

posted Feb 25, 2020 by Pushpak Chauhan

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What nationality was Paul René Gauguin ( grandson of Impressionist painter Paul Gauguin), painter, graphic artist.......

posted Feb 20, 2020 by Dilbagh

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How many New Zealanders have won Nobel Prizes in Chemistry?

posted Feb 17, 2020 by Riteshwar

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At the 1972 Olympic Games at Munich, which 16-year-old Soviet gymnast won three gold medals?

posted Feb 14, 2020 by Varun Kumar

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Who has won the most Olympic Gold medals?

posted Feb 11, 2020 by Manish Tiwari

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From which country was Fulgencio Batista ousted in 1959?

posted Feb 10, 2020 by Brijesh Talwar

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Which was an 18th century Scottish philosopher and economist who wrote "Theory of Moral Sentiments" and............

posted Feb 10, 2020 by Saif Khanam

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Who was the British nurse executed on 12 October 1915 for harbouring wounded and refugee soldiers in Brussels?

posted Feb 7, 2020 by Simranjeet Singh

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Gordon Banks (1937-2019) and Gordon Banks (1958 on) are both notable, on either side of the Atlantic, in what field?

posted Feb 6, 2020 by Divya Bharti

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Dan Quayle was Vice President to which president of the USA?

posted Feb 5, 2020 by Prachi Sharma

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In 2018 Anthony Oluwafemi Olaseni Joshua OBE from the UK holds multiple world championships in which sport?

posted Feb 4, 2020 by Nimish

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Who was the commander of the Luftwaffe during World War II and died by taking poison after being condemned..............

posted Feb 4, 2020 by Atif

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What are both Tony Kushner and August Strindberg known as?

posted Feb 3, 2020 by Balwinder