Recent posts under tag personality

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Which European discovered New Zealand in 1642?

posted Feb 1, 2020 by Rajni

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Who opened their own business in 1885,by 1890 was recognized as one of France's foremost Art Nouveau jewellery designer?

posted Jan 31, 2020 by Prithvi

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Who was "the fourth man" in the Cambridge spy ring, whose name was not publicly known until 1979?

posted Jan 31, 2020 by Harshita Dhaliwal

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By what name was Rocco Francis Marchegiano heavyweight boxing world champion better known?

posted Jan 30, 2020 by Rahul Chandel

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Which abolitionist was hung in 1859 for his role in the Harper's Ferry Raid and played a major role in the Civil War?

posted Jan 29, 2020 by Sandeep Bedi

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One of the earliest European explorers to reach Australia and New Zealand has which island named after him?

posted Jan 24, 2020 by Kuldeep Apte

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Who invented a system of cartography whereby lines of latitude and longitude are drawn at right angles?

posted Jan 22, 2020 by Rahul Vaidya

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Who, at the age of 50, had become the world's richest man through the activities of the Standard Oil Company?

posted Jan 15, 2020 by Parampreet Kaur

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Which Greek physician born in 460 BC to a family of priests and doctors lived most of his life on Cos and Cnidus........

posted Jan 15, 2020 by Tapesh Kulkarni

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Which Austrian, a pioneer in psycho-analysis, died in London in 1939, a refugee from Nazi persecution?

posted Jan 10, 2020 by Divya Bharti

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During World War II, in north Africa, who was known as "The Desert Fox"?

posted Jan 9, 2020 by Swati Arora

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In June 2009, who was found dead in his room at the Swissotel Nai Lert Park Hotel in Bangkok, where he had gone.........

posted Jan 9, 2020 by Mridul

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Which river runs through the town where Shakespeare was born?

posted Jan 6, 2020 by Rajni

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Which scientist allegedly used mirrors to focus the sun's rays to burn Roman ships during the Siege of Syracuse?

posted Jan 3, 2020 by Rahul Chandel

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When did the first African American woman take her seat in the US House of Representatives?

posted Jan 3, 2020 by Ankur Athari

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Mary Baker Eddy founded which religion?

posted Jan 3, 2020 by Varuna Magar

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What was invented by Alfred Nobel, the founder of the Nobel Prize?

posted Jan 2, 2020 by Ujjwal Mehra

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Australian professional golfer Greg Norman is known by which nickname?

posted Dec 30, 2019 by Parampreet Kaur

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Whose lifetime total of 714 home runs was a record in Major League Baseball for 39 years, until 1974?

posted Dec 30, 2019 by Chahat Sharma

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Wilhelm von Humboldt, Robert Cawdrey, Joseph Wright and James A Murray were all famous for what?

posted Dec 30, 2019 by Saif Khanam

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J. E. Brandenberger, a Swiss chemist and textile engineer, discovered the process to make what?

posted Dec 27, 2019 by Aastha Joshi

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Who, in 1831, first demonstrated that the motion of a conductor in a magnetic field generates an electric current?

posted Dec 26, 2019 by Anuradha Tabyal

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Who was killed by their own Sikh bodyguards in 1984?

posted Dec 24, 2019 by Divya Bharti

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Andy Green, driving Thrust SSC, did what in 1997?

posted Dec 23, 2019 by Mridul

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Who famously flew a kite in a thunderstorm in 1752 to demonstrate the effects of lightning?

posted Dec 20, 2019 by Udita

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Which of Galileo's achievements brought him into conflict with the church, resulting in his being confined..............

posted Dec 20, 2019 by Vishal

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After Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson won the 100 metre dash at the 1988 Seoul Olympics,why was his gold medal taken away?

posted Dec 20, 2019 by Mohammad

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Bing Crosby died playing which sport?

posted Dec 19, 2019 by Anshika Utadi

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Which photographer who emigrated to Canada in 1937 is best known for his photographs of the Ottawa region?

posted Dec 19, 2019 by Basabdatta Mukherjee

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What was the name of Julius Caesar's last wife?

posted Dec 18, 2019 by Kapil Kapoor

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Which Scotsman took out a patent in 1876 that was the nucleus of the telephone?

posted Dec 17, 2019 by Varun Kumar

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In 1877 Sir Arthur Sullivan composed which immensely popular song?

posted Dec 16, 2019 by Sandeep Otari

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What nationality is Jason Wynyard, who gained his fourteenth world championship title in woodchopping and sawing?

posted Dec 11, 2019 by Saif Khanam

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Which was a founder member of the group which became Destiny's Child?

posted Dec 5, 2019 by Dilbagh

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Which 13th century philosopher, linguist, empirical scientist, writer and Franciscan Friar known as Doctor Mirabilis?

posted Dec 5, 2019 by Mridul

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Which Scottish sailor was rescued four years after being put ashore by William Dampier at Juan Fernandez in 1703?

posted Nov 29, 2019 by Varun Kumar

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American social worker Doria Ragland is the mother of what American actress who in 2018 adopted British citizenship.....

posted Nov 28, 2019 by Rahul Chandel

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Who was the 15th century woman who led a French army to relieve the siege of Orleans by the English army?

posted Nov 28, 2019 by Ankur Athari

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Divya, Akansha, Pratima and Prashanti Singh are sisters who have all represented India in which sport?

posted Nov 27, 2019 by Varuna Magar

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The sopranos Teresa Stolz and Maria Waldmann premiered which Verdi work in 1871?

posted Nov 25, 2019 by Chahat Sharma

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Who was the first driver to die in a Formula One-related incident?

posted Nov 21, 2019 by Nikita Sehgal

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Who was Sven-Göran Eriksson?

posted Nov 19, 2019 by Dilbagh

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English lawyer James Puckle patented a gun in 1718 to do what?

posted Nov 19, 2019 by Mridul

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What were the names of Elvis Presley's parents?

posted Nov 18, 2019 by Nimish

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What was the business of the painter Edvard Munch's home and studio, Ekely, before he acquired it in 1916?

posted Nov 15, 2019 by Basabdatta Mukherjee

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Which controversial and passionate Australian conservationist died unexpectedly in 2006 and how?

posted Nov 14, 2019 by Kapil Kapoor

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Leighton Reece was the first world professional champion in what sport, in 1978?

posted Nov 14, 2019 by Anamika

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The followers of John Wycliffe in the 14th and 15th century were known as what?

posted Nov 12, 2019 by Rahul Chandel

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In 1984, Muhammad Ali was diagnosed with what disorder?

posted Nov 12, 2019 by Ankur Athari

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Who was a member of the band Buffalo Springfield, and formed his own backing band called Crazy Horse?

posted Nov 11, 2019 by Ujjwal Mehra