Recent posts under tag personality

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Who led barons to revolt against Henry III in 1263, established England's first elected parliament, and was killed......

posted 2 days ago by Brijesh Talwar

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In what sport is Arnold Palmer known?

posted Apr 21 by Aarati Mahajan

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Which 18th century Italian adventurer was imprisoned in Venice, escaped and managed state lotteries in Paris.........

posted Mar 28 by Mridul

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Mary Lillian Ellison (1923-2007) was famous in what field?

posted Mar 27 by Udita

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What do Anton Chekhov, Henrik Ibsen, Eugene O'Neill, Athol Fugard and Frances Boothby have in common?

posted Mar 18 by Ankur Athari

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What is the name of Tony and Cherie Blair's daughter?

posted Mar 13 by Nikhil Pandey

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Who was briefly married to Jason Alexander in January 2005?

posted Mar 11 by Sidharth Malhotra

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Who won the 1996 Formula One Driver's championship?

posted Feb 19 by Brijesh Talwar

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Who did Juan Antonio Samaranch succeed when he assumed the presidency of the International Olympic Committee..........

posted Feb 11 by Yogeshwar Thakur

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Choreographers Max Perry, Jo Thompson Szymanski and Scott Blevins were instrumental in developments of what...........

posted Feb 11 by Yogeshwar Thakur

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James Prescott Joule gave his name to a unit of energy, and to what else?

posted Feb 11 by Prachi Sharma

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Herodotus, one of the earliest writers now to be called a historian, lived when?

posted Feb 4 by Mohammad

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What was the stage name of Bernard Jewry?

posted Jan 30 by Deepak Chitragar

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Who in the 16th century founded the Society of Jesus, the Jesuits?

posted Jan 27 by Ritika

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He led the Kuomintang for five decades, was born in Zhejiang on the east coast of China and died in Taipei; who was he?

posted Jan 24 by Varun Kumar

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Which 16th century German physician and botanist is also remembered in the name of a small flowering shrub..............

posted Jan 23 by Upma

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Up to the first half of 2013 who won the most men's major golf championships, also known as majors............

posted Jan 21 by Puneet Batra

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Which revered world figure celebrated his 95th birthday, in hospital, in July 2013?

posted Jan 20 by Parampreet Kaur

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Dancer and actress Josie Marcus was the third wife of whom?

posted Jan 17 by Tapesh Kulkarni

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He established inductive methodologies for scientific inquiry, and is thought to have died from pneumonia contracted....

posted Jan 15 by Nikita Sehgal

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Who was expelled from the Surrealist movement due to his views on the Spanish Civil War?

posted Jan 14 by Mishthy Mukherjee

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Whose chances of winning the 2010 PGA Championship were dashed when he received a two shot penalty............

posted Jan 14 by Rahul Vaidya

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In 1983, Mandy Smith, when aged 13, began dating which 47 year old?

posted Jan 13 by Aman

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Which 19th century Austrian composer is famous for his waltzes such as "The Blue Danube" and "Tales of the Vienna.......

posted Jan 10 by Nimish

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Which squash player was unbeaten for over 150 consecutive matches between 1981 and 1986?

posted Jan 9 by Deepak Chitragar

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Bill Clinton is fairly fluent in which language other than English?

posted Jan 7 by Vikram Luthra

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Torres Strait Islander Eddie Mabo became famous in Australian history for his role in campaigning for what?

posted Dec 20, 2024 by Sandeep Otari

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As at 2022, who has won the most medals in Olympic Games since the modern Olympics began in 1896?

posted Dec 19, 2024 by Pardeep Kohli

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Born Eleanora Fagan, and later nicknamed Lady Day, by which name was this singer better known?

posted Dec 19, 2024 by Sandeep Bedi

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Sean Murphy became the World Champion in 2005 in what sport?

posted Dec 17, 2024 by Parampreet Kaur

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Until he retired from daily involvement in 2008, Bill Gates was a developer (as well as magnate) in what scientific.....

posted Dec 2, 2024 by Aarati Mahajan

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Why did Michael Woodford gain international prominence in 2011?

posted Nov 27, 2024 by Dilbagh

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When Winston Churchill said "Now this is not the end, nor is it even the beginning of the end, but it is, perhaps.......

posted Nov 26, 2024 by Atif

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Who won the golfing Open Championship 3 times between 1979 and 1988?

posted Nov 25, 2024 by Anshika Utadi

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Elizabeth Garrett Anderson (1836 - 1917) was the first woman in Britain to be elected to a school board, the first......

posted Nov 22, 2024 by Rajni

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On 17 June 1994, what vehicle was O J Simpson driving in a slow-speed chase by police at 35 miles per hour (56 km/h)?

posted Nov 7, 2024 by Nikhil Pandey

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Who was the capacity crowd's sustained loud applause for, when Croatian-Australian Ajla Tomljanović won in the third....

posted Nov 7, 2024 by Ujjwal Mehra

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What was Beethoven's last symphony?

posted Nov 7, 2024 by Sandeep Bedi

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Who identified and named alpha, beta and gamma radiation?

posted Nov 7, 2024 by Pankaj Deshmukh

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Marie Adolphe Carnot (1839-1920), a French mining engineer and chemist, gave his name to a mineral which.........

posted Oct 28, 2024 by Rahul Vaidya

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British scientist Silvanus Thompson (1851 - 1916), a professor of Physics, talented lecturer and writer, recognised.....

posted Oct 25, 2024 by Aman

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C. F. Goldie OBE (1870 - 1947), is known for his portraits of dignitaries indigenous to which country?

posted Oct 24, 2024 by Mohammad

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Who is credited with the quote, famous in US history: "I have not yet begun to fight"?

posted Oct 23, 2024 by Anil Chaurasiya

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A doping scandal in 2012 involving Lance Armstrong relates to which sport?

posted Oct 23, 2024 by Basabdatta Mukherjee

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Dr Miguel de Unamuno (1864-1936) was removed as rector of the University of Salamanca in 1917 and again, having.........

posted Oct 22, 2024 by Akriti

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Who is credited with writing the software for Skype?

posted Oct 22, 2024 by Anamika

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After the murder of his children's nanny, Sandra Rivett, Richard John Bingham disappeared on 8 November 1974.......

posted Oct 10, 2024 by Samardeep Acharya

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"Alfabet/alphabet: A Memoir of a First Language" is a record of the transition of which award-winning Canadian poet.....

posted Oct 9, 2024 by Anuradha Tabyal

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Who said that political power grows out of the barrel of a gun?

posted Sep 26, 2024 by Upma

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By what name was Edson Arantes do Nascimento better known to his fans?

posted Sep 25, 2024 by Ujjwal Mehra