Oscar Awards Quiz

Which was the first colour movie to win the Best Picture Oscar ?Who holds the record of winning the Best Director award most no.of times ?Which art director designed the Oscar statuette ?Who was the first to win an Oscar for Best Actress for a role in a foreign language film ?Which Oscar winning movie was a film adaptation of the George Bernard Shaw play, Pygmalion ?Who directed the Oscar winning film The Last Emperor, based on the life of Chinese emperor Pu-Yi ?Who won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her 8 minutes long role in 1998 film Shakespeare in Love ?Which two actors share the...

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Cricket Quiz 1

This is the first edition of Cricket Quiz. Only Men's Cricket has been reffered to here. QuestionsIn which year the International Cricket Council was founded ?Who was the first bowler to take a hat-trick in Test Cricket ?Who holds the record for highest individual score in the World Cup ?Who was the first player to be declared out by the third umpire in an international match ?Sunil Gavaskar has taken only one wicket in Test Cricket. Who was his victim ?Which player was known as Black Bradman ?Which player scored century in his debut match, debut match as capain and the final match in Test Cricket...

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Music Quiz 1

Who is considered the father of Orchestra ? Which music band has won the most number of Grammy awards till date ? Who was the first Indian musician to do a symphony ? Who composed the ballet Swans in the Lake ? Who edited the book The Pelican History of Music ? Which musical instrument was invented by Italian Bartolommeo Christofori ? Which musician scored for the film Chariots of Fire to win an Oscar ? Who are known as the trinity of Carnatic Music ? Singer Harry Rodger Webb became popular in what name ? Bouzouki is a string instrument from where ? The song "Horst-Wessel-Lied" was the anthem...

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United Nations Specialised Agencies

Agency, Founding Year and HeadquartersUnited Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation [UNESCO] - 1946 - ParisUnited Nations International Children's Emergency Fund [UNICEF] - 1946 - New YorkUnited Nations Development Programme [UNDP] - 1972 - New YorkUnited Nations Environment Programme [UNEP] - 1972 - NairobiUnited Nations Fund for Population Activities [UNFPA] - 1969 - New YorkUnited Nations High Commissioner for Refugees [UNHCR] - 1950 - GenevaUnited Nations Industrial Development Organisation [UNIDO] - 1967 - ViennaUnited Nations Institute for Training and Research [UNITAR]...

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International Mother Language Day: History and Facts

The International Mother Language Day is observed annually on 21 February worldwide to promote awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism. The observation was first announced by UNESCO on 17 November 1999. International Mother Language Day observation was inspired from the Language Movement Day commemorated in Bangladesh since 1952. HistoryOn 21 March 1948, Pakistan Governor General Mohammed Ali Jinnah declared Urdu as the only official language for both West and East Pakistan. The people of East Pakistan (now Bangladesh ) started to protest against this as Bangla was...

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Wildlife Quiz 1

What is the colour of Hippoppotamus sweat ? The extinct bird Dodo had lived in which country ? What is Ornithology a study of ? What type of creature is a Bombay Duck ? Which is the first National Park in the world ? Which are the two egg laying mammals ? Which is the only animal with chlorophyll ? Which is the smallest flightless bird ? Name the only kind of apes found in India. In which country the bird Kiwi is found ? In which class of deers both male and female have horns ? Which is the largest fish in the world ? Which Indian National Park is famous for One Horned Rhinos ? Which type of...

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History Quiz 1

Who is called the Father of History ? Who is the first Pharao king to be reffered in Bible ? Twelve Tables was the first book on the law system of which empire ? Which British Prime Minister presented the Act of Union in Parliament in 1800 that recommanded a common parliament for Britain and Ireland ? In what name the aids of Garibaldi, who led the Italian unification in 1800s, were known as ? Who named Greenland, the largest island in the world ? Who led the drafting of the Declaration of American Independence ? Which peace treaty ended the First World War ? The Pacific War during 1879-84 was...

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Literature Quiz 1

'Frailty, thy name is woman.' in which Shakespeare play do these words appear ?Who was the first African writer to win a Literature Nobel ?How do we better know Charles Dodgson ?Who was the first winner of Jnanpith Award, India's most prestigious literary honor ?Who was the author of The Godfather ?'Call me Ishmael', which classic novel begins with this line ?Which famous poet wrote the preface to Rabindranath Tagore's Gitanjali ?What is the other name of Geethagovindam by Jayadeva ?Sir Nigel and The White Company are the lesser known romance novels by which author ?Who is the only person to...

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Tweek : India's first tablet magazine

Times Internet Limited (TIL) has launched 'Tweek', India's first tablet magazine. The magazine can be accessed on the iPad and is to be launched on the iPhone and Android soon. Times CEO Rishi Khiani said that Times is intending to pioneer the 'tablet magazine' arena in India. Tweek will have the latest stories in all categories like business, entertainment and sports from across the globe.The Tweek application for the tablet was developed by TIL and the cloud-based mobile publishing company GENWI. The...

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