American History
How many original colonies of the United States are there?
13
Where did Vincent Van Gogh paint the famous “Starry Night”?
From the window of his asylum room at Saint-Rémy-de-Provence
What is the age of our planet?
4.56 Billion Years
Who is the author of The Origin Of Species?
Darwin.
Scarlett O’Hara is the protagonist of which 1939 film?
Gone with the Wind
How many presidents survived assassination attempts while in office?
5
Which of Picasso’s famous paintings was inspired by the bombings of civilians during the Spanish War?
Guernica
In What speed the earth moves?
1000M/PH
People of which religion consider ‘The Bhagavad Gita’ as their sacred text?
Hinduism.
Which two actors played Don Corleone in the first two Godfather films
Marlon Brando and Robert DeNiro
Which US President got married while in the White House?
Grover Cleveland
Which Italian architect and sculptor was famous for creating the Baroque style?
Gian Lorenzo Bernini
Who won 1st novel prize for discovering X-Ray?
Wilhelm Rontgen
Shakespeare’s four greatest tragedies are Macbeth, Othello, Hamlet and __________?
King Lear.
Who directed Jaws, Empire of the Sun and the Indiana Jones series?
Stephen Spielberg
Name the only President who served more than two terms.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Which other painter is often associated with Francoise Gilot?
Pablo Picasso
The name of the country has world tallest tree?
Australia
In which Charles Dickens’ novel we find the characters Bently Drummle, Joe Gargary, and Herbert Pocket?
Great Expectations.
Julie Andrews’ Best Actress win came for playing the eponymous character in which musical?
Mary Poppins
What is the name of the first President who appointed an African American to the Supreme Court?
Lyndon Johnson
Who painted the “Mona Lisa”?
Leonardo Da Vinci
Who and When 1st discovered the DNA?
Swiss Friedrich Mieschler ,1869
Mention the exact number of sonnets written by William Shakespeare?
154.
Which shark film had the tagline “Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water“?
Jaws 2 (definitely not Jaws)