Tennis
This Swiss player holds the men's record with 20 Grand Slam singles titles, tied with Nadal and surpassed only by Djokovic.
Answer: Who is Roger Federer?
These ancient Sanskrit texts, dating from around 1500-500 BCE, are considered the oldest scriptures of Hinduism.
What are the Vedas?
in Which Shakespeare title did he write this famous statement
"All that glitters is not gold"
A. The Merchant of Venice
B. Romeo and Juliet
C. Hamlet
D. MacBeth
A. The Merchant of Venice
In essence, the quote written on a scroll in the 16th century play means that appearances can sometimes be deceiving. Shakespeare originally used the word “glisters,” an antiquated synonym of “glitters.”
This ancient wonder in Giza is the only one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World still standing.
What is the Great Pyramid (or Pyramid of Khufu/Cheops)?
To assess the spread of data points around the mean, one would commonly calculate this value, which is the square root of the variance.
What is the standard deviation?
In 1988, this German became the only player to achieve the "Golden Slam" by winning all four majors and Olympic gold in the same year.
Answer: Who is Steffi Graf?
Raj Kapoor was one of the doyens of the Indian film industry. 'Barsaat' was one of the hit movies directed by Raj Kapoor. Who starred opposite Raj Kapoor in the movie?
Answer: Who is Nargis?
'Barsaat', released in 1949 was a hit movie catapulting Raj Kapoor to fame. This movie starred Raj Kapoor and Nargis, who were one of the popular pairs in Bollywood. The movie marked the debut of music directors Shankar-Jaikishan. The movie starred Nimmi, not opposite Raj Kapoor, but opposite Prem Nath. In the movie, Pran (Raj Kapoor) and Gopal (Prem Nath) fell in love with Reshma (Nargis) and Neela (Nimmi) respectively. While Gopal ditched Neela, Pran and Reshma were united at the end of the movie.
Who wrote Ram Charith Manas? (A translation of Ramayan in Hindi)
Who is Tulsidas?
The Code of Hammurabi, one of the earliest written legal codes, was created in this ancient Mesopotamian civilization around 1750 BCE.
What is Babylon (or Babylonian Empire)?
What is the name of the vast, cold desert that stretches across parts of northern China and Mongolia?
What is the Gobi Desert?
This Indian legend won 18 Grand Slam doubles titles and a bronze medal at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics in singles, becoming India's first Olympic tennis medalist.
Answer: Who is Leander Paes?
What is the name of the site (Caves) that has 29 rock-cut caves near Aurangabad, containing Buddhist, Hindu, and Jain temples dating from 200 BCE to 600 CE?
What are the Ellora Caves?
The love of money is the root of all evil was said in this famous book?
What is the Bible?
The 1962 crisis brought the U.S. and Soviet Union to the brink of nuclear war over missiles placed on this Caribbean island.
What is Cuba (or the Cuban Missile Crisis)?
This famous waterfall system, located on the border of Zambia and Zimbabwe, is one of the largest in the world.
What are Victoria Falls?
At age 42, this veteran Indian doubles player won the 2024 Australian Open mixed doubles title with partner Su-wei Hsieh, becoming the oldest Grand Slam champion in the Open Era.
Answer: Who is Rohan Bopanna?
What is the national Emblem of India and where is it located?
What is the "Lion Capital of Ashoka" and it currently resides in Sarnath
This famous book by Alexander Dumas had this famous quote
"All for one, One for All"
A. Around the world in 80 days
B. Tale of Two Cities
C. The Three Musketeers.
C. The Three Musketeers.
In 44 BCE, Julius Caesar was assassinated on the Ides of March in this structure where the Roman Senate met.
What is the Theatre of Pompey (or Senate House)?
This 1994 film, starring Tom Hanks, features the iconic line, "Life is like a box of chocolates."
Forest Gump
Name the Men's grand slam winner for each tournament in the past two years?
2024
2025
At 8,586 meters, this is the third-highest mountain in the world and the highest peak entirely within India
What is Kangchenjunga?
This ancient Indian famous book contains this statement?
“Whatever happened, happened for the good. Whatever is happening, is happening for the good. Whatever will happen, will also happen for the good.”
What is the Bhagavad Gita?
This Macedonian king conquered an empire stretching from Greece to India by age 30, earning him the epithet "the Great."
Who is Alexander the Great (or Alexander III of Macedon)?
This ancient Greek philosopher, a student of Plato and teacher of Alexander the Great, made significant contributions to logic, ethics, politics, and biology.
Who is Aristotle?
Rafael Nadal has won the French Open this record number of times, earning him the nickname "King of Clay."
What is 14 (times)?
Known as the "Iron Man of India," he unified over 500 princely states into the Indian Union after independence.
Who is Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel?
"Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages must show" begins this Dickens novel.
What is David Copperfield?
This 1919 treaty officially ended World War I but imposed harsh reparations on Germany.
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
What is the national flower in India?
What is the Lotus?
It's not just a pretty flower; it holds deep cultural and spiritual significance in India. Here's why: