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Who was the first Disney princess?
a) Moana
b) Snow White
c) Jasmine
d) Rapunzel
b) Snow White
Snow White as the first and original Disney Princess and Cinderella as the second followed by Aurora and so on.
According to the superstition, which of the following food you should avoid eating on New Year's Eve?
a) Lobster, Crab
b) Roast Beef Tenderloin
c) Pomegranate-Glazed Christmas Ribs
d) Baked Ham
a) Lobster, Crab
Because Lobster walks backward, so it symbolizes setbacks instead of moving forward toward the future.
What was the first vegetable ever planted in space?
a) Carrots
b) Broccoli
c) Garlic
d) Potato
e) Brussels sprouts
f) Green peas
d) Potato
In October 1995, the potato became the first vegetable to be grown in space. NASA and the University of Wisconsin, Madison, created the technology with the goal of feeding astronauts on long space voyages, and eventually, feeding future space colonies.
What was the very first message sent over the Internet?
a) 'lol'
b) 'hello world'
c) 'lo'
d) 'ol'
c) 'lo'
According to Kleinrock, they intended to transmit the word “LOGIN,” but the system crashed just after they had sent the first two letters. “Hence, the first message on the Internet was 'LO' — as in 'Lo and behold!
You can see me in the water, but I never get wet.
What am I?
Reflection
You can see your reflection in the water, but the reflection itself doesn't get wet because it's not a physical object.
What is the name of the non-profit organization founded by Ajith Kumar?
a) Sahodari Foundation
b) Agaram Foundation
c) Tamil Nadu Thowheed Jamath
d) Mohini-Mani Foundation
d) Mohini-Mani Foundation
Ajith created the non-profit organisation "Mohini-Mani Foundation", named after his parents, in order to promote self-hygiene and civic consciousness and to help ease the problems of urban sprawl.
The Diwali festival falls in the Hindu month of
a) Vaisakha
b) Chaitra
c) Phalguni
d) Ashvin
d) Ashvin
Diwali is celebrated during the Hindu lunisolar months of Ashvin (according to the amanta tradition) and Kartika—between around mid-September and mid-November. The celebrations generally last five or six days. Rangoli decorations, made using coloured fine powder or sand, are popular during Diwali.
Which is the most expensive fruit in the world?
a) Yubari King Melon
b) Japanese Ruby Roman Grapes
c) Densuke Watermelon
d) Taiyo No Tamago Mango
a) Yubari King Melon
Price: between $200 – $45,000 per melon
“Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people's thinking."
Who said this?
a) Jeff Bezos
b) Steve Jobs
c) Bill Gates
d) Mark Zuckerberg
b) Steve Jobs
What has 88 keys, but cannot open a single door?
Piano
A piano has 88 keys but cannot open a single door.
During which stage of sleep do we see dreams?
a) NREM 1 (N1)
b) REM
c) NREM 2 (N2)
d) NREM 3 (N3)
b) REM
Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep is the stage of sleep where most dreams happen. Its name comes from how your eyes move behind your eyelids while you're dreaming. During REM sleep, your brain activity looks very similar to brain activity while you're awake.
In Bhogi Pongal people worship which deity?
a) Moon
b) Indra
c) Brahma
d) Shiv
b) Indra
Indra, the Lord of the Rain, is honored on the first day in gratitude for the fertility of their agricultural land
Which fruit has the richest source of antioxidants?
a) Avacado
b) Blueberries
c) Strawberries
d) Cranberries
e) red grapes
b) Blueberries
What was the first iPhone to have a selfie camera?
a) iPhone 2
b) iPhone 3
c) iPhone4
b) iPhone5
c) iPhone4
Steve Jobs introduced the iPhone 4 in 2010 with its front-facing camera to power the brand-new FaceTime video calling feature (on wifi, at least).
It starts with f and ends with k, is a four-letter word, and in the absence of this, you use your hand.
What word is it?
A Fork
In the absence of a fork, you typically use your hand to eat or handle food.
Which country celebrates New Year last?
a) Kiritimati
b) Howland and Baker Islands
c) Eucla
d) Beijing
b) Howland and Baker Islands
Baker Island and Howland Island (part of the United States Minor Outlying Islands) are among the last.
What will bad kids receive from Santa on Christmas Eve?
a) Stones
b) No Presents
c) Burnt Cookies
d) Coal
d) Coal
In the early 1800s, bad children didn't get a lump of coal from Santa, but would be punished with a "birch rod." “If you don't behave, Santa won't give you any presents for Christmas – just a big lump of coal.”
What country is fairy bread from?
a) England
b) Japan
c) Australia
d) Mexico
c) Australia
Fairy bread is sliced white bread spread with butter or margarine and covered with "Hundreds and Thousands", often served at children's parties in Australia and New Zealand. It is typically cut into triangles.
Who is the founder of the website WWW?
a) Tim Berners-Lee
b) Johne Lee
c) Goodridge Lee
d) Christian Lee
e) Will Yun Lee
a) Tim Berners-Lee
Tim Berners-Lee, a British scientist, invented the World Wide Web (WWW) in 1989, while working at CERN.
I run but I never walk.
What am I?
A River
River flow and "run" as water moves downstream, but they do not "walk" like a person or an animal.
Which of the following gas leaks caused the Bhopal Gas Tragedy?
a) Carbon Mono-oxide
b) Nitric oxide
c) Methyl isocyanate
d) Sulphur di-oxide
c) Methyl isocyanate
On December 3 1984, more than 40 tons of methyl isocyanate gas leaked from a pesticide plant in Bhopal, India, immediately killing at least 3,800 people and causing significant morbidity and premature death for many thousands more.
Whose death is mourned on Muharram?
a) Prophet Mohammed
b) Hazarat Bilal
c) Hazarat Imam Hussian
d) Hazrat Umar
c) Hazarat Imam Hussian
These annual rituals commemorate the death of Husayn ibn Ali, grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and the third Shia imam. Husayn and his small retinue were slaughtered in the Battle of Karbala on 10 Muharram 61 AH (680 CE) against the army of the Umayyad caliph Yazid ibn Mu'awiya ( r. 680–683).
What is the name of the hottest pepper in the world?
a) Trinidad Moruga Scorpion
b) 7 Pot Douglah
c) 7 Pot Primo
d) Trinidad Scorpion Butch T
e) Carolina Reaper
e) Carolina Reaper
The world’s hottest pepper is the Carolina Reaper, grown by Ed Currie of the PuckerButt Pepper Company in Fort Mill, South Carolina. Ranked as the Guinness World Record’s hottest pepper, the Carolina Reaper peaked at about 2.2 million Scoville Heat Units, the scale used to rank how spicy peppers are. It averages around 1.6 million SHU.
What is Microsoft's slogan?
a) Don't be evil
b) Think Different
c) Where do you want to go today?
d) Invent
e) Solutions for small planet
f) Think Big
c) Where do you want to go today?
What is harder to catch the faster you run?
Your Breath
When you run faster, you tend to breathe harder and it becomes more difficult to catch your breath.