WHO SAID
Nobody can hurt me without my permission
Mahatma Gandhi
Who is the captain of India's women cricket team?
Mithali Raj
What was the first web browser?
WorldWideWeb
NeXT
Mosaic
Netscape
WorldWideWeb
Tim Berners-Lee invented the first web browser called 'WorldWideWeb' before being renamed to 'Nexus' to avoid confusion between technologies
What would you get if you mix all light colors together?
White
Chicago invented
A. Vacuum Cleaner
B. Deep Dish Pizza
C, Ferris Wheel
D. All of the above
D
I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed.
Michael Jordon
Which Indian cricketer had the highest batting average in the Twenty20 World Cup?
India's batting sensation Virat Kohli boasts of the highest average at 72, having scored 504 runs in 11 matches, with the help of five half-centuries. Yuvraj Singh holds the record for the fastest half-century in World T20
Technology has changed the way we play games. Select the correct order in which the following game consoles were created, from oldest to newest.
a. Xbox, PlayStation®, Nintendo Entertainment System
b. Nintendo Entertainment System, PlayStation®, Xbox
c. PlayStation, Nintendo Entertainment System, Xbox
d. Nintendo Entertainment System, Xbox, PlayStation®
(b) Nintendo Entertainment System, PlayStation®, Xbox – The Nintendo Entertainment System was first released in 1985, Sony’s PlayStation® launched in 1995, and Microsoft’s® Xbox debuted in 2001.
How much patents did Thomas Edison filed alone?
1093
This building houses one of the world's most famous newspapers and is known for its design which resembles a spider sitting on top of a tower.
The Tribune Tower
Built in 1925, the Tribune Tower was determined by a contest to design the "world's most beautiful building". This base of this building has stones from 120 different famous structures from around the world including the Taj Mahal, the Parthenon, and Mark Twain's "Injun Joe Cave".
Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing
Helen Keller
Brian Lara is the first man to hold the world record for the highest Test score twice. When he scored 400 not out for the West Indies against England, in April 2004, which England player was also there when he scored 375 ten years previously?
Graham Thorpe
Who launched the very first website?
CERN
Stanford
Xerox
MIT
CERN
The first website was hosted for employees on Berners-Lee's NeXT computer at CERN’s Geneva headquarters on December 20, 1990
What is the shortest magnet of the earth?
A Neutron star
The Willis Tower (formerly known as the Sears Tower) was known for decades as the tallest building in the world. How many floors are below ground level in this famous skyscraper?
Three
There are three levels below ground at the Willis Tower. The most well-known basement tenant is the US Postal System. Willis Tower has its own post office and its own ZIP code!
Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.
Benjamin Franklin
Which player holds the record for maximum appearances in cricket world cup history?
Sachin Tendulkar
Who invented the Model T car in 1908?
a. Henry Ford
b. Karl Benz
c. Thomas Edison
d. Johannes Gutenberg
(a) Henry Ford – The Model T car was considered to be the first affordable automobile for a majority of Americans.
Which element can burn on the surface of water?
Potassium
Which Chicagoan was the first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize?
Ellen Gates
Ada Everleigh
Jane Addams
None
Jane Addams
Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.
Nelson Mandela
Who is the best women's cricket player?
What was the first FIFA World Cup to be fully filmed in 4K?
Russia 2018
Qatar 2022
Brazil 2014
Germany 2006
Russia 2018
The 2018 FIFA World Cup marked the first time all 64 matches to be recorded and produced in 4K UHD with High Dynamic Range. FIFA came out with all guns blazing for Russia 2018 where every match was covered by a whooping 37 cameras.
Name the drug known as the wonder drug?
Pencillin
Why was the flow of Chicago river reversed in 1900
In 1900, the flow of the Chicago River was reversed in order to save the city. Chicago faced a flooding problem that could have turned into a "sewage in the streets" nightmare, so engineers devised a plan: Water from the lake was poured into the Mississippi River watershed in order to make the magic happen. Chicago River is the only river in the world that flows backward.