General Knowledge Quiz 42: Personalities Quiz

General Knowledge Quoz 42: Personalities Quiz

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1. In honour of the prime minister of which country the Mahathir Award for Global Peace  instituted?

Kenya
Malaysia
Egypt
Sudan

2. John Pemberton is an American pharmacist best known for the invention of this popular brand. Can you name this brand?

Vicks
Coco-cola
Dettol
Halls

3. Mein Kampf is the autobiography of

Benito Mussolini
Adolf Hitler
Joseph Stalin
Vladimir Nabakov

4. Melba Hernandez was politician who played a vital role in the revolutionary war of her country. Name the country

France
Serbia
Russia
Cuba

5. The Apple Cart: A Political Extravaganza is a satirical play about several political philosophies. Who is the author?

William Shakespeare
George Bernard Shaw
Henrik Ibsen
Ben Jonson

6. The Laskar Awards named after American businessman Albert Lasker are given in the field of

Advertising
Management
Cinema
Medicine

7. Which fictional sports was devised by J K Rowling in her series Harry Potter?

Dragon Poker
Fizzbin
Quidditch
Hyperblade

8. Who has the distinction of being the youngest to win Man Booker Prize?

Arundhati Roy
Eleanor Catton
Jhumpa Lahiri
Martha Kearney

9. Who is considered as the first Prime Minister of Great Britain?

Margaret Thatcher
David Lloyd George
Sir Henry Campbell
Robert Walpole

10. With which comic strip will you associate Charles M. Schulz?

Tintin
Garfield
Peanuts
Calvin and Hobbs

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