BVM quizzers
Tuesday, February 28, 2017
question--- what is the name of the famous french impressionist painter of the late 1800s , who painted the painting ' the luncheon of the boating party ' ( clue--- his son went on to become a famous french film director and directed the french film ' the rules of the game ' ) ?
.answer--- renoir
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Monday, February 27, 2017
question--- what is the name of the famous male english poet of the 1800s of the early victorian era , who wrote ' the prelude ' and ' the borderers ' ?
.answer--- wordsworth
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Sunday, February 26, 2017
question--- what is the name of the famous spanish painter of the 1900s , whose name is associated with the painting ' guernica ' ( clue--- founder of cubism ) ?
.answer--- picasso
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Saturday, February 25, 2017
question--- what is the name of the famous personality , who opened the first ' birth control clinic ' in london in the year 1921 called ' mothers clinic ' being faced with a lot of opposition ?
.answer--- marie stopes
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Friday, February 24, 2017
question--- what is the name of the british military leader of the 1800s , who defeated ' napoleon ' ( clues--- he was considered the greatest ever briton by queen victoria , he also became the prime minister of england later in his career ) ?
.answer--- arthur wellesley
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Thursday, February 23, 2017
question--- what is the name of the famous novelist of the 20th century , who wrote the novel ' the old man and the sea ' ( clues--- the film ' the old man and the sea ' starring spencer tracy was based on this novel , also the ' novelist ' was a friend and admirer of the cuban leader ' fidel castro ' ) ?
.answer--- ernest hemingway
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Wednesday, February 22, 2017
question--- what is the name of the famous british architect of the 1600s , who designed the ' saint pauls cathedral ' in london ?
.answer--- christopher wren
.correct answer from ' v.k.handa '
Tuesday, February 21, 2017
question--- what is the name of the famous english novelist of the late 1800s and the early 1900s , who wrote in the magazines under the name ' gwendolyn ' ?
.answer--- arnold bennett
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Monday, February 20, 2017
question--- what is the name of the famous european country , in which the ' statue of liberty ' was built in the late 1800s and later gifted to america ?
.answer--- france
.correct answer from ' v.k.handa '
Sunday, February 19, 2017
question--- what is the name of the famous french engineer of the 1800s , who built the ' suez canal ' to connect the mediterranean sea and the red sea ?
.answer--- ferdinand de lesseps
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Saturday, February 18, 2017
question--- what is the name of the famous scientist of the 1900s , who discovered the ' natural radioactivity ' (clue--- he won the nobel prize in the year 1903 with madame curie and pierre curie ) ?
.answer--- henri becquerel
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Friday, February 17, 2017
question--- what is the name of the famous european sculptor of the 1900s , who sculpted ' the thinker ' in the year 1904 ?
.answer--- rodin
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Thursday, February 16, 2017
question--- what is the name of the famous english writer of the 1600s , who wrote the plays ' all for love ' and ' the world well lost ' ( clue--- he was the first official poet laureate in the year 1668 ) ?
.answer--- john dryden
.correct answer from ' v.k.handa '
Wednesday, February 15, 2017
question--- what is the name of the famous musician , who was known as ' the king of swing ' ( clue--- clarinetist ) ?
.answer--- benny goodman
.correct answer from ' v.k.handa '
Tuesday, February 14, 2017
question--- what is the name of the famous european writer , who wrote the play ' waiting for godot ' ?
.answer--- samuel beckett
.correct answer from ' v.k.handa '
Monday, February 13, 2017
question--- what is the name of the famous european writer , who wrote the book ' the pilgrims progress ' ?
.answer--- john bunyan
.correct answer from ' v.k.handa '
Sunday, February 12, 2017
question--- what is the name of the famous european city , in which the ' brandenburg gate ' is located ?
.answer--- berlin
.correct answer from ' v.k.handa '
Saturday, February 11, 2017
question--- what is the name of the famous aviator , who flew across the atlantic ocean in a plane named ' the spirit of st louis ' ?
.answer--- charles lindberg
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Friday, February 10, 2017
question--- what is the name of the famous european explorer , who was the first to reach the ' south pole ' ?
.answer--- amundsen
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Thursday, February 9, 2017
question--- what is the name of the famous american singer of the 20th century , whose name is associated with the song ' heartbreak hotel ' ?
.answer--- elvis presley
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Wednesday, February 8, 2017
question--- what is the name of the famous english scientist of the 1600s , who wrote the book ' the principia mathematica ' ?
.answer--- newton
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Tuesday, February 7, 2017
question--- what is the name of the famous european painter of the late 1800s , who wrote a book titled ' noa noa ' ( he was a friend of ' van gogh ' )?
.answer--- gauguin
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Monday, February 6, 2017
question--- what is the name of the famous european city in italy , in which the ' uffizi art gallery ' is located ?
.answer--- florence
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Sunday, February 5, 2017
question--- what is the name of the famous european writer of the 1800s , who is known as the creator of the character ' the little mermaid ' ?
.answer--- hans christian anderson
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Saturday, February 4, 2017
question--- what is the name of the famous western music ' band ' , whose name is associated with music album ' brothers in arms ' ?
.answer--- dire straits
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Friday, February 3, 2017
question--- what is the name of the famous russian music composer , who wrote the opera ' prince igor ' ?
.answer--- borodin
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Thursday, February 2, 2017
question--- what is the name of the famous american novelist of the 1800s , who wrote the novel ' moby dick ' ?
.answer--- herman melville
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Wednesday, February 1, 2017
question--- what is the name of the famous writer in english of the 1800s , who wrote the play ' the school for scandal ' ?
.answer--- sheridian
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