question--- what is the name of the ' war ' , with which the nurse ' florence nightingale ' was associated in the 1850s ?

.Answer --- Crimean war
.Correct answers from ' v.k.handa ' and ' quizzie'

question--- what is the name of the palace in rome in which the ' sistine chapel ' is located ?

.Answer--- apostolic palace ( Vatican city )
.Correct answer from  ' v.k.handa '

question--- what is the name of the string instruent , with which ' antonio stradivari ' is associated ?

.Answer --- violin
.Correct answer from ' v.k.handa '

question--- in greek mythology , what is the name of the mountain on which king zeus established himself ?

.Answer --- mount Olympus
.Correct answers from  ' v.k.handa ' and ' fa la la ' 

question--- what is the name of the european music band , whose name is associated with the music albums ' dancing queen ' and ' super trooper ' ?

.Answer --- ABBA
.Correct answer from ' v.k.handa '

question--- what is the name of the city in belgium , in which the head quarters of the european union is located ?

.Answer --- Brussels
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question--- what is the name of the mediterranean island , on which the town ' valletta ' is located ?

.answer--- malta
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question--- what is the name of the singer , who was known as the ' thin white duke ' ( chameleon ) ?

.answer--- david bowie
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question--- what is the name of the place in america , where the wright brothers made the first successful controlled flight ?

.answer--- kitty hawk
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question--- what is the name of the prison in paris , which was destroyed on 14 july 1789 , during the french revolution ?

.answer--- bastille prison
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question--- what is the name of the russian bolshevik newspaper , founded in 1912 ?

.answer--- pravda
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question--- what is the name of the mountain in america , on which the massive heads of the four american presidents is carved ?

.answer--- mount rushmore
.correct answer from ' v.k.handa '

question--- what is the name of the european country , whose latin name is ' helvetia ' ?

.answer--- switzerland
.correct answers from ' v.k.handa ' , ' ik ' and ' anonymous '

question--- what is the name of the south american country , to which the ' easter island ' belongs ?

.answer--- chile
.correct answer from ' v.k.handa '

question--- what is the name of the american actor , whose nickname was ' bogie ' ( he acted in the films ' casablanca ' and ' the african queen ' ) ?

.answer--- humphrey bogart
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question--- what is the name of the writer , who wrote the philosophical book ' the leviathan ' in the year 1651 ?

.answer--- thomas hobbes
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question--- what is the name of the carribean island , on which the two countries ' haiti ' and ' dominican republic ' are located ?

.answer--- hispaniola
.correct answer from ' v.k.handa '

question--- what is the name of the country , in which the ' military tet offensive ' was launched in the year 1968 ?

.answer--- vietnam
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question--- what is the name of the writer , who wrote the play ' look back in anger ' ?

.answer--- john osborne
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question--- what is the name of the hollywood film , which was based on the japanese film ' the seven samurai ' ( directed by akira kurosawa ) ?

.answer--- ' the magnificent seven '
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question--- what is the name of the writer , who wrote the book ' the catcher in the rye ' ?

.answer--- j.d.salinger
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question--- what is the name of the british nurse , who was known as ' the lady with the lamp ' ?

.answer--- florence nightingale
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question--- what is the name of the illustrator , who illustrated the book ' alice adventures in wonderland ' ( written by lewis carrol ) ?

.answer--- john tenneil
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question--- what was the name of the hollywood actress , whose original name was ' appolonia chalupek ' ?

.answer--- pola negri
.correct answer from ' v.k.handa '

question--- what is the name of the english poet of the 1800s , who wrote the poem ' the ancient mariner ' ?

.answer--- s.t.coleridge
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question--- what is the name of the british architect , who designed the ' blenheim palace ' ?

.answer--- john vanbrugh
.correct answer from ' v.k.handa '

question--- what is the name of the famous British painter , who painted the painting ' hay wain ' ?

.answer--- constable
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question--- what was the name of the new building built by queen victoria for the 1851 great exhibition in the hyde park in london ?

.answer--- the crystal palace
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question--- what is the name of the colorful british personality , who wrote the book ' the seven pillars of wisdom ' in the year 1926 ( he worked in the middle east in the 1900s ) ?

.answer--- t.e.lawrence
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question--- in the russian capital city moscow , what is known as ' the city within the city ' ?

.answer--- kremlin
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question--- what is the name of the spanish ' national museum ' of painting and sculpture , which is located in the capital city madrid ?

.answer--- prado
.correct answer from ' v.k.handa '

question--- what is the name of the german scientist of the 1700s , who invented the ' mercury thermometer ' in the year 1714 ?

.answer--- fahrenheit
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question--- what is the name of the american film director , who directed the films ' sunset boulevard ' , ' lost weekend ' and ' the apartment ' ?

.answer--- billy wilder
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question--- in mythology , what is the name of the legendary magical sword of king arthur ?

.answer--- excalibur
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question--- what is the name of the highest mountain in japan , southwest of tokyo , which is considered sacred by the japanese ?

.answer--- fujiyama
.correct answer from ' v.k.handa '

question--- what is the name of the famous european music composer , who composed ' the firebird ' , ' petrushka ' and ' the rite of spring ' ?

.answer--- stravinsky
.correct answer from ' v.k.handa '

question--- what is the name of the famous female english writer of the 1800s , who wrote the novel ' jane eyre ' ?

.answer--- charlotte bronte
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question--- what is the name of the european country , whose name is associated with the architectures ' doric ' , ' ionic ' and ' corinthian ' ?

.answer--- greece
.correct answer from ' v.k.handa '

question--- what is the name of the famous indian cricketer ( batsman ) , who was the first batsman in the world to amass 10,000 runs in test cricket ( cricket is a british sport ) ?

.answer--- sunil gavaskar
.

question--- what is the name of the famous country , in which the ' mason dixon line ' is the traditional dividing line which divides the north and the south of the country ?

.answer--- USA
.

question--- what is the name of the famous writer , who wrote the book ' charlie and the chocolate factory ' ?

.answer--- roald dahl
.

question--- what is the name of the famous writer , who created the fictional character ' tarzan ' ?

.answer--- edgar rice burroughs
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question--- what is the name of the famous british statesman of the 1900s , who won the nobel prize for literature in 1953 ?

.answer--- churchill
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question--- what is the name of the famous european sailor ( portugese sailor of the medeival times ) , who was the first person to do the circumnavigation of the globe ?

.answer--- megallan
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question--- what is the name of the famous american jazz musician , whose nickname was ' satchmo ' ?

.answer--- louis armstrong
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question--- what is the name of the famous english novelist of the 1800s during the victorian era , who wrote the novel ' pickwick papers ' ( queen victoria considered this novelist as the greatest ever english novelist ) ?

.answer--- charles dickens
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question--- what is the name of the famous italian film director , who directed the film ' the nights of cabiria ' ( his wife was also a talented actress and his films have won the ' oscar awards ' ) ?

.answer--- fellini
.

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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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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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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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
.

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
.

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
.

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 '

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
.

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 '

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
.

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
.

question--- what is the name of the famous european sculptor of the 1900s , who sculpted ' the thinker ' in the year 1904 ?

.answer--- rodin
.

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 '

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 '

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 '

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 '

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 '

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
.

question--- what is the name of the famous european explorer , who was the first to reach the ' south pole ' ?

.answer--- amundsen
.

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
.

question--- what is the name of the famous english scientist of the 1600s , who wrote the book ' the principia mathematica ' ?

.answer--- newton
.

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
.

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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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
.

question--- what is the name of the famous western music ' band ' , whose name is associated with music album ' brothers in arms ' ?

.answer--- dire straits
.

question--- what is the name of the famous russian music composer , who wrote the opera ' prince igor ' ?

.answer--- borodin
.

question--- what is the name of the famous american novelist of the 1800s , who wrote the novel ' moby dick ' ?

.answer--- herman melville
.

question--- what is the name of the famous writer in english of the 1800s , who wrote the play ' the school for scandal ' ?

.answer--- sheridian
.

question--- what is the name of the famous actor , who played the role of ' oskar schindler ' in the film ' schindlers list ' ?

.answer--- liam neeson
.

question--- what is the name of the famous writer , who wrote the book ' fahrenheit 451 ' ?

.answer--- ray bradbury
.

question--- what is the name of the famous female english writer of the early 1800s , who wrote ' sense and sensibility ' ?

.answer--- jane austen
.

question--- what is the name of the famous inventor of the late 1800s , who invented the ' microphone ' ?

.answer--- alexander graham bell
,

question--- what is the name of the famous european painter , who painted ' the laughing cavalier ' ?

.answer--- frans hals
.

question--- what is the name of the famous american inventor , who developed the ' coca cola ' ?

.answer--- pemberton
.

question--- what is the name of the famous english writer of the 1800s , who wrote ' the ancient mariner ' ?

.answer--- s.t.coleridge
.

question--- what is the name of the famous russian film director , who directed the films ' andrei rublev ' and ' solaris ' ?

.answer--- tarkovsky
.

question--- what is the name of the famous english poet of the early 1800s , in whose memory ' shelley ' wrote the poem ' adonais ' ?

.answer--- keats
.

question--- what is the name of the british prime minister during the first world war , who was known as ' the welsh wizard ' ?

.answer--- david lloyd george
.

question--- what is the name of the famous english novelist of the 1800s during the victorian era , who wrote the novel ' barchester towers ' ?

.answer--- anthony trollope
.

question--- what is the name of the famous writer , who wrote the book ' the decline and the fall of the roman empire ' ?

.answer--- gibbon
.

question--- what is the name of the famous british ' automobile company ' , whose first car was ' silver ghost ' ?

.answer--- rolls royce
.

question--- what is the name of the famous writer in english , who wrote the books ' robinson crusoe ' and ' moll flanders ' ?

.answer--- daniel defoe
.

question--- what is the name of the famous american industrialist , who founded the ' standard oil company ' ( the largest oil refining company in america ) ?

.answer--- john d rockefeller
.

question--- what is the name of the famous inventor of the 1800s , who invented the ' revolver ' ( hand pistol ) in the year 1835 ?

.answer--- samuel colt
.

question--- what is the name of the famous english writer of the victorian era , who wrote ' the mayor of castorbridge ' , ' jude the obscure ' and ' the dynasts ' ?

.answer--- thomas hardy
.

question--- what is the name of the european ' capital city ' , which stands on the river ' liffey ' ?

.answer--- dublin
.

question--- what is the name of the ' inventor ' of the 1600s , who invented the ' slide rule ' in the year 1625 ?

.answer--- william oughtred
.

question--- what is the name of the american film director , who directed the films ' the ten commandments ' and ' sign of the cross ' ?

.answer--- cecil b de mille
.

question--- what is the name of the famous roman king of the ancient times , whose name is associated with the statement ' veni vidi vici ' ( i came , i saw , i conquered ) ?

.answer--- julius caesar
.

question--- what is the name of the western music composer , who wrote ' the planets ' ?

.answer--- holst
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question--- what is the name of the european inventor , who invented the ' dynamite ' in the year 1867 ?

.answer--- alfred nobel
.

question--- what is the name of the ' film studio ' , which created the ' bugs bunny cartoons ' ( american ) ?

.answer--- warner brothers
.

question--- what is the name of the person , who sold the ' empire state building ' ( american ) for 60 million dollars in the year 2002 ?

.answer--- donald trump
.

question--- what is the name of the author , who wrote the chilling tale of ' dr jekyll and mr hyde ' ?

.answer--- r.l.stevenson
.

question--- what is the name of the german admiral , who was the admiral of the german navy during the first world war ?

.answer--- admiral tirpitz
.

question--- what is the ' more famous name ' of the european model of the 1960s , whose original name was ' leslie hornby ' ?

.answer--- twiggy
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question--- what is the name of the famous black male american ' jazz ' musician , who was known as ' bird ' ?

.answer--- charlie parker
.

question--- what is the name of the famous european writer of the 1900s , who wrote ' the playboy of the western world ' ?

.answer--- j.m.synge
.

question--- what is the name of the famous british music composer of the 20th century , who wrote the opera ' billy budd ' ?

.answer--- benjamin britten
.

question--- what is the name of the famous western music band of the 20th century , whose name is associated with the song ' stairway to heaven ' ?

.answer--- led zeppelin
.

question--- what is the name of the famous american novelist of the 20th century , who wrote the novel ' catch 22 ' ( a novel on the second world war ) ?

.answer--- joseph heller
.

question--- what is the name of the famous european writer of the late 1700s and early 1800s , who wrote ' the heart of midlothian ' , ' the lady of the lake ' , ' ivanhoe ' , ' kenilworth ' and ' the talisman ' ?

.answer--- walter scott
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