Author: Mauvin Sequeira

1. What was Joseph Stalin's birth name? (a) Josef Vissarionovich Dzugashvili (b) Vladimir Ilyich Lenin (c) Leon Trotsky (d) Nicholas II 2. In which city was Stalin born? (a) Moscow (b) St. Petersburg (c) Gori, Georgia (d) Berlin 3. What was Stalin's early education path? (a) Military Academy (b) Seminary (c) School of Engineering (d) Apprenticeship in Shoemaking

1. In what city did Henry Ford found the Ford Motor Company? (a) Chicago, Illinois (b) Detroit, Michigan (c) Los Angeles, California (d) New York City, New York 2. What was the name of the iconic, affordable car Ford produced that revolutionized transportation? (a) Ford Mustang (b) Ford Model A (c) Ford F-150 (d) Ford Model T 3. What innovative production method did Henry Ford pioneer to mass-produce cars? (a) Robotics (b) Interchangeable parts (c) Assembly line (d) Computer-aided design

1. What was the name of Richard Branson's first business venture? (a) Virgin Records (b) Record store (c) Airline company (d) Clothing store 2. What is the name of the Virgin branch that specializes in mobile phone services? (a) Virgin Media (b) Virgin Atlantic (c) Virgin Mobile (d) Virgin Holidays 3. In what year was Richard Branson knighted by Queen Elizabeth II? (a) 1984 (b) 1994 (c) 2000 (d) 2014

1.In which year was Pope Francis elected as the 266th Pope of the Catholic Church? (a) 2010 (b) 2012 (c) 2013 (d) 2015 2. What was Pope Francis's birth name? (a) Jorge Mario Bergoglio (b) Giovanni Battista (c) Carlo Maria Martini (d) Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger 3. Which country is Pope Francis from? (a) Italy (b) Spain (c) Brazil (d) Argentina

1. In what year was Bill Gates born? (a) 1945 (b) 1950 (c) 1955 (d) 1960 2. What was the name of Bill Gates' childhood friend and Microsoft co-founder? (a) Steve Jobs (b) Paul Allen (c) Mark Zuckerberg (d) Larry Page 3. While still a teenager, Bill Gates wrote his first computer program for what game? (a) Pac-Man (b) Tic-Tac-Toe (c) Super Mario Bros. (d) Donkey Kong

1. In which year was Donald Trump born? (a) 1945 (b) 1946 (c) 1947 (d) 1948 2. Where was Donald Trump born? (a) Manhattan, New York (b) Queens, New York (c) Brooklyn, New York (d) The Bronx, New York 3. What was Trump's first major business venture? (a) Trump Tower (b) Trump Casino (c) Trump Airlines (d) Trump Management

1. In what era did Confucius live? (a) Shang Dynasty (1600 BC - 1046 BC) (b) Zhou Dynasty (1046 BC - 256 BC) (c) Qin Dynasty (221 BC - 206 BC) (d) Han Dynasty (206 BC - 220 AD) 2. Confucius' teachings focused on: (a) Military strategy (b) Social harmony and ethical conduct (c) Technological advancements (d) Religious rituals 3. What is the name of the book containing Confucius' sayings and ideas compiled by his disciples? (a) The Tao Te Ching (b) The Analects (c) The Art of War (d) The Book of Songs

1.In what field did Stephen Hawking make significant contributions? (a) Biology (b) Cosmology (c) Economics (d) Engineering 2. At what age was Stephen Hawking diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)? (a) 18 (b) 21 (c) 30 (d) 42 3. Stephen Hawking was known for using a communication device. What was the technology called? (a) Speech Enhancer (b) Voice Synthesizer (c) Thought Translator (d) Mind Reader

1. In which city was Vikram Sarabhai born? (a) Mumbai (b) Ahmedabad (c) Chennai (d) Kolkata 2. What field of science is Vikram Sarabhai most known for pioneering in India? (a) Medicine (b) Space Research (c) Agriculture (d) Information Technology 3. What was the name of the first scientific paper Dr. Vikram Sarabhai published? (a) "Time Distribution of Cosmic Rays" (b) "The Importance of Industrial Development" (c) "A Study of Indian Textiles" (d) "The Future of Education in India"

1. In which year was P.T. Usha born? (a) 1962 (b) 1964 (c) 1966 (d) 1968 2. What does "P.T." in P.T. Usha's name stand for? (a) Pushpa Thayyil (b) Pilavullakandi Thekkeparambil (c) Priya Thankam (d) Padma Tiruvallur 3. In which state of India was P.T. Usha born? (a) Tamil Nadu (b) Karnataka (c) Kerala (d) Andhra Pradesh