100 successful people

Question 1

. _______________, is the undisputed Queen of Crime and with over 2 billion books sold.

Accepted Answer

Agatha Christie

Question 2

Who was the inventor of the famous characters Frodo Baggins, Gandalf and Legolas?

Accepted Answer

J R R Tolkien

Question 3

Who sculpted 'The Thinker'?

Accepted Answer

Rodin

Question 4

Picasso created many....

Accepted Answer

Paintings

Question 5

Complete the book title: Charlie and the...

Accepted Answer

Chocolate Factory

Question 6

Alice in Wonderland' book written by

Accepted Answer

Lewis Caroll

Question 7

Which artist painted Girl with a Pearl earring?

Accepted Answer

Johannes Vermeer

Question 8

was a renowned English poet, playwright, and actor born in 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon.

Accepted Answer

William Shakespeare

Question 9

Which of these painters did not work during the Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

Salvador Dali

Question 10

Which artist painted the haunting 'Persistence of Memory'?

Accepted Answer

Dali

Question 11

Who developed cures for rabies and anthrax, and made milk safer to drink?

Accepted Answer

Louis Pasteur

Question 12

What was Galileo's most important invention

Accepted Answer

Telescope

Question 13

___________is an English novelist, essayist, and critic famous for his novel 'Animal Farm'.

Accepted Answer

George Orwell

Question 14

What are Harry Potters best friends called?

Accepted Answer

Ron and Hermione

Question 15

The Picture of Dorian Gray was written by...

Accepted Answer

Oscar Wilde

Question 16

Which Polish scientist conducted pioneering research on radioactivity, and won Nobel Prizes in two different sciences?

Accepted Answer

Marie Curie

Question 17

Serena Williams is one of the top ranked sportswomen of

Accepted Answer

tennis

Question 18

_________________, is an English naturalist whose scientific theory of evolution by natural selection

Accepted Answer

Charles Darwin

Question 19

Gregor Mendel's experiments established many of the rules of heredity. Which plant did he predominantly use?

Accepted Answer

Peas

Question 20

Spider-Man is the alias of __________, an orphan which was raised by his Aunt May

Accepted Answer

Peter Parker

Question 21

Who laid the foundations for classical mechanics, explaining the law of gravity and the laws of motion in 1867?

Accepted Answer

Isaac Newton

Question 22

Picasso invented Cubism because

Accepted Answer

He wanted art to show different views

Question 23

Who revolutionised modern physics with his general theory of relativity?

Accepted Answer

Albert Einstein

Question 24

Who wrote 'War and Peace'?

Accepted Answer

Leo Tolstoy

Question 25

Who collected evidence over 20 years and published his conclusions in On the Origin of Species (1859)?

Accepted Answer

Charles Darwin

Question 26

Which of these is NOT a novel by Charles Dickens?

Accepted Answer

Moby Dick

Question 27

Who is the author of the book 'Nineteen Eighty Four'?

Accepted Answer

George Orwell

Question 28

Who created one of the first modern telescopes, and successfully proved the Earth revolves around the Sun?

Accepted Answer

Galileo Galilei

Question 29

What was Mike Tyson's profession?

Accepted Answer

Boxing

Question 30

Which English theoretical physicist authored The Theory of Everything, and A Brief History of Time?

Accepted Answer

Stephen Hawking

Question 31

Lionel Messi ,the winner of fourFIFA Ballion d'or and World player of the year belongs to

Accepted Answer

Argentina

Question 32

What was the force that made the apple fall to the ground that sparked Sir Isaac Newton's thinking?

Accepted Answer

gravity

Question 33

Who painted 'Starry Night'?

Accepted Answer

Van Gogh

Question 34

_____________ is a British author. She is best known for writing the Harry Potter fantasy series.

Accepted Answer

J.K. Rowling

Question 35

. Which Serbian-American is known for the alternating current (AC) electricity supply system?

Accepted Answer

Nikola Tesla

Question 36

was an American entrepreneur, animator, writer, voice actor and film producer, and creator of Mickey Mouse.

Accepted Answer

Walt Disney

Question 37

What year was Cristiano Ronaldo born?

Accepted Answer

1985

Question 38

Who painted the Mona Lisa?

Accepted Answer

Leonardo da Vinci

Question 39

Picasso was

Accepted Answer

Spanish

Question 40

What country is Cristiano Ronaldo from?

Accepted Answer

Portugal

100 successful people

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100 successful people

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