Daily Quiz | On Vincent Van Gogh This painting, the Bedroom in Arles, was inspired by the room Van Gogh lived in after he moved to South France to set up an artists’ colony. Through this painting, he intended to convey a desire for absolute rest. START THE QUIZ 1 / 5 | Van Gogh had … Read more
Daily Quiz: On iconic skyscrapers 1 / 5 | The Tokyo Skytree, which opened to the public on this day 13 years ago, is the world’s tallest tower. Its architecture combines traditional Japanese styles with ___________, an avant garde movement of the early 21st century with roots in the work of Buckminster Fuller, among others. … Read more
Daily Quiz | On the Met Gala Met Gala Chair Anna Wintour, Met Gala Co-Chair Colman Domingo, and Met Gala Co-Chair Lewis Hamilton pose during the Met Gala in New York U.S., May 5, 2025. START THE QUIZ 1 / 6 | Let’s start with an easy one. What was the gala called before? 2 … Read more
Daily Quiz | On Leonardo da Vinci ‘Salvator Mundi’, a work of Leonardo da Vinci which was sold at a Chistie’s auction for a world record $450m in 2017 to a private collector START THE QUIZ 1 / 8 | Under which Florentine master artist did Leonardo do his apprenticeship? 2 / 8 | What … Read more
On March 27, 2014, the WHO certified India as polio-free. Three years of no reported cases of wild poliovirus transmission were required to get the certification | Photo Credit: The Hindu Q: Which scientist is credited with developing the first successful vaccine? A: Edward Jenner Q: Which is the only human disease to have been eradicated … Read more
Daily Quiz | On nuclear power generation 1 / 6 | Many of the world’s first generation of nuclear power plants had twin responsibilities: to generate power for the electrical grid and to produce _________ for the national nuclear weapons programme. Fill in the blank with the identity of a particular isotope. 2 / 6 … Read more
The “gate of death” at Birkenau concentration camp Q: January 27 has been chosen as the International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the holocaust, for a reason. Do you know why? A: The Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp of Auschwitz-Birkenau was liberated by Soviet troops on 27 January 1945. Q: Did … Read more
Daily Quiz | On aviation 1 / 6 | Many of us have heard the term “simulator” being used in aviation. Who designed and built the first flight simulator? 2 / 6 | What is October 4, 1958 famous for? A clue: It was a flight. 3 / 6 | In 1924, this airline was … Read more
Daily Quiz | On labour working hours 1 / 5 | Name the American motor company whose head — who is widely credited for leading the development of the assembly line mass-production technique — introduced the eight-hour workday on this day 110 years ago. On the same day, he also introduced a minimum wage of … Read more
Daily Quiz | On September 29 Julia Gillard, born on September 29, 1961, who became the first woman to become Australia’s Prime Minister. She was also the first woman to hold which post in the Australian Labour Party. START THE QUIZ 1 / 5 | Nominated by the then U.S. President George W. Bush, this … Read more