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Who was the first woman to reach the north pole?

 

A) Ann Bancroft B) Nancy Loewen  
C) Liv Arnesen D) Robert Peary
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Ann Bancroft

Explanation:

Ann Bancroft was the first woman to reach the north pole.

 

 

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Which leader helped to found the NAACP?

A) Mary White Ovington B) Du Bois
C) Moorfield Storey D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All of the above

Explanation:

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is a civil rights organization in the United States, formed in 1909. 

 

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 Du Bois, Moorfield Storey and Mary White Ovington and some more in the group helped to form NAACP.

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Who is the youngest Asian to win the international Master's title?

Answer

Viswanathan Anand

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Bertolt Brecht is associated with which theatrical movement?

A) Thesis B) Theater of cruelty
C) Epic theater D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Epic theater

Explanation:

Eugen Berthold Friedrich Brecht, known professionally as Bertolt Brecht, was a German theatre practitioner, playwright, and poet.

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The playback singer who is certified as the 'Most Recorded Artist' in the world (2009) by the World Records Academy is ________

Answer

Asha Bhosle . She  is the sister of Latha Mangeshkar

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Who is called 'the father of modern African writing " novelist?

Answer

Chinua Achebe.

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Q:

Waksman got the noble prize for the discovery of

A) Streptomycin B) Chloromycetin
C) Pencillin D) Neomycin
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Streptomycin

Explanation:

In 1952, Waksman was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in recognition "for his discovery of streptomycin," the first antibiotic active against tuberculosis.

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Who is the founder of WikiLeaks - a website that publishes comments, submissions of secret information and documents that often becomes controversial?

Answer

Julian Assange

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