Question 1: What was the name of the US military operation that led to the death of Osama Bin Laden?
Question 2: Which actor played Tony Stark in the Marvel Cinematic Universe?
Robert Downey Jr. portrayed the character Tony Stark, also known as Iron Man, from 2008 to 2019 in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. His final appearance as Tony Stark was in Avengers: Endgame.
Question 3: If you're wearing a piece of 'millinery', what is it?
Millinery is the design, manufacture and selling of hats and hat-like items. The term comes from Milan, Italy, where in the mid-16th century the best quality straws were braided and the resulting braids sewn together to make hats.
Question 4: Where is the setting for Gabriel Garcia Marquez's novel "One Hundred Years of Solitude"?
Macondo is a fictional town in Gabriel Garcia Marquez's novel "One Hundred Years of Solitude". It is a key repository for the collective memories and shared experiences of the Buendia family throughout the generations.
Question 5: Why is water considered a polar molecule?
Water is considered a polar molecule due to its molecular shape - it has a bent structure with the hydrogen atoms on one side, creating a positive charge, and the oxygen atom on the other side creating a negative charge. This polarity allows it to dissolve many other substances.
Question 6: Who is known as the 'father of geometry'?
Euclid, a Greek mathematician, is often referred to as the 'father of geometry.' His work, known as 'Euclid's Elements,' is one of the most influential works in the history of mathematics, laying the groundwork for much of modern mathematical thinking.
Question 7: When was the modern version of the Broadway musical "The Phantom of the Opera" first performed?
The Phantom of the Opera premiered in London's West End in 1986, before making its debut on Broadway in 1988. The music was written by Andrew Lloyd Webber.
Question 8: How many hours are there in a week?
To calculate the number of hours in a week, one multiplies the number of hours in a day (24) by the number of days in a week (7), which equals 168 hours.
Question 9: The 'Four Seasons' is a famous set of concertos written by which composer?
Antonio Vivaldi, an Italian Baroque composer, wrote the 'Four Seasons' (Le quattro stagioni) around 1723, which is among the most popular pieces in the classical music repertoire. Each concerto corresponds to a different season, and they were among the first examples of program music—music with a narrative element.
Question 10: When was the World Wide Web first introduced to the public?
The World Wide Web, created by British computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee, was first made publicly accessible on 6th August 1991. This is often seen as the beginning of the internet as we know it today.
Operation Neptune Spear was a US military operation conducted by the Navy SEALs under the CIA's authority. It resulted in the death of Osama bin Laden on May 2, 2011, in Abbottabad, Pakistan.