World Facts and General Knowledge Quiz

South Korea celebrates its National Liberation Day, or Gwangbokjeol, on August 15, commemorating the day Japan's surrender in World War II liberated Korea from colonial rule. This date also marks the formation of the independent South Korean government in 1948.

Henry Dunant, a Swiss businessman, founded the Red Cross after witnessing the horrors of the Battle of Solferino in 1859. He later won the first Nobel Peace Prize for this humanitarian work.

Giuseppe Garibaldi was a key figure in the Italian unification movement (Risorgimento) in the 19th century. His military campaigns and nationalist efforts helped unify the Italian peninsula.

Srinivasa Ramanujan was born in Erode, Tamil Nadu on December 22, 1887. This is a well-documented biographical fact about the great mathematician. His family later moved to Kumbakonam where he grew up.

Before his journey to Cambridge, Ramanujan worked as a Grade 4 clerk in the Madras Port Trust. This job was arranged by his well-wishers after he struggled to find employment due to his focus on mathematics and lack of a formal degree.