General Knowledge Trivia Quiz

Tide laundry detergent contains optical brighteners that fluoresce under ultraviolet light. Black lights emit UV radiation, causing these brighteners to glow visibly. This is a real phenomenon, making True the correct answer.

Marie Curie discovered radium and polonium and conducted pioneering research on radioactivity. She died of aplastic anemia caused by prolonged radiation exposure. This historical fact makes True the correct answer.

About 70-80% of household dust consists of dead skin cells that humans shed daily. We continuously shed microscopic skin particles, which accumulate as dust in our homes along with fibers and other debris.

Neanderthals indeed had larger brain volumes, averaging around 1600cc compared to modern humans' 1350-1450cc. However, brain size doesn't directly correlate with intelligence - modern humans had different cognitive specializations.

Chennai is recognized as one of India's major metropolitan cities, along with Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Bangalore, and Hyderabad. It's the capital of Tamil Nadu and a major cultural, economic, and educational center in South India.

Marina Beach is Chennai's most famous and iconic beach, stretching approximately 13 kilometers along the city's coastline. It's one of the longest urban beaches in the world and a major tourist attraction in Chennai.

Chennai was originally known as Madras until the city was officially renamed in 1996. The name change was part of a broader movement to rename Indian cities to reflect their local linguistic and cultural heritage.

Chennai was originally known as Madras until the city was officially renamed in 1996. The name change was part of a broader movement to rename Indian cities to reflect their local linguistic and cultural heritage.

Chennai was originally known as Madras until the city was officially renamed in 1996. The name change was part of a broader movement to rename Indian cities to reflect their local linguistic and cultural heritage.

Chennai's international airport is named after former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C.N. Annadurai, commonly referred to as Anna. The airport is officially known as Chennai International Airport but often called Anna Airport locally.

Deva is a Tamil film starring actor Vijay (Joseph Vijay), directed by S. A. Chandrasekhar. The question appears to ask for a Vijay-starring film from the given options.

Flickr was acquired by Yahoo in 2005 and became their flagship image hosting and photo sharing service. Picasa is Google's product, ImageShack is independent, and TweetPic is associated with Twitter.

Aasai (1995) is actor Ajith Kumar's debut film in Tamil cinema, directed by Vasanth. The film was a commercial success and launched Ajith's career.

Billa (2007) is a Tamil film starring Rajinikanth, a remake of the 1980 Hindi film Don. It was a blockbuster action thriller directed by Vishnuvardhan.

Babel Fish was Yahoo's online translation service, similar to Google Translate. It was launched in 1999 and later shut down in 2012. The service was named after the Babel fish from Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.