Presidential Coincidences & General Trivia

Mokshapat is an ancient Indian board game that taught moral lessons about virtues and vices. It evolved into the modern game of Snakes and Ladders, with ladders representing virtues that elevate and snakes representing vices that set one back.

Chess originated in ancient India around the 6th century CE as Chaturanga, meaning 'four limbs' representing the four divisions of the military: infantry, cavalry, elephants, and chariots. It spread to Persia and evolved into modern chess.

The Chail Cricket Ground in Himachal Pradesh, India, was built in 1893 and sits at an altitude of 2,444 meters (8,018 ft), making it the highest in the world. Lords and Oval are famous English grounds but at low altitudes, while Lahore is in Pakistan.

McGraw-Hill is an American publishing company founded in 1888 and headquartered in New York. Tata McGraw-Hill (now McGraw-Hill Education India) is indeed its Indian subsidiary established in 1970. The company is known for educational publications, Standard & Poor's credit ratings, and Platts energy information services.

Warner Brothers distributed the entire 'Harry Potter' film series (8 films, 2001-2011) through Warner Bros. Pictures. The other options are incorrect: Jurassic Park (Universal), Spiderman (Sony/Columbia), Avatar (20th Century Fox). Warner Bros acquired the film rights in 1999 for £1 million and produced all eight films based on J.K. Rowling's books.

The Times of India was certified as the world's largest-selling English-language daily newspaper in 2008 by the World Association of Newspapers. It had a circulation of over 3.14 million copies daily, surpassing both The New York Times and The Sun (UK). TOI remains one of the largest circulating English newspapers globally from its multiple Indian editions.

The Walt Disney Company is the world's largest media and entertainment conglomerate by revenue, market capitalization, and global footprint. Time Warner (now Warner Bros. Discovery), Fox Studios (acquired by Disney), and Viacom (now Paramount Global) are all significantly smaller in scale and valuation compared to Disney's empire spanning film, TV, streaming, parks, and merchandising.

Abraham Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846. John F. Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946. This is one of the many famous (though often coincidental) Lincoln-Kennedy coincidences.

Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860, not 1960 - the question contains a century error. Lincoln served as the 16th U.S. President from 1861 until his assassination in 1865, making the statement 'elected in 1960' historically false.

Abraham Lincoln was shot on Good Friday (April 14, 1865). John F. Kennedy was shot on a Friday (November 22, 1963). Neither was shot on a Monday.

This question refers to 'The Da Vinci Code' by Dan Brown, which had sold approximately 80 million copies worldwide and been translated into 44 languages as of 2009. The book's massive commercial success made it one of the bestselling novels of all time, though the figures have since grown further.