general knowledge Online Quiz - 4947

Tom Hanks has been married to Rita Wilson since 1988, making her his present wife. Samantha Lewes was his first wife (1978-1987) but they divorced, while Nancy and Sandra Hanks are family members (mother and sister) not spouses.

Tom Hanks' debut film was the horror movie 'He Knows You're Alone' in 1980, where he had a small supporting role. 'Mazes and Monsters' (1982) was his second film, while 'Forrest Gump' and 'Turner and Hooch' came much later in his career.

In the 1993 film 'Philadelphia', Tom Hanks played Andrew Beckett, a lawyer fired for having AIDS. Sam Baldwin was his character in 'Sleepless in Seattle', Sherman McCoy in 'The Bonfire of the Vanities', and Adult Josh Baskin in 'Big'.

Tom Hanks' directorial debut was 'That Thing You Do!' (1996), a film about a 1960s rock band that he also wrote. 'From the Earth to the Moon' was an HBO miniseries he produced but didn't direct, while 'You've Got Mail' and 'The Shop Around the Corner' are acting roles.

Common corporate health week poster topics include exercise, balanced diet, and major health awareness areas like cancer. 'Kidney Stones' is too specific and typically not a standard heading in workplace health campaigns, making it the likely correct answer for 'not a poster topic'.

World Cancer Day is observed annually on February 4th, established to raise awareness and promote cancer prevention, detection, and treatment globally. It was founded by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC).

1 + 1 equals 2. This is the most basic arithmetic operation, the foundation of addition. The other options (1, 3, 4) are incorrect and don't result from adding these two numbers.

'Sesa Sravan' (1976) is recognized as the first complete color Oriya (Odia) film. 'Gapa Hele Bi Sata' was black and white (1960), while 'Ramayan' and 'Sita Bihbaa' are not the first color films in the sequence of Oriya cinema history.

Uttam Mohanty's first Hindi film was 'Nayaa Zaher' (1973), a remake of the Bengali film 'Jai Jawan Jai Kisan'. 'Zaher' was the original Bengali version, 'Padosan' is a different film, and 'Ramayan' is unrelated to Mohanty's Hindi debut.

M.P. (Sidhanta) Mohapatra's first release as an actor in an Oriya film was 'Pathara Khasuchi Bada Deulu' (1980). 'Shardhanjali', 'Rakhile Siba Mariba Kie', and 'Suna Bhauja' are his later films in the 1980s.

The sum of 1 and 2 equals 3. Basic addition is performed by counting two units from 1, landing on 3. Option A (2) is the sum of 1+1, option C (4) equals 2+2, and option D (5) equals 2+3 or 1+4.

The sum of 1 and 4 equals 5. Adding 4 to 1 means counting four numbers forward from 1. Option A (4) is just the number 4, option C (6) equals 1+5, and option D (7) equals 1+6.

Parvati Devi was indeed the first actress in Ollywood (the Odia film industry), starring in the 1936 film 'Bhakta Salbeg'. This marked the beginning of female acting in Odia cinema. The other options were later actresses in the industry.

The sum of 1 and 8 equals 9. Starting from 1 and counting eight numbers forward lands on 9. Option A (8) is just the second addend, option C (6) is less than both numbers, and option D (45) is mathematically unrelated.

The 1976 Oriya film 'Gapa Hele Bi Sata' (meaning 'It's a Story but True') starred Harish Mohanty and Banaja Mohanty as the lead pair. This was a significant film in Odia cinema. The other options list different actor-actress pairs who worked in other Odia films.

The Great Pyramid of Giza was built as a tomb for Pharaoh Khufu (also known as Cheops in Greek), the second pharaoh of the Fourth Dynasty of Ancient Egypt, around 2560 BC. The other options include variations of Khufu's name (Khnum-Khufu) and other royal titles (Medjedu, Merityotes).

The Ishtar Gate was constructed in 575 BC by order of King Nebuchadnezzar II, not Nebuchadnezzar I who ruled much earlier (12th century BC). Nebuchadnezzar II was the Neo-Babylonian emperor famous for his building projects, including the Hanging Gardens of Babylon.

The Colosseum could seat approximately 50,000 spectators. Historical and archaeological evidence supports this capacity figure. Option A (90,000) is an exaggeration, while options B (10,000) and C (40,000) are underestimates of its actual capacity.

The Leaning Tower of Pisa leans toward the southwest due to the uneven settling of its foundation on soft ground. The famous tilt began during construction in the 12th century and has continued to worsen over centuries, though recent restoration work has stabilized it.