General Knowledge - Literature, Comics, Cinema & History

James Fenimore Cooper wrote 'The Last of the Mohicans' in 1826 as part of his Leatherstocking Tales. Option C appears to be a misspelled reference to actor Daniel Day-Lewis, not an author.

Alexandre Dumas wrote 'The Count of Monte Cristo' in 1844. Victor Hugo, George Eliot, and Walter Scott were major authors but not the creator of this revenge epic.

Washington Irving wrote 'Rip Van Winkle' in 1819. The title is garbled here: it should be 'Rip Van Winkle,' not 'Rin Van Winke.' Irving's story is about a man who sleeps for 20 years.

Lee Falk created 'The Phantom' comic strip in 1936. Falk was an American writer, director, and producer. The Phantom is often called 'The Ghost Who Walks' and was the first costumed superhero.

Blondie is a comic strip created by Chic Young in 1930. The comic follows the life of Blondie Bumstead and her family. Arthur Lake was an actor who played Dagwood in films, while Lyman Young was Chic's brother who created the Tim Tyler's Luck comic.

Dennis the Menace was created by Hank Ketcham in 1951. The comic strip follows the adventures of a mischievous young boy. Fawcett Comics was a publisher, not the creator. Thomas Anderson and Ferdinand Standard are not associated with this character.

Amar Chitra Katha was created by Ananth Pai (also known as Uncle Pai) in 1967. He launched this comic series to introduce Indian children to their cultural heritage. Pratap Mullick was an illustrator for the series, while Subba Rao and Souren Roy were other contributors, not the creator.

Tarzan was created by Edgar Rice Burroughs and first appeared in 1912. The character is a feral child raised in the African jungle. Johnny Weissmuller was an actor famous for playing Tarzan in films, while Lord Greystoke was Tarzan's actual name in the stories, not the creator.

The Adventures of Tintin was created by Georges Remi, who wrote under the pen name Herge. He was both writer and artist. The question uses plural 'authors' but Tintin had one creator. Yves Rodier was a later fan artist, Joseph Douillet was a diplomat who inspired some stories, and Casterman was the publisher.

Dilbert was created by Scott Adams in 1989. The comic strip satirizes workplace culture through the character of Dilbert, an engineer. Matt Groening created The Simpsons, while James Adams and John Mortimer are not associated with Dilbert.

The phrase 'Democracy is government of the people, by the people, for the people' is from Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address in 1863. Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence, John Adams was the second US President, and James Monroe was the fifth.

'Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it' was famously declared by Bal Gangadhar Tilak in 1916. This became a rallying cry for India's independence movement. Gokhale was a moderate leader, Senapati Bapat was a revolutionary, and Netaji Bose had different approaches to freedom.

This is a Tamil song lyric 'En narambodu veenai meetiyadhe.. Manam avan dhana ivan endru dhidikitadhe' from the film 'Minnale' (2001), composed by Harris Jayaraj. The song 'En Swasa Kaatre' is from this film. Vaseegara, Iruvar, and Nandhalala are other Tamil songs from different films.

This is a famous dialogue from the Tamil film 'Enaku 20 Unaku 18' (I'm 20, you're 18). The line literally means 'It is difficult to remain silent with a woman close to me' - a romantic dialogue expressing the difficulty of maintaining silence when near a loved one. The other options are film titles but not the source of this specific dialogue.

The line 'Un per ketal en per sonen pathatathile' (When asked your name, why did you say my name) is from the Tamil film 'Pollathavan'. This is a dramatic dialogue suggesting someone has taken credit or identity belonging to another person. 'Autograph' and 'Pooveli' are other films, while 'Padikadhavan' means 'one who doesn't learn'.

The poetic line 'Paar kadalil avan iruka pambanayai nan irupen' (If he is in the sea, I would be the Pamban bridge) is from 'Paramasivan'. This metaphor expresses unwavering devotion and support - just as the Pamban bridge connects across the sea, the speaker would always be there. 'Alaipayuthe' and 'Parthiban Kanavu' are romance films, 'Oru nal oru kanavu' is another title.

A contranym (also spelled contronym or auto-antonym) is a word that has two opposite meanings. Examples include 'cleave' (to split apart vs to stick together), 'sanction' (to approve vs to penalize), and 'dust' (to remove dust vs to cover with dust). An acronym is an abbreviation, 'agreement' means harmony, and 'different' is unrelated to the concept.

The Tamil lyric 'Uravin perumai pirivil kandu uyirai thedi viraindhen' (After seeing the greatness of the town, I wandered searching for my soul) is from the film 'Paarthale Paravasam'. This emotional lyric expresses existential searching and the contrast between external glory and internal peace. 'Ennavale' and 'Jay Jay' are song titles, 'Priyamana Thozhi' means 'dear friend'.