Historical Dates and Firsts

The Mercedes-Benz brand was formally introduced in 1926 when Benz & Cie. and Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft merged to form Daimler-Benz. This merger created the famous three-pointed star emblem and the Mercedes-Benz nameplate we recognize today.

The Place Value System and Decimal System were developed in ancient India around 100 BC. Indian mathematicians like Aryabhata and Brahmagupta made fundamental contributions including the concept of zero as a number and the decimal positional notation system.

Snakes and Ladders originated in ancient India during the 13th century as a game of morality called Moksha Patam. It was brought to England in 1892 and later modified to be marketed as Snakes and Ladders. The 13th century is the correct historical period.

Apple Inc. was founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne on April 1, 1976. This date is well-documented in company history and biographical sources about Apple's founding.

The Google project (originally called BackRub) was initiated in January 1996 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin as a research project at Stanford University.

The Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro was completed in 1931 after 9 years of construction. Option A (1902) is too early, C (1809) is far too early before the project was conceived, and D (1947) is post-WWII. The statue was officially unveiled on October 12, 1931.

The Concorde supersonic passenger airliner made its first flight on March 2, 1969, in Toulouse, France. This revolutionary aircraft entered commercial service in 1976 and could cross the Atlantic in about 3.5 hours.

31st June 1999 is the odd one out because June never has 31 days - it only has 30 days. The other dates are valid: February 29, 2000 was a leap year, April has 30 days, and August has 31 days. This date is impossible.

Arnold Schwarzenegger was born on July 30, 1947. The claimed answer matches this fact. However, option B '19555' is clearly a typo, likely meant to be 1955.

Arnold's mother was Aurelia Jadrny Schwarzenegger. She passed away in 1998, not 1999 as some sources might mistakenly claim. The claimed answer of 1998 is correct.