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Multiple choice general knowledge

when was MJ born

  1. 1958

  2. 1948

  3. 1949

  4. 1951
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Michael Jackson was born on August 29, 1958, in Gary, Indiana. This makes option A (1958) correct. The other options (1948, 1949, 1951) are all incorrect dates that would make MJ either too old or inconsistent with his documented birth year.

Multiple choice general knowledge

what is the song michael wrote that raised money for africa

  1. will you be there

  2. billie jeans

  3. we are the world

  4. rock with you
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

'We Are the World' was co-written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie in 1985 for USA for Africa, raising over $63 million for famine relief in Africa. It featured 45 famous artists. 'Will You Be There' and 'Billie Jean' were solo MJ songs, and 'Rock With You' had no charitable Africa connection.

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what type of shoes did micheal always would wear in his videos?

  1. Studs

  2. dancing church shoes

  3. jordans

  4. Airforce 1's
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Michael Jackson famously wore black patent leather shoes with white socks in his music videos and performances. These were sometimes described as 'dancing church shoes' for their sleek, formal appearance reminiscent of dress shoes. 'Studs' refers to decorative elements, while Jordans and Air Force 1s are Nike sneakers not associated with MJ's signature look.

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An author, as a sign of gratitude to the nurse who had cared for his firstborn child, gave a script and asked her to sell it when she was in need of money. Years later, when the nurse was really in want of money, she sold it and lived in comfort for the rest of her life. The manuscript was the first part of a famous work of this author Name the book and author?

  1. Shakespeare & Romeo Juliet

  2. Wordworth & Daffodils

  3. Rudyard Kipling and the Jungle Book

  4. Milton & Paradise Lost
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Rudyard Kipling gave the manuscript of The Jungle Book (first part) to his father's nurse as a gift. When she sold it years later during financial need, it provided her comfort for life. This documented story demonstrates Kipling's gratitude. Shakespeare, Wordsworth, and Milton are unrelated to this anecdote.

Multiple choice general knowledge

Which Indian Music Director has the rare distinction of being invited to conduct the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra?

  1. AR Rahman

  2. Illayaraja

  3. Hariprasad Chaurasia

  4. Shiv Kumar Sharma
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Ilaiyaraaja (also spelled Ilayaraja) is the first Indian composer to conduct the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (1993). He's a legendary film music director in South Indian cinema. AR Rahman is more internationally famous but came later. Hariprasad Chaurasia and Shiv Kumar Sharma are classical instrumentalists, not orchestral conductors.

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Tagore named the son of his secretary who later went on to become as great as Tagore predicted. Who was the boy?

  1. Satyajit Ray

  2. CV Raman

  3. Mani Bhowmik

  4. Amartya Sen
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Rabindranath Tagore named Amartya Sen (son of his secretary Ashutosh Sen) when he was a baby. Tagore predicted the child would achieve greatness. Sen later won the Nobel Prize in Economics (1998), fulfilling Tagore's prediction. Satyajit Ray, CV Raman, and Mani Bhowmik were not sons of Tagore's secretary.

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In the film Mr. And Mrs. 55 Guru Dutt was a cartoonist. Who actually drew the cartoons?

  1. R K Laxman

  2. Bal Thackeray

  3. R K Narayan

  4. Raj Thackeray

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Bal Thackeray, before founding the Shiv Sena, worked as a cartoonist. He actually drew the cartoons for Guru Dutt's character in the film 'Mr. and Mrs. 55' (1955). R.K. Laxman and R.K. Narayan were different figures, and Raj Thackeray is Bal's nephew. This connects cinema history with political biography.

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Based on Hamlet, it was the first English movie to be dubbed into Zulu and was also the first English movie not to feature a single human. Which movie?

  1. The Lion King

  2. Finding Nemo

  3. Hamlet

  4. Bambi
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The Lion King was inspired by Shakespeare's Hamlet, featuring the prince mustering courage to reclaim his throne from a usurping uncle. As an animated film with only animal characters, it had no human actors and was notably the first English film dubbed into Zulu for African audiences.