Question 1: Why is Superman vulnerable to kryptonite?
Question 2: Who wrote the novel "To Kill a Mockingbird"?
"To Kill a Mockingbird" was published in 1960 and its author, Harper Lee, won the Pulitzer Prize for it the following year. The novel is renowned for its warmth and humor, despite dealing with serious issues of rape and racial inequality.
Question 3: Why is Diwali celebrated?
Diwali is a major Hindu festival known as the "Festival of Lights," celebrated for the victory of light over darkness and good over evil. It symbolizes Lord Rama's return to his kingdom Ayodhya after defeating Ravana, the demon king.
Question 4: Who is the patron saint celebrated in Ireland on March 17?
March 17 is observed in Ireland and many other countries as Saint Patrick's Day. Saint Patrick is credited with bringing Christianity to Ireland and is hence regarded as the country's patron saint.
Question 5: How many legs does a spider typically have?
Spiders are part of the arachnid family, and like all arachnids, they have four pairs of legs totaling 8 legs.
Question 6: Which plant has the longest lifespan?
Some Bristlecone pine trees, found in the mountains of California, Nevada, and Utah in the United States, are known to be over 5,000 years old, making them the plants with the longest lifespan in the world.
Question 7: How many keys are there on a standard grand piano?
A standard grand piano has 88 keys: 52 white keys representing the seven musical notes and 36 black keys representing the sharps.
Question 8: What is the name of Bart Simpson's dog in "The Simpsons"?
Santa's Little Helper is a Greyhound dog that the Simpson family adopt after he is abandoned for losing a race in the first full-length episode of "The Simpsons" called "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire".
Question 9: In which city did composer Ludwig van Beethoven spend most of his career?
Ludwig van Beethoven, a prominent figure in the transition between the classical and romantic eras in classical music, lived and worked in Vienna, Austria for most of his career. Vienna was the hub of musical innovation during the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
Question 10: The company Volkswagen is based in which country?
Volkswagen was founded in 1937 by the German Labor Front, a Nazi trade union. Today, Volkswagen is the second-largest automaker in the world, second only to Toyota.
Superman, also known as Kal-El, was born on the planet Krypton. When Krypton was destroyed, the remains became radioactive, forming kryptonite. Its radiation has harmful effects on Superman, one of the few survivors from Krypton.