A man reading ‘Alice in Wonderland’
| Photo Credit: Thulasi Kakkat

Q:  Angela Bassett played the lead role in the movie about this trailblazing rock and roll singer. The movie released in 1993. The singer has been inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame twice. Identify the singer who was born on this day and also name the movie. 

A:  Tina Turner and What’s Love Got to Do with It 

Q: The Constituent Assembly of India adopted the Constitution on November 26,1949. At the time of adoption, the Constitution was about 145,000 words long making it the longest national Constitution to ever be adopted. Is the statement true or false? Also identify how many Articles it had when it was adopted. 

A: True and 395 

Q: The first French satellite was launched on this day in 1965. It was named after a French comic character created by René Goscinny. Name the Satellite.

A: Asterix

Q: This fantasy children’s book was published in America on this day. Written by a mathematician, it has an assortment of characters including March Hare, Bill the Lizard, Cheshire Cat. Name the book and the original name of the author. 

A:  Alice in Wonderland and Charles Lutwidge Dodgson

Q: Charles Schulz, who passed away on this day, is the creator of comic characters like Charlie brown and Snoopy. Name the comic strip that gained wide appeal. 

A: Peanuts

Can you identify this American actor who passed away on this day in 2013? He is best known for his portrayal of an Italian-American Mafia crime boss.
| Photo Credit: AP

Q: This American couple was convicted of spying for the Soviet Union in 1951. On June 19, 1953, the couple became the first American civilians to be executed for espionage. Name them.

A: Julius and Ethel Rosenberg

Q: This politician from a neighbouring country won the 1991 Nobel Peace Prize. An activist, she has played a major role in the country’s transition from military junta to partial democracy in the 2010s. Born on this day in 1945, who is she?

A: Aung San Suu Kyi

Q: This Soviet cosmonaut was the first woman to travel in space. She returned to Earth in the spacecraft Vostok 6 on June 19. Who is she?

A: Valentina Tereshkova

Q: Name this country which gained its independence from Britain on June 19, 1961, when Emir Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salem Al Sabah, the 11th ruler of the country, signed the Declaration of Independence.

A: Kuwait

Q: This American baseball player was born on this day. Nicknamed “the Iron Horse”, he is also now referred to in terms of a neuromuscular illness, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. After he was diagnosed with ALS, the illness famously came to be referred to, in the U.S., as _______ disease. What is his name?

A: Lou Gehrig

Q: June 19 is a federal holiday in the U.S. It is known as Juneteenth. What makes the day special to America?

A: It is celebrated to commemorate the ending of slavery in the United States