Quiz | Easy as Sunday morning: what have we been given on 23 February
The depiction shows the German inventor, who introduced the printing press of moving-type to Europe at Humbrechoff at the Old Town of Mere.
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1/10 | On this day in 1455, the publication of a book revolutionized human civilization. This was the first to be made using a massively produced movable type. This intensified the spread of knowledge and information globally. What was this book made on a renovated wine press by a German Goldsmith?
2/10 | On February 23, 1782, Scottish Engineer James Wat was given a patent for his Sun-and-plan gear system. This provided a rotary speed for an industrial equipment, which played a fundamental role in starting the Industrial Revolution in Great Britain. Which equipment did he make more efficient?
3/10 | On this day in 1874, Major Walter Wingfield patented a game called ‘Spareistic’. In ancient Greek it means ‘skills in playing ball’; It was a game by hitting a ball with a racket on a net. What developed in global sports now developed?
4/10 | Born on 23 February 1884, Kasimir Phan was a Polish bio -chemist, who studied some institutions in the human body and identified that his lack caused ‘lack disorders’. He came with a word for him that incorporates the Latin word for life and the nitrogen substance required for life. What was this word?
5/10 | On this day in 1886, American chemist Charles Martin Hall and his elder sister Julia produced the first sample of a metal from the electrolysis of their oxide. It followed many years of intensive work and became the first metal to get widespread use since the prehistoric discovery of iron. Is this light and corrosion resistant metal?
6/10 | On this day in 1927, the German theoretical physicist Walner Hygenberg wrote a letter to fellow physicist Wolfgang Poly. In this, he describes an issue for the first time. It cannot know both the position and speed of a particle. Either the attempt to find out will affect the other. By what name do we know this interesting principle?
7/10 | On 23 February 1940, Walt Disney released a film, which was groundbreaking in terms of animation. This was the first to show vehicles and natural elements to realistic movements. The film was based on a novel by Carlo Kolodi called ‘Story of a Marionate’. Which film is this, named after Marionate (puppet)?
8/10 | On this day in 1941, this element was the first time Dr. Glenn t. Was built and separated by Cyburg, which was eventually an element named after him. It is the highest atomic number element that occurs naturally. Which is this element, which was literally at the center of one of the most tragic events in history?
9/10 | On the same day in 1947, the Organization International Day Generalization was established. It is an independent organization that covers almost all aspects of technology and manufacturing. While one can think of the name by which they are known is a brief name, it is not true. The name refers to the word Greek for ‘equal’. What is this organization?
Answer: ISO (international organization for standardization)
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10/10 | Born in 1974 on this day, Herschel Gibbs is a South African cricketer, whose fielding and batting skills made him a popular athlete. During the 2007 Cricket World Cup, what record did he become in ODI cricket against Netherlands?
Answer: Six continuous sixes in one over
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Published – February 20, 2025 09:03 AM IST
