September 4 — This Day in History

 Question 1 — ₹1,000 (Easy)

On September 4, 1998, Stanford University Ph.D. students Larry Page and Sergey Brin founded which revolutionary tech company?

A) Yahoo

B) Google

C) Microsoft

D) Amazon

Correct Answer: B) Google

Explanation: Google was founded on September 4, 1998, by Larry Page and Sergey Brin while they were Ph.D. students at Stanford University in California.

Question 2 — ₹5,000 (Easy)

Pop culture icon and multi-Grammy winner Beyoncé, who celebrates her birthday on September 4, was born in which year?

A) 1978

B) 1981

C) 1985

D) 1990

Correct Answer: B) 1981

Explanation: Singer and actor Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter was born on September 4, 1981, making her 45 years old today.

Question 3 — ₹10,000 (Easy)

On September 4, 2016, Pope Francis canonized which Nobel Peace Prize laureate as a saint of the Roman Catholic Church?

A) Mother Teresa

B) Edith Stein

C) Elizabeth Ann Seton

D) Joan of Arc

Correct Answer: A) Mother Teresa

Explanation: On September 4, 2016, Pope Francis elevated Mother Teresa of Calcutta, revered worldwide as the "saint of the gutters," to sainthood during a ceremony at the Vatican.

Question 4 — ₹20,000 (Moderate)

Which iconic American game show, recognized as the longest-running in U.S. television history, made its CBS debut on September 4, 1972?

A) Wheel of Fortune

B) Jeopardy!

C) The Price is Right

D) Family Feud

Correct Answer: C) The Price is Right

Explanation: "The Price is Right" premiered on CBS on September 4, 1972, and went on to become the longest-running game show in American television history.

Question 5 — ₹40,000 (Moderate)

On September 4, 1888, American inventor George Eastman received a patent for a hand-roll camera and registered which world-famous trademark?

A) Polaroid

B) Kodak

C) Fujifilm

D) Nikon

Correct Answer: B) Kodak

Explanation: George Eastman patented his roll-film camera on September 4, 1888, and registered the trademark "Kodak," popularizing consumer photography worldwide.

Question 6 — ₹80,000 (Moderate)

At the 1972 Munich Olympic Games, which American swimmer won a record-breaking seventh gold medal on September 4 in the 400-meter medley relay?

A) Matt Biondi

B) Mark Spitz

C) Michael Phelps

D) Ryan Lochte

Correct Answer: B) Mark Spitz

Explanation: Mark Spitz became the first athlete in Olympic history to capture seven gold medals in a single Olympic Games when the U.S. won the 400m medley relay on September 4, 1972.

Question 7 — ₹1,60,000 (Moderate)

On September 4, 1944, during World War II, British forces successfully liberated which major Belgian port city from Nazi German occupation?

A) Brussels

B) Antwerp

C) Ghent

D) Bruges

Correct Answer: B) Antwerp

Explanation: The British 11th Armoured Division liberated Antwerp on September 4, 1944, securing a critical deep-water port necessary to supply Allied forces pushing into Germany.

Question 8 — ₹3,20,000 (High / Conceptual)

In September 1957, Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus deployed the National Guard to block nine African American students from integrating into a high school located in which city?

A) Little Rock

B) Montgomery

C) Birmingham

D) Atlanta

Correct Answer: A) Little Rock

Explanation: On September 4, 1957, Governor Orval Faubus defied federal desegregation orders by using National Guardsmen to bar the "Little Rock Nine" from entering Little Rock Central High School in Arkansas.

Question 9 — ₹6,40,000 (High / Conceptual)

On September 4, 1886, legendary leader Geronimo surrendered to U.S. federal troops in present-day Arizona, effectively ending major hostilities for which Native American tribe?

A) Chiricahua Apache

B) Navajo

C) Sioux

D) Comanche

Correct Answer: A) Chiricahua Apache

Explanation: Geronimo, a prominent warrior and leader of the Chiricahua Apache, surrendered to General Nelson Miles at Skeleton Canyon, Arizona, ending over two decades of armed resistance to defend his homeland.

Question 10 — ₹12,50,000 (High / Conceptual)

On September 4, 1781, Spanish settlers led by Governor Felipe de Neve officially founded a settlement in Alta California that evolved into which modern metropolis?

A) San Diego

B) San Francisco

C) Los Angeles

D) San Jose

Correct Answer: C) Los Angeles

Explanation: Spanish settlers under Governor Felipe de Neve established El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles on September 4, 1781, which grew into the modern city of Los Angeles.

September 3 — This Day in History

 Question 1

On September 3, 1783, representatives of the United States and Great Britain signed which historic treaty that officially concluded the American Revolutionary War and recognized U.S. sovereignty?

• [A] Treaty of Versailles

• [B] Treaty of Paris

• [C] Treaty of Ghent

• [D] Treaty of Utrecht

  Correct Answer: [B] Treaty of Paris

Question 2

On September 3, 1939, Britain and France declared war on Germany following the Nazi invasion of which European country, marking the outbreak of World War II?

• [A] Austria

• [B] Czechoslovakia

• [C] Poland

• [D] Belgium

  Correct Answer: [C] Poland

Question 3

Which NASA spacecraft successfully touched down on Mars on September 3, 1976, capturing high-resolution color photographs and analyzing the Martian surface?

• [A] Viking 1

• [B] Viking 2

• [C] Mariner 9

• [D] Pathfinder

  Correct Answer: [B] Viking 2

Question 4

On September 3, 1935, British racing motorist Sir Malcolm Campbell set a world land speed record by becoming the first person to drive faster than 300 mph (480 km/h) at which famous site?

• [A] Bonneville Salt Flats

• [B] Daytona Beach

• [C] Pendine Sands

• [D] Lake Eyre

  Correct Answer: [A] Bonneville Salt Flats

Question 5

During the American Civil War, Confederate forces launched an invasion on September 3, 1861, into which strategic border state that had previously declared neutrality?

• [A] Maryland

• [B] Missouri

• [C] Kentucky

• [D] Delaware

  Correct Answer: [C] Kentucky

Question 6

On September 3, 1943, Allied troops launched an amphibious invasion of the mainland of which Axis power, coinciding with the secret signing of an armistice?

• [A] Germany

• [B] Italy

• [C] Japan

• [D] Greece

  Correct Answer: [B] Italy

Question 7

On September 3, 1894, the United States celebrated which public holiday as an official federal holiday for the first time?

• [A] Memorial Day

• [B] Veterans Day

• [C] Labor Day

• [D] Presidents' Day

  Correct Answer: [C] Labor Day

Question 8

Celebrated author Malcolm Gladwell, who celebrates his birthday on September 3, wrote which bestselling book exploring why certain ideas and behaviors spread like epidemics?

• [A] The Tipping Point

• [B] Freakonomics

• [C] Atomic Habits

• [D] Thinking, Fast and Slow

  Correct Answer: [A] The Tipping Point

Question 9

A three-time Olympic gold medalist celebrating his birthday on September 3, Shaun White is a world-renowned legend in which extreme sport?

• [A] Figure Skating

• [B] Snowboarding

• [C] Downhill Skiing

• [D] Speed Skating

  Correct Answer: [B] Snowboarding

Question 10

Guitarist Steve Jones, born on September 3, 1955, rose to international fame as a founding member of which pioneering English punk rock band?

• [A] The Clash

• [B] The Ramones

• [C] The Sex Pistols

• [D] The Damned

  Correct Answer: [C] The Sex Pistols

September 2 — This Day in History

 Question 1

On September 2, 1945, World War II formally concluded when Japan signed the Instrument of Surrender aboard which historic United States Navy battleship anchored in Tokyo Bay?

• [A] USS Arizona

• [B] USS Missouri

• [C] USS Iowa

• [D] USS Enterprise

  Correct Answer: [B] USS Missouri

Question 2

The Great Fire of London, which began on September 2, 1666, destroyed over 13,000 homes along with which iconic historic English cathedral?

• [A] Westminster Abbey

• [B] Canterbury Cathedral

• [C] St. Paul’s Cathedral

• [D] York Minster

  Correct Answer: [C] St. Paul’s Cathedral

Question 3

Considered by historians as a crucial early milestone in the birth of the internet, two computers transmitted test data across a 15-foot cable on September 2, 1969, at which American university?

• [A] Stanford University

• [B] MIT

• [C] Harvard University

• [D] University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)

  Correct Answer: [D] University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)

Question 4

On September 2, 2013, who became the first person to successfully swim approximately 110 miles from Havana, Cuba, to Key West, Florida, without the protection of a shark cage?

• [A] Diana Nyad

• [B] Lynne Cox

• [C] Gertrude Ederle

• [D] Penny Palfrey

  Correct Answer: [A] Diana Nyad

Question 5

During the American Civil War, forces led by Union General William Tecumseh Sherman completed a decisive strategic campaign by occupying which major Confederate city on September 2, 1864?

• [A] Richmond

• [B] Atlanta

• [C] Charleston

• [D] Savannah

  Correct Answer: [B] Atlanta

Question 6

On September 2, 2018, a devastating blaze destroyed priceless historical artifacts and natural history archives at the 200-year-old National Museum located in which city?

• [A] Buenos Aires

• [B] Lisbon

• [C] Rio de Janeiro

• [D] Mexico City

  Correct Answer: [C] Rio de Janeiro

Question 7

Signed into law by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on September 2, 1958, which landmark legislation provided major federal funding to boost science and mathematics education following the Soviet launch of Sputnik?

• [A] GI Bill

• [B] Elementary and Secondary Education Act

• [C] Higher Education Act

• [D] National Defense Education Act

  Correct Answer: [D] National Defense Education Act

Question 8

On September 2, 1789, the United States Congress officially established which vital executive department, later headed by Alexander Hamilton as its first secretary?

• [A] Department of State

• [B] Department of the Treasury

• [C] Department of War

• [D] Department of Justice

  Correct Answer: [B] Department of the Treasury

Question 9

Celebrated for his iconic roles in The Matrix and John Wick, which Hollywood star celebrates his birthday on September 2?

• [A] Tom Cruise

• [B] Keanu Reeves

• [C] Brad Pitt

• [D] Nicolas Cage

  Correct Answer: [B] Keanu Reeves

Question 10

Who serves as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, having been born on September 2, 1962?

• [A] Keir Starmer

• [B] Rishi Sunak

• [C] Tony Blair

• [D] David Cameron

  Correct Answer: [A] Keir Starmer

September 1 — This Day in History

 Question 1 — ₹1,000

World War II officially began on September 1, 1939, after Nazi Germany invaded which European country?

A) France

B) Poland

C) Austria

D) Czechoslovakia

Correct Answer: B) Poland

Explanation: On September 1, 1939, German troops invaded Poland, prompting Britain and France to declare war on Germany and marking the start of World War II.

Question 2 — ₹5,000

In 1985, a joint U.S.-French expedition discovered the wreckage of which legendary ship resting on the Atlantic Ocean floor?

A) RMS Titanic

B) Lusitania

C) Bismarck

D) HMHS Britannic

Correct Answer: A) RMS Titanic

Explanation: The wreckage of the RMS Titanic was located on September 1, 1985, approximately 400 miles off the coast of Newfoundland, 73 years after it sank in 1912.

Question 3 — ₹10,000

Which Pulitzer Prize-winning novella by Ernest Hemingway was published in its entirety by Life magazine on September 1, 1952?

A) A Farewell to Arms

B) For Whom the Bell Tolls

C) The Old Man and the Sea

D) The Sun Also Rises

Correct Answer: C) The Old Man and the Sea

Explanation: Life magazine published The Old Man and the Sea on September 1, 1952; the celebrated work went on to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1953.

Question 4 — ₹20,000

In 1897, the first underground rapid transit subway system in North America opened in which American city?

A) New York City

B) Chicago

C) Philadelphia

D) Boston

Correct Answer: D) Boston

Explanation: Boston opened the Tremont Street subway on September 1, 1897, establishing the first underground rapid transit line on the North American continent.

Question 5 — ₹40,000

In 1972, Bobby Fischer claimed the World Chess Championship title in Reykjavik after defeating which reigning Soviet champion?

A) Boris Spassky

B) Anatoly Karpov

C) Garry Kasparov

D) Mikhail Tal

Correct Answer: A) Boris Spassky

Explanation: In the famous "Match of the Century" in Reykjavik, Iceland, Bobby Fischer defeated Boris Spassky when the Soviet champion resigned before the resumption of the 21st game.

Question 6 — ₹80,000

The 1914 extinction of which once-abundant North American bird species was confirmed when the last known survivor, named Martha, died at the Cincinnati Zoo?

A) Dodo

B) Passenger Pigeon

C) Carolina Parakeet

D) Great Auk

Correct Answer: B) Passenger Pigeon

Explanation: The passenger pigeon, once numbering in the billions across North America, became extinct on September 1, 1914, when the last surviving bird, Martha, died in captivity.

Question 7 — ₹3,20,000

A devastating magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck Japan on September 1, 1923, claiming around 140,000 lives across Yokohama and which other major city?

A) Osaka

B) Kyoto

C) Tokyo

D) Hiroshima

Correct Answer: C) Tokyo

Explanation: The Great Kantō Earthquake struck the Kantō Plain on September 1, 1923, devastating Tokyo and the port city of Yokohama through extreme tremors and widespread firestorms.

Question 8 — ₹6,40,000

On September 1, 1969, a military coup led by young army officers overthrew King Idris and brought which leader to power in Libya?

A) Muammar Gaddafi

B) Gamal Abdel Nasser

C) Anwar Sadat

D) Habib Bourguiba

Correct Answer: A) Muammar Gaddafi

Explanation: 27-year-old Captain Muammar Gaddafi led a bloodless coup against King Idris I on September 1, 1969, establishing the Libyan Arab Republic.

Question 9 — ₹50,00,000

Known as the "Sun King," Louis XIV died on September 1, 1715, after ruling France for how many years?

A) 54 years

B) 60 years

C) 68 years

D) 72 years

Correct Answer: D) 72 years

Explanation: King Louis XIV of France reigned for 72 years and 110 days (1643–1715), making his rule the longest recorded reign of any monarch in European history.

Question 10 — ₹1 Crore

On September 1, 1983, a Soviet Su-15 interceptor shot down a commercial Korean Air Lines Boeing 747 carrying 269 people near which island?

A) Sakhalin Island

B) Kuril Island

C) Kamchatka Island

D) Wrangel Island

Correct Answer: A) Sakhalin Island

Explanation: Korean Air Lines Flight 007 (KAL 007) strayed into prohibited Soviet airspace and was shot down by a Soviet fighter jet west of Sakhalin Island, killing all 269 passengers and crew.

August 31 — This Day in History

 Question 1

On August 31, 1997, Princess Diana tragically passed away in a car crash in which European capital?

[A] London

[B] Rome

[C] Paris

[D] Brussels

Correct Answer: [C] Paris

Question 2

The inaugural U.S. National Tennis Championships, held on August 31, 1881, took place in which American state?

[A] Rhode Island

[B] New York

[C] Massachusetts

[D] California

Correct Answer: [A] Rhode Island

Question 3

On August 31, 1962, which Caribbean nation officially gained independence from British colonial rule?

[A] Jamaica

[B] Barbados

[C] Bahamas

[D] Trinidad and Tobago

Correct Answer: [D] Trinidad and Tobago

Question 4

Olga Korbut, who won individual Olympic gold medals on this day in 1972 at the Munich Games, represented which entity?

[A] East Germany

[B] Soviet Union

[C] Romania

[D] Czechoslovakia

Correct Answer: [B] Soviet Union

Question 5

The historic 'Solidarity' independent trade union movement was founded on August 31, 1980, following an agreement in which Polish city?

[A] Warsaw

[B] Kraków

[C] Gdańsk

[D] Wrocław

Correct Answer: [C] Gdańsk

Question 6

On August 31, 1994, which country formally concluded its half-century-long military presence in former East Germany and the Baltics?

[A] United States

[B] Russia

[C] United Kingdom

[D] France

Correct Answer: [B] Russia

Question 7

On August 31, 2006, Norwegian authorities recovered the stolen masterpiece "The Scream", created by which celebrated painter?

[A] Edvard Munch

[B] Vincent van Gogh

[C] Claude Monet

[D] Gustav Klimt

Correct Answer: [A] Edvard Munch

Question 8

On August 31, 2010, which U.S. President formally declared the end of the American combat mission in Iraq?

[A] George W. Bush

[B] Bill Clinton

[C] Barack Obama

[D] Donald Trump

Correct Answer: [C] Barack Obama

Question 9

A catastrophic landslide wiped out an entire village on August 31, 2025, in the Darfur region of which African nation?

[A] Chad

[B] Sudan

[C] Ethiopia

[D] Niger

Correct Answer: [B] Sudan

Question 10

Celebrating his birthday on August 31, American track and field legend Edwin Moses won Olympic gold medals in which athletic discipline?

[A] 100m Sprint

[B] 400m Hurdles

[C] Decathlon

[D] Long Jump

Correct Answer: [B] 400m Hurdles

August 30 — This Day in History

 Question 1 On August 30, 1916, British explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton rescued his stranded crew from Elephant Island in Antarctica after the sinking of which famous ship?

• A) HMS Beagle

• B) Endurance

• C) Terra Nova

• D) Discovery Correct Answer: B) Endurance

Question 2 In 1945, which high-ranking U.S. General arrived in Japan on August 30 to establish Allied occupation headquarters following the end of World War II hostilities?

• A) Douglas MacArthur

• B) Dwight D. Eisenhower

• C) George S. Patton

• D) Chester W. Nimitz Correct Answer: A) Douglas MacArthur

Question 3 Which direct, high-level bilateral communications link officially went into operation on August 30, 1963, connecting the leaders of Washington and Moscow?

• A) Red Telephone

• B) The Hot Line

• C) Transatlantic Cable

• D) Apollo Link Correct Answer: B) The Hot Line

Question 4 In 1967, the United States Senate confirmed the historic appointment of which jurist as the first Black justice on the U.S. Supreme Court?

• A) Clarence Thomas

• B) Thurgood Marshall

• C) Ketanji Brown Jackson

• D) John Mercer Langston Correct Answer: B) Thurgood Marshall

Question 5 Mikhail Gorbachev, who introduced sweeping reforms like Glasnost and Perestroika and served as the last leader of the Soviet Union, passed away on August 30, 2022, at what age?

• A) 85

• B) 88

• C) 91

• D) 94 Correct Answer: C) 91

Question 6 On August 30, 2021, the United States concluded its longest military conflict after the final evacuation flights departed from which airport?

• A) Bagram Airfield

• B) Kabul International Airport

• C) Kandahar International Airport

• D) Herat Airfield Correct Answer: B) Kabul International Airport

Question 7 In August 2023, military officers in which oil-rich Central African nation seized power and placed President Ali Bongo Ondimba under house arrest?

• A) Niger

• B) Gabon

• C) Mali

• D) Chad Correct Answer: B) Gabon

Question 8 During World War II on August 30, 1941, German forces severed the final rail line into which Soviet city, setting the stage for a nearly 900-day siege?

• A) Stalingrad

• B) Leningrad

• C) Moscow

• D) Kiev Correct Answer: B) Leningrad

Question 9 Renowned American investor and philanthropist Warren Buffett, often referred to as the "Oracle of Omaha," celebrates which milestone birthday on August 30, 2026?

• A) 90th

• B) 92nd

• C) 94th

• D) 96th Correct Answer: D) 96th

Question 10 Which former American tennis star, who won the 2003 US Open singles title, celebrates his 44th birthday on August 30?

• A) Andy Roddick

• B) Pete Sampras

• C) Andre Agassi

• D) James Blake Correct Answer: A) Andy Roddick

August 29 — This Day in History

 Question 1 Which devastating 2005 hurricane struck southeast Louisiana on August 29, breaching levees, causing nearly 1,400 deaths, and resulting in $200 billion in damage?

• A) Hurricane Katrina

• B) Hurricane Sandy

• C) Hurricane Andrew

• D) Hurricane Harvey Correct Answer: A) Hurricane Katrina

Question 2 In 1825, the Treaty of Rio de Janeiro was signed between Brazil and which European nation to formally end the Brazilian War of Independence?

• A) Spain

• B) Portugal

• C) France

• D) United Kingdom Correct Answer: B) Portugal

Question 3 On August 29, 1944, 15,000 troops from which American infantry division marched down the Champs-Élysées celebrating the liberation of Paris?

• A) 101st Airborne Division

• B) 1st Infantry Division

• C) 28th Infantry Division

• D) 82nd Airborne Division Correct Answer: C) 28th Infantry Division

Question 4 In 1949, the United States' monopoly on atomic weapons came to an end after which country detonated its first atomic bomb on August 29?

• A) China

• B) Soviet Union

• C) United Kingdom

• D) France Correct Answer: B) Soviet Union

Question 5 At which famous San Francisco venue did The Beatles perform their final commercial, ticketed public concert on August 29, 1966?

• A) Shea Stadium

• B) Candlestick Park

• C) Hollywood Bowl

• D) Cow Palace Correct Answer: B) Candlestick Park

Question 6 During the 2004 Athens Olympics marathon, which Brazilian runner was tackled by an intruder while leading the race, eventually finishing third and receiving the Pierre de Coubertin medal for sportsmanship?

• A) Vanderlei de Lima

• B) Stefano Baldini

• C) Meb Keflezighi

• D) Eliud Kipchoge Correct Answer: A) Vanderlei de Lima

Question 7 In 2008, US Republican presidential nominee John McCain selected which Alaska Governor as his vice-presidential running mate?

• A) Nikki Haley

• B) Sarah Palin

• C) Michele Bachmann

• D) Kristi Noem Correct Answer: B) Sarah Palin

Question 8 Which powerful 2021 category storm blasted ashore in Louisiana on August 29, knocking out power across New Orleans and briefly reversing the flow of the Mississippi River?

• A) Hurricane Irma

• B) Hurricane Ida

• C) Hurricane Maria

• D) Hurricane Ian Correct Answer: B) Hurricane Ida

Question 9 Which US agency, responsible for printing paper currency, officially began its operations at the United States Treasury on August 29, 1862?

• A) Federal Reserve

• B) United States Mint

• C) Bureau of Engraving and Printing

• D) Internal Revenue Service Correct Answer: C) Bureau of Engraving and Printing

Question 10 Which legendary American Olympic track and field athlete—celebrating his 80th birthday on August 29—famously broke the world record in the men's long jump at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics?

• A) Carl Lewis

• B) Bob Beamon

• C) Jesse Owens

• D) Mike Powell Correct Answer: B) Bob Beamon