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.