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Quiz: Easy like Sunday morning – Birthdays on March 30
American singer-songwriter Norah Jones at the Crypto.com Arena, in Los Angeles, California.
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Born this day in 1811, Robert ______ was a German chemist, who discovered the elements, Caesium and Rubidium. For his research on the emission spectra of heated elements, he developed a laboratory burner, which became known by his name. What equipment was this?
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Anna Sewell, born this day in 1820, was an English author whose only published book became one of the top selling children’s books of all time. Written as an autobiography of a horse, what book is this that teaches animal welfare?
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This Dutch painter, who was born this day in 1853, used vibrant colours, expressive lines and thick paints, influencing post-impressionist art. In his lifetime, he sold only one painting, ‘The Red Vineyard’, for 400 francs. But, in 2022, his work ‘Orchard with Cypresses’ was sold for $117m. Who was this brilliant artist?
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Born this day in 1913, Marc Davis was a renowned animator, who worked with Walt Disney. He was instrumental in the origin of the ‘Disney Princess’, as he was responsible for the look of the very first one. Which character did he give the world in 1937?
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This day in 1926, Ingvar Kamprad was born in a farm called Elmtaryd near the village of Agunnaryd. He started as a boy selling matchsticks, but eventually founded a company that is the world’s largest furniture seller. What Swedish company did he start which has the initials of all the proper nouns in the first line of this question?
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Born this day in 1945, Eric Clapton is one of the most influential guitarists of all time. In 1968, a musician of a very popular band wrote a song ‘While my guitar gently weeps’ and asked Clapton to record a guitar solo on it. This led to him becoming the only person to play a guest solo for which iconic band?
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Eddie Jordan, born this day in 1948, was an Irish racing driver, who founded an F1 team in his name which signed on Narain Karthikeyan as the first Indian in the sport. At the 1991 Belgian Grand Prix, Jordan was also the F1 debut of another driver at the age of 22, who went on to win seven championship titles. Which driver?
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Born this day in 1950, Robbie Coltrane was an award-winning Scottish actor known for his roles on British TV. In the 2000s he became popular the world over for playing a lovable giant gamekeeper in a series of hit movies. As what character would you have seen Coltrane?
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This Canadian singer, born this day in 1968, has one of the most identifiable and powerful voices in pop music. Her most famous song, which was for a 1997 James Cameron movie was recorded in a single take. Who is this singer whose voice will go on?
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Born this day in 1979, Norah Jones is a singer-songwriter whose music is a fusion of jazz, country and blues. In 2002, she became the first artist of South Asian descent to win five Grammy awards. She is the daughter of a musician, who himself won four Grammy awards, and was nominated for an Oscar for scoring the movie Gandhi. Who was this musician?
Published – March 27, 2025 09:01 am IST
