General Knowledge Part 9

 

General Knowledge

1. The first programmable digital computer, the Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer (ENIAC), was developed during World War II by John W. Mauchly and J. Presper Eckert.
2. Leonardo da Vinci's "The Last Supper" is a famous mural painting located in Milan, Italy.
3. The cooking technique of rapidly boiling liquid, typically water, to cook food is called boiling.
4. Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan led the first expedition to circumnavigate the Earth, beginning in 1519.
5. The "little black dress" was popularized by fashion designer Coco Chanel in the 1920s.
6. Steven Spielberg is a renowned film director, known for movies such as "Jaws," "E.T.," and "Jurassic Park."
7. Charles Darwin developed the theory of evolution through natural selection, explained in his book "On the Origin of Species."
8. Ludwig van Beethoven, a prominent composer, was a crucial figure in the transition between the Classical and Romantic eras of classical music.
9. The ancient strategy board game, Chess, is believed to have originated in India during the Gupta Empire.
10. The study of the properties, composition, and structure of substances, including elements and compounds, is called chemistry.