1. Mickey Mouse’s original name had been Mortimer Mouse before Walt Disney changed it. Name the animated short in which Mickey made his debut.
2. A British mathematician wrote a paper on computing during World War II, and later, helped develop the Automatic Digital Machine, a forerunner of the modern computer. Name him.
3. This particular species of monkeys, native to Panama and tropical South America, are the only nocturnal monkeys in the world. Name them.
4. This Dutch post-impressionist painter is known for ‘The Starry Night’, an oil-on-canvas painting. What is his name?
5. True or False: The Manhattan Project was the code name for the program that developed the atomic bomb.
6. Real Madrid FC won the 2016 UEFA Champions League for the record 11 time in penalty shootout. Which team did they beat to achieve this feat?
Solutions
1. “Steamboat Willie”. It was released in 1928 and is considered as Mickey’s debut though it is the third cartoon made by Disney featuring the character; 2. Alan Turing; 3. Night or owl monkeys; 4. Vincent van Gogh; 5. True; 6. Atletico Madrid FC.
