Time Magazine Flashcards

1
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Who is the Time Magazine Person of the Year 2021?

A

Elon Musk

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2
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Net worth of Elon Musk

A

300 billion dollars

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3
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Elon Musk surpassed which individual to become the wealthiest person in the world?

A

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos

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4
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Name the Space company of Elon Musk?

A

SpaceX

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5
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SpaceX headquarters and founded in which year

A

Hawthorne, California, USA

6 May 2002

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6
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Recent NASA launch service program utilised which capsule and booster from SpaceX

A

Dragon Capsule and Falcon9 Booster

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7
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Time Magazine’s entertainer of the year 2021

A

Olivia Rodrigo

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8
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Time Magazine Athlete of the Year 2021

A

Gymnast Simone biles

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9
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Time Magazine Heroes of the Year 2021

A

Vaccine scientists

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10
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When was Time Magazine person of the year started?

A

1927

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11
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This title is awarded to?

A

The title is awarded to a person who has emerged as an influential personality throughout the year.
Presented annually.

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12
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Who is Elon Musk?

A

Richest person on Earth presently.

CEO of SpaceX (aerospace company) and Tesla (electronic car company)
Tesla’s market value has exceeded 1 trillion dollars in 2021.

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13
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First person to be named Time Magazine Person of the year.

A

In 1927, Charles Lindbergh

He completed the first solo transatlantic flight in May 1927 by piloting his monoplane from New York to Paris.

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14
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Who was the only Indian to become Time Magazine’s ‘Person of the Year’?

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Mahatma Gandhi in 1930 for his contribution in India’s independence by leading salt satyagraha against British raj.

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First ever woman to be named Time Magazine’s Person of the year.

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Wallis Simpson in 1936 for her relationship with king Edward VIII of the UK, led the king to abdicate his throne in order to marry her.

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16
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When was Adolf Hitler the Time Magazine’s Person of the Year?

A

1938 on becoming German Chancellor

17
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When was Winston Churchill the Time Magazine’s Person of the Year?

A

1940 on becoming PM of UK

18
Q

Who is the only Prominent individual to feature in this category 3 times?

A

Franklin D. Roosevelt to have received the title three times, first as president-elect (1932) and later as incumbent President in 1934 and 1941

19
Q

Who are the only 2 Prominent individuals to feature in this category twice?

A

Stalin (russia) and Winston Churchill (UK) as the then world leaders.

20
Q

Time magazine’s Person of the Century

A

Physicist Albert Einstein

21
Q

Who is named the “Man of the Half-Century”?

A

Winston Churchill in 1949

22
Q

Who is named the “Man of the Decade”?

A

Mikhail Gorbachev in 1989

23
Q

Who were featured as Time Magazine People of the year in 2020?

A

From USA

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris

24
Q

In which year was Angela Merkel featured on the magazine?

A

2015

25
Q

In which year was Donald Trump featured on the magazine?

A

2016

26
Q

In which year was Barack Obama featured on the magazine?

A

2012

27
Q

In which year was Francis Pope featured on the magazine?

A

2013

28
Q

In which year was Greta Thunberg featured on the magazine?

A

2019