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ROUND 1WW II
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1. During the world war 2, the British did something very significant to a famous Indian monument. What did they do and why?
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A. They covered the dome of the Taj Mahal with the scaffold to obscure it from the aerial view of Japanese Bombers
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2. Identify the people
What is the context of this picture?
Hint :
A: Mussolini and HitlerHitler was wounded in Operation Valkyrie, here greeting Mussolini
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3. Who were known as the BIG 3 during the WW-II• A:
Stalin, Churchill and Roosevelt
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4. Identify the relation that Shahrukh Khan has with Azad Hind Fauz• A:
His mother was adopted by Capt. Shah Nawaz Khan
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5. What was initially the second target for atomic bombing in WW II• A:
Kokura
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6. Identify this weapon and the person who it belonged. There was a Famous movie based on this person.
A: Zaytsev Rifle. Enemy At The Gates
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7. “Now I am become Death, The Destroyer Of Worlds”. A famous quote from The Bhagavad Gita. Used by whom and in what context during the war?
A: Robert J. Oppenheimer, after seeing the successful testing of the atomic bomb.
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8. Straight Flush, Necessary Evil, Bockscar, Enola Gay. What are these?
A: They are the names of aircrafts used during the atomic bombings
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ROUND 2MIXED
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1. What is being referred to? Detailed answer.
A: Perfume ball. It is a bowling tactic where the ball goes so close by to the batsman’s face, he can actually smell the ball as it passes.
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2. Ray Manzarek. Identify the band and the primary role of this person in the band.
A: The Doors. Keyboardist.
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3. What was the relationship of Genghis Khan to a famous Indian royal family?
A: He was related to Babur’s mother.
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4. Who is the fastest footballer on the planet?
A: Arjen Robben(37 kmph during a sprint). Achieved the feat during the 2014 World Cup.
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5. Unusually, Google’s homepage on 6 December 2013 featured an extra name and website link. Whose name?
A: Nelson Mandela (He passed away the previous day).
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6. What is the name of the world’s seventh largest diamond? It is famous for its yellow colour and is related to an Indian Royal Family.
A: The De Beers diamond, centre-piece of the crown necklace of Bhupinder Singh of Patiala.
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7. What is Scroogled?
A: An ad campaign launched by Microsoft to ridicule Google.
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8. Which brand were they all related to- Pele, Eusebio, Maradona, Kenny Dalglish, Sergio Aguero?
A: PUMA
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9. Identify the company.
A: Canon
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10. MOUNT EVEREST, KANCHENJUNGA, MAKALU, LHOTSE, NANGA PARBAT, MOUNT GODWIN AUSTIN, ANNAPURNA. Spot the odd one out.
A: MOUNT Godwin Austin or K2. It is the only mountain in the top 10 tallest list which is not in the Himalayan Range. It is in the Karakoram Range.
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ROUND 3RANDOM AGAIN
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1. Which best-selling reclusive author (1919-2010) wrote ‘The Ocean Full Of Bowling Balls’, leaked online in 2013, previously only available via supervised library study?
Hint: A book by the author had the unique distinction of being banned as well as being prescribed as a school text book at different times.
Mark David Chapman, who shot Beatles legend John Lenon gave this book to the police as an explanation for his deed.
A: J.D Salinger (The Catcher In The Rye)
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2. Identify the place and the significance of the structure.
A: Din-e-ilahi at Fatehpur Sikri. Signifies the convergence of the four major religions of the time.
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3. Identify the legendary author who died holding a flower in his hand. His last words were to his wife- “You are beautiful.”
Hint: British author.
A: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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4. Who got the longest standing ovation in the history of the Oscars?
A: Charlie Chaplin(1972,12 minutes in the Oscar gala)
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5. “Please do not allow the ______ to remain a footnote in history. Please teach this in your schools.”- An extract from whose Oscar acceptance speech and for what? Also fill in the blank.
Hint: Pfefferberg (A-3317)
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6. “ Make Them Laugh, Make Them Cry, Make Them Wait” was a personal maxim of which famous author?
A: Charles Dickens
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7. Thomas Alva Edison discredited only one of his supposed inventions. What was it and why did he discredit it?
A: Electric Chair.
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8. K. M. Nanavati vs. State of Maharashtra was a 1959 Indian court case where Kawas Manekshaw Nanavati, a Naval Commander, was tried for the murder of Prem Ahuja. Why was this case considered a turning point in Judicial system?
A: It was the last jury case in India
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ROUND 4CONNECT THE DOTS
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1. Name the ‘War’ that claimed more than 16,000 American lives in a single year?
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2. Name the game that was banned in the Soviet Union from 1930 to 1950. The sport was believed to be harmful to the eyes.
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3. The peanut butter, banana and bacon sandwich, or peanut butter and banana sandwich, sometimes referred to as an ‘ ‘ sandwich
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4. Who were the executive producers of Band of Brothers(TV Miniseries)
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5. Identify the ‘movement’ whose logo is this
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Theme: Forrest Gump
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Name this monk who was known as the founder of the modern science of genetics.
A: Gregor Mendel
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Name this English scientist, who invented electrolysis among other things.
A: Michael Faraday
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“Go to Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company.” A quote by which famous American author and humorist?
A: Mark Twain
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Name this Indian mathematician who made significant contributions to the fields of number theory, infinite series. Born in 1887.
A: Srinivas Ramanujan
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A: None of this men had proper formal education
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Name this famous atomic scientist.
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Identify the painter.
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Identify this Greek philosopher.
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Identify this guitarist. Considered as one of the greatest ever.
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Marie CurieDa VinciAristotleJimi Hendrix
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A: All of these famous people are left-handed.