Rhapsody-Quizeto Grand Finale

Format of the QuizWritten Round.(5)

Mixed Bag.(15)

Crossword.(10)

Written Round II.(5)

Mixed Bag II.(15)

*What the Round is all about????* You will see visuals of Centenary Celebrations of any individual or any major historical incident.

* Additional clues are also given.

* Just identify the person/incident.

All the best

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Quiz by SomnathU-25 General QuizIIQuizeto, Rhapsody 2K16

*Clue One of his many daring exploits took place shortly after independence when he led the mission successfully. One of these missions, not involving him, has recently been turned into a highly acclaimed movie.

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Quiz by SomnathIIBiju Patnaik

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1Clue Born Amba Laxman Rao Sagun in 1916, she had a long and illustrious career in Hindi cinema.

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2Clue - Part of Welsh Governments Year of Adventure, the other activities include Invent your Event, a new outreach and funding scheme that will encourage the countrymen to indulge in literature, creative writing and reading.

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3Clue Such scenes, enacted by the Ghost Soldiers, were seen on 1st July, 2016 in different places in UK.

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4Clue Her immediate family included one President, one PM and one Cabinet Minister. But she was famous in her own right.

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5Clue Find the connecting link between all these clues.

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1Clue Born Amba Laxman Rao Sagun in 1916, she had a long and illustrious career in Hindi cinema.

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Quiz by SomnathIILalita Pawar

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2Clue - Part of Welsh Governments Year of Adventure, the other activities include Invent your Event, a new outreach and funding scheme that will encourage the countrymen to indulge in literature, creative writing and reading.

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Quiz by SomnathIIRoald Dahl


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3Clue Such scenes, enacted by the Ghost Soldiers, were seen on 1st July, 2016 in different places in UK.

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Quiz by SomnathIIBattle of Somme


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4Clue Her immediate family included one President, one PM and one Cabinet Minister. But she was famous in her own right.

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Quiz by SomnathIISirimavo Bandaranaike


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5Clue Find the connecting link between all these clues.

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Quiz by SomnathIIYehudi Menuhin


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Quiz by SomnathU-25 General QuizIIQuizeto, Rhapsody 2K16*Thismusical termis aone-movementwork that is episodic yet integrated, free-flowing in structure, featuring a range of highly contrasted moods, colour and tonality. The performers of these works (vis) are depicted in Greek art, wearing their signature cloak and carrying a staff.

Why this term is pretty relevant for todays programme?

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2It all started as a friendly challenge between a six-year old and a thirty five year old. As a deal, the junior one promised to top her class in her schools lower kindergarten exam.

What did her senior counterpart promise to do as part of that challenge which eventually turned into a frontpage news item?

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Quiz by SomnathII

2U-25 General QuizQuizeto, Rhapsody 2K16Devendra Jhajharia won a Gold in 2016 Rio Paralympics

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3TheSykesPicot Agreement which marked its centenary in 2016, was a secret pact between Great Britain and France. This agreement carved up areas in Western Asia held by the Ottoman Empire among European Allied powers and has been held responsible for many of the geo-political problems in the region.

Officially named after a geographical entity, associated with Hittites, Persians,Armenians, Goths, Byzantines andTurks, how do we better know it?(vis next slide)

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3U-25 General QuizQuizeto, Rhapsody 2K16Asia Minor Agreement

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4The technology, designed byUltraTech International, was originally deployed by the local administration in Hamburgs St Pauli party district to combat a public menace. Interestingly, the material used by UltraTech wasoriginally used by Nissanto keep cars clean with the paint acting as a deflector for water-borne dirt. Which technology that may be deployed in Indian cities like Kolkata in future, is being hinted at?

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Quiz by SomnathII

4U-25 General QuizQuizeto, Rhapsody 2K16Walls that 'pee back' to tackle people who urinate in public

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5The legend has recently courted controversy during the 2016 National Awards. Despite receiving an award for his 1000th movie project, he didnt show up at the award ceremony. He said that he didnt deserve it for an incomplete job.

Identify him. What incompleteness was he referring to?

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Quiz by SomnathII

5U-25 General QuizQuizeto, Rhapsody 2K16Ilayaraja & Bifurcation of Best Music Director Award

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6Wojtek, literally meaning Joyful Warrior, started his career as a soldier of the 22nd Artillery Supply Company of thePolish II Corps and subsequently became aCorporal.To honour his contribution during theBattle of Monte Cassino, he was later drafted into the logo of that Army Division.

What was so special about Wojtek?

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Quiz by SomnathII

6U-25 General QuizQuizeto, Rhapsody 2K16Wojtek was a Brown Bear

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7Complete this series & also tell what this is all about?

60 - Kolkata Mint (2012). 75 - Reserve Bank of India (2010).100 - C. Subramanium (2010)/ Mother Teresa (2010)/ 21st Commonwealth Games (2010)/ Civil Aviation of India (2011)/ Komagata Maru Incident (2014)/ Begum Akhtar (2014)/ Jamsetji Tata (2014)/ International Yoga Day (2015)/ Rani Gaidinliu (2015). 125 - Jawaharlal Nehru (2014)/ Dr. S. Radhakrishnan (2015)/ Dr. B. R. Ambedkar (2015).150 - Rabindra Nath Tagore (2011)/ CAG of India (2011)/ Motilal Nehru (2012)/ Swami Vivekananda (2013).1000 - ____????____ (2010).

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Quiz by SomnathII

7U-25 General QuizQuizeto, Rhapsody 2K16Brihadeswara Temple & Commemorative Coins issued by Indian Govt.

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8Few years back, in a Redditt AMA, actor Bill Murray revealed the reason behind his baffling decision to be a part of a disastrous 2004-project which was slammed by the critics and public alike. His strange decision was actually because of these two individuals.

Put funda.

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Quiz by SomnathII

8U-25 General QuizQuizeto, Rhapsody 2K16Bill Murray voiced 'Garfield' because he confusedly thought the Screenwriter was Joel Coen (of Coen-Brothers), not Joel Cohen

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9Inaugurated on August 2011, it has become a part of the largest network of its type in the world. Doubled as amuseum and a shop that sells picture post cards, greeting cards, local souvenir items, stationary and several books on local culture, it is located at one of the most picteresque spot in the city.

What unique venture is being talked about?

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Quiz by SomnathII

9U-25 General QuizQuizeto, Rhapsody 2K16Floating Post Office in Dal Lake

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10Legends trace it back in various forms to the Tailteann Games held in Ireland around in 1829 BC. Centuries later Celtic hero Cuchulainn who shows striking similarities to the Persian hero Rostam, as well as to the Greek heroHeracles, was said to have gripped a chariot wheel by its axle, whirled it around his head, and threw it farther than any other mortal.

What thus originated?

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Quiz by SomnathII

10U-25 General QuizQuizeto, Rhapsody 2K16Hammer Throw

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11This superflop Kanti Shah directorial venture is the only movie in the illustrious career of Mithun Chakravorty where he appeared in a triple role.

It is supposedly a blatant rip-off of which superhit movie?

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Quiz by SomnathII

11U-25 General QuizQuizeto, Rhapsody 2K16Tridev

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12Where would you find these three elements (A, B & C) located one after other maintaining this sequence?

ABC

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Quiz by SomnathII

12U-25 General QuizQuizeto, Rhapsody 2K16Human Ear (Specifically- Middle Ear)(Hammer)(Anvil)(Stirrup)

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13Simon Cowell will become the PM of Britain.Sir Alex Ferguson to win Strictly Come Dancing.The Queen at the ripe age of 90, will have a Christmas No. 1 single. Loch Ness monster to be discovered.Kim Kardashian will become the President of the USA.

These are some of the predictions which were thought to be more likely to happen than what had actually taken place.

In reality, what actually happened?

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Quiz by SomnathII

13U-25 General QuizQuizeto, Rhapsody 2K16Leicester City won the EPL

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14In 1917 Anatoly Lunacharsky, an art critic and journalist apart being a highly placed govt. official of his country, held a competition to create a symbol.The winning design by Yevgeny Kamzolkin is one of the widely used one & can be found in the national flags and coat of arms of several countries and also in the logo of aviation company Aeroflot.

Which symbol?

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Quiz by SomnathII

14U-25 General QuizQuizeto, Rhapsody 2K16Hammer & Sickle

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15Everyday by 6 pm, 55017 Chhapra-Mau passenger train chugs in at Suraimanpur railway station, which is just across the border in UP. Since early 2016, the buzz around this train has increased manifold. Interestingly, all the frenzy gets over quickly as the passengers of that train rush to catch the 55132 Chhapra passenger at 6.40 pm.

What is the name popularly given to the Chhapra-Mau passenger train by the passengers for obvious reasons?

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Quiz by SomnathII

15U-25 General QuizQuizeto, Rhapsody 2K16Maikhana Express

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10 clues. Each clue carries 5 marks.Full house ensure 10 bonus.

*What the Round is all about????* You will see clues (cryptic or straight forward) relating to the posthumous Bharat Ratna Awardees.

* Out of the 12 awardees, only 10 are mentioned here.

* Mere identification will not be enough for the points. Answer accordingly.

All the best

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*Down1. The common factor between Lal Bahadur Shastri and Big B. (11)3. Nizams footwear was chiefly responsible for the fund. (1,1,1)6. One of the youngest in this list, he was named, indirectly, after _____. (6)7. Considered very sacred, part of a group of twelve, its restoration has been done by Sardar Patel. (7)

Across2. The cantonment town, birthplace of Ambedkar, is popularly named after Military Headquarter of War. (4)4. The most mass-distributed product, it was originally proposed to be named after K Kamaraj. (6)5. One of theoldest continuously inhabited places in the world, it is served by JPN Airport. (5)8. MGRs birthplace, one of the holy cities in this sub-continent, is famous for an UNESCO World Heritage Site. (5)9. The term used byGandhijias the title of his 1908 translation ofJohn RuskinsUnto This Last, it later became synonymous with Acharya Bhave. (9)10. Connect Maulana Azad & a very wellknown football club nicknamed The Blue Waves. (2,5)

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Quiz by SomnathII

*U-25 General QuizQuizeto, Rhapsody 2K16Down1. The common factor between Lal Bahadur Shastri and Big B. (11)3. Nizams footwear was chiefly responsible for the fund. (1,1,1)6. One of the youngest in this list, he was named, indirectly, after _____. (6)7. Considered very sacred, part of a group of twelve, its restoration has been done by Sardar Patel. (7)

Across2. The cantonment town, birthplace of Ambedkar, is popularly named after Military Headquarter of War. (4)4. The most mass-distributed product, it was originally proposed to be named after K Kamaraj. (6)5. One of theoldest continuously inhabited places in the world, it is served by JPN Airport. (5)8. MGRs birthplace, one of the holy cities in this sub-continent, is famous for an UNESCO World Heritage Site. (5)9. The term used byGandhijias the title of his 1908 translation ofJohn RuskinsUnto This Last, it later became synonymous with Acharya Bhave. (9)10. Connect Maulana Azad & a very wellknown football club nicknamed The Blue Waves. (2,5)

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*What the Round is all about????* You will see the tweets which has gone viral for some obvious reasons.

* Additional clues are not needed. The tweets will speak for themselves.

* Just identify the person/organisation.

All the best

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Whose original tweet ellicited such reactions from Big B?*

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Quiz by SomnathIIShobhaa De

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1It was 2 pm on 5th May 2014..who announced his grand entry to the world of twitterdom?

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2As revealed by Bastian Obermayer in this tweet, what started more than a year ago?

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3To quash his death-rumour, who recently quoted Mark Twain in this tweet?

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4Some of the gems from whom?

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5Which organisation posted their first tweet in such a humorous way?

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1It was 2 pm on 5th May 2014..who announced his grand entry to the world of twitterdom?

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Quiz by SomnathII

1U-25 General QuizQuizeto, Rhapsody 2K16Rajnikant.(who else)

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2As revealed by Bastian Obermayer in this tweet, what started more than a year ago?

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Quiz by SomnathII

2U-25 General QuizQuizeto, Rhapsody 2K16Panama Papers

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3To quash his death-rumour, who recently quoted Mark Twain in this tweet?

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Quiz by SomnathII

3U-25 General QuizQuizeto, Rhapsody 2K16Edward Snowden

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4Some of the gems from whom?

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4U-25 General QuizQuizeto, Rhapsody 2K16Virender Sehwag

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5Which organisation posted their first tweet in such a humorous way?

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Quiz by SomnathII

5U-25 General QuizQuizeto, Rhapsody 2K16CIA

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15 questions. Infinite Bounce + Pounce.Score - IB : +10/0

- IP : +10/-05


*This special performance by Alia Bhatt was done for the promotional activity of which movie?

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Quiz by SomnathII

*U-25 General QuizQuizeto, Rhapsody 2K16Rustom

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1Writer-director Doug Atchison came up with the story idea after watching an annual event in 1994and made the 2006-released inspirational film Akeelah and the Bee.It told the story of 11-year old Akeelah Anderson who with the help of her teachers and friends, overcame obstacles despite difficult challenges along the way.

What the movie was all about where a not-so beautiful sounding Middle-English word Pulchritude, literally meaning beauty, decided Akeelahs fate?

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Quiz by SomnathII

1U-25 General QuizQuizeto, Rhapsody 2K16Scripps National Spelling Bee Championship

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2Son of Hulsi and Atmaram Dubey, he was born in a village in Rajapur on the banks of the Yamuna. But he wrote his most famous work and spent most of his life in another holy city on the banks of the Ganga.

Identify this great soul who, as per the legend, was born after staying in the womb for twelve months, had all thirty two teeth in his mouth at birth, his health and looks were like that of a five-year-old boy and he did not cry at the time of his birth.

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Quiz by SomnathII

2U-25 General QuizQuizeto, Rhapsody 2K16Tulsidas

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3American actor, voice artist, screenwriter, producer, director, singer, musician and comedian Fred Armisen has appeared thus during this years Emmy Awards night. When asked about his quirky appearance, he replied that he wanted to pay homage to the 1931-screen portrayal of the central character, but not the titular one, of an iconic literary piece.

Whom did he pay tribute to?(vis next slide)

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3U-25 General QuizQuizeto, Rhapsody 2K16The monster in Frankenstein

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4Zainab died when his son was only 18 months old. This incident left such a deep impression in the young mind that her son, after growing up, maintained a certain stance in his entire professional career.

Who was Zainabs son? What had he done throughout his career?

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Quiz by SomnathII

4U-25 General QuizQuizeto, Rhapsody 2K16MF Hussain & and he never painted the face of the female characters he had drawn

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5With which military conquest of great importance to the academicians (and also to the quizzers) would you connect this biz-entity (A) and the Conquered Lorikeet (B) an extinct species of South Pacific parrot, discovered in 1987? AB

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Quiz by SomnathII

5U-25 General QuizQuizeto, Rhapsody 2K16Ceasars victory overPharnaces II of Pontus at theBattle of Zela in 47 BC & the immortal phrase "Veni, vidi, vici"

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6Referring to the diminutive market share of the rivals of IBM during the late 1950s and early 1960s, what phrase was commonly used to refer to the following companies - Control Data Corporation(CDC), Univac, Burroughs, RCA, National Cash Register, Honeywell and General Electric (GE)?(Clue The term will surely remind you about a literary creation which was turned into a certain entertainment-venture, made in Technicolor)

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Quiz by SomnathII

6U-25 General QuizQuizeto, Rhapsody 2K16IBM and the Seven Dwarfs

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7Conservationists have launched a fundraising campaign to save a 1000-year old Birnam Oak tree, said to be the last survivor of its kind in a mediaval forest. Interestingly, it attracts a huge no. of visitors every year.

Why such hullabaloo was taking place for that tree?(vis next slide)

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7U-25 General QuizQuizeto, Rhapsody 2K16Macbeths Oak

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8In the 2015 bookFirst Comes Love,Vanessa Daz, an Assistant Professor of Communications at Cal State Fullerton mentioned about Desi Arnaz and Lucille Balls Desilu Production Company & John Lennon and Yoko Onos Lenono Music to explain the aura of a certain term coined by the People magazine couple of years earlier.

Identify the in-the-news term.

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Quiz by SomnathII

8U-25 General QuizQuizeto, Rhapsody 2K16Brangelina

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*Who appeared as Dr. Tim Whatley, Jerry and Kramers dentist, in the 19th episode, titled The Jimmy in the 6th season of Seinfeld?

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Quiz by SomnathII

*U-25 General QuizQuizeto, Rhapsody 2K16Brian Cranston

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9Aristodemus was suffering from an eye infection and Pantites had been sent on an embassy toThessaly.

The subsequent events forced Herodotus to write,no man would give him a light for his fire or speak to him; he was called Aristodemus the Coward. Pantites, finding himself all alone, hanged himself.

Why were these two gentlemen, part of a large contingent of around 300, being singled out?

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Quiz by SomnathII

9U-25 General QuizQuizeto, Rhapsody 2K16Two survivors of the Battle of Thermopylae

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10Organised by Adhunik Art Gallery, a charity football match was played between Parliamentarians versus Bollywood stars in early 2016.The match, won by Bolly-brigade was supervised by Bollywood actor Priyanka Kothari better known as Nisha Kothari.

Who was adjudged the player of the match?(vis next slide)

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10U-25 General QuizQuizeto, Rhapsody 2K16Baba Ramdev

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11Dismissed by some at the times as slacktivism, it ultimately helped to raise more than $115 m. With the available funds, scientists associated with Project MinE have recently discovered a gene variant NEK1 which will probably bring in a revolution in the field of medical science.

What is said to the main source of all these funds which gave a shiver to people from different strata of life including the big shots Bill Gates, LBJ & Zuckerberg?

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Quiz by SomnathII

11U-25 General QuizQuizeto, Rhapsody 2K16Ice Bucket Challenge

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12Psmith Journalistis a novel byP.G. Wodehouse, first released in the UK as aserialinThe Captain magazine between Oct 1909 and Feb 1910.

Which phrase, famously associated with a duo (albeit wrongly), first appeared in this novel?

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12U-25 General QuizQuizeto, Rhapsody 2K16Elementary, My Dear Watson

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13As per Indian puranas, once upon a time there lived three ferocious asuras Vidyunmali, Tarakakshas and Viryavana, together known as Tripura-asura.

After their death, where these three (or their remains) can be found?

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13U-25 General QuizQuizeto, Rhapsody 2K16Three rows of ashes on the forehead of Shiva

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14Few months before the Rio-2016, this group of history-making ladies reunited to celebrate their moment of glory, achieved twenty years earlier. It was all made possible by the heroics of the lady in the black dress (encircled in vis).

How were they popularly known to us? What unthinkable miraculous act did that lady perform?(vis next slide)

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14U-25 General QuizQuizeto, Rhapsody 2K16The Magnificient Seven They won the first ever gold for the USA in the women's team competition at the1996 Summer OlympicsinAtlanta

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15The resounding success of this song encouraged the lyricist (X) to write a new one in this year also. Xs other endeavours encouraged filmmaker Nehal Dutta to make a film on X where theatre actress Ruma Chakroborty portrayed X on screen.

Who is this multi-talented lyricist (X)?

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Quiz by SomnathIIYou know, who!!!!!

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