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LIVE QUIZ
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Edition #23
Curated by Saahil Sharma

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Anindita Basu Roy 15
Abhishek Patil 14
Debdip Maitra 13
Aditya Thakre 12
Manish Pradhan 11
Vinay Handa 9
Nisheeth Bharadwaj 6

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The literal meaning of this procession is “sacred and that which is
forbidden”. To one set of believers, it signifies the martyrdom of a
messenger’s grandson. Which annual procession?

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He was invited to referee the James Jeffries–Jack Johnson heavyweight
championship fight in Reno, Nevada, elected captain of the Crowborough
Beacon Golf Club in Sussex for 1910, played football as a goalkeeper
for Portsmouth Association Football Club, an amateur side, under the
pseudonym A. C. Smith and entered the English
Amateur billiards championship in 1913.
However, we are more familiar with a trivia of this doctor’s exploits in
another sport in which his only victim was another famous doctor.
Name this mystery man.

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Name the 2 countries X & Y
India & Pakistan India & China X & Y

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This bird lived in grassland, scrubland and coastal regions of New
Zealand, but is now so rare that they can only be seen on protected
offshore islands. The name means 'night parrot' in the Maori
language. Name this bird.

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Balbir singh Sr. and Shiva Keshvan are the only athletes who have
been given the honor on more than one occasion. Balbir Singh Sr. got
this honor two times, while Shiva Keshvan leads the list with four
times. What are we talking about?

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In this strategy, soldiers marching in rows align their shields to
protect themselves from all sides including the top just like the
sides and top of the box like Xshell. Which animal is the inspiration
for this formation?

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The 14 Prime Ministers of India have come from a total of 6
states(representation from Rajya Sabha included). UP, Gujarat,
Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka are the 4 states. Which are the other 2
states? 0.5 point for each

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This two word term(X Y refers to the period from the early 1950s to the
early 1960s when repression and censorship in the Soviet Union were
relaxed, and millions of Soviet political prisoners were released from
labor camps due to X's policies. Y is a word that means “a period of
warm weather”. Name the two word term.

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The third entry in this list would form an exhaustive list. Connect
and name the third entity(0.5 each)

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In World War II, during the 1940 Blitzkrieg, the Luftwaffe often struck
under the cover of darkness. In order to make it more difficult for the
German planes to hit targets, the British government issued citywide
blackouts. The Royal Air Force were able to repel the German fighters in
part because of the development of a new, secret radar technology. The
eating of which vegetable was used as a cover story to hide the
development of radar and therein started a popular myth around this
vegetable?

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This company was founded in 1968 by DB Gupta, who was a
professor of chemistry at BITS-Pilani. Gupta moved to Mumbai in
the 60s to work on his business enterprise for which initially he had
initially borrowed Rs 5000 from his wife to fund his venture. Which
company?

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Name the company and founder

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In the early 1950s, Enric Bernat worked for an apple jam factory called
"Granja Asturias". After he broached the idea of making lollipops, the
investors left, Bernat took over the company in 1958 and renamed it .
Madonna once endorsed this product. ID the brand

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Titled "Portraits Completed", the award-winning campaign from a brand
completes the bottom half of famous paintings. Identify the brand(1)
and name the paintings in Q15 (1 point each)

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X Y Z

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1. Muhurram
2. Arthur Conan Doyle
3. Afghanistan and Pakistan(Durand Line)
4. Kakapo
5. Flag bearers at Olympics for India
6. Tortoise
7. Assam and Bihar
8. Khrushchev Thaw
9. No Man’s Land (Winners of Best Foreign
Language Film when an Indian film was
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10. Carrots improve night vision
11. Lupin
12. Rashesh Shah and Edelweiss
13. Chupa Chups
14. Kiwi Shoe Polish
15. X- Girl with a Pearl Earring
Y- Self Portrait of Van Gogh
Z- Mona Lisa
Theme: Logos based on flowers

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