Q. Identify the memorial site and how did the day the tragedy struck became famous? (Hint: Pic) Ans.: “The Day the Music Died” – Monument at the crash site, 16 September 2003. On February 3, 1959, a small-plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa killed three American rock and roll musicians: Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and… Continue reading Marquee Collection#45
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Connections with a touch of current happenings.
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Q. Identify the player on the right and explain in which way has he been immortalized by the sport governing authority? Ans.: Jerry West, immortalized in the NBA logo.
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Q. Identify the man in the picture and the place he owned that was witness to one of the most legendary moments of all time. (Hint: Think music) Ans.: The man is Max Yasgur, best known as the owner of the dairy farm in Bethel, New York at which the Woodstock Music and Art Fair… Continue reading Marquee Collection#43
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Q. Identify the Aviator and link to the world of sports. (Hint: Very current) Ans.: Roland Garros. In the 1920s, a tennis centre which he attended religiously when he was studying in Paris, was named after the pilot, Stade de Roland Garros. The stadium accommodates the French Open, one of tennis' Grand Slam tournaments. Consequently,… Continue reading Marquee Collection#42
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Q. Identify the Mascot and the organisation. (Simple) Ans.: Coffee Swami and the organisation is Coffee Board of India.
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Q. Identify the institution from the logo and its building. (Big Hint: Think Museums) Ans.: Smithsonian Institute established on August 10, 1846, is an educational and research institute and associated museum complex, administered and funded by the government of the United States and by funds from its endowment, contributions, and profits from its retail operations,… Continue reading Marquee Collection#40
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Q. What is special about the magazine being launched here? (Hint: Its a first in its category in India) Ans.: Bombay Dost, India’s first registered LGBT magazine, was launched in 1990 by Ashok Row Kavi. More details here on Bombay Dost website. Everyone cracked this one.
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Q. Identify the man who worked as an ambulance driver during World War I but is known for his achievements in a totally unrelated field from war. Hint: Legend of fantasy. Ans.: Walt Disney, worked as an ambulance driver during World War I.
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Q. Connect the two images, the latter portrayed the former in a cinematic venture & Identify the former- a legend. (Hint: Love) Ans.: Casanova. The former is a portrait of Giacomo Girolamo Casanova de Seingalt and the latter is Heath Ledger who portrayed him in a movie titled Casanova.
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Q. Identify the chillies & why were they in world news again. Ans.: The answer I was looking for was that the latest news was Infinity chilli, bred in the town of Grantham, Lincolnshire, was declared hotter than the Bhoot Jholakia chilli, according to tests conducted by Warwick University. On the Scoville Scale, Infinity chilli… Continue reading Marquee Collection#36
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