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- 1. WIMBLEDON
- 2. Although X was the Roman goddess of the hearth, home and family, the priestesses of her temple were banned from pursuing these.Who is X and what were her priestesses called?
- 3. N!xau is possibly the most famous Namibian actor.Not knowing the value of money, he literally blew away his first earnings in the wind.How do we better know him?
- 4. Also a common last name, what is the Hebrew word for ‘priest’?
- 5. Connect:
- 6. Connect
- 7. A T-shaped device would have most likely been used rather than the one that has since been immortalized.This is because the arms of the T are easier to raise and lower in case multiple ________s have are be performed.
- 8. This document signed on November 4, 1796 is usually cited as an enshrinement of the Separation of Church and State in the US.“As the Government of the United States of America is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion,—as it has in itself no character of enmity against the laws, religion, or tranquility, of Mussulmen,—and as the said States never entered into any war or act of hostility against any Mahometan nation, it is declared by the parties that no pretext arising from religious opinions shall ever produce an interruption of the harmony existing between the two countries.”From what is it taken?
- 9. What was originally given monikers such as “Johnson’s Polar Bear Garden”, “Seward’s Ice Box” and “Walrussia”?
- 10. Only one French department has not yet hosted the Tour de France, generally due to fears of terrorism. It is however expected to host the Grand Depart in 2013.Which department?
- 11. What it eej?
- 12. Franjo Tudjman and Slobodan Milosevic met in Karadjordjevo in March 1991 to sign an agreement considering the division of an entity. However the leader of that entity Alija Izetbegovic was not invited.A similar thing happened when Radovan Karadzic met Mate Boban in Graz in April 1992.The pejoratively referred to the entity left over for Izetbegovic as “Alija’sPashaluk”. What was Alija’sPashaluk?
- 13. Players from which cricket team?ShaileshBangeraSafaniaNagavkarNirDokarkarIsaac TalkarYanivRazpurker
- 14. This is a depiction of the Turkish pirate Hayreddin Pasha. By what name is he commonly known?
- 16. In Medieval Europe, it was believed that sprites were responsible for causing misfortune, generally doing the opposite of what the person wanted.Which phrase originates from something that would be said to trick the sprites into doing something good for the person in question?
- 17. The original members of this German band were Liz Mitchell and Marcia Barrett from Jamaica, Maizie Williams from Montserrat and Bobby Farrell from Aruba.The band was named after a pseudonym created by their producer.The lead singer Farrell died in 2010 on the same date and in the same city as a character on whom one of their most popular songs is based.
- 18. This misconception associated with Vikings arises from a group of Swedish archeologists who confused some Bronze Age paintings as Viking artefacts.The meme however, persisted and passed on into popular culture.This meme is also displayed by the NFL team the Minnesota Vikings.
- 19. Flags used by people from which region?
- 20. This is the cover of a book of folk tales collected by Charles Perrault in the 17th century. The name by which we know them today comes from the book’s subtitle.
- 21. Connect
- 22. The first one in this was DOS in 1991.Others include (non-exhaustive): Stock investing, Windows 7, Beekeeping, Chemistry, Gluten-free cooking, Nutrition, Homebrewing, Guitar, Puppies, Nikon D5100, Bipolar disorder, Catholicism, Football, European history, etc.
- 24. This device supposedly measures electrical resistance and skin conductance. What is it?
- 25. The Northeast Siberian okrug of Chukotka is known for its reserves of natural gas and oil.Who was its governer from 2000 to 2008?
- 26. What are all these people known as?Buddha YodfaChulalokeBuddha LoetlaNabhalaiNangklaoMongkutChulalongkomVajiravudhPrajadhipokAnandaMahidolBhumibolAdulyadej
- 27. In 1957, two inventors Alfred Fielding and Marc Chavannes were attempting to create a plastic wallpaper.Although their experiment was a failure, the product they ended up accidentally creating turned out to be a success, apart from being a source of amusement for children (and sometimes adults).
- 28. Connect: Kansai International Airport Palm JumeirahFlevoland Polder Principality of Sealand
- 29. Originally launched by Pepsi in Iran, it became a separate entity after the 1979 revolution.After Coca-Cola’s boycott of Saudi Arabia in 2002, it has since become the “soft drink of the Hajj”.
- 30. On July 9, 2011, Algeria moved up to 10th on a certain list, and 1st on a related list.Which list? And why?
- 31. The X are a division of the Han people, and their name translates to “traveler”.There is a sizeable X community in Calcutta.
- 32. When Sir George Hamilton Seymour met Tsar Nicholas I, what were they talking about?Seymour: It is very important that England and Russia should come to a perfectly good understanding and that neither should take any decisive step of which the other is not apprized. We have a sick man on our hands, a man gravely ill, it will be a great misfortune if one of these days he slips through our hands, especially before the necessary arrangements are made.Nicolas I: Your Majesty is so gracious that you will allow me to make one further observation. Your Majesty says the man is sick; it is very true; but your Majesty will deign to excuse me if I remark, that it is the part of the generous and strong man to treat with gentleness the sick and feeble man.
- 33. Which is the only Germanic language not to be written in the Latin script?
- 34. Twins Adam and Jacob Worton played this role in a 1994 film.Although it flopped at the box office, and received generally negative reviews, it did surprisingly well in India.It was remade in Telugu in 1995 as Sisindri, Nagarjuna’s son Akhil playing the lead role.
- 35. Identify the martial art.
- 36. The _______ are a Muslim community found in India and Pakistan.Their traditional profession has butchery.The name of the community suddenly shot into the limelight, although in reference to them.