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Srinath Bhashyam

BQC QuizNov 25th

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Ans: Soca

Trinidad & Tobago football team nicknamed the ‘Soca Warriors’

Devesh Sookoo sung the Chutney Soca inspired ‘I am a hunter’ from Gangs of Wasseypur

This book X almost never did see the light of the day, as the publishers who’d agreed to print it were nearly bankrupted by publishing another book (in pic) on fishes. The printer had to incur significant expenses because of the high quality of illustrations, and it failed to sell as well as they had hoped.

However Y (in pic), the son of a wealthy soapmaker came to the rescue and published the book .

ID X (book) and Y(person)

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Ans: X - Principia Mathematica by Newton; Y - Edmund Halley

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Ans: Giotto di Bondone

Was inspired by the 1301 appearance of the comet to depict it as the Star of Bethlehem in his famous painting ‘The Adoration of the Magi’

Spacecraft Giotto launched by the European Space Agency to study the comet in 1986 named so in his honour

The Sweeney is a 1970s British television police drama focusing on two members of the Flying Squad, a branch of the Metropolitan Police specialising in tackling armed robbery and violent crime in London.

Why is the show called so?

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Ans: Derives from ‘Sweeney Todd’ which is Cockney rhyming slang for ‘Flying Squad’

Below is the most famous depiction (by painter Emanuel Gottlieb Luetze) of a famous event in American history. Name it. What anachronism is evident in the painting?

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Ans: Washington crossing the Delaware; Anachronism - American Stars and Stripes flag

‘Washington crossing the Delaware’ is a sonnet written by American lexicographer and cryptographer David Shulman in 1936, based on the painting. What is unique about this sonnet?

A hard, howling, tossing water scene.Strong tide was washing hero clean."How cold!" Weather stings as in anger.O Silent night shows war ace danger!The cold waters swashing on in rage.Redcoats warn slow his hint engage.When star general's action wish'd “Go!”He saw his ragged continentals row.Ah, he stands – sailor crew went going.And so this general watches rowing.He hastens – winter again grows cold.A wet crew gain Hessian stronghold.George can't lose war with's hands in;He's astern – so go alight, crew, and win!

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Ans: Anagrammatic poem. Every line in the sonnet is an anagram of the title ‘Washington crossing the Delaware’

The cotton-top Tamarin is a small new world monkey found in tropical forest edges and secondary forests. The origins of its scientific name Saguinus X appear to be straightforward. Saguinius means ‘like a squirrel monkey’. X meaning ‘Swollen foot’ in all probability referred to the fact that the monkeys have large feet. However certain research studies have established that X could also refer to certain other tendencies exhibited by these monkeys. X?

In certain areas in Europe,the primate is also called the Y monkey due to its resemblance to a famous 19th century personality. Y

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Ans: X - Oedipus; Y – Liszt Schaffe (Liszt monkey) named after Franz Liszt

Balu Mahendra cites that he was inspired to become a movie director at a very young age, after watching this monumental movie being directed. He was on a school field trip, when he watched this much acclaimed director (best remembered for his big screen epics) on the sets of the movie.

Which epic was he talking about?For the uninititiated, Balu Mahendra is a famous South Indian filmmaker and cinematographer widely regarded as part of the first in a wave of directors and screenwriters from the Chennai film industry who revitalized Tamil Cinema. The 73 year old has won five national awards and three filmfare awards. His first Hindi film was Sadma

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Ans: The bridge on the river Kwai. Balu Mahendra was a Sri Lankan born Tamil

In many airports such as the Hartsfield-Jackson International airport in Atlanta, prominently amongst others, what change is made to the standard NATO alphabet that is used for air traffic communication.

In these airports, a different word is used to represent a specific alphabet from the convention.

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Ans: D is represented by ‘Data’, ‘Dixie’ or ‘David’ instead of ‘Delta’ in order to avoid confusion with the callsign of Delta Airlines. The Hartsfield-Jackson is the primary hub of Delta Airlines and is the world’s busiest airport by traffic

Why was the James Bond movie ‘Goldfinger’ once banned in Israel and then reinstated?

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Ans: Gert Fröbe was a member of the Nazi party, but it was later realised that he was anti-establishment and had saved the lives of jews (when the family he saved came forward)

Which geographical entity’s nickname derives from what you see in the picture below?

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Ans: Hashima Island or Battleship Island named after its apparent resemblance to the Japanese battleship Tosa

Monument you see in the picture. a) Whose monument? b) Where is it located?

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Ans: a) Jim Thorpe b) Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania

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Ans: Avatar,Batik: Colours derived from the colour of Vishnu.

Traditional Batik colours of dark brown, indigo and white represent the colours of the Trimurti

How were the actors Ed Kemmer and Helene Stanley involved in the production of Disney’s Sleeping Beauty (1959). They played an integral part in the development of the key characters Prince Phillip and Princess Aurora – yet are uncredited in the movie.

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Ans: They were live action models for the movie. Every single scene in the animated feature was enacted with actual actors for the reference of animators. This was because Walt Disney wanted the animation to be as close to live action as possible

Identify this bird that appears on the coat of arms of South Africa and Sudan.

Connect the bird to the two visuals below

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Ans: Secretary Bird;

Scientific name of Secretary bird: Sagittarius (Quill like feathers resembling a quiver) Serpentarius (Diet of snakes)

In the wake of the Norman conquest, animals were raised by Anglo-Saxon peasants, but eaten mainly by the wealthy Norman aristocracy

This attempts to reason what dichotomy?

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Ans: Different name given to animal while eaten

In the wake of the Norman conquest, animals were raised by Anglo-Saxon peasants who spoke in a Germanic language, but eaten mainly by the wealthy Norman aristocracy who spoke in their native Norman French.

Cow (German: Kuh) Beef (French: Boeuf)

Sheep (German: Schaf) Mutton (French: Mouton)

Swine (German: Schwein) Pork (French: Porc)

Calf (German: Kalb) Veal (French: Veau)

What is the French word for paperclip? It is so called because of its resemblance to another instrument from a different field.

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Ans: Trombone

1966 was one of the few years when the Time ‘Man of the year’ wasn’t an individual but a group of people. Some of the people singled out in the group included Bobby Fischer, world record miler Jim Ryun and actress Julie Christie amongst others. Who?

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Ans: Baby Boomers or the ‘Inheritors’

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1960 2006

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Ans: Addition of a star to the flag. Hawaii became a part of the union in 1960. Hugo Chavez added an eighth star to the flag of Venezuela, to represent the territory of Guayana (which was a signatory to the Venezuelan declaration of independence but not represented)

What event in 2012 could potentially lead to the U.S flag looking thus?

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Ans: Puerto Rico voting to become the 51st state

In the 1950s a special variant of colourless coke called ‘White Coke’ was produced for what specific reason?

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Ans: Produced on the special request of Marshal of the Soviet Union Georgy Zhukov. Asked for its color to resemble vodka so that he would not be seen drinking Coca-Cola in public

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Ans: Boycotted Oscars and Filmfares because they were nominated for “Best Supporting Actor” and not “Best Actor” for these roles. (The Godfather and Devdas)

Asterix and Soothsayer - Reference to which painting?

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Ans: Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp by Rembrandt

In picture is a famous painting by Rembrandt based on a biblical character. Name the character.

During the period he painted this, he was particularly intrigued by the problem of symmetry/assymetry in the grouping of figures in another painting. This was purportedly an attempt by Rembrandt to surpass the other painting in the challenge set by this compositional problem, and thus create a much livelier scene. Which painting?

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Ans: The Marriage of Samson; Da Vinci’s ‘The Last Supper’

For what specific reason was Pablo Picasso arrested in Paris in the year 1912?

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Ans: He was accused of abetting the stealing of ‘Mona Lisa’

Portugal released this stamp in 2007 to commemorate what?

How have they incorporated this in the design of the stamp?

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Ans: Portugal is the largest manufacturer of cork in the world. Stamp entirely made of cork

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Ans: People looking for any key when prompted ‘Press any key’. Specific format of 9-1-1 was introduced because people started looking for the 11 button

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Chris Gayle’s jersey in the IPL

Kamran Akmal’s jersey in the SLPL

Mohammad Hafeez’s jersey in the SLPL

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Ans: Highest score in test cricket as jersey number

Chris Gayle - 333

Kamran Akmal - 158

Mohammad Hafeez - 196

What is KKR physio Andrew Leipus’ jersey number in the IPL?

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Ans: 911

The X Line was put forward by the Allied Supreme Council after World War I as a demarcation line between the Second Polish Republic and Bolshevik Russia and was supposed to serve as the basis for a future border.

The current border between the countries of Ukraine, Belarus and Poland is an approximation of this line.

Named after which personality?

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Ans: Curzon Line named after Lord Curzon of Kedleston

The X Cup is an annual football match played between the students of the Peace Studies at the University of Bradford and the War Studies department at Kings College London.

This rivalry, often extending beyond football into academic and ideological terms, is often voted as one of the greatest college rivalries in England. The football match is often covered by national media.

Peace Studies play with the names of notable figures related to peace, such as "D. Lama", "M.L. King" and "Gandhi" on their shirts. Nuff said. X?

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Ans: The Tolstoy Cup. The winner gets a framed copy of Tolstoy’s book ‘War and Peace’

Which word in English derives from the corruption of the French for ‘crane’s foot’? This so gets its name because in genealogical tables and charts descent was indicated by forked lines which resembled the thin leg and foot of a crane

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Ans: Pedigree

Before being named Emmy, one of the possible names suggested for the award was a short form of the device you see in picture, which was an early television camera tube before being replaced by the image orthicon tube (from which the name ‘Emmy’ derives). The device derived its name from the Greek for “Image” + “to see”. What device?

Also, why was the name ultimately rejected?

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Ans: Iconoscope. Name suggested was ‘Ike’ but members thought that people would think the award was named after Dwight Eisenhower

X, in a tournament in Memphis in 2006 up against American Amy Frazier, was up 5-0, 40-0 before double faulting and going on to lose the game 1-6,6-0,6-0.

Who is X? How did she make amends for that day on 30 Jun 2012?

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Ans: X – Yaroslava Shvedova was on the verge of a ‘Golden Set’ (not dropping a single point in a set) against Amy Frazier, before double faulting. She accomplished it against Sara Errani in Wimbledon 2012.

What did the girl on the right inspire the man on the left to do?

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Ans: Grace Bedell inspired Abe Lincoln to grow a beard

According to lead vocalist David Lee Roth, why did Van Halen have a contract rider that a bowl of M&M’s, with all the brown ones removed, need to be placed in their dressing room?

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Ans: Test of whether the venue had actually read and properly honored the terms of the contract, as it contained other requirements involving legitimate safety concerns

The Velebit is the largest mountain range in Croatia and is located on its western coast. It is known for its simple, solid form, stiff cliffs and its unique terrain is marked by the nakedness of the seaward side and the wood-covered slopes of the other side.

What is believed to be the primary cause for this unusual landscape?

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Large scale deforestation for the making the wooden piles that form the foundation of Venice

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Ans: English words from Venice – Lido, Quarantine, Regatta and Ghetto

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Ans: Types of publications that get their name from how much they cost – Gazette, dime novels and penny dreadfuls

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Ans: Working title of Return of the Jedi was Blue Harvest based on Red Harvest. Working title of the Simpsons movie was Yellow Harvest as a homage to Star Wars

What was the working title of Virginia Woolf’s book Mrs Dalloway?

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Ans: The Hours

X was an Irish hydrographer and officer in Britain’s Royal Navy. One of his most important legacies was devising an empirical measure that related the speed of wind to observed conditions at sea or on land, while serving on HMS Woolwich.

The measure was officially adopted first on the voyage of another ship Y. This voyage was commanded by Z, who was trained by X himself. When Z was appointed commander, he requested the company of a “well-educated and a scientific gentleman” A. This request was ultimately granted by X.

X,Y,Z,A?

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Ans: X – Francis Beaufort of Beaufort Scale fame; Y – HMS Beagle; Z – Robert Fitzroy; A – Charles Darwin

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Ans: Ernests Gulbis; Hemingway cats - Both named after Ernest Hemingway

What ‘anomaly’ of sorts is NASA acknowledging in this photo on their website? (what has been blanked out?)

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Ans: That Ohio produces so many astronauts (home to around 25 astronauts – a state that contains ~3% of U.S population)

This region in the U.S is named after the region on the right in Italy. Name

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Ans: Piedmont (literally meaning at the foot of the hills)

According to Timex, why was the industry standard for the default setting on watches changed from 8:20 to 10:10?

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Ans: The hand placement in 8:20 looked too much like a frown and created an unhappy face

The space shuttle (in pic) was originally going to be named X to commemorate the anniversary of a monumental event in American history. However, pressure from another group of people played its part in naming it Y. X and Y?

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Ans: X – Constitution (200th anniversary of U.S constitution in 1976); Y - Enterprise

What day was this photo taken on?

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Ans: Ash Wednesday

Carl, the person in pic, shot to fame in the Oscar 2012 ceremony when Tom Hanks paid tribute to him. He has been associated with the awards for 59 years – What is his role in the ceremony?

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Ans: Seat-filler at the award ceremony

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Ans: Both titles derive their names from the same line from the Robert Burns poem “To a mouse”

X was an American politician and jurist who served as U.S. Senator from Ohio and the 23rd Governor of Ohio; as U.S. Treasury Secretary under President Abraham Lincoln; and as the sixth Chief Justice of the United States. His photo appeared on the $10,000 bill when it was published, and was chosen to honour his crucial role in publishing modern bank notes. X?

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Ans: Salmon P. Chase

Which football club’s logo is this?

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Ans: FC Basel

The longest muscle in the human body is called the X muscle – It is a long thin muscle that runs down the length of the thigh in the anterior compartment. The name X comes from the Latinfor the name of a profession.One of the hypotheses behind naming it so was a referenceto the traditional cross-legged position in which people ofthis profession sat, thereby using

this muscle. X?

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Ans: Sartorius muscle after tailors

X, a British mathematician and logician, was born in Madurai in 1806. He became blind in one eye a month or two after he was born. He used to claim that he was neither English,Irish or Scottish as both his father and grandfather were born in India. He formulated numerous laws and also introduced the term ‘Mathematical Induction’.

Y was British India’s first major mathematician. His book, ‘Treatise on problems of maxima and minima’, was promoted by X. Y is called X’s Ramanujan. X and Y?

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Ans: X – Augustus De Morgan; Y - Ramchundra

Connect the following:

Tom Byers’ win in 1500m at the 1981 Bislett games

Paul Pilkington’s win of the 1994 LA Marathon

Summoner winning the 2001 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes

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Ans: Pacemakers going on to win the races

The two people you see in picture were pacemakers on which famous occasion?

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Ans: Chris Brasher and Chris Chataway during Roger Bannister’s sub 4 minute mile

Which brand derives its name from the French for “Chalk” + “Oily”?

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Crayola

Follow-up question: Why did many of their crayon boxes have a gold medal on the front?

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Ans: Binney and Smith Company won a gold medal for their dustless chalk at the 1904 world fair

Etymologically connect the following words

Ballot

Calculus

Scruple

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Ballot – Italian for pebble. Italians voted by casting a pebble in a box

Calculus – Latin for pebble, used for mathematical calculations

Scruple – Also Latin for pebble used figuratively by Cicero for a cause of uneasiness or anxiety, probably from the notion of having a pebble in one's shoe

23rd March is celebrated as Pakistan Day and is a national holiday in the country. This is to commemorate two important events in the history of the country. What?

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Ans: Adoption of the constitution and the Lahore Resolution

Connect the previous question to Sachin’s hundredth hundred

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Ans: AK Fazlul Haq – Played a key role in drafting and presenting the Lahore resolution. He was called ‘Sher – e – Bangla’.

Sachin scored his hundredth hundred at the Sher – e –Bangla stadium named after Haq

In which country is ‘Dia del Mar’ (meaning ‘day of the sea’) celebrated every year on March 23rd and why?

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Ans: Bolivia; War of the Pacific with Chile leading to loss of coastline

Cate Blanchett got nominated (and won) for Best supporting actress for playing Katharine Hepburn, a Best Actress Oscar winner.

Something similar happened in Academy awards held in 2012 when X got nominated for portraying Y, a Best Actor Oscar winner.

X and Y?

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Ans: Kenneth Brannagh for playing Laurence Olivier in ‘My week with Marilyn’

This Nobel prize winner was offered a free passage on the Titanic but had taken another ship three days earlier. His daughter explained that he had paperwork to do and preferred the public stenographer in the other vessel.

Although he was later grilled by a Senate committee over allegations that his company had withheld news from the public in order to sell information to the New York Times, he emerged from the disaster as one of its heroes.

He was also aboard the other ship three years later and thus had another near miss.

Who? Other ship?

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Ans: Marconi; Lusitania

What is the name of this constellation which takes its name from the Greek term for the creature it resembles?

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Ans: Monoceros, Greek for Unicorn

Apart from the fact that Pluto was the god of the underworld, thereby referencing the dark and cold world that the planet inhabited, the name was chosen because it honored a person whose effort was significant in its discovery. Who? How is he honoured?

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Ans: Percival Lowell. First two letters of the planet are his initials

Whose career record - A

No.1 seeds Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi beat Novak Djokovic and B in the opening round of the doubles competition at the 2011 Dubai duty free tennis championships title?

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Ans: A - Jamie Murray; B – Marko Djokovic

Why did Peter Stone want to credited for writing as Peter Joshua in the below movie? Why did he chose that name?

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Ans: Remake of Charade – Stone did not like the movie hence did not want to be credited. Peter Joshua is name of the protagonist in Charade

_____ Yankees was a term from the American Civil War, denoting former Confederate prisoners of war who swore allegiance to the United States and joined the Union Army to escape incarceration. The term arose from the fact that these soldiers switched from grey Confederate uniforms to blue Union ones, with the implication that despite the exchange, their loyalties remained unchanged underneath their uniforms.

Fill in the blank

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Ans: Galvanized Yankees

A species of freshwater snail found in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia around Lake Tanganyika is named after which famous galvanized Yankee?

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Ans: H.M Stanley

In pic is a plaque that was made to commemorate an achievement of USS Triton in 1960. The plaque was subsequently presented to the Spanish government. The Latin text translates to "Hail Noble Captain, It Is Done Again“. What first did Triton achieve?

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Ans: First submerged circumnavigation of the world

Connect and complete – There is one more that completes the list

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Ans: Nominated for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor for the same role: Barry Fitzgerald – Going my way. Ashok Kumar- Aashirwad. Only one other instance in Filmfare – Kamal Hassan for Sagar

X (Best Actress) and Y (Best Supporting Actress) were nominated for acting awards for playing the same character in the Academy awards held in 1998.

Similarly, X (Best Supporting Actress) and Z (Best Actress) were nominated for acting awards for playing the same character in the Academy awards held in 2002.

X, Y and Z?

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Ans: X – Kate Winslet ; Y – Gloria Stewart ; Z – Judi Dench. Movies being Titanic and Iris. They were playing the younger and older versions of the same character