kqa lonewolf may 2017
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LONEWOLF MAY 7, 2017
Research By
Alagarsamy AP and Venkatesh Srinivasan
• Solo Quiz with 50 questions – 80 points in all
• All answers in writing
• One point per correct part, no half-points
• No negative marking
• Lengths of blanks in all cases are indicative of the number of letters
All the best!
Answers follow…
NO safety slides
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A Eurasian and Anglo-Indian Association was formed in Mysore in 1895
to improve the condition of families belonging to those communities. It
approached the erstwhile Mysore state for land and was readily granted
around 4000 acres of land towards agricultural and industrial pursuits.
The association managed to develop one significant colony in about
540 acres of the land – the area was named after David Emmanuel
Starkenburgh _____, the founder of the original association. One of the
reasons for development was that the area that had a good railway
connection to Madras.
Which area?
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Whitefield
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This song from a 1991 film appropriately come back to public
consciousness in a 2014 film, when it featured the same actress,
although in a more academic setting.
Who?
Name the 1991 film and the 2014 film.
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Revathi
Love
Two States
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Fill in the blanks with four words that rhyme with each other.
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Bingo, Dingo, Ringo, Lingo
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• Ed Joyce
• Eoin Morgan
• Boyd Rankin
What duality is common?
How is Joyce different?
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Played for England and Ireland
Joyce played for England first and then Ireland
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The choice of this animal in the logo is to represent the memory and the
ability of the animal to remember names and faces – apt given what the
product aims to do.
There is one other stylized element to the logo that represents a typical
act of people in real life while reading books.
a) Which brand?
b) What is this other stylized element, and what does it represent?
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Evernote
Folded ear of the Elephant – resembles the top corner
a book page being folded
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a) Name these two islands. No part points
b) In the 1960s, what two-word term, referencing a more popular
metallic term, was used to describe this border on the Bering Strait?
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Little and Big Diomede
Ice Curtain
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Follow-up question.
What was the similar term used for Communist countries under Chinese
control?
Clue: The term is XY, and you can make a Y with X.
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Bamboo Curtain
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In A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Oberon and Puck claim that they can do
something in 40 minutes.
In reality, it took the person in the picture – X, three years.
The most famous boast in this regard, however, was made by a ruthless
British perfectionist, who actually bettered his claim and made it in 1896
hours.
a) What are we talking about?
b) Who is X – the man in the picture?
c) Who is Y – the British perfectionist?
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Circumnavigating the world
Sir Francis Drake
Phileas Fogg
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Identify the diver, celebrating his recent achievement – a Decima.
In the last seven editions (2011 onwards), who is the only other person
to have recorded a triumph at this venue? This person is the only one
from his country to have ever been in the Top 10.
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Rafael Nadal
Kei Nishikori
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If these are the two lesser known instances, which are the two most
famous ones? (no part points)
What are we talking about?
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Involved in all ten dismissals in a Test innings
Laker and Kumble (no part points)
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The term has come to mean any type of presentation or display that is contrived, or put on for the purposes of gaining approval for an issue.
In business, it is often used to describe a period immediately prior to an IPO, when the company's management travels extensively around the country to personally present their business to potential investors, and
create interest in purchasing shares of the IPO.
In the software sales arena, it refers to a product demonstration without knowledge of the customer's needs.
Which is this 4-word term containing two fauna references?
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Dog and Pony Show
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It is a blended Scotch whisky. It was first produced by the London-based whisky
blender James Buchanan. Originally known as House of Commons, its nickname,
referring to the appearance of the label, was eventually adopted as the official brand
name.
The brand's motif (featuring a Scottish Terrier and a West Highland White Terrier) was conceived by James Buchanan himself
during the 1890s.
Identify the brand.
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Black and White
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In the ancient version, it was the most dangerous and difficult one.
It had to be done without weapons, and all the action was in the
underworld.
In the modern detective fiction version, it is set in a fashionable London
night-club called “Hell”, and involves a Russian countess and the busting
of a cocaine drug racket.
What are we talking about that ended a famous dozen?
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The Capture of Cerberus
The 12 Labours of Hercules / Hercule Poirot
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This 2009 film has the same title as that of a genre of books and movies from Italy
categorised by the content revolving around thrillers, horror, suspense, mystery, erotica, and
so on.
What is the six-letter name of the film/genre?
Why is it named so? The answer is in this question!
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Giallo
Italian for Yellow
Referring to the colour of the books
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Produced in 1969 by Miguel Sabido for Mexico's Televisa, ‘Simplemente
Maria’, was a Peruvian tele-novella, which narrated the story of a poor
migrant girl in Peru who sews her way to riches.
In 1983, delegates from India (led by SS Gill, an I&B Secretary), Egypt,
Nigeria, Kenya and Brazil visited Mexico City to meet Miguel Sabido.
Back home, subsequent efforts by Gill, with ministerial support, resulted
in a pioneering effort that lasted 17-months, from July 1984 – December
1985.
What are we talking about? 2-word-answer please.
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Hum Log
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Four (in-exhaustive) examples of a particular change. What change? Identify any two of the films.
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1999 2010
2012 2014
1999
2010
2012
2014
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Castle in the Disney logo changed
Inspector Gadget
Wreck It Ralph
Tron:Legacy
Maleficent
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“On August 7, in 1941, in Calcutta, a man died. His mortal remains perished, but he left behind him a heritage which no fire could consume. It was a
heritage of words and music and poetry, of ideas and of ideals and it has the power to move us today and in the days to come. We, who owe him so much,
salute his memory.” – from the introduction to a 1961 documentary.
“It was a world of vast open spaces, vaulted over with dustless sky, that on a clear night showed the constellations as no city sky could ever do. The same sky, on a clear day, could summon up in moments an awesome invasion of
bellowing darkness that seemed to engulf the entire universe.” – from a lecture he gave on his life and work in 1982.
Who is the speaker in both the above cases?
What are the two related subjects he is referring to?
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Satyajit Ray
Rabindranath Tagore
Shantiniketan
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“Archie is a Watson in the sense that he tells the story, but in no other way is there anything Watsonian about him. And he brings excellent comedy into the type of narrative where comedy seldom bats better than [I do]. Summing up, I would say that there is only one Rex Stout,
and if you think I am going to say “That’s plenty,” you are wrong, witty though it would be. I could do with a dozen.
Identify the author quoted above.
Which detective mystery series, featuring an overweight, armchair detective, is he referring to?
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PG Wodehouse
Nero Wolfe
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This is a Google Doodle in 2014 celebrating the 255th anniversary of
which iconic place in London, originally called Montague House?
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British Museum
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Identify the 1972 film, later remade in Tamizh and Kannada.
Identify the narrator – full name please.
One of the lead actors in this film returned the favour to the narrator by
doing a voice-over of the title credits of a 2009 film starring the narrator
– name that film.
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Bawarchi
Amitabh Bachchan
Jaya Bachchan did the introductions in Paa
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As plants and animals near the surface of the ocean die and decay, they
fall toward the sea floor. In addition to dead animals and plants, fecal
matter, sand, soot, and other inorganic dust also falls down.
The material decays and becomes white fluffy bits. The individual bits
grow as they fall, some reaching several centimetres in diameter.
What evocative two-word name does this falling material have? (6,4)
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Marine Snow
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This is an 18th century device called the Cyanometer. It was invented by
Swiss scientist Horace-Bénédict de Saussure – this invention was related
to his fascination with mountaineering – he climbed Mont Blanc in 1787
and used this invention all the way along his climb, to record a specific
measurement.
What did this device measure?
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Blueness of the sky
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The device in the picture was a short-lived 1930s contraption in England,
used in some buildings and establishments; it combined elements of a
gramophone and a telephone. Also called a ‘silent ____’, it was
connected by an electrical cord, the gramophone would play only one
piece of content, and the telephone would dial only one number – 999,
with the expectation of an immediate response.
What was the intended purpose of this device?
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Burglar alarm
The machine would be installed in the back room of a high-
security building, and connected to the front of the building by
an electric cord. If the cord was tripped, the device would start
playing a pre-recorded message while simultaneously dialing
999 (England’s emergency phone number). When the police
picked up the call, they would hear the message and know that
the building was under attack. However, the people inside the
building would not be able to hear the message, thus giving
the device the nickname of the “silent alarm.”
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This museum in Washington was set-up after Henry Kissinger, on behalf
of the US Govt., received a gift in 1976 from a country. Look at the
pictures, and name the museum.
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National Bonsai Museum
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This person took the pseudonym (that he used briefly) from a nickname
he had given his younger brother Augustus, whom he called “Moses”,
after a character in Oliver Goldsmith's The Vicar of Wakefield.
This, when pronounced through the nose, became “_____”, which in
turn was shortened to the pseudonym.
Identify the writer.
Give the pseudonym that he used in the early-mid 1830s.
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Charles Dickens
Boz
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Some of the world’s top chess players boycotted the 2017 Women’s
World Championship held in Tehran earlier this year, including former
World Champion Marya Muzychuk, U.S. Women's champ Nazi Paikidze,
Koneru Humpy, and others.
Given the venue and the event, for what non-sporting reason did these
players boycott?
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As a protest against the wearing of headscarves as
required by Iran’s Islamic Government.
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Earlier this year, the Mumbai zoo in Byculla, unveiled its new inhabitants to the
public, seeing an immediate spike in the number of visitors.
The new enclosure in which the inhabitants live, spans 35,000 sq. ft. The air
temperature in their enclosure is controlled between 16°C and 18°C, and the water
in their pool is between 11°C and 16°C, and the set-up cost Rs. 113 crore. They eat
seven to eight kg of mackerels, anchovies, and herrings every day.
The high cost of bringing them over, caused a furore in the city, with Opposition
parties alleging corruption, and animal rights activists questioning the purchase
itself, saying the city was not the right place for them.
Who are these inhabitants?
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Penguins (Humboldt Penguins)
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In classical ballet, this refers to an unwavering stability maintained
during a vertical pose or movement. The word is of French origin and
references the device on the right. The device itself gets its name from
the fact that it was originally made of lead.
Such devices have been used since ancient times to ensure the
constructions are “_______” or vertical. This device also gives its name
to a popular cricketing term.
Give both the words – one from the
world of ballet and one from cricket.
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The device is Plumb Bob, from which we get the word
“plumb” (as in plumb in front) in cricket and
aplomb in Ballet
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This genre of movies (historical / Biblical epics) dominated the Italian
movie industry from 1958 to 1965. The film critics of that time
condescendingly used the term “peplum” (referring to the tunic-style
Greek and Roman garment often worn by characters in the films) and
the phrase _____ and _____ (referring to two key accessories of the
characters) for such movies. Give the 2 words that are alliterative.
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Sword and Sandal
No part points
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This is a technique of new-born care, where babies are kept skin-to-skin
with a parent, typically their mother. It is most commonly used for low
birth-weight pre-term babies, who are more likely to suffer from
hypothermia while admitted to a neonatal unit; the technique helps
keep the baby warm and support early breastfeeding.
By what popular name is this technique better known?
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Kangaroo Care
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In recent times, the BJP has taken concerted steps to popularize Maharaja
____ a little known 11th-century Dalit king, who is said to have defeated and
killed the Ghaznavid general Ghazi Saiyyad Salar Masud; this is being done
with an eye on the Pasi vote bank who form the 2nd largest Dalit caste after
the Jatavs.
The other story they have been propagating is that Masud decided to place
______ at the head of his army, aiming to disrupt any attack by his Hindu
opponent. But the King and his army foiled his attempt under the cover of
night, and went on to defeat Masud. Using this story he has been hailed as a
___ ___________. Fill in the blanks, or explain what Masud did.
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Maharaja Suheldev
Masud is supposed to have placed a herd of cows in
order to thwart Suheldev and his army. But Suheldev and
his army freed the cows under the cover of darkness, and
is being hailed as the Gaurakshak or Cow Protector.
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The little town of Melle, Belgium, is home to the acclaimed _________
_________, named for the jittery malady that strikes alcoholics when
they start to dry out.
The condition is usually accompanied by trippy hallucinations. That's
why the beer's label depicts pink elephants, strutting crocodiles, and
purple dragons.
Name this beer / medical condition.
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Delirium Tremens
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This 1975 picture shows a symbolic
gesture by the leader on right, depicting a
justified and long overdue return.
What historic event is happening here?
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On August 16, 1975, the Australian PM Gough Whitlam
poured soil into the hands of senior Gurindji man Vincent
Lingiari, to mark the return of more than 3,000 sq. kms. of
the Wave Hill cattle station to his people.
It was the first time the aboriginal land was returned
to them by the Australian Government.
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This is a behind-the-scenes photograph
from which iconic movie?
Concentrate on the background.
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Metropolis
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The 12 ft.-high Gorilla statue features about 40,000 _____ and had taken
about 5 months to build at the British Ironworks Centre in Oswestry.
These items have been donated from across the world, as well as by
local school children. It was unveiled in 2014 by Prince Michael of Kent
and donated to X in whose honour this statue was built.
What item was used in building this statue?
Who was it donated to?
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Spoons
Uri Geller
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Which organization awards such
tokens to its members?
What is the name given to such
tokens?
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Alcoholics Anonymous
Sobriety Coins
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Erle P. Halliburton, the founder of Halliburton, had commissioned the
aluminum case in 1938 from aircraft engineers, because other luggage
could not endure the rough travel through Texas oil fields in a pickup
truck. In addition to being more durable than a leather or cloth case due
to its rigidity, the aluminum case seals tightly against dust and water.
In the US, what is the most famous usage of a modified version of the
Zero Halliburton case?
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Nuclear Football
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Recently Sigtuna Museum, just
outside Stockholm, has introduced
these special symbols in its
premises.
What does this symbol signify?
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Gender Neutral / Unisex symbol
used in this case in toilet signs
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The Battle of Kadesh took place in 1274 BC between the forces of the
Egyptian Empire under Ramesses II, and the Hittite Empire under
Muwatalli II at the city of Kadesh, near the modern Syrian-Lebanese
border.
According to historians, this battle is considered the largest battle of its
kind ever fought.
What are we talking about?
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Largest Chariot Battle
Around 5000 to 6000 chariots were engaged in the battle
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This 1935 photograph by Australian modernist photographer Olive
Cotton is his best known work. The photographs depicts six tea cups and
saucers, lit to form shadows that suggest the form of ______ ________.
The work was featured on an Australia Post stamp in 1991
commemorating 150 years of photography.
Looking at the visuals complete the title of this photograph.
Tea Cup ________.
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Tea Cup Ballet
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This painting called the “White Crucifixion” is startling, as the crucifixion,
often seen by the Jewish people as a symbol of oppression, is instead
being used to represent their suffering.
The artist created this work in 1938 while living in Paris, in response to
the horrifying events that happened in a neighbouring country.
Identify the painter.
Identify the infamous 1938 event.
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Marc Chagall
Kristallnacht (“Night of Broken Glass”)
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The theory X held that changes in the earth's crust during geological history
have resulted chiefly from violent and sudden natural calamities such as
great flood and other unusual events.
Name this theory and name the French naturalist and zoologist, sometimes
referred to as the “Father of Paleontology” who was the proponent of this
theory.
In contrast, the theory Y held that changes in the earth's crust during
geological history have resulted from the action of continuous and gradual
processes.
Name this theory and name the Scottish geologist considered the “Father of
Modern Geology” who proposed this theory.
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Catastrophism – Georges Cuvier
Uniformitarianism – James Hutton
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A soap-maker at Procter & Gamble went to lunch one day in 1879, but forgot to turn off the soap mixer. More than the usual amount of air was whipped
into the batch of this soap that the company sold under the name, The White Soap. The air-filled soap was packaged and shipped to customers around the
USA. Soon the company was flooded with demands from the customers, asking for the “soap ____ _____”.
Soon, the company turned it into one of P&G’s most successful products under a new name, and popularized this quality in all their ads.
Name the brand.
Give the 2-word slogan used to promote it, which comes from the blanks above.
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Ivory
It Floats
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During the late 18th century, plantations were no longer profitable, and
many of the slaveholders such as George Washington, had been giving
away their slaves. But, this invention in 1794 revolutionized a particular
industry, and also led to the growth of slavery in the American South.
The number of slaves rose from around 7,00,000 before this invention,
to around 3.2 million in 1850.
The invention has thus been identified as an inadvertent contributing
factor to the outbreak of the American Civil War.
Which invention?
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Cotton Gin
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This is a new book by Bachi Karkaria, which chronicles the sensational
Nanavati case. The book’s title is inspired (in a opposite way) from the
title of a famous 1966 non-fiction novel about four members of the
Herbert Clutter family who were murdered in 1959.
Give us the title of the 2017 book.
Among the battery of high profile lawyers who represented Nanavati
was a young 35-year-old lawyer, who first came in to public limelight
through this case, and after this, there was no looking back.
Who was the lawyer?
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In Hot Blood
Ram Jethmalani
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The Roman writer and architect Vitruvius described the construction
and operation of hypocausts around 25 BC, attributing them to the
merchant and hydraulic engineer Sergius Orata.
However, it appears that a hypocaust lined with bitumen-coated bricks
has been found at Mohenjo-Daro, which would predate the Roman
invention by two millennia.
Hypocausts are the forerunner of which modern-day convenience?
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Central Heating
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In Roman mythology, these represented the wandering and vengeful spirits of
those not afforded proper burial or funeral rites.
These spirits inspired Linnaeus to name a type of primates. According to
Linnaeus' own explanation, the name was selected because of the nocturnal
activity and slow movements of these creatures.
Name the primate.
In 1864, the zoologist and bio-geographer Philip Sclater, puzzled by the
presence of their fossils in Madagascar and India, but not in Africa or the
Middle East, proposed this theory as an explanation.
What theory did he propose?
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Lemurs
(the spirits were known as Lemures)
Lemuria Continent
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As a percentage of population, this ethnic group has the highest
percentage of people residing outside their country of origin. While the
total number of this ethnic group residing in their country of origin is
around 3 million, the number of people residing outside is estimated to
be in the range of 6 – 7 million.
Despite having such active colonies abroad for a long time, the majority
of the diaspora happened during the WWI due to the atrocities inflicted
by a neighbouring country.
Which ethnic group?
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Armenians
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In the 1950s, while in the US Army as a engineer, Morton Sultanoff
developed the first high-speed camera, capable of taking pictures at the
rate of 100 million per second.
What was the specific purpose it was developed for?
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To record shock and detonation waves during
Explosions
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In China, such figurines were used by practitioners of a certain
profession and were commonly known as “_______ Lady,” after the
profession.
Which profession?
What was the practical use of such figurines?
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Doctors
It was used by traditional Chinese male physicians to
allow a female patient to indicate the location of her
discomfort in a modest fashion, without showing or
pointing to her own body
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