WEEKLY THEME QUIZ JOURNEY-VALENTINE'S DAY SPECIAL-14.2.2021-QUESTION SET

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Hello, this is your quiz-friend Partha Gupta. Over the years I have conducted so
many quiz contests and got your illustrious presence and appreciation. In this grim
situation of Lockdown due to Covid- 19, I have started an online quiz series titled
‘Theme Quiz Journey’ which has been going on since 10th May 2020, the birthday
of ‘Father of Indian Quiz’- Neil O’Brien. Today I am going to place Valentine’s
Day Special Quiz in my FB link: https://www.facebook.com/partha.gupta.56
at 10 pm.
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or in my Messenger. Answering time- 1 hour.
So friends, gear up to answer the questions as the earliest!
Compiled by- PG Quizhouse (Partha Gupta)
Date: 14th February, 2021
Time: 10 pm onwards
VALENTINE’S DAY SPECIAL QUIZ

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‘X’ and ‘Y’s story is an ancient tale of desperate love. “X’ fell deeply in love with and
married ‘Y’, a beautiful nymph. They were very much in love and very happy together.
Aristaeus, a Greek god of the land and agriculture, became quite fond of ‘Y’ and
actively pursued her. While fleeing from Aristaeus, she ran into a nest of snakes which
bit her fatally on her legs. Distraught, ‘X’ played such sad songs and sang so
mournfully that all the nymphs and gods wept. On their advice, ‘X’ travelled to the
underworld and by his music softened the hearts of Hades and Persephone (he was the
only person ever to do so), who agreed to allow ‘Y’ to return with ‘X’ to earth on one
condition: he should walk in front of her and not look back until they both had reached
the upper world. In his anxiety he forgot that both needed to be in the upper world, and
he turned to look at her and she vanished for the second time, but now forever.
Can you identify both the ‘X’ and “Y’?

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This eternal love story is based on an Arthur Brooke
poem. The Montagues and the Capulets—the two
families at the center of the family rivalry makes this
story. The writer makes the heroine a thirteen-year-old
girl when she goes to be with the hero. The source for the
story’s English verse was the translation of the Italian tale
‘Mariotto and Gianozza’ which was first printed in 1476.
While writing this story, it's believed that the writer
introduced some 3,000 new words to the English language.
Name this all time famous love story.

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‘X’ and ‘Y’s love story is one of four traditional Punjabi folk tales with
Sohni Mahiwal or Suhni Mehar, Sassi Punnun and Mirza Sahiban.
There are several poetic narrations of this story which was written by
Waris Shah in 1766. Some historians say that the story was the
original work of Shah, written after he had fallen in love with a girl
named Bhag Bhari. Others say that ‘X’ and ‘Y’ were real personalities
who lived under the Lodi dynasty in India of the 15th and 16th century
and that Waris Shah later utilised these personalities for his novel.
Identify ‘X’ and ‘Y’.

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The true love story of ‘X’ and ‘Y’ is one of the most memorable, intriguing and
moving of all times. The story of these two historical characters had later been
dramatized by William Shakespeare and is still staged all over the world. They
fell in love at first sight. The relationship between these two powerful people put
the country of Egypt in a powerful position. But their love affair outraged the
Romans who were wary of the growing powers of the Egyptians. Despite all the
threats, they got married. It is said that while fighting a battle against Romans,
‘X’ got false news of ‘Y's death. Shattered, he fell on his sword. When ‘Y’
learned about ‘X's death, she was shocked and she took her own life.
You have to identify both ‘X’ and ‘Y’.

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22 years old Silver-screen heartthrob ‘X’ married relatively
unfamiliar Krishna Malhotra who was his father’s maternal uncle’s
daughter. She was a quiet and conservative person. This is the reason
she remained behind-the-scenes all the time. That’s why, ‘X’ had an
affair with ‘Y’ for 7 years which became the folklore of the celluloid
world, but refused to marry her. ‘X’ had famously said that his wife
was the mother of his children but ‘Y’ was the mother of his movies.
Name both ‘X’ and ‘Y’.

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This eternal love story passed from Arabic to Persian, Turkish
and Indian languages, most famously through the narrative poem
composed in 584/1188 by the Persian poet Nizami Ganjavi. Lord
Byron called it "the Romeo and Juliet of the East."
Name this all-time favourite love story.

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This is a story about partners in love and science. Unable to continue
her studies because universities did not admit women, ‘X’ travelled to
Paris in 1891 to attend the Sorbonne. Known by the French name, she
spent every spare hour reading in the library or in the laboratory. The
hard-working student caught the eyes of ‘Y’ who was the director of
one of the laboratories where ‘X’ worked. ‘Y’ ardently wooed ‘X’ and
made several marriage proposals. They were finally married in 1895
and began their famous love and scientific partnership.
Identify ‘X’ and ‘Y’.

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‘X’, the son of an emperor fell in love with an ordinary but beautiful
courtesan ‘Y’. He was mesmerized by her beauty and fell in love as soon as he
saw her. But the emperor could not digest the fact that his son was in love
with an ordinary courtesan. He started pressurizing ‘Y’ and devised all sorts
of tactics to make her fall in the eyes of the young, love smitten prince. When
‘X’ came to know of this, he declared a war against his own father. But the
mighty emperor's massive army was too much for the young prince to
handle. He gets defeated and was sentenced to death. This is when ‘Y’
intervenes and renounces her love to save her beloved from the jaws of death.
She was entombed alive in a brick wall right in front of her lover's eyes.
Identify both the ‘X’ and ‘Y’.

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The love story of ‘X’ and ‘Y’ is about English royalty. ‘X’ mourned her husband's death for
40 years. ‘X’ was a lively, cheerful girl, fond of drawing and painting. She ascended the
throne of England in 1837 after the death of her uncle. While at first ‘Y’ was unpopular in
some circles because he was German, he came to be admired for his honesty, diligence and his
devotion to his family. The couple had nine children. She relied on his advice in matters of
state, especially in diplomacy. When ‘Y’ died in 1861, ‘X’ was devastated. She did not appear
in public for three years. Her extended seclusion generated considerable public criticism.
Several attempts were made on ‘X's life. However, under the influence of Prime Minister
Benjamin Disraeli, ‘X’ resumed public life, opening Parliament in 1866. But she never
stopped mourning her beloved, wearing black until her death in 1901. During ‘X’s reign, the
longest in his country’s history, became a world power on which "the sun never set."
Identify ‘X’ and ‘Y’.

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