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It was designed by Ballon Fabrik, a German company known for
manufacturing Zeppelins. It was a symbol of protest that was
inspired by the work of George Orwell. On December 1976, it
took to the skies and as a result, the Heathrow airport was shut
down, and the approaching flights were diverted. People were
shocked with the strange object flying above which later took
refuge in a ‘farm’ in Kent. What was this object and how did it
gain fame?
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Of late, the daughters are being named after their
fathers. A few prominent examples are Nigella Lawson,
the daughter of Nigel Lawson, and Alexis Olympia
Ohanian Jr, the daughter of Serena and Alexis Ohanian.
According to name expert Ms. Marsh, naming the
children after their father has a reason behind it. What?
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Australia has one of the highest numbers of sexual abuse victims,
especially children. The island state of Tasmania has decided to
provide compensation for all these victims by selling 108 properties
in the island. 76 of the 108 properties are unique and the decision is
being protested by the islanders. However, the government says that
such properties are responsible for half of the crimes and thus
earmarked. What’s unique about these 76 properties that are about
to be sold?
15. KILLED BY THEIR OWN BODYGUARDS
(INDIRA GANDHI, ANWAR SADAT, LAURENT
KABILA)
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After the death of Anthony Bourdain, the celebrity chef earlier this
year, this person tweeted his memory with Anthony sitting in a
Vietnamese shop in 2016 and had a $6 Bun-cha meal. Who sat
down with him in this restaurant?
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Espionage during World War I was at its peak. People were
growing paranoid and were executing spies everywhere
because of their mistakes. Two German agents were
caught in Britain who posed as Dutch merchants buying
cigars. The brands and sizes were the codes for the ships in
the harbour and they ordered an unusually large number
of cigars for the British sea men. But, they were caught
soon after the orders were made. How?
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Greyfriars Kirkyard is a cemetery in Scotland. Over the last few
years, people have been visiting this place to leave notes in front
of the grave of a 19th century person named Thomas R(iddell).
One of the notes reads ‘Thank you for making us believe in
magic, you’re an inspiration. Why are people doing this?
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This table in the MAC Conference room is host to never-ending tasks
that almost never bears fruit. The cables that are used to connect the
mikes on the table holds a great significance as they separate
something. What do they denote/separate?
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The fossil of the Archaeopteryx was discovered in 1861
by Hermann von Meyer who also gave its first scientific
description. It established a link between the birds and
the feathered dinosaurs. This discovery gave the required
credibility to a particular work that was introduced to the
world two years earlier and answered those who
questioned that work. What was this?
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During the 1950/60’s Eel Pie Island in the Thames was
the destination that was preferred by teenagers across
London. The Eel Pie Island Hotel took music to the next
level and also shaped the career of the Rolling Stones. The
place was becoming popular and was flocked by many
youths. The hotel wanted to ensure that only those who
paid for the tickets got in. What did they introduce in the
UK and how did they ensure that the same tickets
weren’t used to enter the club again?
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On May 17,2018, the Forest school in Indonesia was
opened with eight orphan students. The orphans selected
for the program must be 8 years or younger. Headed by
Signe Preuschoft, the school is being funded by an
Indonesian organisation called Jejak Pulang and a Vienna-
based organisation called Four Paws. After graduating,
the students leave to discover the forests. What’s unique
about this school?
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This nation is the highest ranked country in the world
for gender representation in the government. The
country also boasts of a higher female population than
men. The shift in the women coming to power happened
in the mid-90’s when a certain event shook up the entire
nation. Which country is this and how did the women
population arise?
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It’s not Ronaldo, or Messi or Neymar who is the richest football
player in the world but the 19-year old Faiq Bolkiah who plays for
Leicester City. How is he the richest player in the world?
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Chori Chori Chupke Chupke was a 2001 film that stars Salman
Khan, Preity Zinta, and Rani Mukherji in the lead roles. Although
the film was a commercial success, the CBI seized prints of the film
creating trouble for the producer of the movie. Who produced this
movie?
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Earlier this year, the chief Rabbinate of Israel
declared that the artichokes are non-kosher
which sparked a debate among the Roman-
Jewish people who have been savouring this 100-
year old dish. Why are some vegetables
including Artichoke declared non-kosher?
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Frederick Keisler was an Austrian-American artist and
architect who ditched functionalism and invented
‘Correalism’, a design philosophy concerned with shaping
continuity of spaces, people, objects, art, etc. He inspired
multiple architects including someone who created his
masterpiece in 1997 with flowing folds of titanium and was
even the first recipient of the Frederick Keisler Prize for
Art and Architecture. Who is this and what did he design?
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South Korean work the most hours per week than most countries.
There are people in South Korea who die of overwork. Noh Ji-Hyang
witnessed this problem with her husband who worked 100 hours per
week and decided to start a hotel. By paying $90 per day, the Koreans
stay at this property to stay away from their stress and work. It has
helped a lot of them to refresh and has even ‘made them happy’.
What’s special about this property?
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Gyermekvasut is a railway service in Budapest. It is one
of the must-do things in Budapest and was started by
Soviet Union as Pioneer Railway in the city. It takes a lot
of teamwork and responsibility to operate the entire
route of 11 kms. All the employees are clad in their
distinct white-and-blue outfit. Apart from the scenic
route, what makes people take this trip?
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Yeunyeung is a popular beverage from Hong Kong. The name
refers to a certain bird that is a symbol of conjugal love in
Chinese culture, as the birds usually appear in pairs and the
male and female look very different. This same connotation of
a ‘pair’ of two unlike items is used to name this drink, which
is made of a mixture of three parts of coffee and seven parts
of Hong Kong-style milk tea, it can be served hot or cold.
Which bird is this, which, owing to its lonely appearance in
Central Park, NYC, has become an internet sensation in the
past few months?
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Recently, Sotheby’s auctioned a pearl, a
diamond pendant, and a diamond ring,
among other things that belonged to a
certain person who smuggled her jewellery
to Austria, before things went downhill in
her country of residence, and she never got
to enjoy these again in her life. Look at the
pictures and tell me to which personality
did these items belong to?
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The first use of this phrase was in an internal program
created by Alcoa Aluminium, whose 1942 ad in Time
Magazine is shown in the picture.
‘For a long time we've sought a word to describe what we
all work at hard here at Alcoa... ____________ is the
word... ____________ is letting your X soar, and then Y it
down to earth.”; thereby, hinting at the blend of creative
and technical prowess that their employees possess.
Today, this term is a registered trademark of another
company, which has also made good use of this blend of
talent successfully over the past several decades. Fill in
the blank with a 12-letter portmanteau of X and Y.
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Agostino Tassi was an Italian landscape painter,
whose infamous lasting legacy came wen he stayed
in Rome during the early 17th century to work with
a certain Orazio. During this stay Tassi raped
Orazio’s daughter, and this was proven after a 7-
month rape trial.
This episode consequently shaped the feminist
views of the young girl, who went on to produce
some of the most famous Baroque works featuring
women at the centre stage, wielding power.
Identify the artist, whose take on Esther pleading
in front of Ahasuerus to spare the Jewish people in
the Persian empire is shown in the next slide.
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The Leatherback turtles are said to be one of the
oldest creatures in the world. They are currently
an endangered species and are spread across the
world. Their main food is the jellyfish and while
hunting them and eating them, they sometimes
die. This is because of a misinterpretation. Why
are they dying when hunting for their food?