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‘Leave.EU’ is a website that played a decisive role in theexit of
somethingthatwas decided on 23rd June 2016. It documents
events, outcomes, and decisions about what?

6. BREXIT

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‘Maiolica’ is a tin-glazed pottery that are painted with stories. During the 15th century,
the earthenware’s were exported from Spain to the central Europe. The trade route
went through a popular Spanish Island from which the name was developed for these
kinds of pottery. Which island?

8. MALLORCA/MAJORCA

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Deriving its name from the Greek word for ‘Throw’, these were ancient missile weapons
that were used to attack a distant target. The word today is still used in connection with
such weapons. What were these weapons called?

10. BALLISTIC

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It is a style of dance form that originated from the Harlem Drag Queens in the 1960s
and was partly inspired by the hand movements and poses based on the runway walk
of the models whoappearedin a fashion magazine.Madefamous by Madonna, which
‘trendy’ dance is this?

12. VOGUING

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Created by the War Production board in 1942, who is this who has gone to the war?

14. SANTA CLAUS

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This Palace is a host to various conferences in the early twentieth century which aimed at
regulating the arms race and settling international disputes by arbitration. It is also the
seat of many judicial institutions such as the International Court of Justice, the Permanent
Court of Arbitration, and the Hague Academy of International Law. Hence, what is this
Palace called?

16. PEACE PALACE

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Thepurchase was considered to bea massive mistake by many Americans. Thethen US
Secretaryof the State, William Seward, purchased this from Russia for $7.2 million.
Because this decision was considered to bea mistake, it was nicknamed as Seward’s Folly
orSeward’s Icebox.What was purchased by the US?

18. ALASKA

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Edinburgh, Scotland is known for its literary figures. The city has a museum dedicated to
a fewScottish writers called the ‘Writer’s Museum’ where works of the popular writers
and theirlives aretreasured. The museum is dedicated to Walter Scott, Robert Burns,
and which otherpersonality?

20. RL STEVENSON

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Created over 2000 film posters, he was tasked to create artwork that didn’t give away
the film’s storyline. He started his assignment with Casablanca in 1942 and his last
poster was J Edgar in 2011. Whose ‘precious’ work was these?

22. BILL GOLD

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Thenickname for people born in this country is called ‘Sabras’. Sabra is an Arabic word
that refers to the cactus plant that’s thick and thorny on theoutside and soft onthe
inside. The newgeneration of people fought for their land and their survival with their
thick defence, but are considered to be softer at heart lending the nickname to these
people.Which country?

24. ISRAEL

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In June this year, for the very first time, the possessions of an artist were showcased
outside Mexico during the exhibition titled ‘Making Herself Up’ in London. Whose
possessions were these?

26. FRIDA KAHLO

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It was invented as a morehumane alternative to hanging. Still an alternative method of
killing in nine US states, this method was so violent that sometimes the victim’s eyeballs
would pop out. Because ofits violence, it is also called ‘Gruesome Gertie’ and ‘Sizzling
Sally’. What form of execution is this?

28. ELECTRIC CHAIR

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In 2016, environmentalist Nityanand Jayaraman along with TM Krishna released a
music video where they reclaim the meaning of a word that was originally meant ‘a
place for shared communal uses’ and later used as a pejorative. What word?

30. POROMBOKE

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‘From each according to his ability, to each accordingto his needs’was the slogan that
was popularized bythis philosopher referring to the freeaccessand distribution of
goods, capital, and services to satisfy everybody’s needs. Who?

32. KARL MARX

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Because of the ongoing row with Qatar, the Arab nations have cut ties
with the country, and its onlyland border has been shut down. It shares
that border with which nation?

34. SAUDI ARABIA

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‘The Promise and theDream’ is a book by David Margolick
about two famousleaders in America who were both
assassinated in 1968. Who were thesetwo?

36. ROBERT F KENNEDY; MARTIN
LUTHER KING JR

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Andaman is known for its Scheduled Tribes. One of the popular tribes is called Jarawa,
an endangered tribe about whom, a little was known earlier. They refertothemselves
as ‘Yaeng-nga’ which means ‘human being’in GreaterAndamanese. What does the
term ‘Jarawa’ mean in Greater Andamanese?

38. STRANGER

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Mumble Rap is a term that was coined by the American Rapper Wiz Khalifa. Its used as
a pejorative torappers who put emphasis on the flow than on the lyrics. Thelyrics are
focused on money, jewellery and drugs and small-time rappers use a particular online
distribution platform to gain fame in this microgenre. Which online distribution
platform is this?

40. SOUNDCLOUD

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Murmers of Earth is a book by a popular American astronomer that deals with the
creation of something spectacular. The book is about the creation of what?

42. GOLDEN VOYAGER RECORD

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During the 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cupin Germany,she cameas a late substitute during
the Norway vs Australia match and becamethe first ever Australian to represent the country in
two different senior world cups. Who is this?

44. ELLYSE PERRY

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