This document contains multiple trivia questions and answers about history, literature, movies, and other topics. It begins with a quiz about a British charity called H4H, the WW2 Operation Market Garden, and the term "no man's land." It then discusses people like Rupert Murdoch and Ted Turner, songs connected to political speeches and movies, and historical figures like Florence Nightingale and Mary Seacole.

1. QUIZ for FRIENDS
By SRD (also known as Saurav Ranjan Datta)

2. A British charity foundation was started by a couple
Bryn Parry and his wife Emma (both OBEs) in 2007 by
the name of H4H, after they were deeply moved to see
injured soldiers in a hospital in Birmingham. What
does H4H stand for?

3. Help For Heroes

4. Brian Desmond Hurst, a genius Irish film-maker
who was trained under John Ford was the first
person to make a movie on this campaign of the
WW II in 1946 called ‘Theirs is the Glory’. He used
real life footages in his film and also actors who
were there on that campaign as soldiers. The film
mainly discusses about the British soldier’s
involvement in that campaign but is considered a
classic and a most authentic one about that defining
campaign, though the 1977 movie which depicts the
operation as a whole and includes the American,
British and Polish Airborne forces, is more popular
to us because of its incredible casts. Which
campaign/ operation of WW II are we talking about
here?

5. Operation Market Garden
(Battle of Arnhem). The 1977 movie
was ‘A Bridge Too Far’.

6. The Oxford English Dictionary referred this term to
be a 13th/ 14th century origin where it meant a
dispute over a territory.
The term later meant a corner in the city of London
where executions were done.
But this term was originally made popular by Ernst
Dunlop Swinton, a British army officer during the
WW I where he meant it to be the area between two
opposite war trench lines.
What term?

7. No Man’s Land

8. In 1983, his yacht was famously sunk in a Sydney-to-
Hobart boat race by a vessel sponsored by his rival
yards from the finishing line. This infuriated him so
much that he challenged his rival to a fist fight. Ever
since then, they were always at loggerheads. He even
once accused his rival of being a war monger as his
rival was supporting George W. Bush’s invasion of
Iraq. Who are these 2 iconic personalities?

9. Rupert Murdoch and Ted Turner

10. What connects:
Pic 1: A statesman giving a speech in 1960
Pic 2: One of the earliest British films to tackle race as an issue.
Pic 3: The rock band ‘Scorpions’

11. WIND OF CHANGE
Pic 1: The ‘Wind of Change’ speech by British Prime
Minister Harold Macmillan in 1960 in Capetown.
Pic 2: The 1961 British movie ‘The Wind of Change.
Pic 3: Scorpion’s all time best ‘Wind of Change’.

12. This song was one of the two songs to be edited out
from the film version of the album ‘Pink Floyd - The
Wall’, as the film was running two long. The
Wall tells the story of Pink, an alienated young rock
star who is retreating from society and isolating
himself. In this song, Pink realises the mistake he
made in shunning society, and attempts to regain
contact with the outside world. However, he cannot
see or hear beyond the wall. Pink's call becomes more
and more desperate as he begins to realise there is no
escape. One of the cult psychedelic rock songs of all
time, which song am I talking about?

13. ‘Hey You’

14. What word connects,
the first military submarine of this world which
was used by the Continental Army during the
American Revolution,
a famous brand of shirts and apparels from
Kolkata,
and a famous bay resort of Hawaii?

15. Turtle

16. This very popular weapon is a generic name for an
improvised weapon mainly used nowadays by rebels
in riots. This weapon was named by the Finnish after
the Soviet foreign minister who was responsible for
the partition of Finland. This weapon was supposedly
first used in Spanish war and then was extensively
used by the Israeli army in their 1948 battle against
the Arab legion. This weapon is generally made by
having petrol in any bottle. What is it called?

17. Molotov cocktails named
after ’Vyacheslav Molotov’

18. Mary Seacole, during the mid 19th century was supposedly
one of the two pioneers in the field of a certain medical
facility. Who was the other famous one?

19. Florence Nightingale, both of them pioneered modern
nursing during the Crimean War.

20. Simonetta Vespucci was an Italian married noble
woman of medieval ages who belonged to Genoa
and Florence. She was considered to be the greatest
beauty of Florence in her times. According to some
popular legends, she posed nude for a world famous
painting, which in reality is not correct as she died
much before that painting was made. But it is an
established fact that she was the only dream woman
of that painter from early renaissance, Italy. Which
painting and painter?

21. The Birth of Venus (Botticelli)

22. This is one of the World heritage sites in UK. Before
it was granted a city status, the Romans built it as a
spa centre. Jane Austen lived in it for a long period
but hated it altogether. Though two of her novels
‘Persuasion’ and ‘Northanger Abbey’ are largely set in
this city. This city also has a mention in Charles
Dickens’ ‘The Pickwick Papers’. One of the major
tourist attractions of this world, what place am I
talking about here?

23. City of Bath

24. In the movie ‘Sonar Kella’, when Lalmohan Ganguly
(orfe Jatayu) first met Feluda in the train, he asked
about Feluda’s vital statistics as he wanted to know if
it matches upto his own fictional sleuth ‘Prokhor
Rudra’. Feluda nonchalantly answered that his waist,
chest and wrist all measured 26 inches. This was
supposedly Ray’s reference to another classic. Which
one?

25. ‘HaJaBaRaLa’ by Sukumar Ray.
(Buro and Kakkeshwar Kuchkuche. They
measured the protagonist in 26 inches).

26. Srijit Mukherjee is making a Kakababu movie based
on 'Mishor Rahashya’. Before this, only 3 Kakababu
movies have been made till date, one by Tapan Sinha
and the other two by Pinaki Chaudhuri. What were
they?

27. Sabuj Dwiper Raja (1979) directed
by Tapan Sinha.
Kakababu Here Gelen? (1996) and
Ek Tukro Chand (2003) directed by
Pinaki Chaudhuri.

28. In the early part of the 1970s, ‘She’ saw one of
Ganesh Pyne’s painting called ‘Mother and
Child’ and immediately wanted it for herself.
So, she got the painting immediately. Who
was She?

29. Indira Gandhi

30. In Spanish, he is nicknamed ‘El Guaje’ which means
The Kid. Despite sustaining serious injuries in his
childhood, he became an international footballer and
a household name. He is also an example to be
followed which he himself keeps on reiterating that
footballers should always inspire the society in a
positive way. He runs a training camp every year for
children on his name where they are coached by star
footballers. He has also sung to raise money for a
school in Mali. Also, a maverick striker, who is he?

31. David Villa

32. In Japanese Manga comics, this character is an
inspiration from a real life Indian king who ruled in
the early ADs. The name is similar, only the first
letter has been changed to G. He is also a profound
Buddhist and adorned his empire with its respective
figures and promoted it vigorously. Like his real-life
counterpart, he also decorates his palace with famous
Buddhist figures, but has demonized them to suit his
nature. What is his name?

33. Emperor Ganishka

34. Arthur Schopenhauer was a 19th century philosopher
who has influenced generations of philosophers,
thinkers, authors, film-makers etc. He himself was
much influenced by Eastern thoughts and religion. To
which literature was he referring to when he said the
following words "It has been the solace of my life, it
will be the solace of my death!“?

35. Upanishads

36. This word had supposedly first appeared in an 1865 journal
article by Wilhelm Schmidt.
But some believe that the19th-century British author and
speaker Emily Gerard introduced the word into print in her
travelogue ’The Land Beyond the Forest’ (Land beyond the forest
is what Transylvania means in Latin).
A world famous director who survived 7 plane crashes in the
WW I made a movie by the same name and introduced it with a
catch line ‘A symphony of horror’. He took the story from a
author’s work without obtaining the copyrights and got into
serious trouble with that author’s family later. That same author
made this word popular in his book and thought the meaning is
‘Not dead’.
In reality this is an archaic word which probably means ‘unclean
spirit’. Which word?

37. (The author mentioned in the question
was of course Bram Stoker).

38. Some say he is the first super villain in fiction, though
he was created to mimic some pulp fiction style
villains like Dr. FuManchu etc. In character, he is a
master of disguise and rarely commits his crimes in
person but either uses hardened criminals as his agents
or hypnotize innocent people to do it. He is also
present in Alan Moore’s ‘The League of Extraordinary
Gentlemen’, but he was primarily made famous the
world over by 3 movies directed by one of the greatest
directors of all time. Who is he?

40. On Nov. 17, 1989, thousands of students took to the streets
of the capital. The march was a peaceful one - but it was
nevertheless brutally suppressed by hundreds of police
dressed in riot gear. Two days later, the crowds had
ballooned in size and, on Nov. 20, fully 500,000 people
joined a peaceful march through the capital. While doing
so, the demonstrators kept jingling their keys which was
their peaceful way of telling the communists ‘Goodbye, go
back to home’. How do we know this famous movement
as?

41. Velvet Revolution

42. Diana Preston was born and brought up in London
and she studied modern history at Oxford University.
After her studies, she started her career with
journalism.
Her husband Michael Preston is a reader in literature
at Oxford university and an avid traveler and historian.
Together, they traveled India extensively and got
impressed to create a series.
So, in relation to fiction, how are they better known to
us?

43. Alex Rutherford

44. Thales of Miletus was one of the Seven Sages of
ancient Greece who stayed in Asia minor during the
6th century BC. He was the first to postulate non-
supernatural explanations for natural phenomena, for
example, that land floats on water and that
earthquakes are caused by the agitation of the water
upon which the land floats, rather than the god
Poseidon. For his work, he is being dubbed as the
Father of Science. According to many beliefs, which
legendary figure visited Thales in his youth and was
advised by him to visit Egypt to further his studies,
which as a result had a profound effect on a certain
branch of science?

45. Pythagoras

46. She is Rhea Chakraborty who is debuting with the Yashraj
movie ‘Mere Dad ki Maruti’. However, she has earlier
auditioned for another 2010 Yashraj movie where she was
rejected on the basis of being too young. That role went to
another heroine who had also debuted with the Yashraj
films. Who is that heroine and the 2010 movie where Rhea
was rejected?

48. This English gentleman of the 19th century served as a
captain in the British army. His duties brought him to
Ireland where he worked as a land agent. His
subordinates and his local community ostracized him
for various reasons, which led to the introduction of a
new word in the dictionary. Which word?

49. Boycott
(Named after Charles Cunningham
Boycott)

50. The early model of this particular invention was
thought to have been a British invention but now it is
recognized by the International History Conference to
have been the work of the Frenchman ‘Eugene Meyer’.
But the name though was taken from two kinds of
British coins which means one much larger than the
other. But the modern version that we see today was
developed by a British called ‘ Harry John Lawson’
and this time the name came from a French word.
What are we talking about?

51. Penny-farthings and Bicycles

52. Name this two Australian cricketer:
First guy, he played as an opening batsman in 35 Test
matches for Australia and captained them in 25.
Known as "The Rock" because of his imperturbable
temperament, he possessed immensely strong
defence and great patience. He was also a high school
mathematics teacher to the second guy.
Second guy, he was a complete maverick, a great all
rounder and served as a fighter pilot in WW II, was
extremely favourite with the crowd, very handsome
and very entertaining and disliked Bradman
altogether though he had deep respect for the Don.

53. Bill Woodfull and Keith Miller

54. According to Hindu mythology, once Lord Shiva and
Brahma were in a heated quarrel. Such was the rage
of Lord Shiva at that time that the other devas fled
and Goddess Parvati decided that it has now become
impossible to live with Shiva. Realising his mistake,
Lord Shiva deposited his anger into Anasuya, the
wife of Sage Atri (one of the saptarishis). Out of that
portion of Lord Shiva was born a son to Anasuya and
Atri, whose name literally meant somebody who is
difficult to live with. Who was that son?

55. Sage Durvasa, who was known for his short
temper.

56. This is an expression mainly used in the
entertainment industry like Hollywood where it
means a young woman who possesses extraordinary
attraction. This expression was supposedly started
from a short story of Rudyard Kipling but was
made globally famous by a 1927 movie staring the
legendary heroine ‘Clara Bow’. What is the
expression?

57. It Girl (The 1927 movie was ‘It’)

58. Probably the hottest sports woman on earth, who is
this Paraguayan javelin thrower?

59. Leryn Franco

60. Shekhar Kapur, the acclaimed director will be the
creative producer of an upcoming movie by the name
of ‘Indian Sherlock’. With which actor is he
supposedly tying up after almost 3 decades for the
lead role?

61. Anil Kapoor (Last time they did Mr. India
together).

62. Thank You