FUNDAESLIGA QUIZ LEAGUE

WEEK 3 QUESTIONS

Written by: Abhishek Kapoor, Ananya Upadhya,

Aryapriya Ganguly, Rahul Kottalgi, Ria Chopra, Sander
van Der Heyden and Sreshth Shah.

Edited by: Aryapriya Ganguly, Rahul Kottalgi and

Sreshth Shah.

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ROUND 1

PLAYER 1, QUESTION 1
What precursor to chess was invented during the Gupta Empire in India,
around the 6th century? Meaning four-limbed, the game's name refers to the
ancient army divisions of infantry, cavalry, elephantry, and chariotry. The
current Arabic name for chess is derived from this game's name.

ANSWER: CHATURANGA (accept Shatranj)

PLAYER 1, QUESTION 2
Al Sadu is a hand-woven embroidery form practiced by Bedouin people. It is a
UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage entry from Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. The
patterns in this weaving practice are inspired from what specific, 'graceful(?)'
aspect of the region's fauna, also the source of the name 'Al Sadu'?

ANSWER: A CAMEL'S WALKING pace/ A camel's gait [Accept camel's

movements or any answer that mentions reasonable synonyms. Answer must
include 'camel'.]

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PLAYER 2, QUESTION 1
Founded in 1970 and currently based in Paris, which LVMH-owned luxury
cosmetics retailer founded by Dominique Mandonnaud takes its name from the
Greek spelling of Moses' wife's name in the Old Testament?

ANSWER: SEPHORA [Name comes from 'Zipporah' (Zef-UH-ra), wife of Moses.]

PLAYER 2, QUESTION 2
Journalist Stephen Dubner hosts the show, with economist Steven Levitt as a
regular guest. This weekly podcast discusses socioeconomic issues for a general
audience and is a spin-off of which 2005 book?

ANSWER: FREAKONOMICS

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PLAYER 3, QUESTION 1
The transfer of Alaska was a ' Great Deal' that was officially completed at a
ceremony in Sitka in October 1867. The cost of this transfer was roughly 37 cents
per acre in 2020 dollars. Who was the seller of this territory to the United
States of America?

ANSWER: RUSSIA (prompt on Soviet Union or USSR, but the answer is Russia)

PLAYER 3, QUESTION 2
Who is the only person ever to win Olympic gold at the 100m, 200m and
4x100m relay in three consecutive Olympics? This legend still holds the world
record in all these events.

ANSWER: Usain BOLT

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PLAYER 4, QUESTION 1
Which Salzburg born composer's 41st Symphony, composed in 1788, was also
his last? It was reportedly nicknamed Jupiter because the first few chords
reminded a music publisher of the Roman God and his thunderbolts.

ANSWER: Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART

PLAYER 4, QUESTION 2
What name is given to the altitude of 100 km above Earth's sea level, said to be
the boundary between Earth's atmosphere and outer space? It is located in the
lower thermosphere and is named after a Hungarian American scientist.

ANSWER: KARMAN line (After Theodore von Karman)

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ROUND 2

PLAYER 1, QUESTION 1
Boiled or canned versions of what fruit are served alongside saltfish in a
popular Jamaican breakfast? The scientific name of this fruit honours William
Bligh's efforts of taking this fruit to the UK, and features in perhaps the most
famous mento, a Jamaican folk song.

ANSWER: ACKEE (Features in the song Jamaica Farewell) [Also accept ankye,
ayee]
PLAYER 1, QUESTION 2
Who along with Tom Cruise received the very first Razzie Award for Worst
Screen Combo, for their performance in 1994's Interview with the Vampire? This
person later won an Academy Award as a Producer for 12 Years a Slave, and has
also played Achilles, Heinrich Harrer, and Billy Beane on screen.

ANSWER: Brad PITT [William Bradley Pitt]

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PLAYER 2, QUESTION 1
The Dobson unit is primarily used to measure the concentration of what
molecule in parts of the Earth's atmosphere? This molecule is primarily found
in the lower part of the stratosphere, around 15 to 35 kilometers from the
Earth's surface. The viral song ‘Numa Numa’ was made by a band sharing the
same name as the molecule.

ANSWER: OZONE

PLAYER 2, QUESTION 2
In which American city (or surrounding area) is the NHL ice hockey team called
the "Lightning" based? This team won the 2020 Stanley Cup and are in the 2021
edition's final as well. Another team from this same city (or area) won the Super
Bowl in February 2021.

ANSWER: TAMPA Bay

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PLAYER 3, QUESTION 1
Who lends his name to a museum in the small village of Mungpoo near
Kalimpong and Darjeeling? It is named after the then 77-year old who stayed
there in 1938-39, on an invitation from fellow poet Maitreyi Devi. [Full name
needed]

ANSWER: RABINDRANATH TAGORE [Full name needed. It is called the Rabindra

Museum]

PLAYER 3, QUESTION 2
Dmitri Shostakovich's 7th Symphony is nicknamed the Leningrad, where the work
premiered in March 1942 while the city was under siege. What is the present
name of the city then known as Leningrad? It is the 2nd largest city in its
country.

ANSWER: ST. PETERSBURG

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PLAYER 4, QUESTION 1
Occurring in fits and bursts since 1988, the Nagorno Karabakh conflict has been
going on between 2 neighbouring countries in the Caucasus region. Name
either country, both names starting with the same letter.

ANSWER: Either ARMENIA or AZERBAIJAN

PLAYER 4, QUESTION 2
Built on an artificial island to protect Charleston, South Carolina from naval
invasion, what structure was still incomplete when it was attacked in 1861,
kickstarting the American Civil War?

ANSWER: Fort SUMTER

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ROUND 3

PLAYER 1, QUESTION 1
Through which 'great deal' did the US acquire a piece of land almost four
times the size of Spain for the modern equivalent of 65 cents per acre?
Incidentally, this deal from 1803 included sections of the Canadian provinces
of Alberta and Saskatchewan.

ANSWER: The LOUISIANA Purchase (French: Vente de la Louisiane 'Sale of

Louisiana') [Accept anything with Louisiana, and synonyms of purchase]

PLAYER 1, QUESTION 2
In card-game terminology, what word denotes a playing card elevated above
its usual rank? The word comes from the Latin word for "triumph". A 16th-
century game which was an ancestor of whist and was mentioned by
Shakespeare also has this name. The name would be familiar to fans of 1990s
collectibles.

ANSWER: TRUMP cards

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PLAYER 2, QUESTION 1
Geet-Gawai is a pre-wedding ceremony of Bhojpuri speaking people of Indian
descent in which country, part of the Mascarene Islands? This UNESCO
Intangible Cultural Heritage breaks barriers of caste and class, helping create a
cohesive community identity in this country.

ANSWER: MAURITIUS

PLAYER 2, QUESTION 2
Featuring a celestial body in its title, which song from Breakfast at Tiffany's
won the 1961 Oscar for Best Original Song and 1962 Grammys for Record of the
Year and Song of the Year? A waterway near lyricist Johnny Mercer's hometown
was renamed in honour of this song.

ANSWER: MOON RIVER

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PLAYER 3, QUESTION 1
A property of radioactive decay, what term from physics shares its name with
a first-person shooter (FPS) game developed by Valve in 1998? It was Valve's
debut product and the first game in the titular series. It is the first game to
have the CD key copy protection system for online play.

ANSWER: HALF-LIFE

PLAYER 3, QUESTION 2
What device was invented by Indian scientist Jagadish Chandra Bose in the
early 20th century? In its original form, it used a series of clockwork gears
and a smoked glass plate to record the rate of growth in plants. The device's
name derives from the latin for "growth" and "measure".

ANSWER: CRESCOGRAPH

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PLAYER 4, QUESTION 1
Launched in 2017, this beauty company received acclaim for its inclusivity and
later expanded to include clothing lines and lingerie as well. Which brand,
which takes its name from its founder's surname, though she usually goes by
her middle name in her other endeavours?

ANSWER: FENTY [Founded by Rihanna (real name Robyn Rihanna Fenty) ]

PLAYER 4, QUESTION 2
In 1984, which ‘royal-sounding’ entertainer won the Oscar for Best Original
Song Score for his song in a movie of the same name? One year later, it was
raining Razzies as he won Worst Director, Worst Original Song, and Worst Actor
for Under the Cherry Moon, which he directed, scored, and starred in.

ANSWER: PRINCE (accept Prince Rogers Nelson)

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ROUND 4

PLAYER 1, QUESTION 1
One of the most famous songs by The Beatles, which song with a celestial
body in its title was written by George Harrison at Eric Clapton's house, while
avoiding a band meeting? The lyrics reflect the arrival of spring and the
temporary relief he felt by playing truant. The song is from the album Abbey
Road.

ANSWER: HERE COMES THE SUN

PLAYER 1, QUESTION 2
The tendency of a force to rotate an object about an axis, fulcrum, or pivot,
what term from physics shares its name with a 2004 American action film? The
film was directed by Joseph Kahn and involved motorcycles filled with crystal
meth and … Ice Cube.

ANSWER: TORQUE

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PLAYER 2, QUESTION 1
The Pemon Conflict has been an ongoing crisis since late 2016, centered
around the mining disputes between the Nicolas Maduro regime and the
indigenous Pemon Nation, in which South American country?

ANSWER: VENEZUELA

PLAYER 2, QUESTION 2
This family with a 'prominent jawline' occupied the throne of the Holy Roman
Empire for over 300 years and produced rulers of multiple countries. Identify
this royal house named after the 11th-century Hawk's Castle built in modern-
day Switzerland by Count Radbot of Klettgau.

ANSWER: HABSBURG
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PLAYER 3, QUESTION 1
The name of which traditional breakfast item translates to "creamy rich rice"
in Malay? This national dish of Malaysia gets that name since rice is soaked in
coconut milk before the mixture is steamed. Wrapping the item with Pandan
leaves gives it a distinctive flavour.

ANSWER: NASI LEMAK

PLAYER 3, QUESTION 2
Last year, who announced that from September 2020, his eponymous podcast
would be available on Spotify in an exclusive licensing deal worth an estimated
$100 million? He has been an Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) interviewer
and color commentator, and host of Fear Factor from 2001 to 2006.

ANSWER: Joe ROGAN [The podcast being The Joe Rogan Experience]
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PLAYER 4, QUESTION 1
The Academy of Medieval Medicine and Sciences in Aligarh was founded in
2001. It houses museums dedicated to medicine, art, and culture. Which
polymath (980-1037) known for his Canon of Medicine is this named after?

ANSWER: AVICENNA (Ibn Sina or Abu Ali Sina or Pur Sina)

PLAYER 4, QUESTION 2
What word is used to describe any tabletop card or domino game which one
can play by oneself? The most well-known variety is the Klondike, well known
to computer users since 1990. A variant called mahjong uses mahjong tiles
instead of playing cards.

ANSWER: SOLITAIRE

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ROUND 5

PLAYER 1, QUESTION 1
Founded in 2014 by a then-teenage media personality, this beauty company
started off by selling lip products and later expanded to other products. Which
brand, named after its founder's first name is this? The founder was named the
world's youngest 'self-made billionaire' by Forbes in 2019.

ANSWER: KYLIE Cosmetics. (operative part is KYLIE) [Do NOT prompt on

Jenner]

PLAYER 1, QUESTION 2
Biologist Stephen Jay Gould's conclusion after a lifetime of studying certain
creatures contributed to the title of which weekly British podcast? Gould
reasoned that although there are many sea creatures of this type, most of
them are not even closely related to each other.

ANSWER: NO SUCH THING AS A FISH

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PLAYER 2, QUESTION 1
Composed in 1988, Symphony No. 1 by Dutch composer Johan de Meij
(Yohann- de- May) has movements (or parts) called Lothlorien, Journey in the
Dark, and Gollum. Fittingly, what three-part work gives its name to this
symphony?

ANSWER: LORD OF THE RINGS [Prompt on Fellowship of the Ring, The Two
Towers, Return of the King]. Do not accept The Hobbit

PLAYER 2, QUESTION 2
What Indian invention's name derives from the Sanskrit word for "kneading"
or "pressing"? It was introduced to the west by early Indian entrepreneur Sake
Dean Mahomed who alongwith his Irish wife opened stores that provided this
service. Today, ammonium lauryl sulfate is a very common chemical used to
make this product.

ANSWER: SHAMPOO

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PLAYER 3, QUESTION 1
What is the English translation of the phrase zelyonye chelovechki [Zell-
Yone-Ye Che-La-Vech-Key], which was used to describe masked soldiers who
appeared during a certain Geopolitical crisis in the Crimean capital of
Simferopol in 2014? The three-word phrase is also used to describe
extraterrestrial life.

ANSWER: LITTLE GREEN MEN (accept LGM)

PLAYER 3, QUESTION 2
In the Earth's atmosphere, what 'middling' name is given to the boundary
point of minimum temperature, between the thermosphere and the layer
below it? If you change one letter from the name of this point, you'd get a
condition also called climacteric that usually affects women aged 45 or more.

ANSWER: MESOPAUSE

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PLAYER 4, QUESTION 1
A total of 18 countries in three continents - including Germany, Kazakhstan,
Morocco, Pakistan, Qatar and Saudi Arabia - feature on UNESCO's Intangible
Heritage Lists through which traditional practice? This practice involves the
hunting of wild animals in their natural habitat by means of a trained bird of
prey.

ANSWER: FALCONRY (“Falcon” needs to be in the answer)

PLAYER 4, QUESTION 2
Time controls for each player in this 'lightning fast' chess format are, according
to FIDE, 10 minutes or less per player. This can be played with or without a
time delay per move - a more recent development due to the influx of digital
clocks. What type of chess is this?

ANSWER: BLITZ Chess (accept Speed chess) [Do not accept Fast chess, of which
it is a subset. Also do not accept Rapid Chess or Bullet Chess]

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ROUND 6

PLAYER 1, QUESTION 1
Which Austrian-Bohemian composer's 8th Symphony is sometimes called the
"Symphony of a Thousand", because it required lots of orchestration and vocal
force? The composer's surname interestingly translates to "painter" in German,
and his 10th and last symphony was left incomplete.

ANSWER: Gustav MAHLER

PLAYER 1, QUESTION 2
Also called the Sa'dah Conflict after the Governorate where it was
concentrated, the Houthi rebellion was a conflict that took place from 2004 to
2014 in which country? This republic can be found on the southern end of the
Arabian peninsula.
ANSWER: YEMEN
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PLAYER 2, QUESTION 1
The Kursura was decommissioned in 2001 and since 2002 houses a unique
museum in Visakhapatnam (Vizag). What kind of entity is the Kursura?

ANSWER: A SUBMARINE [do not accept ship, boat, yacht, etc]

PLAYER 2, QUESTION 2
A form of energy transferred from one body to another by thermal interaction,
what term from physics shares its name with a 1995 American crime drama
film? It was written and directed by Michael Mann, and starred Al Pacino and
Robert De Niro.

ANSWER: HEAT

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PLAYER 3, QUESTION 1
Which beauty brand was started in 1952 because Prime Minister Jawaharlal
Nehru was concerned that Indian women were spending precious foreign
exchange on foreign beauty products? This brand is named after a French
opera, which itself is the French name of a Hindu goddess.

ANSWER: LAKMÉ
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Sabacc is a card game similar to blackjack and poker that was first mentioned
in a 1983 novel called Lando Calrissian and the Mindharp of Sharu. One version
of the game has been distributed at Disneyland, but which fictional universe is
this game associated with?

ANSWER: STAR WARS

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PLAYER 4, QUESTION 1
Season one of which investigative journalism podcast hosted by Sarah Koenig
investigated the 1999 murder of Hae Min Lee, an 18-year-old at Woodlawn High
School near Baltimore, Maryland? The first two seasons have been downloaded
over 340 million times, establishing an ongoing podcast world record.

ANSWER: SERIAL

PLAYER 4, QUESTION 2
What was invented by Indian-American Ajay Bhatt and his team while working
at Intel? He was also the subject of an Intel ad. This system or device connects
peripherals to larger electronic objects. For long, it has had a logo inspired by
the Trident.

ANSWER: USB (accept UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS and nothing else)

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ROUND 7

PLAYER 1, QUESTION 1
Which layer of the Earth's atmosphere is the lowest, where most of the
atmosphere's mass is located? It varies from 6 km in the polar regions and may
go up to 18 km in warmer regions. Knowing the names of two parallels of
latitude at 23 degrees 27 minute North and South of the Equator should help
you reach the answer.

ANSWER: TROPOSPHERE

PLAYER 1, QUESTION 2
This fast bowler was nicknamed ‘White Lightning’, and was easily identifiable
thanks to his trademark white sunscreen. He even published an autobiography
named “White Lightning”. Who is this cricketer, whose most infamous moment
as a batter was arguably causing a run-out at a World Cup semi-final?

ANSWER: Allan DONALD

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PLAYER 2, QUESTION 1
In their tussle for world domination, Spain and Portugal divided the 'other' side
of the world via which 1529 Treaty? This treaty specified the antimeridian to
the line of demarcation, specified in an earlier 1494 Treaty. The 1529 treaty is
named after a city which the Romans called Caesaraugusta.

ANSWER: Treaty of ZARAGOZA/Sargossa [Accept Capitulation of Zaragoza.

Don’t prompt on Treaty of Tordesillas, which is the 1494 treaty]

PLAYER 2, QUESTION 2
One of the very few to have reached EGOT status, who, unfortunately, added
an R to that in 1989 when she received the Worst Actress Razzie for her roles
in both Arthur 2: On the Rocks and Rent-A-Cop? Her Academy Award win 16
years earlier was for the film Cabaret.

ANSWER: Liza MINNELLI

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PLAYER 3, QUESTION 1
The term itself being Finnish in origin, what structures are Finland's only
entry on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists? They are found on the
shores of Finland's lakes, in private apartments, at the Parliament House and
even at the depth of 1,400 metres in Pyhäsalmi Mine.

ANSWER: SAUNA(s) [Accept sudatory]

PLAYER 3, QUESTION 2
Most famously used as a prison, this structure has also served as an armoury, a
treasury, a 'ravenous perch', and even housed the Royal Mint. Name this
landmark that has held prisoners such as Elizabeth I, Walter Raleigh, and
Rudolf Hess.

ANSWER: TOWER OF LONDON [officially Her Majesty's Royal Palace and

Fortress of the Tower of London]

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PLAYER 4, QUESTION 1
Which 1971 song by David Bowie with a celestial body in its title, went on to
inspire a BBC show of the same name (sans the question mark)? It was played
by the Tesla Roadster radio during its launch aboard the Falcon Heavy in 2018,
and had a cover version used by NASA in related coverage in 2020.

ANSWER: LIFE ON MARS?

PLAYER 4, QUESTION 2
What open-bread sandwich (usually consisting of two or more such
sandwiches) is considered a traditional Swedish breakfast? Adding four letters
to this seven-letter dish gives you the name of a buffet-style meal from the
same country.

ANSWER: SMORGAS (Prompt on smorgasbord)

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ROUND 8

PLAYER 1, QUESTION 1
Namgyal Institute of Technology is a museum that is named after Sir Tashi
Namgyal, the 11th Chogyal or King of a region that joined India in 1975. In
which Indian state capital is this museum located?

ANSWER: GANGTOK (In Sikkim)

PLAYER 1, QUESTION 2
Which UNESCO World Heritage Site is a structure described by many travel
guides as 'The Great Wall of India'? The architect of this structure, Mandan,
dedicated the work to Rana Kumbha, under whose orders it was built in the
15th century.

ANSWER: KUMBHALGARH Fort (prompt if the proper noun is close but not
wholly correct, for e.g., Kumbhagarh is not acceptable but prompt if a player
says that)

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PLAYER 2, QUESTION 1
A baked item with the evocative name Medialuna is a popular breakfast food in
Argentina, which gets its name because it looks like half a moon. What
foodstuff, supposedly created to commemorate the 1683 Ottoman siege of
Vienna, does it visually resemble?

ANSWER: CROISSANT (Begrudgingly accept regional variants, such as Brioche /

Cornetto / Kipferl)

PLAYER 2, QUESTION 2
Which shedding-type card game whose name comes from an Italian/Spanish
number is part of the crazy eights family? This game, whose deck consists of
108 cards, has been marketed by Mattel since 1992.

ANSWER: UNO
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PLAYER 3, QUESTION 1
Which 2016 collaboration with a type of celestial body in its name, became
The Weeknd's third song to top the US Billboard Hot 100 and Daft Punk's first
and only song to do so? The music video describes the extravagance of
celebrity life, and shows The Weeknd asking his fans to "look at what they've
done".

ANSWER: STARBOY

PLAYER 3, QUESTION 2
In 1998, Brian Helgeland received the Razzie for Worst Screenplay for The
Postman. That same year, he also received the Academy Award for Best
Adapted Screenplay for which Russel Crowe and Guy Pearce starrer that was
based on a James Ellroy neo-noir crime novel?

ANSWER: L.A. CONFIDENTIAL

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PLAYER 4, QUESTION 1
Defined as the force which gives a mass of 1 kilogram an acceleration of 1
metre per second per second, what term from physics shares its name with a
2017 Hindi-language black comedy drama film? According to the writers, "The
three acts of the film are represented by the three laws of motion."

ANSWER: NEWTON
PLAYER 4, QUESTION 2
What was purchased for $24 worth of trinkets (1,143 in 2020 dollars) by the
local Dutch governor of New Netherland, from the Lenape Native Americans in
1626? You can phrase this 'great deal' as the two-worded title of a 1925 John
Dos Passos novel.

ANSWER: The PURCHASE OF MANHATTAN [Accept (and applaud) Manhattan

Transfer]

END OF QUIZ
THREE SPARE QUESTIONS

1. Initiated by the actions of President Salva Kiir in 2013, which young

nation was embroiled in a civil war that started between SPLM and
SPLM-in-opposition? It eventually turned multi-sided and a ceasefire
was announce in February 2020.
ANS: South Sudan

2. Which widespread suit of playing cards consists of clubs, diamonds,

hearts, and spades? It is called the [BLANK] suited playing cards,
after a European country. The English or Anglo American pattern is
perhaps the most common variety of this suit.
ANS: French [Prompt on France]

3. Located in Prayagraj, India, the Swaraj Bhavan or the Anand Bhavan

is today 42 rooms large and is a museum open to the public. It had
once been the home of which prominent family?
ANS: Nehru Family (later the Nehru-Gandhi family)

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