Week 3, Quiz Club

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In Tantric buddhism which legendary kingdom, described in the Kalachakra Tantra, is the birthplace of the 25th Kalki king Maitreya, the future Buddha. According to the prophecy he will emerge with huge army to vanquish the Dark Forces and usher in a worldwide Golden Age. The place is also the title of a 2025 Telugu-language supernatural horror movie directed by Ugandar Muni.

Shambhala

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In Greek mythology, what name is given to Stheno, Euryale, and Medusa, the the three monstrous sisters who had snakes for hair and could change men to stone with their gaze?

Gorgons

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Edelweiss and My Favorite Things are songs from which 1965 movie soundtrack with music by Richard Rogers?

Sound of Music

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In October 2024, Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu was sworn in as the 7th President of which Pacific nation, an archipelago of more than 300 islands of which, Viti Levu and Vanua Levu, contain most of the population.

Fiji

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Build in the 1930s and considered a technological marvel, which defensive line comprising over 142 forts, 352 casemates, and around 5,000 blockhouses, was circumvented by the German army during the 1940 invasion of France, because it didn't cover the Ardennes forest which was considered impassable.

Maginot Line

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In 2010 dystopian novel Mockingjay is the last installment of the Hunger Games series by which American author?

Suzanne Collins

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Baryons are a category of subatomic particles known as hadrons, are heavy subatomic particles that are made up of three quarks. Which* *baryon is composed to 2 up quarks and 1 down quark and was discovered in 1918?

Proton

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What is the maximum number of points awarded for scoring a goal in professional lacrosse?

2

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The amino acid tryptophan, the element tungsten, and the SI unit of power are all abbreviated by which letter?

W

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On April 21, 1934 the Daily Mail published an alleged photo of which mysterious creature, which later a man named Christian Spurling admitted to was a toy submarine and some wood he built to fool the newspaper?

Loch Ness monster

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Turul, a mythical bird of prey is the national symbol of which European country, whose currency is the Forint.

Hungary

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A 19th century painting by Indian artist Raja Ravi Varma became the most expensive artwork ever sold at Auction fetching 17.9 million USD. Which gender-fluid Hindu god is depicted in the picture, hugging his mother while she milks a cow?

Krishna

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In July, Lieutenant General Susan Coyle will take over as the first woman to lead the army in which country?

Australia

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In Cambodia, a statue was erected to honor Magawa, who helped find more than 100 buried landmines in his five year career. What type of animal was Magawa?

Rat

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Known as the land of the volcanoes, which country, about a third of the size of Sri Lanka, is the smallest country in Central America?

El Salvadore

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Which famous American Pop-Rock band was originally known as Kara's Flowers. There latest album Love Is Like was released in August last year.

Maroon 5 (Adam Lavine)

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Inaugurated on May 17, 1875, what is the oldest continuously held sporting event in the US?

it has been known as the The Most Exciting Two Minutes in Sports. Kentucky Derby

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What was considered to be the tallest structure ever to be built at the time of 250 BC?

It is one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. Lighthouse of Alexandria

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Deriving its name from the band Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys, Blue Grass music is a genre of American roots music that developed in the 1940s. What 5 stringed instrument is often used in Blue Grass music. African slaves are thought to have introduced the instrument to America?

Banjo

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The point of an anchor fluke, a weapon in use up to the 18th century that consists of a long staff ending in a hook-shaped blade, the jaws of a bird together with their covering, a proposed new law in the US and a request for payment of money owed all share which term?

Bill

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'Oro y Plata' is the motto of which US state, the only one to have a motto in Spanish?

Montana (meaning Gold and Silver)

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First produced in Nimes (Neem) in France, which fabric is traditionally used to make denim?

Cotton

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Instead of moving their eyes, owls swivel their heads to view their surroundings. Approximately how many degrees can an owl swivel their head around?

270

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People born between 1928 until 1945 are known as belonging to what generation?

The term coined by a 1951 *Time* magazine article, suggest that they were more conservative and less rebellious than previous generations. Silent Generation

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Deriving its name from the Latin word meaning kernal, what part of the cell contains genetic material in most organisms?

Nucleus

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Arising from the Lumbar and running down to the feet, what is the longest and largest nerve in the human body?

Sciatic Nerve

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Born in 1901 as Pempa Tendupi in the Kingdom of Sikkim, who wrote more than 40 books of poetry and is considered one of the greatest Sinhala poets of all time?

S Mahinda Himi

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Often cited as the father of modern Sinhala literature Martin Wickramasinghe wrote countless books including novels, short stories, plays and non-fiction works on anthropology and philosophy among other things. Published in 1914 what is considered to be his first novel?

Leela (his first novels were Leela, Soma, Irangani, Seetha)

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The Mridangam in Tamil Nadu, the Pakhavaj in Orissa and Kendang in Indonesia are closely related to which double headed percussion instrument in Sri Lanka?

Geta Beraya

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In March, a new government rule in Bolivia extending the total number of academic days in school to 200 per year, resulted in protests by which group of performers?

Clowns

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English composer Gustav Holst is most famous for a seven-part musical suite about what scientific group?

It was written during the period between 1914 and 1917. The Planets. The movements are named (The bringer of war, the bringer of Peace, the winged messenger, the bringer of jollity, the bringer of old age, the magician and the mystic.

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Nnown as the Taiji Tu or "diagram of the supreme ultimate" what s the main symbol of Taoism?

Yin-Yang

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What name is given to the political revolution of 1868 that bought the demise of the Tokugawa shogunate and restored Japan to direct imperial rule, ushering an era of modernization and Westernization of the country?

Meiji Restoration

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A newly hatched butterfly is known as what?

Catapiller

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Originating from the mughal era what is the name given to Indian food cooked over charcoal in a clay oven?

The food derives its name from the oven. Tandoori (The oven is called Tandoor)

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With only one recorded defeat in over 300 matches in a dozen years, which US president is the only one inducted to the Wrestling Hall of Fame?

Abraham Lincoln

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Which historically significant port city in Sri Lanka was known as Mahathiththa or Mathota ?

Mannar

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On March 28, a truck filled with a shipment of 413,000 Kit Kat bars had vanished while en route from Italy to Poland. What shape were those Kit Kats?

F! Racing Car shaped

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April 1 was declared a public holiday in the DR Congo after the football team qualified for the 2026 world cup, the first time since 1974 when they competed as Zaire. By what nickname is the DR Congolese football team known as, an animal that is featured in the team's logo?

Les Leopards

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In 2002, which Dreamworks' animation movie, directed by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson, became the first movie to win the Oscar for the best animated feature film?

Shrek

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Who was the President of Taiwan from 1949 to 1975?

From 1928 until 49 he had been the head of the Nationalist government in China. Chiang Kai Shek

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Which former Indian cricketer from Karnataka, the first Anglo-Indian of Scottish origin to play for India, was part of the 1983 team that won the World cup and was the highest wicket take in the tournament. Later he went on to become the 36th President of the BCCI.

Roger Binny

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The Nilgiri mountains is home to the tribes of Toda, Kota, Badaga and Kurumba in which Indian state?

Tamil Nadu

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Which computer virus which infected nearly 10 million Windows computers in the year 2000 was created by Filipino student Onel de Guzman as a way to steal internet access credentials?

The virus forced organizations, including the Pentagon, Ford Motor Company, and many governments, to shut down their email systems to stop the spread.The Love Bug (ILOVEYOU worm)

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Lara's Theme by French composer Maurice Jarre was the theme song for which movie from 1965?

It later became the basis of the song 'Somewhere, My Love'. Dr Zhivago

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Who took over as President of the US after Nixon resigned in 1974 over the watergate scandal?

Gerald Ford

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Perestroika, meaning reconstruction in Russian was the philosophy associated with which Russian president?

Mikhail Gorbechov

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Part of the kikumon, which flower is the personal symbol of Japanese imperial family?

The empress notably wears an exclusive all diamond tiara with the flower. Chrysanthemum

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What is the smallest bone in the human body?

The stapes, or stirrup (located in the middle ear, and is critical for hearing)

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Who was burned at the stake for heresy on May 30, 1431 in Rouen, France after a biased ecclesiastical trial led by Bishop Pierre Cauchon?

Joan of Arc, *Jeanne d'Arc* (for wearing men's clothing and claiming divine guidance) 51.