The Surat Diamond Bourse became the world’s largest office building in 2023 (by floor area). Which famous building was the largest before it?
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According an Irish myth Stingy Jack, tricked the Devil for his own monetary gain. When Jack died, God didn’t allow him into heaven, and the Devil didn’t let him into hell, so Jack was sentenced to roam the earth for eternity with only a carved-out turnip and a coal inside for light.
Which decorative item is associated with this time of the year comes from this legend?
Show AnswerJack-o’-lantern, a carved lantern, most commonly made from a pumpkin or a root vegetable such as a rutabaga or turnip
Happy Halloween!
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The first time India was represented here was by a mother. Since then other representatives include a tourism professional, an underworld don, a female gangster, a couple of amateur board game players, an ex-magician’s production place, and a Mumbai judicial hearing.
What am I talking about?
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Trevor Rainbolt is an internet personality known for playing a certain game. In fact he’s gotten so good at it, that he’s able to solve it by looking at the photo for just 0.1 second, with half the photos blurred, two photos at once, upside down, in black and white, or pixelated. When asked about his skill, he said it is more about intuition, rather than trying to memorize each and every detail possible.
Which game is Trevor known for playing?
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In 1992, Jenny Joseph modeled in a photoshoot. This went on to become the basis of a work which all of us have seen multiple times.
Which ‘work’ did the photoshoot inspire?
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X is one of the most famous international players in his sport. He participated in the World Cup in 1994, where he led his team to the Finals, only for him to end the match with his team losing by 10 points.
After another failed attempt in 2002, where his team again lost in the Finals (against Egypt), he retired.
He came out of retirement, at the age of 38, to play in the 2014 edition, alongside some of the children of his former 1994 teammates, and led them to victory, after which he retired again.
Id X.
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X was devised in 1569 and has become a standard in its field. However, it has been criticized for taking away a certain power from the colonies. Since then there have been others which have tried and solve this, but each one comes its own problems. In fact, having a perfect solution is impossible, with the experts in the field calling it an Orange Peel Problem.
What am I talking about?
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The number __ is especially significant to fans of science fiction and have tried to speculate the meaning behind it for years. In 1993 the author came clean and said –
The answer to this is very simple. It was a joke. It had to be a number, an ordinary, smallish number, and I chose that one. Binary representations, base thirteen, Tibetan monks are all complete nonsense. I sat at my desk, stared into the garden and thought ‘__ will do’ I typed it out. End of story.
Which number am I talking about? And what’s the funda behind it?
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Connect the 10 countries highlighted below to an international event.
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Unlike today’s kid-friendly carnivals, the ones from late 19th century in the US tried to woo adults. One of the ways of doing this was by giving out X as a prize.
This is thought to be the origin of a certain phrase (containing the word X). What am I talking about?
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The name of which drink originates from the 17th century European term for a colour. The term also lends itself to the name of an order of The Catholic Church and a species of monkeys.
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This chemical was first synthesized in India in 1951 as an anti malarial medication. From there it went to the Western markets where it was sold for some of its other properties. The most famous instance of this was in the States, where the drug’s name X was a portmanteau, signifying the effect which it had on its consumers. At one point in time, the distributor of the drug was quoted as “X accounted for less than 2% of our sales, but created 98% of our headaches.”
It was also featured in a movie showing a lot of drug abuse.
Name the drug.
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If the Great Wall was built to keep the Mongols out, what was the Great Fence supposed to keep out?
Show AnswerDingos
It's a 5,614 kilometer fence built in Australia to keep wild dingo away from sheep & civilization.
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In May 2023, 92,000 people came to witness a couple of events in Stockholm. Due to the increased spending on restaurants and hotels, Sweden’s inflation rate is estimated to have increased by 0.3%.
What event(s) are we talking about?
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Last week, we saw two two beams of light project 4 miles into the sky in Lower Manhattan. On a clear night, these shafts of light—the most powerful ever projected from Earth – can be seen from 60 miles away.
Which event do these lights mark?
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X originated in 1810, with a royal wedding celebration. The festivities were revived the next year, with the introduction of a show in the year 1811. The tradition grew year after year from there; with horse races, tree climbing, bowling alleys, swings, a carnival and many more activities added in the subsequent years.
Beginning from mid-or late-September, what is X?
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Some people trace back the origin of this movement to the movie Jurassic Park (1993), which showed that movies (or media in general) can have a huge potential, even more than the sales of a large car company.
This prompted the government of the time to invest in cultural exports. 30 years later, this has translated one of the most popular YouTube videos of all times, a barrage of TV shows and world famous music bands.
What is the name of the movement/country it is associated with?
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Connect the following figures. Who’s the latest one to join them?
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Not content with anything satisfactory available in the market, Dan Pashman developed ‘Cascatelli’ (Italian for little waterfalls) after almost 3 years of research. He based his design off 3 major parameters and credits his success to the strips in his invention which run 90-degrees to each other.
The product is now commercially available in the market, competing with other incumbents. What is it that he developed?
Show Answer
Cascatelli - a new shape of pasta
The three parameters for judging were:
1. Forkability - how easy it is to get a pasta shape on your fork and keep it there
2. Sauceability - how well a sauce sticks to it
3. Toothsinkability - how satisfying it is to bite into
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The following is an ad doing rounds in the newspaper. What is it actually about?
