Robert Nivelle, one of the French Generals at the Battle of Verdun famously told his troops – “They shall __ __”, urging his troops not to let the enemy through.
A soldier, fighting in the Battle of the Somme, used this years later as something one of his characters says before his ‘death’.
Id the soldier & the quotation.
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A letter from whom to whom?
Show AnswerFrom Gandhi to Hitler. Here's the letter in full print
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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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The coining of the name of X is credited to an actor, who ordered it at an eatery in Macau during his appearance on a TV show. He remarked that X tasted like a particular candy from his native country, and well the rest is history.
What is X?
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This song was first sung as a protest song by Italian women working in rice paddy fields. It was later modified and used to protest the German occupation of Italy.
Name the song
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Which company hands out Door Desk Awards to employees who come up with cost saving initiative?
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X is a music composer born in 1928 and is considered one of the greatest of all time. His collaboration with a director/producer of his time has laid the foundation of an entire genre of feature films.
Such is X’s following, that Metallica opens their concerts covering the song Y composed by X.
Give me X & Y.
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X released his first music album in 2000 in a band with his brother. In 2007, he released a single alongside the legendary singer Asha Bhosle. His media career progressed further with the release of a movie with Tannishtha Chatterjee in 2016.
Identify X.
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This drink was first introduced in 2003 and became an instant hit. In the first 10 years it sold 200 million cups. In 2022, the namesake ingredient was added in Merriam-Webster dictionary.
Name the company & the drink they created.
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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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According to Uttara Ramayanam, the last chapter of Ramayana, Lava & Kusha were the offspring of Rama & Sita. Both the brothers went on to found their own cities and became rulers.
Which modern day city is Lava is believed to have founded?
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What did the Subway chain in Pakistan recently launch (a first globally), due to the high inflation being faced in the country?
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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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In early 2003, this company launched a marketing campaign in Germany by the name “ich liebe es”. Later that year, they tied with music star Justin Timberlake to launch a song by the same name. The song topped the charts at the time, and helped the company create a rememberable jingle before their campaign launch in the US.
Name the campaign and the company.
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In its latest environmental report, Microsoft disclosed that its global water consumption spiked 34% from 2021 to 2022 (to nearly 1.7 billion gallons, or more than 2,500 Olympic-sized swimming pools), a sharp increase compared to previous years.
Google reported a 20% growth in water use in the same period.
What is the cause of this sudden spike in water consumption for these tech companies?
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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?
