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A mention of a forest dwelling horse

known to the Mbuti pygmies of Congo
in HM Stanley's memoirs led Henry
Johnston to gout in search of the
creature. What did he hope to find? Or
what did he eventually discover—a
species that is named after him?

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This dismissive name for a city was

coined by French anti-terrorist police
who were miffed about the notorious
laxity of the city’s policemen towards
Islamic extremists. The most
distinctive structure in the Finsbury
Park locality is often the visual
accompanying this name whenever it
is used in the media. What name? 2
** 3.

The Ukrainian Steel company ISD

recently purchased the former
employer of a famous 1980s Nobel
laureate. It has caused much anguish
in the country where the
property/business is located. Name
either the employer or thelaureate.

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This class of chemical compunds is

found in cocoa, green tea, red wine,
citrus fruits and dark chocolate. They
are believed to be either antioxidants
or catalysts for that process. What
name are we looking for?

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** 5.

This Spaniard is castigated by Israeli

historians who hold him responsible
for the first holocaust against the Jews.
He also built a structure to divide his
colonies in England from those of the
tribes of what is today Scotland. When
his lover Antinous died, he insisted n
his being elevated to the status of a
god. Who? 5
** 6.

This site on the Narmada is believed

to have been Kartavirya Arjuna’s
capital Mahishamati. It was a
forgotten site till Ahilyabai Holkar
built a palace here. Since then, it has
also come to be associated with a
variety of saree. Which town?

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** 7.From which language have three
significant words in this line come into
English?

The commandos love nothing

more than to trek across the drift

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When he was asked for a symbol to

disseminate his teachings after his
death, he laid down his begging bowl,
albeit upside down. Who? What was
the result?

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** 10.
A drop in solar activity towards the end of the 17th
century resulted in the so-called "Little Ice Age“. What
accessory came back into style due to this?

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13. This question should have occurred about a
dozen questions later. What is this place called?
Where?

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 20.
Which reptile takes its name from
a monster killed by Apollo at
Delphi?

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This magazine launched its first issue
in the 1970s with a photo-feature by
Raghubir Singh on Andamanese
tribals. Im 2006, they launched an
India edition, with the Silk Route as
focus. Which magazine?

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Its southern boundary extends
as an imaginary line from
Dondra Head at the southern
end of Sri Lanka to the
northern tip of Sumatra. Which
water body?
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This valley, 160km from the
country’s capital, was also their
only ski resort. It figures in a
poem by Edward Lear and has
been attracting much attention in
the recent past. Which place?

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24.
Nagaland and Mizoram are the two
Indian states where Christianity is the
majority religion. Nagaland is home
to a sect imported from the United
States while Mizoram is dominated by
a Calvinistic sect that originated in
Scotland. Name both sects.

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. Just name the original owner :

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The largest fruit in a particular family, also called Citrus
maxima. What name?

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27.
This precious stone lends its name to a shade of colour.
Identify

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28.
Give a seven-letter word for
what the soldier is holding?

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6.

With which Asian country

would you associate an
ongoing political battle
between the Yellowshirts and
the Redshirts?

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30. The word for these structures is derived from the Greek
for ‘doorway’. Is now used in other contexts. What is the
word?

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