Finals of Seek Under Porus 2014, the 6th edition of KQA History Quiz

Rules of Engagement
• Each Question carries 10 points
• Infinite Pounce (+15/-10)
• Infinite Bounce

• A clockwise round of 20 questions
• Written Round of 6 questions
• An anti-clockwise round of 20 questions

1.
The picture shows a structure built in 1823 in Krakow, Poland. In
1840, a Pole named Paul Edmund Strzelecki discovered
something and noticed it’s similarity with the structure in
Krakow. He decided to name it in honor of the structure. What
name?

Mount Kosciuszko, the tallest mountain in Australia, was named after the Kosciuszko Mound, a
memorial for the Polish national hero Tadeusz Kościuszko.

2.
Jean-Léon Gérôme's painting "The Snake Charmer"
depicts a nude person standing on a Turkish carpet
with a snake wrapped around, as onlookers watch on.
The image was used as the cover of a 1978
book, considered to be one of the most influential
books in it's field. The image was used as a metaphor
for the views of the European intellectuals of the 19th
century, who regarded the East as "exotic".
Which seminal work?

3.
Bruce MacKenzie was a Minister of Agriculture in the
government of Kenyan President Jomo Kenyatta. The Scottish
born MacKnzie was assassinated in May 1978, when a time
bomb attached to his plane exploded. This assassination was
believed to have been in retaliation for his role in convincing
Kenyatta to take a crucial decision in July 1976. A small forest is
said to have been planted in an Asian country in memory of
MacKenzie and his contribution.
What did he convince Kenyatta to do?

• He convinced Kenyatta to open up Kenyan airspace to Israeli
commandos on their way to rescue hostages at Entebbe.
• A furious Idi Amin is said to have ordered Bruce Mackenzie’s
death.

4.
This image of a head scarf is painted into the ground of the main
town square in a Latin American capital city. It commemorates a
group of people who have been marching in the square every
Thursday for the last 37 years. Name the group which has won
the Sakharov Prize and has been nominated for the Nobel Peace
Prize multiple times.

Mothers of Plaza de Mayo have been marching every
Thursday in white headscarves since 1977, demanding
information about their lost sons (Argentine Dirty Wars).

5.
The Nowrojee family owned the oldest general store in the town. In
1905, a devastating earthquake destroyed much of the town and
effectively ended the town’s prosperity. The upper society soon
moved out and it became a ghost town. In 1960, Nauzer Nowrojee, a
descendant of the family was wondering how to make ends meet. He
invited various businesses and government agencies to use the
abandoned buildings and revive the place. Finally he wrote to the GOI
and proposed a new use for the town. This proposal was taken
up, resulting in a major revival of the town’s prospects. What
resulted?

The Government of India decided to allow Dalai Lama and his
followers to settle in McLeodganj (Dharamsala), based on
Nowrojee’s invitation.

6.
The stamp pays tribute to a journalist who was murdered while
covering the Greek elections of 1948. A correspondent for
CBS, he disappeared in Northern Greece and was found a few
days later in the Salonika bay with a bullet in the back of his
head. A series of awards in American journalism are named after
him. Who?

George Polk, after whom the George Polk Awards are named.

7.
The May Fourth Movement is an anti-imperialist
movement that preceded the Communist revolution in
China. It is named after the incidents of May
4, 1919, when approximately 3,000 students from 13
Beijing universities assembled at Tiananmen Square to
protest against the Versailles Peace Conference. The
Versailles Treaty of April 1919 had awarded German rights
in Shandong Province to Japan. China had originally
entered World War I on the side of the Allied Triple
Entente in 1917 with the condition that all German
spheres of influence, such as Shandong, would be
returned to China. The Treaty of Versailles broke this
agreement, leading to mass protests and the awakening
of Chinese nationalism. Shandong had a special place in
Chinese psyche. What was emotionally important about
this province?

Shandong was the birthplace of Confucius

8.
The man shown on Time magazine's cover was a coal miner who
became a Soviet celebrity in 1935. He was reported to have set a
new record by mining 227 tons of coal in a single shift. His
example was held up in newspapers and posters as a model for
others to follow. This resulted in a movement named after
him, where workers tried to break production targets. The man
was made a deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR. He was
also awarded two Orders of Lenin, Order of the Red Banner, and
numerous medals. The last Sunday of August was designated
"Coal Miner's Day", also apparently in his honor. Name the
man/movement.

• Stakhanov who started the Stakhanovite movement.

9
In March 1986, this comedy film received an unexpected burst
of publicity due to a tragic incident at the Grand Cinema. What
happened?

Olaf Palme, the Swedish PM, was assassinated when he was
walking home after watching the movie.

10.
The 19th and early 20th century saw the emergence of a
controversial school of thinkers, led by the philosopher Nikolai
Fedorov. They believed humanity was entering a new stage of
evolution in which it must assume a new active role in the
cosmos. Their ideas included the adapting humans to enable
to live beyond earth; the regulation and control of nature; the
transition of our biosphere into a "noosphere" with a sheath
of mental activity surrounding the planet etc. The movement
was later suppressed and little noticed in the West.
Probably the most significant result of the movement was a
1924 decision, taken under the influence of an engineer and
politician named Leonid Krasin. What movement and
decision?

Russian Cosmism. Krasin believed in this ideology and convinced
the Soviet authorities to embalm Lenin’s body.

11.
Pictured here are Chuma and Susi, two men who, in 1873, made
a 1600 km journey from Chitambo’s village in Zambia to
Bagamayo on the Tanzanian coast. They carried a load on their
shoulders and braved diseases, floods and rival tribes to
complete their mission. They were later invited to England out of
gratitude for their epic mission, but were mostly ignored
afterwards
What were they carrying on their shoulders?

The dead body of David Livingstone.
The explorer died in Africa and was buried in Westminister
Abbey, thanks to the efforts of James Chuma and Abdullah Susi.

12.
When this magazine was launched in 1995, it's first or second issue had a
scoop that focused on the salacious bits of a novel that was still
unpublished. The hero of the novel was Niranjan, a politician who became
the chief minister of his state. The magazine published excerpts from the
book about Niranjan's steamy romance with Aruna, a fellow politician.
The story was rumored to have been based on the alleged affair of the
author with a lady who became a Member of Parliament.
The scandal led to the author editing out the spicy bits and delaying the
publishing of the novel by several years.
Identify the magazine and the two protagonists of this alleged affair.
(10 points for getting 3 out of 3)

• Outlook Magazine.
• P V Narasimha Rao and Lakhsmikanthamma.

13
The first dinosaur <pic> in India was discovered from the Bara
Simla and Chhota Simla region in Jabalpur in 1828. This Indian
dinosaur specimen went missing after 1877 once its plaster cast
was sent to the Natural History Museum in London. The
specimen was re-discovered last year, the missing fossil was
lying hidden in cupboards of the Geological Survey (GSI) of India
in Kolkata. The fossils were originally excavated by a Captain
when he noticed several basaltic formations and decided to dig
around the place. Who was this man whose deeds in another
area were supposed to immortalize the British Rule in India?

This was William Henry Sleeman, the British administrator who
demolished the
in India.

14
It was the first Indian Army regiment sent overseas during the
Boxer Rebellion and participated in the Battle of Peking. During
this campaign the regiment clashed with Tartar cavalry and
served alongside United States units - the first occasion where
British Indian and US troops served together. In the World War 2
it saw extensive action in many parts of France. They wore
yellow uniforms the "yellow" was actually close to mustard in
shade but led to the regiment being nicknamed "Canaries" or
"Yellow Boys". This yellow uniform was unique in the British
Empire, why was it chosen? Take a look at the pic.

• The Skinner’s Horse chose this color as a tribute to a martial
tradition of the Rajput, the “Saka”, in which fighting men of a
defeated state rode out for a final, suicidal battle dressed in
yellow

15
Historically the term referred to the knee-breeches commonly
worn by gentlemen of the European upper-classes from the late
Middle Ages or Renaissance through the early nineteenth
century. This style of tight trousers ending just below the
knee were normally closed and fastened about the leg. In the
late 18th century this apparel was rejected by working class
people of a certain country as it was a symbol of aristocracy. As
a result these people received a name. What name?
The pic on the next slide shows the US President James Monroe
wearing them, while his secretaries are wearing long trousers

In the French Revolution Sans-Culottes were the radical left-
wing partisans of the lower classes; typically urban
labourers, which dominated France. Though ill-clad and ill-
equipped, they made up the bulk of the Revolutionary army
during the early years of the French Revolutionary Wars

16
The structure stood in its original place only for a few
days. It was constructed in only four days out of foam and
papier-mâché over a metal armature and was 10m tall. It was
created to invigorate a movement which was fast losing steam.
Even though it had a striking resemblance to the Statue of
Liberty according to it's creators the design was influenced by
the Russian revolutionary realist sculptor Vera Mukhina. Her
piece Worker and Kolkhoz Woman <Pic> was especially
influential for their statue's head and facial features. Today you
can see the re-creations of the statue in a few US and Canadian
cities. Please identify the statue and it’s original location.

The Goddess of Democracy, also known as the Goddess of
Democracy and Freedom, the Spirit of Democracy, and the
Goddess of Liberty statue created during the Tiananmen Square
protests of 1989. The original statue has become an icon of
liberty and a symbol of the free speech and democracy
movements.

17
He formulated the US doctrine of the containment of USSR in a
1946 cable when asked to explain why the Soviets were not
supporting the newly created World Bank and the International
Monetary Fund. The first major initiative that he proposed was
the Marshall Plan, providing American aid for the recovery of
Western Europe so that Europe would not despair and feel it
had to look to the Soviet Union as an alternative. His doctrine
led to the founding of NATO, the post-war arms-race, the huge
growth of CIA and the Vietnam War. Who?

This is George F Kennan whose cable came to known as the Long
Telegram. He had a deep understanding of the Soviet system
and Russian culture and predicted the downfall of USSR from it’s
internal consistencies. He advised the US to contain USSR and
not to fight a war with it.

18
He is one of the primary figures associated with philosophy of
pragmatism and is considered one of the founders of functional
psychology. In his 1916 work, "Democracy and Education" he
argued that individual and society and mutually dependent
entities. According to him democracy was a “associated life”
which went beyond electing a government at regular intervals.
One of his students at Columbia used these ideas critique a
particular religion and it's society. Who was this student who
used his favorite teachers ideas in shaping the constitution of
his country? Also name the American philosopher as well.

• Bhim Rao Ambedkar
• John Dewey

19
This hoard came into existence during the 18th century when
the Mughal Empire was breaking up. These groups was usually
attached to one or other of the Maratha leaders and came to be
known as the Shindeshahi or the Holkarshahi. They were
accustomed to assemble every year at the beginning of
November, and sally forth into British occupied territory in
search of plunder. By 1814 they had become a force of 30,000
horsemen and the British could see that there could not be
peace or security in India until this predatory hoard were
extinguished. The British decision to crush these horsemen led
to the third and final Anglo-Maratha War. Who were these
horsemen?

The Pindaris. Salman Khan played a Pindari in Veer

20
It was perhaps India’s earliest organized anti-colonial conspiracy.
In 1787 a group of priests resentful at seeing whites climb over
them in the church hierarchy met with sympathizers to plot the
overthrow of the Portuguese. They even sent emissaries to Tipu
Sultan for help. But revolt couldn't succeed as someone had
leaked the plans to the authorities. The leaders of the plot were
priests from the village of Candolim in the concelho of
Bardez, Goa. Abbe Faria who later became a celebrity in Paris
was one among them. They belonged to a particular clan and
the rebellion was named after them.

• Conspiracy of the Pinto’s

The Write Wing
6 questions on National Heroes
10 points each

1
Shown here is a memorial service for Januarius MacGahan, “the
Liberator of ____”. Born to an Irish family in Ohio, USA, he
became an unlikely hero in another country. Although he never
fought in a war or held public office, his contributions were vital
to the country securing its independence. Which country? What
did MacGahan do?

2.
From the 2006 Economist obituary of _____, who was
nicknamed "Gandhi of the Balkans“
“He often seemed more excited by his mineral collection than
by humdrum daily politics. Visiting diplomats and foreign
dignitaries could work out their relative importance to him
and to Kosovo by the size of the rock he would give them as a
gift.“
Name this gentleman who was the first President of the
Republic of Kosovo.

3.
“_____ riding a dead horse”, is an artwork that pays tribute to the
equestrian statue of a King and Saint, that stands in the main square in
a European capital city. Although he was just a Duke during his
lifetime, his stories of piety and kindness to the poor saw him
posthumously getting elevated to the status of a King and Saint by the
Catholic Church. “Good King ____” also became a popular Christmas
Carol.
Name.

4.
The socialist government of Michael Manley came to power in 1972
and was severely opposed by the conservative party headed by
Edward Seaga. The two politicians hired gangsters in their bid for
power and violence erupted. Interestingly, two such gangsters
ended up in the same jail cell together and both wanted to alleviate
the violence. These guys decided that the best means to bring the
country together was to use music as a uniting factor and organize a
major concert. ______, who was living in exile in London, accepted
their request and organized an event dubbed as the "Third World
Woodstock".
The event did not end the violence in the country. The event's two
organizers, were both killed within two years after the concert.
Ironically, the next time that the two leaders met and shook hands
was at ____’s funeral.
Id the national icon.

5.
Gjergj Kastrioti was born to a noble family in Albania in the 15th
century, but was offered as a hostage to the Ottoman Emperor.
He served as a military leader under the Ottoman rule for 20
years. He then deserted and raised an army which defended
Albania against the Turks for the next 25 years. Sultan Mehmet
II, the conqueror of Constantinople, personally marched against
him many times, but did not succeed. His symbol still adorns
the Albanian national flag. Gjergj Kastrioti is today known by a
more popular name derived from his Turkish name "Iskender
Bey". What popular name is he known by?

6.
• This statue in an Asian capital city depicts the execution of the
country’s foremost national hero. He was a
novelist, poet, ophthalmologist, journalist, and
revolutionary, who was arrested and condemned to death on
the charges of rebellion and sedition. His execution
accelerated the revolution against the colonial rule. The
revolution eventually established the nation as a republic.
• Who?

• Liberator of Bulgaria.
• Macgahan was a journalist whose dispatches about the
Turkish atrocities in Bulgaria turned British public opinion
against the Turks. When Russia took up the Slavic cause
and launched a war against the Turks, Britain refused to
come to the aid of its traditional ally because of the
public sentiment.
• Bulgaria won its independence and MacGahan’s name
adorns many streets and squares in the country.

• Wenceslas, or “Good King Wenceslas”, who’s statue stands in
the Wenceslas square in Prague.

4.
The socialist government of Michael Manley came to power in 1972
and was severely opposed by the conservative party headed by
Edward Seaga. The two politicians hired gangsters in their bid for
power and violence erupted. Interestingly, two such gangsters
ended up in the same jail cell together and both wanted to alleviate
the violence. They decided that the best means to bring the country
together was to use music as a uniting factor and organize a major
concert. X who was living in exile in London, accepted their request
and organized an event dubbed as the "Third World Woodstock".
The event did not end the violence in the country. The event's two
organizers were both killed within two years after the concert.
Ironically, the next time that the two leaders met and shook hands
was at X’s funeral.
Id the national icon.

Bob Marley who tried
to bring peace to
Jamaica.

5.
Gjergj Kastrioti was born to a noble family in Albania in the 15th
century, but was offered as a hostage to the Ottoman Emperor.
He served as a military leader under the Ottoman rule for 20
years. He then deserted and raised an army which defended
Albania against the Turks for the next 25 years. Sultan Mehmet
II, the conqueror of Constantinople, personally marched against
him many times, but did not succeed.
Gjergj Kastrioti is today known by a more popular name derived
from his Turkish name "Iskender Bey". Identify this Albanian
hero, who's symbol still adorns the national flag.

6.
This statue in an Asian capital city depicts the execution of the
country’s foremost national hero. He was a
novelist, poet, ophthalmologist, journalist, and
revolutionary, who was arrested and condemned to death on
the charges of rebellion and sedition. His execution accelerated
the revolution against the colonial rule. The revolution
eventually established the nation as a republic.
Who?

Jose Rizal, the national hero of Philippines.

1
This unique institution is perhaps the oldest of it's kind in India
and is still operating . Rudyard Kipling as reporter for The
Pioneer visited it in January 1888 and wrote: "For convenience
sake, it may well be said that, unless distinctly stated to the
contrary, every single thing in ____ is locked, and every
operation is conducted under police supervision. No one trusts
anyone in _____. They are always weighing, testing and
assaying. And this yields such a splendid income to the Indian
Government. "
This product made here gave immense profits to EIC and made
up to almost 17% of its revenue in 1852.
What are we talking about? Need a precise answer here.

The Ghazipur Opium Factory
The pic shown here is of the factory which used to exist in
Patna, the building there now house a government printing
press.

2
George Antonious was a Lebanese-Egyptian diplomat and
historian. His book "The Arab Awakening" argued for Arab
Independence and went on to become the Bible of Arab
nationalism. According to him Protestant missionaries from
United States had a specific role in the renewal and awakening
of the Arabic as a national language. He saw a particular
Protestant establishment as central to this development. This
facility began operation in 1866 and is the first of it's kind
outside of the USA. However the facility started giving
importance to English starting from 1920 and the focal point
Arab Nationalist fervor slowly shifted to the Arab officers in the
Ottoman army. What facility?

• The American University of Beirut

3
The Schwerer Gustav and Dora were railway guns developed by
Krupp. It was the heaviest mobile artillery piece ever built in
terms of overall weight, and fired the heaviest shells of any
artillery piece. The guns saw action for the first time in the
Soviet Union at the siege of Sevastopol during Operation
Barbarossa. However they were built explicitly for another
purpose and were designed to punch through 7m of reinforced
concrete or one full metre of steel armour plate, from beyond
the range of enemy artillery. What was this target and why were
these guns not used on it?

• These were the railway guns designed especially to bombard
the Maginot Line. Since the German Army adopted the
Blitzkrieg strategy the French defences at Maginot Line was
bypassed through Belgium and these guns were never used at
their intended target.

4
It was the title given to certain light infantry regiments in the
French Army. Originally the troops of these regiments were
derived from the Kabyli tribe of Algeria and Morocco and the
regiment was named after them. The Crimean War of 1854-55
confirmed their fighting reputation and their exploits were
widely publicized Western journals. Soon similar regiments were
raised in the U.S. for service in the American Civil War. The chief
distinguishing characteristics of such units were their
uniform, which included short open-fronted jackets, baggy
trousers and often sashes and oriental headgear. What title?
A French phrase meaning "to act wildly" is said to have
originated from them. This phrase appears in a Tintin comic
wherein Capt. Haddock uses this phrase against Prof Calculus
causing him much distress. What phrase?

The name used for these regiments is Zouaves. In French
vernacular speech, the phrase "faire le Zouave" can be
translated as "to act the goat" i.e. to behave wildly.

5
Within the next couple of years of this event economic
depression engulfed many of the trade centers of Europe. The
crisis was felt most in Venice. The Venician Senate passed a
resolution on 15th January 1506 to take some action to provide
the citizens with every facility for sailing the seas. They
immediately formed a committee to advise the city government
on how to handle the large number of business failures and
bankruptcies. Venice also appealed to the Sultan of Cairo to
reduce the rates of taxation. What event considered to be the
start of decline of Venice triggered such frantic reactions from
the Venetians?

• Vasco Da Gama’s discovery of a sea route to Calicut

6
The production of the manuscript started in 1649 and was
completed in 1653. It features intricate and miniature paintings
of gods, battles, landscapes and animals and text in Sanskrit.
The seven volumes corresponding to the seven books of the
epic was split when books 2,4,6 and 7 was given to an
Englishman who later took it to England. What?
This Englishman was the first British Political Agent in the region
and was keen on projecting Rajputs as a noble race who can be
aligned to British interests. He was impressed by the history of
Rajputs and saw parallels with the Medieval feudal system of
Europe and wrote a romantic interpretation of their history. He
even suggested granting independence to them. His romantic
nationalist perspective was used by Indian writers, especially
those from the 1850s to whip up nationalistic fervor. Who?

• Mewar Ramayana
• James Tod, who wrote the Annals of Rajasthan

7
L'Ordre des Chevaliers du Saint-Esprit was the senior most
chivalric order of France by precedence. The symbol of the order
is known as the Cross of the Holy Spirit. The knights of this order
got a nick name due to the manner in which the they hung the
Cross. Since this order was created exclusively for princes and
nobles their nickname became synonymous with excellence and
prestige. This nickname has been famously used in two
instances to denote these qualities. And with respect to one of
them it has been suggested that the term was derived from the
splendor of feasts held by the Knights.
Give me the two examples.

Cordon Bleu in cooking and the Blue Riband sport events

8
The Tokugawa Shogunate ruled Japan with an iron fist. Their
reign of terror was imposed by the three special agencies: the
spy network, the assassins and finally by the royal executioner .
These jobs were traditionally assigned to members of three
respective clans, for e.g. the assassins came from the Yagyu clan
and the spies came from the Kurakawa clan. In 1655 the clan of
the royal executioner vanished completely and the job was
taken by the Yagyu clan. Then in the 1681 the Yagyu clan also
came to an end. In 1970 something was started as a possible
explanation to the mysterious disappearance of these clans and
took 28 installments to do it. What?

9
He wanted to become a submariner but ended up joining the
Waffen SS. He was trained as a tank gunner and fought with the
10th SS Panzer Division Frundsberg until its surrender to U.S.
forces at Marienbad. His recollection of a boy named
Joseph, with whom he spent time in a prisoner-of-war camp
went like this: "He became my friend and we played dice
together. I had managed to smuggle my dice shaker into the
camp. (…) I wanted to be an artist and he was interested in a
career in the church. He seemed a little shy, but he was a nice
guy."
Who talking about whom?

Gunther Grass talking about the former Pope Joseph Ratzinger

10
These devices were used by armies from mid-World War I to the
early years of World War II after which they became obsolete.
The ones seen here were used by the Japanese army and got it's
nickname because it resembled a music instrument. What
nickname? Also tell me why they became obsolete.

• Radar
• Japanese War Tubas

11.
An employee of the British East India Company, he was a
polymath who became a member of the Royal Society. He
established the Zoological Society of London and was the
founder and President of the London Zoo. At the age of 30 while
working in East Indies, he heard of a lost mountain covered with
sculptures, centuries old and buried under volcanic ash and
jungle vegetation. He sent out an expedition and discovered
Borobudur in Central Java. He also published a two-volume
history which introduced Java to the world. He also campaigned
against the practice of slavery and forced labor. Name this
gentleman who is more famous for another achievement.

• Sir Stamford Raffles, founder of Singapore.

12.
• Question on next slide…

• Considered by some to be the American equivalent of
the Dreyfus Affair, this trial led to mass protests in six
continents and a lot of flag burning. The accused were
given the death sentence and executed. Fifty years
later, the governor of Massachusetts signed a
proclamation where he stated that the high standards of
justice had failed the two men. The picture shows a
memorial to the accused, designed by Gutzon Borglum.
Name the two.

Sacco and Vanzetti, Italian born Anarchists who were sentenced
to death.

13
They are a subgrouping of Brahmins found throughout Bengal.
Their name historically carried a stigmatized and pejorative
connotation. It is derived from the name of an official who had
converted to Islam. The orthodox Hindu society at that time
shunned this man's family who remained Hindus. It is believed
this background ultimately led a famous Bengali family to
dispense with many of the customs followed by orthodox
Brahmins and subsequently they embraced the Brahmo sect of
Hinduism. What was this sub-group called? Which family?

• The Pirali Brahmins who take their name from Mohammad
Tahir Pir Ali, who served under a governor of Jessore
• The Tagores were Pirali Brahmins

14
This group of 54 people used a schooner called "Ayesha" for their escape.
Over the next six months, they enacted one of the longest escapes
recorded - over 11,000 km by sea and land - losing only one man to
disease and three to enemy action, a remarkable achievement for the
times. They first reached a Dutch port in Sumatra. Then they traveled by
freighter to the Ottoman port city of Hodeida, Yemen. When financial
support from the Turks was delayed, they traveled to Jeddah and from
there to Medina. Near Jeddah they fought off a Bedouin army. They were
eventually relieved by the Emir of Mecca. While being guests of the
Emir, their leader grew uneasy and feared being held as a hostage for
political bartering. So they sneaked off in a dhow and reached the Hejaz
railway. From there, they reached Constantinople and eventually their
homeland.
This remarkable tale of adventure came after another more famous
adventure, which had already made them part of military folklore. Who
were these people?

• Survivors from SMS Emden, which had ran aground in the
Keeling islands.
• This group led by Hellmuth von Mucke had landed on Cocos
islands to attack British facilities when the submarine was
destroyed.

15.
They were one of the last units to see action in World War II and
held the Führerbunker against the onslaught of Soviet infantry.
The unit was comprised of foreign volunteers and was named
for an ancient king. They were hoping that Hitler will unify their
country with Germany as the ancient king did.
The unit's crest was a representation of the dual empire of the
ancient king. What was the unit's name?

• The 33rd Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS Charlemagne
(1st French)

16
He was an American poet who served in the French Foreign
Legion, he did during the Battle of the Somme. He was a
classmate of T.S. Eliot at Harvard. He is most well known for
having authored the poem, “I Have a Rendezvous with Death”, a
favorite of JFK . A statue modeled after him is found on the
monument honoring fallen Americans who volunteered for
France during the war, located at the Place des États-Unis, Paris.
His nephew who passed away recently was a prominent figure
who supported the causes of international disarmament, civil
rights, counterculture and environment. What surname does he
share with his nephew?

Alan Seeger, he was the uncle of Pete Seeger

17
This ship was built between 1973 and 1974 for more than
US$350 million at the direction of Howard Hughes. The ship had
precision stability equipment to keep the ship nearly stationary
over a point on the sea floor. Hughes told the media that ship's
purpose was to extract manganese nodules from the ocean
floor. This innovative idea became surprisingly
influential, spurring many others to examine the idea. But in
later people associated the project unanimously maintained that
the ship could not be used in any economically viable ocean
mineral operation. Then what was the ship used for?

This was Hughes Glomar Explorer it was used to recover the
sunken Soviet submarine K-129 from the Pacific Ocean floor

18
On January 21, 1988, a procession of thousands of people
started from Peshawar in Pakistan to Jalalabad in Afghanistan.
The mass of people surged across the border without
passports or visas – as authorities on both sides stood by
making no effort to enforce the usual controls. It was described
by one commentator as a “caravan of peace, carrying a
message of love from Pashtuns east of the Khyber to those on
the west”, marching through the historic Khyber Pass from
Peshawar to Jalalabad. Both the Soviet army and the
Mujahideen – the then warring parties – both declared a
ceasefire for the day. Yet, two bomb explosions killed 15
people during the event.
What was the occasion for this unusual truce between the
Afghan government, Pakistan government and the
Mujahideen?

• The funeral of Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan, the Frontier Gandhi.

19
It was one of the few Christian victories of the Second Crusade.
The captured city eventually became the capital city of an
empire in 1255. The victory was a turning-point in the history of
the country and the wider Reconquista, which would be
completed in 1492.
In 1989 a Nobel laureate wrote a novel in which a proofreader
decides to alter the meaning of a crucial sentence by inserting
the word "not" in the text, so that the book now claims that the
Crusaders did not come to the aid of the besiegers. It is said
living in a city and a country created by the conquest and
dispossession of Muslims might have shaped the author's views
on Israeli policies towards the Palestinians.
What battle? Which author?

• The Siege of Lisbon
• Jose Saramago

20.
The monument commemorates an 1822 meeting between two
liberators X and Y. Both had liberated countries from a colonial
power and were marching to liberate another country. The two
leaders exchanged letters and it was agreed, that the two of them
must join forces if the struggle for independence was to succeed.
The two met at _______. After the meeting, X became the sole
commander of the revolutionary forces. Y left his troops under the
command of X and soon retired from active service.
What was this meeting called? Who were the leaders?

• Guayaquil Conference
• X = Simon Bolivar, liberator of Venezuela, Colombia (including
Panama at the time), Ecuador, Bolivia etc.
• Y = San Martin, liberator of Argentina and Chile.
• The two agreed to join forces to liberate Peru.

The End
Questions and Research: Manjith K and Praveen VR
SMTP: kmanjith@gmail.com , praveen.vr@gmail.com

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