QUIZ 13

Q1
This king of a country was a devoted tennis player and is in the
International Tennis Hall of Fame. Name him.

Q2
My very first work was The Rain Patters, the Leaf Quivers. Being born
to Debendranath my ancestral home is at Jorashanko Thakurbari.
Identify me.

Q3
He was Sri Lanka's best known resident as also a famous science
fiction writer and visionary. He wasn't harmed by the tsunami and his
family was safe. He died recently. Who are we referring to?

Q4
Standard Games (later Service Games) was found in 1940 by Martin Bromely, Irving Bromberg, and James Humpert to provide coin-operated amusements for American servicemen on military bases. Over the years it has gone a number of transformations with a blue, speedy, small and spiny mammal becoming its iconic mascot. A pioneer in its field, this company is today known more famously as.... what?

Q5
Also known as the three-finger-salute, it was invented by David Bradley and is used in most operating systems, albeit with different functions. What am I talking about?

Q6
Nobel Prize winners in her family: Husband, Daughter, Son-in-Law and Herself. Who?

Q7
Two Indian built Ships witnessed history in the making. The Treaty of
Nanking, ceding Hong Kong to the British was signed onboard an Indian
built ship in 1842. The national anthem of USA "Star Spangled Banner",
was composed by Francis Scott Key onboard another Indian built ship
when the Ship was on a visit to Baltimore. Name them.

Q8
It's been called the most famous front page in the history of
newspapers. 300,000 copies were sold in one day. The article was
reprinted in newspapers throughout France and around the world. What
did it feature?

Q9
Oryza sativa is a plant of the grass family. What is it popularly
known as?

Q10
Some have been sold for as much as $1.5 million but since 1950, a clause has restricted it's resale value to $1. One of the buyers: Michael Jackson. What are we talking about?

Q11
Connect the images shown above.

The Early Bird: Digant Verma, Mumbai

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