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2. X is a cultural import from Germany and very
popular in the US. It is reported to have been
started in the 13th century and given to the
people on the event of imperial coronations,
starting with the coronation of Maximilian II, Holy
Roman Emperor as King.
Question 1
It used to be called "Y" (traditionally named after
a symbol of Germany) but is claimed to have
acquired the now-popular version by a certain
New York Post cartoon who couldn't spell Y
while drawing the cartoon, hence calling it X.
Identify X and Y.

3. They are the sole genus in their family.
They generally inhabit swamps and marshes
and are carnivorous- eat up snails, squids crabs,
shrimps, and prawns.
Question 2
In addition to these delectable diet preferences,
they have another uncanny similarity with
humans.
It is a solely existing major evolutionary clue and
also symbolises Manhood in certain folklore.
Identify the creature.

4. Also the 9th largest moon in the solar system, it
was discovered by an astronomer who has a
spacecraft named after him which confirmed his
observations in 2006 NASA mission and also
revealed a first-of-its-kind speciality that it
shares with its planet.
Question 3
It is named after the Greek goddess that is
literally Mother of Gods!
Also named after the God is a heavy, flightless
bird of South America which has only three toes
which allows it to run faster than any other bird.
What is the name?

5. This beautiful artist was born in Budapest to an
Indian father and a Hungarian mother.
She got her initial training from the great
masters from the best Art school- "Ecole Des
Beaux Arts".
Question 4
However, she developed an individualistic style
after she arrived in India in 1934.
She settled down in Shimla and painted the
local people. One of the most expensive women
artists, her blend of western techniques and
Indian spirit laid the foundation of the Indian
Modern Art.
Who is she?

6. Also called Devil's bread, it has a popular
mention in classic literature, including Keats,
Shakespeare and Christie.
It is popularly known as "Greek Death
Sentence"- after the popular practice of
punishing the condemned prisoners with it.
Question 5
One of them was a highly popular and
acknowledged philosopher.
When its fruit is eaten, it induces paralysis,
inability to breathe and heart failure.
It also finds a major role in the Death-wish
episode of the "Star trek series" in 1996.
What is it?

7. Put Funda behind this picture:
Question 6

8. What's special about them?
Question 7

9. "Janguru Bukku shonen Môguri" is
an anime adaptation of X 's original collection of
stories, Y.
It aired in 1989, and consists of a total of 52
episodes.
Question 8
It was also made in Soviet Union and originally
released as five animated shorts of about 20
minutes each between 1967 and 1971, directed
by Roman Davydov, merged into a 96-minute
short film in 1976.
We Indians better know it (and love it) as Z.
Identify "Z"

10. Question 9
The name has various connections- a musical
instrument having a major presence in the Latin
and Afro-Caribbean countries, a village and an
associated culture having the same name and
destroyed by a phenomenon named after the
cause, killing 66,000 people in 1815, a related
language and a subdistrict in West Jakarta.
Identify the name.

11. Excellent shipbuilders and navigators, they used
"Knarrs" (full-bellied ships) for piracy and
plunder.
Question 10
Their hugely popularised and stereotyped name
is actually derived from a feminine noun
meaning a creek.
ID them.

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