2023 Mash-Up
Which country has acted as a mediator in the Israel-Hamas conflict that started last year?
Qatar
I am the capital of Tanzania in Africa
What is Dar-es-Salaam?
What is the name of the fictional land where the movie "Frozen" takes place?
Arendelle
People enjoy this drink that often reminds them of flavours such as amaretto, black berry and black licorice and pharmacy. I am also the oldest soft drink in the USA. Who am I?
What is Dr. Pepper
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Kamal Haasan
X (formerly Twitter) was in turbulent times under Musk last year. Amid the chaos, Meta took the opportunity to introduce a new social media app. What is it called?
Threads
I am the world's largest desert
What is Antarctica?
What was the 1st Indian film to be nominated for the Oscars?
Mother India
Played indoors or outdoors, notable for attracting wide range of ages and fitness levels, combines elements of tennis and badminton. It's highest governing body is the IFP. What is this sport?
Pickle ball
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Song: Rasputin
Singer: Boney MMore than 70k festival attendees were stranded in the desert due to torrential rains that overwhelmed their campsites with massive floods and ankle-deep mud. Name the festival.
The Burning Man
I am a country with great bio-diversity, one of the younger populations and one of the highest HIV rates in the world, I also boast of 3 capitals. What country am I and what are my capitals?
South Africa
Pretoria hosts the executive branch
Cape Town is home to the legislative branch
Bloemfontein is home to the judicial branch
Which Star Wars characters appear in Indiana Jones?
R2-D2 ad C3-PO
Accroding to Hindu mythology we are the 7 "Chiranjeevis" (or Immortals) who are to remain alive at the end of Kali Yuga. Name the 7 Immortals.
Ved Vyas, Parashurama, Hanuman, Vibhishana, Ashwathama, King Mahabali, Kripacharya
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Animal
A deep sea submersible captured global attention when it went missing in the North Atlantic and eventually suffered a catastrophic implosion killing 5 people. Name the submersible and the company that owned it
Titan is the submersible and OceanGate is the company that owned it
An African country whose name translates to "Land of the Blacks" in Arabic which came into prominence in the early 2000's due to the Land Cruiser war resulting in mass genocide. It also is home to the most number of pyramids in the world. Identify the country.
Sudan
Name the first Indian to win an Oscar and for what category was the Oscar awarded
Recepient: Bhanu Athaiya
Category: Best Costume Design
Taylor Swift recently won a Grammy in 2024 and was presented the award by another iconic person who was snubbed on-stage during the presentation which caused a huge furore on social media. Who is the iconic person and why are they in the news lately?
Celine Dion
Recently diagnosed with a very rare auto-immune disease called Stiff Person Syndrome400
Actor: Irrfan Khan
Character: Adult Pi Patel
Movie: Life of Pi
This movie cleaned up the Oscars by winning 7 awards including Best Picture. Name the movie
Everything Everywhere All At Once
This country speaks 2 languages, has 2 national sports and the Vikings have been here. It also boasts of the longest coastline, longest international border and, the 4th lowest population density on Earth. What country are we talking about
Canada
This Hindi song's tune is inspired from a recent English song which in turn is inspired by a much older English song. Name the 2 English groups on which the Hindi song is based on.
Newest adaptation: The K-pop group BTS group’s song Dynamite
OG adaptation: The Bee Gees song Staying Alive
This person was an Indian novelist, poet, essayist and journalist. The author's writings inspired activists during the Indian Independence Movement. The literary works span 14 novels and many serious, serio-comic, satirical, scientific and critical treatises some famous ones being Durgeshnandini & Kapalkundala. A very famous Indian song has roots in one of his novels. Name the author, the 1 other notable work and the famous Indian song.
Author: Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
Notable work: Anaandmath
Indian National Song: Vande Mataram
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Tom Hanks