Near which port on the northern coast of the Falkland islands did the British manage an amphibious landing on the 21st of May 1982?
Port San Carlos
Which port did Argentina invade on April 2nd 1982 , rapidly overcoming a small garrison of British Marines?
Port Stanley
At which public place did large crowds of Argentineans gather to show their support of the Argentine military’s invasion of Falkland Islands?
Plazo De Mayo, also accept Presidential Palace
Which group of islets, first sighted by the explorer James Cook and included within the British Falkland Islands as a dependency, was seized by Argentina on the 3rd of April?
South Sandwich Islands
On which Island did a dispute erupt between Argentine Salvage workers and British scientists on March 19, which strained the already uncomfortable relations between Britain and Argentina and which finally led to the Wars?
South Georgia Island
Tuesday, August 02, 2005
The Falkland Wars
What is the Spanish name of the Falkland Islands that also gives the alternate name by which these wars are referred to?
Islas Malvinas from which we get Malvinas wars
What is the name of the Lieutenant general, who was also the president of Argentina, under whom the Argentinean military gave up all hope on long running negotiations with Britain and launched an offensive on the islands?
Leopoldo Galtieri
Who was the Prime Minister from the Conservative Party during the Wars?
Margaret Thatcher
Which neighbour of Argentina maintained a state of alert against argentina although most Latin governments sympathized with Argentina over the war, owing to disputes over islands in the Beagle Channel?
Chile
What is the name of the Argentine cruiser that was sunk by a British submarine outside war zone declared by Margaret Thatcher?
General Belgrano
Islas Malvinas from which we get Malvinas wars
What is the name of the Lieutenant general, who was also the president of Argentina, under whom the Argentinean military gave up all hope on long running negotiations with Britain and launched an offensive on the islands?
Leopoldo Galtieri
Who was the Prime Minister from the Conservative Party during the Wars?
Margaret Thatcher
Which neighbour of Argentina maintained a state of alert against argentina although most Latin governments sympathized with Argentina over the war, owing to disputes over islands in the Beagle Channel?
Chile
What is the name of the Argentine cruiser that was sunk by a British submarine outside war zone declared by Margaret Thatcher?
General Belgrano
The Life and Works of RK Narayan - Part IV
In which of Narayan's book do we come across Mali , the son of a gandhian sweet vendor who travels to America for a course in creative writing and returns with a Korean-American girlfriend?
The Vendor of Sweets
In Man Eaters of Malgudi,What is the profession of Vasu ,the tenant of Nagaraj ?
Taxidermist
What is the name of the young woman who comes to Malgudi in the novel Painter of Signs with a mission to control the population?
Daisy
For which newspaper did Narayan do reviews of books like Development of Maritime laws in seventeenth-century England ?
Hindu
In which book of Narayan would you come across Savitri, a woman who runs away from home and tries to drown herself after her tyrannical husband takes up with a new girl from his office?
The Dark Room
The Vendor of Sweets
In Man Eaters of Malgudi,What is the profession of Vasu ,the tenant of Nagaraj ?
Taxidermist
What is the name of the young woman who comes to Malgudi in the novel Painter of Signs with a mission to control the population?
Daisy
For which newspaper did Narayan do reviews of books like Development of Maritime laws in seventeenth-century England ?
Hindu
In which book of Narayan would you come across Savitri, a woman who runs away from home and tries to drown herself after her tyrannical husband takes up with a new girl from his office?
The Dark Room
The Life and Works of RK Narayan - Part III
Who said that Narayan's book Swami and friends was just a catalogue when Narayan had given the book to this person for reviewing?
Narayan's uncle
Who is the captain of the cricket team of Malgudi in the book Swami and friends?
Rajam the Police officer's son
What present does Rajam - The police officer's Son - give Swami when Swami and Mani come to see him off?
Andersen's Fairy Tales
In which book does Narayan use the Freedom Struggle of India as his background for his novel?
Waiting for the Mahatma
In which short story that Narayan wrote immediately after independence does he portrays some of the confused impulses and the blind nationalism of the mass movement?
Lawley road
Narayan's uncle
Who is the captain of the cricket team of Malgudi in the book Swami and friends?
Rajam the Police officer's son
What present does Rajam - The police officer's Son - give Swami when Swami and Mani come to see him off?
Andersen's Fairy Tales
In which book does Narayan use the Freedom Struggle of India as his background for his novel?
Waiting for the Mahatma
In which short story that Narayan wrote immediately after independence does he portrays some of the confused impulses and the blind nationalism of the mass movement?
Lawley road
The Life and Works of RK Narayan - Part II
Which publisher published RK ‘s first book Swami and his friends in UK
Hamish Hamilton
RK had 3 books on Indian mythology; two were translations of Ramayana and Mahabharata which was the third?
Demons and others
In which school does Swami study during the start of Swami and Friends
Albert Mission school
Which Kannada actor directed the series Malgudi Days on TV
Shankar Nag
Whom does Narayan describe as being "impeccably dressed in a tweed suit and tie and crowned with a snow-white turban" in his book My Days - A Memoir?
His father
Hamish Hamilton
RK had 3 books on Indian mythology; two were translations of Ramayana and Mahabharata which was the third?
Demons and others
In which school does Swami study during the start of Swami and Friends
Albert Mission school
Which Kannada actor directed the series Malgudi Days on TV
Shankar Nag
Whom does Narayan describe as being "impeccably dressed in a tweed suit and tie and crowned with a snow-white turban" in his book My Days - A Memoir?
His father
The Life and Works of RK Narayan
Which author was responsible for shortening RK's name from Narayanaswami to RK Narayan
Graham Greene
Which book along with Swami and Friends and The English Teacher completes the famous R K Narayan Trilogy?
The Bachelor Of Arts
Which novel, considered autobiographical by critics , did Narayan dedicate to his wife Rajam?
The English Teacher
In Guide, what is the name of Rosie’s husband’s name as coined by Raju ?
Marco
What is the name of R K Narayan’s autobiography ?
My Days - A memoir
Graham Greene
Which book along with Swami and Friends and The English Teacher completes the famous R K Narayan Trilogy?
The Bachelor Of Arts
Which novel, considered autobiographical by critics , did Narayan dedicate to his wife Rajam?
The English Teacher
In Guide, what is the name of Rosie’s husband’s name as coined by Raju ?
Marco
What is the name of R K Narayan’s autobiography ?
My Days - A memoir
Monday, August 01, 2005
Friends - Guest Star Trivia
Who played the role of Chandler's Father?
Kathleen Turner
Tom Selleck , played the role of Monica's Ex-Boyfriend. What was the name of the character?
Richard Burke
Who played the role of Janine - the Hot roommate of Joey?
Elle Macpherson
Which actor played the role of Elizabeth's ( Ross's Ex-girlfriend) father?
Bruce Willis
Two famous celebrities played the roles of Rachel's Sisters. Name both of them
Reese Witherspoon and Christina Applegate.
Which actress steals Chandler's pants and leaves him stranded in a restaurant restroom wearing a pink thong?
Julia Roberts
Which famous actress/model did Ross take out of his list of 5 women but ended up meeting her at the cafe?
Isabella Rosellini
Which famous person played the role of David "the scientist Guy" --- Phoebe's "long lost love", who is off doing research in Minsk?
Hank Azaria
Who played the role of a hapless Male stripper who appears at Phoebe's Bachelorette Party?
Danny DeVito
What was the name of the character played by Denise Richards -- Monica and Ross's cousin to whom Ross feels a strange attraction that he cant explain?
Cassie Geller
Kathleen Turner
Tom Selleck , played the role of Monica's Ex-Boyfriend. What was the name of the character?
Richard Burke
Who played the role of Janine - the Hot roommate of Joey?
Elle Macpherson
Which actor played the role of Elizabeth's ( Ross's Ex-girlfriend) father?
Bruce Willis
Two famous celebrities played the roles of Rachel's Sisters. Name both of them
Reese Witherspoon and Christina Applegate.
Which actress steals Chandler's pants and leaves him stranded in a restaurant restroom wearing a pink thong?
Julia Roberts
Which famous actress/model did Ross take out of his list of 5 women but ended up meeting her at the cafe?
Isabella Rosellini
Which famous person played the role of David "the scientist Guy" --- Phoebe's "long lost love", who is off doing research in Minsk?
Hank Azaria
Who played the role of a hapless Male stripper who appears at Phoebe's Bachelorette Party?
Danny DeVito
What was the name of the character played by Denise Richards -- Monica and Ross's cousin to whom Ross feels a strange attraction that he cant explain?
Cassie Geller
Tipu Sultan - The Tiger of Mysore - Part III
One of Tipu Sultan's prized possessions was 'Tipu's Tiger', a curious mechanical toy representing a royal tiger in the act of devouring a prostrate European officer. This object was said to have been inspired by a certain person eating and that person's grandson, a famous author, later paid tribute to this incident by writing a story in which an unpleasant aunt is similarly devoured by a pet ferret. Who was this author?
Hector Hugh Munro, Saki
The famous novel ‘The Moonstone’ by William Wilkie Collins contained an account of one of Tipu’s battles in the prologue. Which battle?
The Battle of Seringapatinam
Who played Tipu Sultan in the tele-series ‘The Sword of Tipu Sultan’, which was aired on Doordarshan?
Sanjay Khan
One of Tipu Sultan’s descendants was an Allied spy during World War II. What was her name?
Noor Inayat Khan
Who currently owns the sword of Tipu Sultan?
Vijay Mallya
Hector Hugh Munro, Saki
The famous novel ‘The Moonstone’ by William Wilkie Collins contained an account of one of Tipu’s battles in the prologue. Which battle?
The Battle of Seringapatinam
Who played Tipu Sultan in the tele-series ‘The Sword of Tipu Sultan’, which was aired on Doordarshan?
Sanjay Khan
One of Tipu Sultan’s descendants was an Allied spy during World War II. What was her name?
Noor Inayat Khan
Who currently owns the sword of Tipu Sultan?
Vijay Mallya
Tipu Sultan - The Tiger of Mysore - Part II
In 1767, it was a young Tipu who obtained the ratification of the Treaty of Alliance between the Nizam and Haider Ali. Tipu had gone to the Nizam’s camp at the head of 6000 troops and successfully concluded the treaty. This was the first diplomatic assignment of Tipu, and the Nizam, who was greatly impressed with him, conferred upon him a title to mark this respect. What was the title?
Nasib-ud-daula (fortune of the state)
One of the military highlights of Tipu Sultan's life was when he inflicted a serious defeat on the British at Annagudi near Tanjore on 18 February 1782. The British army consisted of 100 Europeans, 300 cavalry, 1400 sepoys and 10 field pieces but was still comprehensively defeated by Tipu's forces. Who was the British Commander who lost to Tipu in this battle?
Colonel Braithwaite
Which Governor General of the British East India Company commanded the English army to victory in the Third Mysore War against Tipu Sultan?
Lord Cornwallis
After the Third Mysore War, where Tipu suffered defeat at the hands of Lord Cornwallis, he agreed to surrender half of his territory and pay a war indemnity to the English. Since he could not pay war indemnity in full, what was done?
His two sons were taken instead.
In which year did Tipu Sultan die?
1799
Nasib-ud-daula (fortune of the state)
One of the military highlights of Tipu Sultan's life was when he inflicted a serious defeat on the British at Annagudi near Tanjore on 18 February 1782. The British army consisted of 100 Europeans, 300 cavalry, 1400 sepoys and 10 field pieces but was still comprehensively defeated by Tipu's forces. Who was the British Commander who lost to Tipu in this battle?
Colonel Braithwaite
Which Governor General of the British East India Company commanded the English army to victory in the Third Mysore War against Tipu Sultan?
Lord Cornwallis
After the Third Mysore War, where Tipu suffered defeat at the hands of Lord Cornwallis, he agreed to surrender half of his territory and pay a war indemnity to the English. Since he could not pay war indemnity in full, what was done?
His two sons were taken instead.
In which year did Tipu Sultan die?
1799
Tipu Sultan - The Tiger of Mysore
There was a famous Sufi Saint in Arcot, whose tomb Haider Ali and his wife had visited to pray for a son. What was his name?
Tipu Mastan Aulia
Where exactly was Tipu Sultan born and what was his real name?
Devanahalli, Fateh Ali
Tipu Sultan was enthroned as the ruler of Mysore in a simple ceremony on the 4th of May, 1783. Where did this ceremony take place?
Bednur
Tipu Sultan wrote a Military Manual describing army composition and tactics, and copies of it were distributed to all his officers. What was the name of this manual?
Fathul Mujahidin
Tipu Sultan had three wives, out of whom the third one was his favourite. After her death, he chose to remain a widower for the rest of his life. What was her name?
Khadija Zamani Begum
Tipu Mastan Aulia
Where exactly was Tipu Sultan born and what was his real name?
Devanahalli, Fateh Ali
Tipu Sultan was enthroned as the ruler of Mysore in a simple ceremony on the 4th of May, 1783. Where did this ceremony take place?
Bednur
Tipu Sultan wrote a Military Manual describing army composition and tactics, and copies of it were distributed to all his officers. What was the name of this manual?
Fathul Mujahidin
Tipu Sultan had three wives, out of whom the third one was his favourite. After her death, he chose to remain a widower for the rest of his life. What was her name?
Khadija Zamani Begum
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