World History QuizBy Harsh Utkarsh

Rules:

1.Googlers will be executed by a firing squad

2.Right answers on direct will bring you 10 kisses from Marilyn Monroe’s ghost.

3.Right answers on pounce will bring you 204.Wrong answers on pounce will bring you

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A conflict between two groups has been going on at the Varadaraja Swami Temple in Kanchipuram for over 800 years. Due to the nature of the conflict, the groups are called the “U” group and the “Y” group. The bone of contention went out of existence in 1965, 13 years before the Supreme Court had delivered its verdict on the matter. Before the Supreme court, the matter had been under trial by courts during the British Raj and also by Apex Courts in the 1960s. Hint- the bone of contention resembled Rahil Sur

The bone of contention has been the sign on the temple elephant’s forehead. One group wants to use the “U” shaped Vadakali symbol while the other group was bent upon using the “Y” shaped Thenkalai symbol. The Supreme Court told the groups to use the symbols alternatively. The temple elephant died in 1965. Now there are two temple Elephants.

This guy was the leader of nationalists in a country whose mainland he ruled for 22 years. However, he was defeated in the civil war in 1949 after which he retreated to an island which he ruled for 30 years until his death in 1975. Who is he and what is the name of the island that he ruled until his death?

Chiang Kai-shek and Taiwan

Professor X claims this structure Y to be actually a hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva. He says that the pinnacle of the structure is a Kalash. He further claimed that the octagonal shape of the structure has special significance because the number 8 is considered auspicious in Hindu mythology. X’s claim to declare Y as a temple dedicated to Lord Shiva was rejected by the Supreme Court. Things of world wide fame and wonder such as Y are bound to generate conspiracy theories. Aren’t they?

X= P.N.Oak and Y= Taj Mahal

The construction of X was started by the French. However, the French effort went bankrupt after reportedly spending US$ 287000000 and losing 22000 lives. The construction was taken over by the US in 1904 and the project was completed in a decade by 1914. The project is still an engineering marvel and a testimony to the strength of human will power.. What?

The Panama Canal

Id the song and singer

We didn’t start the fire by Billy Joel

An example of the fatal effects of procrastination, the defeat of the Mughals by the Persians in this battle X, fought just 110 kms from Delhi resulted in a plunder of the city of Delhi by the victorious Persians who under the command of their leader Y killed 30000 civilians. The Persians took the Peacock throne, the kohi-noor and darya-ye noor diamond s. The plunder seized from India was so rich that Y stopped taxation in Iran for a period of three years following his return. The Mughal ruler, Muhammad Shah kept delaying the Mughal response to Y’s approach towards Delhi and acted only when he was 110 kms away. This delay in action is often cited as the main reason for Mughal defeat. When asked to act, Muhammad Shah repeated the phrase Z. This phrase is used till date to scare Indian procrastrinatots. X,Y,Z?

X= Battle of Karnal; Y= Nadir Shah; Z= Abhi Dilli duur hai

This war X is known as the “great patriotic war” in Russia and several other soviet republics as this war was fought on home turf and was primarily in defence of one’s own country. What war?

World War 2

The X building in Chicago was renamed to X from Y in 2009 by the X group as part of their lease on a portion of the building’s space. In 1969, Y, Roebuck and Co. were the largest retailers in the world, with about 350000 employees. Their executives decided to consolidate the thousands of employees in offices distributed throughout the Chicago area into one building. The building resulted out of this plan. Give me x and Y.

X=Willis Tower and Y=Sears Tower

Few countries have achieved the kind of economic transformation that X has achieved. At the time of its formation, the per capita GDP was $79 ;lower than several sub-Saharan countries. The engine of economic growth was the capital city Y. The river Z passes through Y and hence the phrase A is used to refer to the rapid economic growth that X achieved. Legendary conglomerates have been born in this country. These conglomerates produce products that are an integral part of our lives even here in India. X,Y,Z,A? (No part points :p)

X=South Korea; Y=Seoul; A= Miracle on Han river; Z=Han river

This is the cover of the Times magazine issue that commemorates the 9/11 attacks. It is Times’ highest selling issue. In this cover, there is a major departure from all other covers. How is this cover different from other covers?(This kind of departure from the norm has been seen in at most two other times’ issues)

A black border, Times covers always have a red border

Few of us know that anyone can use the X. Every year, Johns Hopkins University’s Space Telescope Science Institute issues an open call for proposals to conduct observations using X. While there are no restrictions on who can apply, the competition is extremely tough. Hundreds of eager applicants come forward each year, and following a review by a panel of experts, only around one-fifth of them actually receive time with the X. What is X?

X= Hubble telescope

Excerpt from Wikipedia:

Towards the afternoon his turn came. Though initially nervous, he bowed to Saraswati, the Hindu goddess of learning, and he felt he got new energy in his body; he felt someone or something else had occupied his body– "The Soul of India, the echo of the Rishis, the voice of Ramakrishna, the mouthpiece of the resurgent Time spirit".[3] Then began his speech with salutation, X To these words he got a standing ovation from a crowd of seven thousand, which lasted for two minutes. When silence was restored he began his address. He greeted the youngest of the nations on behalf of "the most ancient order of monks in the world, the Vedic order of sannyasins, a religion which has taught the world both tolerance and universal acceptance.!“ Who is he and what was the world famous salutation X?

Swami Vivekanand; X= Sisters and brothers of America

The X Revolution began in Great Britain, and spread to Western Europe and North America within a few decades.[Economic historians are in agreement that the onset of the X Revolution is the most important event in the history of humanity since the domestication of animals, plants and fire. The earliest recorded use of the term "X Revolution" seems to have been in a letter of 6 July 1799 written by French envoy Louis-Guillaume Otto, announcing that France had entered the race to Xise.

X=Industrial Revolution

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