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How many attempts were made before Hillary finally succeeded?

Answer : Eight. Hillary and Norgay succeeded on the mountaineering expedition to attempt the first ascent of Mount Everest.

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Where was Hillary from? Which was the peak in his country that he ascended before his expedition to Mt. Everest?

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In which year was the first expedition to Mt. Everest done?

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Two mountaineers disappeared on the third attempt, giving rise to the long-standing speculation of whether or not the pair might have reached the summit first. Who were they?

Answer : George Mallory, Andrew Irvine

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Who was the first Indian Mt. Everest? In which year it happened?

Answer : Avatar Singh Cheema in 1965

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This is an artistic form or medium usually created on a defined substrate that consists of three-dimensional elements projecting out of or from the substrate. The origin of the art form dates to Picasso. What is this art form called?

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This is a large 1937 oil painting by Picasso. One of his best-known works, regarded by many art critics as the most moving and powerful anti-war painting in history, features a gored horse, a bull, screaming women, a dead baby, a dismembered soldier, and flames. Name the painting. 

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After 1906, the work of this older artist motivated Picasso to explore more radical styles, beginning a fruitful rivalry between the two artists, who subsequently were often paired by critics as the leaders of modern art. Name the artist. He was also known for an art form known for a seemingly wild brushwork, while their subject matter had a high degree of simplification. 

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Picasso was known for two distinct periods characterised by the use of two colours. While the former depicted themes of poverty, and loneliness, the latter represented more pleasant themes of clowns, harlequins and carnival performers. Name the two periods. 

Answer : Picasso’s Blue Period and Rose Period

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This is a set of 100 etchings in the neoclassical style by Picasso produced between 1930-1937. The suite is in a number of museums, and individual etchings from the suite are collectable. What is it called?

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In the 1996 movie Surviving Picasso which notable actor portrayed Picasso?

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This is an early work of Picasso that is considered a step towards an early 20th-century avant-garde art movement that revolutionized European painting. What is the movement called?

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Which country was the most recent entrant as a member of the United Nations in 2011? How many total member nations are part of the United Nations today? 

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Name the country that remains the first and only nation to withdraw its membership from the United Nations (it later joined the organisation). What was the reason offered?

Answer : Indonesia (because Malaysia was made an UN member when both countries were in conflict)

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This person was the secretary of the 1955 Bandung conference that led to the formation of the Non-Aligned Movement. Later on, he went on to become the first non-Scandinavian diplomat to take up the post of UN Secretary-General. Name him. 

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Which former U.N. Secretary-General remains the only posthumous recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize? He was the recipient in which year? 

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What is being described here (in partial) – “..,representing an azimuthal equidistant projection centered on the North Pole, inscribed in a wreath consisting of crossed conventionalized branches of the olive tree, in gold on a field of smoke-blue with all water areas in white”

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In November 1979, member countries of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation gathered for the 20th General Conference and determined to observe October 16 as World Food Day from 1981. What does the date commemorate?

Answer : Date on which FAO was founded in 1945

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The first of the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals, i.e. SDG 1, is to end extreme poverty worldwide by 2030. Which SDG deals with ending hunger and improving food security and nutrition?

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A significant and relatively new threat to food security is _______ ______. It is expected to lower crop yield, make the availability of water more uncertain, reduce soil fertility, and bring plant diseases to new areas. Fill in the blanks.

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Twelve years after winning the Nobel Prize for peace, ______ _______ asked the Nobel Foundation for help creating a new prize to fete others like him. The Foundation declined, but by 1986, General Foods Corp. offered help and the World Food Prize was born in 1987. Fill in the blanks.

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Some 3% of terrestrial plant species worldwide use the C4 photosynthetic pathway and thus have higher water efficiency. Name the Indian scientist who led efforts at the International Rice Research Institute to develop rice varieties that used this pathway in the 1980s.

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This is an approximate historical geographical term referring to a large area in the Eastern Mediterranean region of West Asia. Cyprus, Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria, and Turkey are sometimes considered as belonging to the region. Name the term. 

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This is a nationalist movement that emerged in the 19th century to espouse support for establishing a homeland for the Jewish people in Palestine. An Austro-Hungarian Jewish journalist and political activist formed an organisation and promoted Jewish immigration to Palestine in an effort to form a Jewish state. What is the movement called? Name the activist. 

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Since 2006, the Palestinian side has been fractured by conflict between a traditionally dominant party and a militant Islamist group that gained control of the Gaza Strip. Who are they?

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What is the name of the public statement issued by the British government in 1917 during the First World War announcing its support for the establishment of a “national home for the Jewish people” in Palestine?

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Which three religions hold Jerusalem as an important setting for their religious and historical narratives?

Answer : Judaism, Christianity, and Islam

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These were a pair of political agreements signed by Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin on 17 September 1978, following twelve days of secret negotiations at the country retreat of the President of the United States in Maryland. As a consequence, the leaders were awarded. Name the agreements. What was the award?

Answer : Camp David Accords, 1978 Nobel Peace Prize

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Nast was a sharp critic of this American politician most notable for being the political boss of Tammany Hall, the Democratic Party’s political machine that played a major role in the politics of 19th-century New York City. Who was the politician?

Answer : William M. Tweed, commonly known as Boss Tweed

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He was an Indian cartoonist, best known for his creation The Common Man and for his daily cartoon strip, You Said It. Identify the cartoonist. 

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This cartoonist’s 2008 cover for The New Yorker titled The Politics of Fear depicting Michelle and Barack Obama standing in the Oval Office created controversy and caused a lot of outrage. Who was the cartoonist?

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This is a political cartoon showing the disunity in the American colonies. Attributed to Benjamin Franklin, the cartoon is a woodcut showing a snake cut into eighths, with each segment labelled with the initials of one of the American colonies. What was it called?

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Also known as Chard and Pscharr, she is a French far-right political cartoonist. She has been found guilty of complicity in “provoking discrimination, hatred or racial violence” against the black community, for a cartoon published. Identify her. 

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He was an American cartoonist and the creator of the comic strip Peanuts. Name the cartoonist and his two best-known characters. 

Answer : Charles M. Schulz, Charlie Brown and Snoopy

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