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This British biologist and natural historian was born on this day in 1926. He has presented many wildlife documentary series, including Planet Earth. Who is he?

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This is the final studio album of the English rock band the Beatles, released on this day, in 1970, almost a month after the group’s public break-up. Which is the album?

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May 8, 1945, marks the end of World War II in Europe. What happened on May 8?

Answer : It is the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Germany’s unconditional surrender of its armed forces

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The WHO officially eradicated this infectious disease on May 8, 1980. This is also the only human disease to have been eradicated to date. Which is it?

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This carbonated drink was introduced on this day in 1886. Developed by American pharmacist John Pemberton, this was marketed and sold as a patent medicine, with Pemberton claiming it cures many diseases. Which is this drink?

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World Red Cross Day is annually observed on May 8 every year. What is it also known as? Why was this date chosen to observe this day?

Answer : Red Crescent Day; it is the birth anniversary of Henry Dunant, who was the founder of the International Committee of the Red Cross and the recipient of the first Nobel Peace Prize

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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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Name the four places where the four attacks were carried out, killing nearly 3,000 people. 

Answer : Twin Towers of WTC, the Pentagon and rural Pennsylvania

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Name the two airline flights that crashed into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Centre.

Answer : American Airlines Flight 11, United Airlines Flight 175

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Article 5 of this treaty has been invoked only once until now, following the September 11 attacks. It was invoked calling upon allies of the treaty to fight the terrorist organization responsible for the attack. Name the treaty. 

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This is a generic term for the point on the Earth’s surface closest to a detonation. Capitalized, it is shorthand for the World Trade Center site. What is the term?

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This is a photograph taken by an Associated Press photographer of a man falling from the World Trade Center during the September 11 attacks in New York City. What is the photograph called? Name the photographer.

Answer : The Falling Man by Richard Drew

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What is the significance of 10048, with reference to the World Trade Centre?

Answer : 10048 was the exclusive zip code for the WTC

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Morarji Desai has presented the highest number of budgets. How many? After Desai’s resignation, the then Prime Minister of India took over the Ministry of Finance. This person broke the glass ceiling by achieving a feat. Name the Prime Minister and the achievement.

Answer : 10 Budgets, Indira Gandhi, she became the first woman to hold the post of the Finance Minister

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He was an Indian civil servant who played a major role in issues related to internal and national security in the first years after independence. He served as the Finance Minister from 1977 to 1979. He presented the shortest budget speech for the interim budget of 1977. Identify the Minister.

Answer : Hirubhai M. Patel; 800 words

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Until 1999, the Budget was presented at a different time. When was it? Which Finance Minister first changed this tradition by presenting it at 11 am?

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This budget was presented every year a few days before the Union Budget, till 2016. The Modi government on September 21, 2016, approved the merger of this budget and general budgets for next year, ending a 92-year-old practice. Which budget was this? Who presented this budget for the last time?

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The printing of budget documents start roughly one week ahead of presenting in Parliament with another customary ceremony. What is the ceremony called? Who serves the dish?

Answer : Halwa ceremony, the Finance Minister

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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman broke the tradition of Bahi-Khata (a ledger wrapped in red cloth). The Minister replaced this tradition with what move in 2021?