Mixed Bag

Q1. Identify the person who said these words: "Go back to Mississippi, go back to Alabama, go back to South Carolina, go back to Georgia, go back to Louisiana, go back to the slums and ghettos of our northern cities, knowing that somehow this situation can and will be changed."

Ans. Martin Luther King Jr.

Q2. He is the only American President to have won a Pulitzer Prize and represented Massachusetts in the American Senate. Identify.

Ans. John F Kennedy

Q3. In Indian polity, the speaker is unually elected unapposed since the opposition does not put up a candidate due to a clear lack of strength. However, only once in India's history has a President been elected unopposed. Who was this "lucky" President?

Ans. Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy

Q4. In 1976, she was elected the President of the Oxford Union, becoming the first Asian Woman to head the prestigious debating society. In fact, she stayed in Oxford for one additional year so that she could achieve this milestone. She also studied at Harvard, an institution to which she gave a gift later on. Identify her.

Ans. Benazir Bhutto

Q5. In cricket, the score "111" is known as a "Nelson" after Admiral Nelson who (as legend goes) one leg, one arm and one eye. The most famous victory that Admiral Nelson achieved was at the Battle of the Nile, where he defeated which famous military commander?

Ans. Napoleon Bonaparte

Q6. During World War II, the Afrikakorps that he commanded was one of the few German regiments that were not accused of war crimes of the degree of genocide. His successful North African campaign earned him the nickname of "Desert Fox". He was a very popular person, but due to his supposed involvement in the 20 July plot to assassinate Hitler, he was forced to consume poison. Identify.

Ans. Erwin Rommel

Q7. Credited as one of the most talented commanders in history, his most famous quote is "Either we will find a way, or we'll make one." He led his army of men, horses and elephants into Rome and threatened the very existence of the Roman Empire in its fledgling years. Identify him.

Ans. Hannibal

Q8. Which actor, who first appeared in the film Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar, later went on to win a Filmfare Best Male Debut award for a film produced by his uncle?

Ans. Aamir Khan

Q9. Bucephalus was the horse of which famous military commander?

Ans. Alexander the Great