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Culture and Places of India and World Test 46

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    India is not the only country where actors turn into successful politicians. The $$40^{th}$$ president of the United States was an actor whose role as a double amputee in $$1942's$$ Kings Row catapulted him to stardom. Name this American actor-politician.
    Solution
    • Ronald Wilson Reagan was an American actor and politician. He was the 40th President of the United States from 1981 to 1989. He was a movie, television and radio actor before he began his career in politics. He had a successful career in Hollywood and appeared in 53 movies.
    • Reagan acted as a double amputee in the movie Kings Row which made him a popular film star.
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    Nashik is a famous pilgrimage site located in Maharashtra where Kumbh Mela is held. On the banks of which river is it located?
    Solution
    • Nashik Kumbh Mela is a hindu religious mela and is held every 12 years in the Nasik district of Maharashtra. The fair is celebrated on the river of sacred river Godavari. 
    • The significant festivities include bathing on the banks of river Godavari, at the Trimbakeshwar Shiva Temple and the Ram Kund.
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    Which film franchise set in a galaxy far, far away, starring Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, and the late Carrie Fisher and directed by George Lucas, attained cult status in $$1977$$?
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    Star Wars is a series of science-fiction movies by George Lucas. Star Wars has been so popular that there have been Star Wars books, video games, television shows, toys, and more.
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    This play is never referred to by its real name because actors believe it to be cursed. It is called 'the Scottish Play' and is the shortest tragedy by William Shakespeare. Name the play.
    Solution
    • Macbeth is a play by William Shakespeare. It is the shortest tragedy written by Shakespeare.
    • Many actors think it is bad luck to say the word "Macbeth", and will not say the play's name. Instead, they call it "The Scottish Play".
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    With which one of the following dance forms was Rukmini Devi Arundale associated?
    Solution
    • Rukmini Devi Arundale was an Indian classical dancer who led the renaissance of the Bharatnatyam dance form and founded the Kalakshetra Foundation in Chennai.
    • She played a vital role in revitalizing Bharatnatyam and popularizing it all over the world. She was also a theosophist who was greatly inspired by Annie Besant.
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    Titian, an Italian painter, would often depict women with hair of this colour. It has been used as a hair colour term since as early as the $$1800s$$, when women were commonly dyeing their hair a Titian colour. What colour is Titian a shade of?
    Solution
    • Titian was the greatest painter of 16th-century Venice. He had great mastery in the use of colours. He would often depict women with red hair in his paintings and thus established the colour Titian.
    • Titian is a tint of red hair, most commonly described as brownish-orange in color.
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    This film has an unusual hero - a pig! He is not an ordinary pig for he thinks he is sheepdog and behaves like one. What's more, he goes on it win a prize in the sheepdog category. Which film are we taking about? 
    Solution
    Babe is a film that has an unusual hero- a pig. The film is a 1995 comedy-drama directed by Chris Noonan.
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    This Bollywood science friction is said to have been inspired by Steven Spielberg's film 'ET, the Extra-Terrestrial'. although its maker, Rakesh Roshan has claimed that it is not an Indian ET. Which film are we taking about?
    Solution
    Koi... Mil Gaya is an Indian film directed by Rakesh Roshan. The film is said to have been inspired by the Hollywood hit E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. However, the director stated that Koi... Mil Gaya is not an Indian E.T.
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    He was the first Indian to act in a Hollywood movie. He acted in films like The Elephant Boy', 'Jungle Book' and 'The Thief of Bagdad'. Can you name him?
    Solution
    Sabu Dastagir was the first Indian to act in a Hollywood movie. He acted in films like The Elephant Boy', 'Jungle Book' and 'The Thief of Bagdad'. He was an Indian actor famous under the name Sabu and later got US citizenship.
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    I am an Indian-American screenwriter, film director and producer. I am known for making movies with supernatural plots such as 'The Sixth Sence'. My most recent production is the spooky TV serial 'Wayward Pines'. Who am I?
    Solution
    Manoj Night Shyamalan is an Indian- American screenwriter, film director, and producer. He is best known for his films with contemporary supernatural plot and twist ending. His most acclaimed film in supernatural category 'The Sixth Sense' (1999), superhero thriller 'Unbreakable' (2000, science-fiction thriller 'Signs' (2002), and period-piece thriller 'The Village' (2004). His latest upcoming Tv series is 'Servant'.
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