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    The volcanic island of Krakatoa was thought to be a relatively harmless volcano by the people of Indonesia, until it erupted with such a force that it killed more than 36,000 people. It was the most deadly volcanic eruption of modern history. When did this eruption take place?
    Solution
    • Krakatoa is an active volcano in the Sunda Strait, Indonesia that had erupted in the year 1883.
    • The 1883 eruption ejected more than six cubic miles of rock, ash, and pumice, and made the loudest sound ever recorded by human beings.
    • The eruption destroyed two-thirds of what was then the island of Krakatoa.
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    This traditional piece of clothing is a type of coat with a hood, lined with fur. The hood protects the face from freezing temperatures and wind. The Caribou Inuit invented this kind of garment. What is it called?
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    No one knows the Girl in painting known as Girl with a Pearl Earring is. Completed in $$1665$$, the painting is an example of style of work called 'tronie'. Popular in the Dutch Golden Age, tronies were paintings that focussed on the face of a subject with an added element of fantasy or exaggeration of expression that makes them different from portraits. Who painted this tronies?

    Solution
    Johannes Vermeer was a Dutch artist who created paintings that are most precious. He began his career in painting in the early 1650s. He mostly painted women indulged in domestic works. A tronie is a common type of work prevalent in Dutch Golden Age painting, it shows an exaggerated facial expression or a stock character in costume.
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    Rukmini Dev Arundale is considered the most important revivalist of this Indian classical dance form from its original 'sadhir' style, prevalent amongst the temple dancers, the devadasis. Which dance form did Ms. Arundale promote?
    Solution
    Rukmini Devi Arundale was a famous Bharatnatyam Dancer. She led to the revival of this Indian classical dance form and founded the Kalakshetra Foundation in Madras.
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    This Russian city reverted to its old name once the Soviet Union broke up in 1991. During the Soviet era it was known as Leningrad. What is it called now?
    Solution
    • St. Petersburg is a Russian city in northwestern Russia, near the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea. Saint Petersburg is the second biggest city in Russia.
    • In 1914, after the leader Lenin's death, it was renamed Leningrad in his honour. Leningrad again took its old name of St. Petersburg on September 6, 1991, when Russia stopped being communist.
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    In this book written in $$1901$$ by Sarat Chandra, the author exhorted his readers to 'have pity and forgive' the protagonist. It's been immortalised $$15$$ time on the silver screen (and counting). Dilip Kumar won a Film Fare Best Actor Award in $$1955$$ for essaying the protagonist, a feat that was emulated by Shah Rukh Khan in, $$2002$$ for the same role. Name the book and the eponymous film.
    Solution
    Devdas is the book written by Sara Chandra Chattopadhyay in 1901. The novel was published in 1917. On his book, the eponymous film was based. The film adaptation was very successful in Bengali, Urdu, Malayalam, Assamese, Hindi, and Telugu (twice).
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    After Varanasi and Jaipur, this city was included in UNESCO's Creative Cities Network for contribution in music in November, $$2017$$. Which city is this?
    Solution
    In November 2017, Chennai the capital city of Tamil Nadu was included in the list of UNESCO's Creative Cities Network for Contribution in Music. 
    The UNESCO's Creative Cities Network was launched in 2004. It is a medium to promote international cooperation between cities committed to investing in creativity. Chennai was among 64 cities from 44 countries to be designated this status.
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    This dance of Kerala was called 'Poor man's Kathakali' by Jawaharlal Nehru. We are talking about _____.
    Solution
    Ottamthullal is a dance and poetic performance form dance of Kerala, India. This dance was called 'Poor mab's Kathakali' by Jawaharlal Nehru. 
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    It is one of the most famous monuments in Paris built between $$1806$$ and $$1836$$. It stands at the centre of the Place Charles de Gaulie at the western end of the Champs-Elysees. It honours those who fought for France during Napoleonic wars, with the names of all French victories and generals inscribed on its inner and outer surface's.
    Identify the monument.

    Solution
    • The Arc de Triomphe located at the centre of the place de Etoile and the western end of the Champs-Elysees, is a very famous monument in Paris.
    • The Arc de Triomphe means arch of victory. The names of French generals and battles are engraved on the walls of the monument.
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    It is the longest running U.S. primetime television show having the maximum number of seasons. It was first aired in 1989. Name it.
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