1) The earliest inhabitants of this area were the Lenape tribes. In 1626 Peter Minuit acquired this place from the native tribes in exchange for trade goods worth 60 guilders. In 1647, Peter Stuyvesant was the last Dutch director of this colony. This place gets it's name from a local word meaning "island of many hills".
The place was MANHATTAN.
2) Identify the artist of the above painting. He was a noted painter of historical scenes, but he is more remembered for his achievements in another field.
SAMUEL MORSE, who was a noted artist too.
3) 
This Nazi officer was notorious for the experiments he conducted on concentration camp inmates, giving him the nickname of "Angel of Death". He conducted studies on heredity, twins and also attempted to change the eye colors of children by injecting chemicals. After the War, he escaped to South America, where he first spent some time in Argentina. However after the capture of Adolf Eichmann, he migrated to Paraguay, where he lived in Hohenhau for some time. In 1979, he died of drowning at a beach in Bertioga, Brazil, and was burried at Embu Das Artes under the name of Wolfgang Gerhard.
DR. JOSEF MENGELE.4) Lys Assia won it the first time in 1956 for Refrain, Alexander Rybak won it in 2009 for Fairytale, what am i referring to?
All winners of Eurovision Contest.
5) Daniel Gabriel _________ was born to a merchan family in 1686 in Danzig, and the eldest of 5 children. In 1717 he settled in The Hague, making barometers, altimeters. He also lectured in Chemistry in Amsterdam in 1718, and visited England in 1724, where he became a member of Royal Society. He is famous for his 1724 study of temperatures.
FAHRENHEIT
6) Shabtai Zisel ben Avraham was born on May 24, 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota and was raised later at Hibbings, MN. He formed The Golden Chords band in High School, and in 1959 he joined the University of Minnesota. He changed his name later in tribute to his favorite poet. His first album produced by John Hammond, sold only 5000 copies in 1962, and it was nicknamed as "Hammond's Folly". His latest album is Together Through Life. Chronicles: Volume 1 is the first part of his 3 series planned memoir.
BOB DYLAN
7) This British rock band was formed by Mark Knopfler, David Knopfler, John Illsley, Pick Withers in 1997, was so named due to their poor financial situation. Their first 5 song demo tape contained their biggest hit Sultans of Swing. After their success in the US tour, Bob Dylan invited Mark Knopfler to play on his album Slow Train Comming. Their 1980 single Tunnel of Love was featured in the soundtrack of the movie An Officer and a Gentleman. On Every Street was the last album they produced before breaking up. Name the band.
DIRE STRAITS
8) This term was coined by US Secretary of State, John Foster Dulles, during the Cold War. It refers to the act of pushing a dangerous situation close to the verge of disaster, in order to derive the best advantage. It was used as a tactic during the Cuban missile crisis. In Dulles own word's this means "The ability to get to the verge without getting into the war". Name the term.
BRINKMANSHIP
9) Identify the couple in the above picture.
Yes it is BONNIE & CLYDE.
10) This nursery rhyme was written and published by Sarah Josepha Hale in 1830. Lowell Mason later set it to a musical form. Name it.
MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB.
Scores
Somak-6
Sri Ram-8
Shruti-5
Shreenath-6
Akshay-8
Raghavendra-8
Nirad-3
Mostly Clueless-8
Jaykumar-6
Ravi Kiran-4
Malcaluffin-8
Cintom-8
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