1) Italian physician and poet Girolamo Fracastoro coined the name for this disease, after a character in Greek Mythology, who is believed to be the first man to contract it, as a punishment for defying Apollo. Due to the disease often being spread by foreign sailors and soldiers, it was often nicknamed as X disease, after the country from where they came. Other names for it have been Great Pox, Lues, Cupid's disease. The first outbreak of this disease was noted in 1494 among the French troops attacking Naples. Name this.
SYPHILIS- Cracked by most, though there was a lone guess of Rabies.
2) The basic form of this musical instrument was believed to have been invented by Christian Buschmann in 1882 at Berlin. The first patent however was given to Cyrill Demian of Vienna in 1829. The bass buttons on this instrument are classified as Stradella and Free Bass, while the playing range is of Chromatic, Diotonic and Piano kind.
ACCORDION- Again most of the people got it, though there were some guesses of Xylophone and Harmonica.
3)
He died in the year 1227 A.D after defeating the Tangut tribes. Some say he fell from a horseback and died of injuries, battle fatigue. As per the Galician-Volhniyan chronicles, he was killed in a battle with the Tanguts. As per the custom of his tribe, he demanded to be buried without any markings. After his death his body was returned to Khenti Aiimag, his birthplace, where he is assumed to be buried close to the Onon River. The mausoleum in the above picture, is dedicated to him and is located at Xinjie town. Name this warrior-conqueror.
GENGHIS KHAN- Cracked by all.
JAMES MADISON- Again cracked by most of the respondents. And sorry John Madison gets no points.
5) This word is derived from a Spanish word meaning pirate or bucaneer, and was generally used for those raiding Spanish colonies and ships in the Caribbean.The word came into prominence when American explorer William Walker, hired his own private army to take over Nicaragua, and declare himself as it's President. The word since then has come to mean an unauthorized military expedition into a foreign country to support or create a revolution.
FILLIBUSTERING- Coup, takeover and even Yankee were some of the guesses.
6) "We took risks, we knew we took them; things have come out against us, and therefore we have no cause for complaint, but bow to the will of Providence, determined still to do our best to the last .Had we lived, I should have had a tale to tell of the hardihood, endurance, and courage of my companions which would have stirred the heart of every Englishman. These rough notes and our dead bodies must tell the tale, but surely, surely, a great rich country like ours will see that those who are dependent on us are properly provided for."
These are the last words found in the diary of which English explorer, just before his death.
ROBERT F SCOTT, the British explorer who led the ill fated expedition to the Antarctica. Couple of James Cook guesses too.
7) Graduating from the Cornell Medical College in 1943, this doctor's wife Jane Murray, co authored a book on alternative medicine, What your doctor won't tell you. He has gained fame for a first aid procedure that is named after him. According to accounts, the doctor first witnessed this at a party in Hawaii, when it was done by Howard Goss, who claimed to have learn it from a Hawaiian police officer. He published his views about the technique in an informal article called "Pop Goes the Cafe Coronary", and in 1974 a Seattle newspaper reported that a former restaurant owner Isaac Piha used the same procedure. Also called as "abdominal thrusts" this was recommended by the American Heart Association. Name the doctor or the procedure named after him( any 1 will do).
THE HEIMLICH MANOEUVRE- again cracked universally.
8) This structure was designed by Augustus Pugin, and at the base is a Latin inscription that says DOMINE SALVAM FAC REGINAM NOSTRAM VICTORIAM PRIMAM. It is believed to have got it's nickname from a British civil engineer who oversaw it's construction, while another theory traces the nickname to a 19th century bare knuckle heavyweight boxing champion. Which one?
BIG BEN- Cracked by most.
9) When Adolf Eichmann was being hanged, his last words were
Long live Germany. Long live _________. Long live Austria. These are the three countries with which I have been most connected and which I will not forget. I greet my wife, my family, and my friends. I am ready. We'll meet again soon, as is the fate of all men. I die believing in God.
Just fill in the blanks( should be an easy guess).
ARGENTINA, considering that is where he took shelter.
10)
SIMON BOLIVAR. - Got some guesses for Columbus too.
Scores
Kaushik-8
Animesh-8
Sriram-9
Santosh-10
Ajay-7
Shreenath-5
