State of Affairs 2.0 : Bigger - Better

1.Cyprus and Argentina owe their etymology to metals.If Argentina is named after silver,after which metal is Cyprus named?

2.Identify the Band.

3."Variety is the spice of life" #Old Adage.
    On the walls of which brightly decorated global chain of confectioners would you find
    "Variety is the ice of  life" ?

4.Why was Operation Neptune's Spear recently in the news?

5.    [Given below is an exhaustive list.Identify what it is.]
      

•  Mitra-bheda: 
• Mitra-lābha or Mitra-samprāpti: 
• Kākolūkīyam
• Labdhapraṇāśam
• Aparīkṣitakārakaṃ: 

6.Connect [The given celebrities do not form an exhaustive list,i.e;they are not the only ones eligible to appear in this question]

7.Identify(the substance;not the man)

        

State of Affairs 1.0

1.In news recently,identify this.(and its claim to fame)

2.Apart from Sierra Leone,which other country's name would you associate with the word "Lion" ?

3.This particular railway station in Mumbai was in the news recently with the NCP's move to rename it facing  strong backlash in Maharashtra.Crack the station and the "controversial" name.

4.From whose hands did Sir Alex Ferguson take over the reigns of Manchester United as Manager?

5.A bit of religion to wind up the proceedings.
  Vasishta : Ram :: ______ : Krishna

Find the Link.

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Simple Connect.

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Connect and More!

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Each of this is a quiz question in its own right,but the answers connect to a common theme.Crack 'em and connect 'em!!

1. According to the New Economics Foundation,which country ranks first in the Happy Planet Index and is  the  "greenest" country in the world?
2. Before 1995,which was the only country to exist in all of the world's hemispheres : north,south,east and west?
3. Aside from Uzbekistan,which tiny country is doubly landlocked i.e,surrounded by landlocked countries?
4. A citizen of which country would be the world's only palindromic national?
5. Apia is the capital and largest city of which Pacific Archipelago?

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Trivia,anyone? :)

1. Which Bill Murray movie completes the following blanks from a Robert Frost poem?
    "Poetry is what gets _____ __ _______"

2.  Name the drug.

• Named after the Latin name for "sausage" because the drug producing bacteria often caused   spoilage of improperly handled sausages.
• Also known as Dysport.
• Originally intended as a cure for crossed eyes and for controlling uncontrollable blinking,now_____ has found a more glamorous therapeutic application.

3. If Nicholas Coppernicus were alive today,which currency would he use?

4. Identify this fruit.
   

National Geographic estimates that the daily consumption of this fruit in Iquitos,Peru is roughly 20   tonnes!!
    Locals in Iquitos claim that ____ makes them more beautiful.