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Connect the nos
19,21,25

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Albums by adele

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Which actors films include whats eating gilbert grape,the aviator and the wolf of Wall Street

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Leo dicaprio

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How are Indira Gandhi, Anwar sadat and John Kennedy connected

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Assassination

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Brooklyn,harper, Cruz and Romeo are children of

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David and Elizabeth Beckham

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David, Alexander, Charlemagne and Augustus are kings found in

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Pack of cards

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Christopher Robin’s good natured,yellow friend who lives in a 100 acres woods

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Winnie-the-Pooh

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The march sisters are in which novel

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Little women

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Miss wormwood

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Matilda

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A nine year old, who moves in to a Swedish village with her monkey, mr nilson

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Pippi Longstocking

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Mowgli

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Jungle book

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West side story musical is based on which play

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Romeo and Juliette

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Sita sings the blues is based on what

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Ramayan

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Who wrote Ulysses

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James Joyce

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What is based on little mermaid story

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Ponyo!

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Whk wrote Pygmalion

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George Bernard Shaw

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Instrument originating from Afghanistan

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Rubab

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Last name of Antonio

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Stradivari

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Hawaiian instrument

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Ukulele

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Its called shatantri in sanskrit

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Santoor

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Japanese kne string instrument

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Shamisen

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Held once in every four years among athletes from all over Asia, the Asian Games is often described as the second largest sports event after the Olympic Games. The first Asian Games was held in New Delhi in 1951. Over the years, only 43 nations have won at least a single medal in the competitions at the Games. If two of the nations which are yet to win a single medal are Maldives and East Timar, which neighbour of India is the third nation that completes this list?

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Bhutan

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With the participation limited to only those countries which are located around the South Pacific Ocean, the Pacific Games have been held once in every four years since 1963. The number of participating nations changes almost from one event to the other, depending on the latest rules and political changes noted around the region. Since 2015, along with New Zealand, which large island country was officially allowed to participate in the Games, in a limited capacity?

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Australia

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This international event sees participation from athletes belonging to the Commonwealth of Nations. It takes place every four years like most of the other events. It has since changed its name thrice, depending on the changing political conditions, before finally settling on its current name -the Commonwealth Games. Since 1930, the event has been held once in every four years except for twice-in 1942, and in 1946. Owing to what

reason were the 1942 and 1946 editions of the Games cancelled?

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WW 2

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The Mediterranean Games have been held once in every four years since it was inaugurated in 1951 It involves participation from countries located near the Mediterranean Sea in the continents of Europe. Africa and Asia. The purpose of this event, like many others, is to promote solidarity between the natiom located in that region. The inauguration of the games which were held in honour of Muhammed Taher Pasha, the founder of the event, took place in which African country bordering the Mediterranean Sea?

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Egypt

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Open to athletes from eleven countries Venezuela, Colombia. Panama, Peru, Ecuador, Chile, Bolivia, Dominican Republic. El Salvador, Guatemala, and Paraguay- the Bolivarian Games have been held irregularly since 1938. Since 1973, the Games have been held once in every four years. The event is held in honour of which famous Venezuelan military and political leader of the Spanish American Wars of Independence, whose name also gave rise to the name of the country of Bolivia
Simon boliviar
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With teams representing various island communities, the Island Games began in 1985 as a part of the celebrations associated with the International Year of Sport on the Isle of Man. Current participants of this event are limited to just the island communities located within Europe Which major bank based in the United Kingdom, whose name is usually associated with cricket tournaments held in England, has been the main sponsor of this event since 1999?
Natwest
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This graduate from Indian Institute of Technology has been instrumental in launching Google Chrome as a dominant web browser. He currently serves as the CEO of Coogle and Alphabet Inc.
Sundar pichai
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A self-confessed cricket fan, he aptly chose Lord's Cricket Ground for the London launch of his autobiography Hit Refresh. He is now the CEO of the Microsoft company
Satya nadela
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He is the CEO of IBM. He has built and prown new markets for IBM in sectors like artificial intelligence, cloud computing. quantum computing, and blockchain
Rajiv suri
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This Hyderabad-born held product development roles at Apple and Silicon Graphics before co-founding photo sharing startup Pictra. He is currently the CEO of Adobe
Shantanu narayen
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In 1982, he co-founded Sun microsystems company with Stanford alumni Scott McNealy. Andy Bechtolsheim, and Bill Joy. He presently serves as the CEO of this company..
Vinod khosla
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He is an American business executive of Indian descent. He presently serves the World Bank Group's president
Ajay banga
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He is an American-Indian business executive who served as Reckitt's CEO and PepsiCo's chief commercial officer. He is currently the CEO of the Starbucks Company
Lakshman narasimhan
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He is currently the President and CED of Micron Technology However, he better known for co-founding Sanda company in 1988, known for their flash memory storage products.
Sanjay mehrotra
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A 35-acre eco-friendly garden that was built utilising domestic waste and industrial products, including bangles, ceramic pots, tiles, bottles and electric waste, to create sculptures
Rock garden
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Arain-fed lake created by damming a stream that flows down from the Shivalik hills. During winter, it is a sanctuary for many rare migrant birds, such as the Siberian Duck. Storks, and Cranes
Sukhna lake
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The memorial situated in the Bougainvillea Garden is the country's biggest post-Independence war memorial, with the names of almost 8,459 Army, Air Force, and Navy soldiers who died since 1947.
War memorial
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Located near Chandigarh, this well-known cricket stadium can accommodate more than 25000 spectators
Mohali stadium
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This lovely garden came into being in 1967. The park is 10 acres big and has over 1600 different kinds of flowers and some of the unique and most beautiful roses
Rose garden
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This garden is in Panchkula, Haryanya, developed by Patiala Dynasty Rulers in Mughal Gardens style and is 22 kilometers from Chandigarh on the Ambala-Shimla route
Pinjore garden
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A unique style of celebrating this major festival in Barsana and Nadgaon is ladies playfully beating men with sticks.
Lathmar holi
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One of the world's oldest living cities, situated on the banks of River Ganga
Varanasi
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This reserve forest is a great example of the diverse Terai ecosystem
Pilibhit tiger reserve
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A sweet delicacy popular in Agra, gets its name from the vegetable it is manufactured from
Petha
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This classical dance from Uttar Pradesh tells stories with facial expressions, hand movements and intricate footwork
Kathak
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birthplace of Jawaharlal Nehru
Prayagraj
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An intricate embroidery style from Lucknow
Chikankari
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The Deoghar area of Jharkhand is the site of one of the most famous Shiva temples Name it
Baidyanath dham
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This national park located in the Latehar and Palamu districts of Jharkhand is home to a wide variety of wildlife, including deer, elephants, tigers and wild bears
Betla national park
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It is a prominent folk art in the villages of Jharkhand's Dumka area. Name the painting
Jadopatia
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The women of Jharkhand perform a traditional dance, primarily during the rainy season of the harvesting period. Name the dance
Janana jhumur
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It is a well-liked deep-fried delicacy in Jharkhand. Name it
Dhuska
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The formal royal palace of Tripura, now a state museum showcasing Tripura's way of life a expression, and cultural treasures
Ujjayanta palace
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A traditional folk dance performed by the Reang tribesmen, involves delicate physical movemen
Hozagiri
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A famous tea garden, situated in West Tripura.An ancient temple with a square-shaped sanctum designed after a typical rural Bengal has a significant religious site in Tripura
Tripurasundari temple
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This summer palace of the kings was built in the middle of the Rudrasagar Lake. It is the largest water palace in India
Neermahal palace
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This place is famous for huge rock-cut panels depicting Hindu deities
Unakoti
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This wildlife sanctuary is famous for its clouded leopard enclosure. It has a wide variety of b mammals and reptiles
Sepahijala
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Tripura's simple comfort food comes from using bamboo pipes, dried and fermented fish a de primary ingredient along with a wide range of fresh vegetables
Gudok
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A famous tea garden, situated in West Tripura.
Durgabari tea estate
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A traditional folk dance performed by the Reang tribesmen, involves delicate physical movements
Hozagiri
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An ancient temple with a square-shaped sanctum designed after a typical rural Bengal has a significant religious site in Tripura
Tripurasundari temple
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This summer palace of the kings was built in the middle of the Rudrasagar Lake. It is the largest water palace in India
Neermahal palace
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This place is famous for huge rock-cut panels depicting Hindu deities
Unakoti
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This wildlife sanctuary is famous for its clouded leopard enclosure. It has a wide variety of b mammals and reptiles
Sepahijala
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Tripura's simple comfort food comes from using bamboo pipes, dried and fermented fish a de primary ingredient along with a wide range of fresh vegetables
Gudok
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A famous tea garden, situated in West Tripura.
Durgabari tea estate