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Answer of Contest 6 Set 5

Sachin Tendulkar Father Ramesh Tendulkar was a renowned Marathi poet and novelist. Tennis elbow injury. Wife Anjali is a paediatrician. 2. Franz Ferdinand , Archduke of Austria. His assassination led to a chain of events that sparked off World War I. 3. Myanmar Airways International (MAI) . 4. Kosovo . 5. Clockwise from left: Don Budge , Andre Agassi , Rod Laver , Roger Federer 's Nike Air Zoom Vapor shoes at Wimbledon, the classic white polo shirt from Fred Perry clothing brand, Roy Emerson . Connection: Career Grand slam winners in men's singles tennis.

Answers of Contest 6 Set 4

George Eastman . First Clue - Invented the dry photographic plate which effectively ended the use of the wet one. Second Clue - Affinity to the letter K is reflected in his trademark 'Kodak'. Third Clue - Framed the famous marketing slogan for a camera using roll film. 2. Dipika Pallikal , a squash player. 3. South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) . 4. O Cristo Redentor (Christ the Redeemer) statue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 5. The Connection - Pilots of the aircrafts which dropped atomic bombs 'Little Boy' and 'Fat Man', at Hiroshima and Nagasaki respectively. Paul Tibbets and Charles Sweeney .

Answers of Contest 6 Set 3

Benito Mussolini . First Clue - Romano Mussolini, his youngest son was a well appreciated jazz pianist, painter and an unsuccessful film producer. Second Clue - Benitto Mussolini was initially a radical socialist, later was instrumental in the creation of Fascism, an ideology which was strongly anti-communist. Third Clue - Lover of Eva - Adolf Hitler, was a friend. 2. Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu /Mother Teresa 3. Logo of Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) . 4. Rashtrapati Bhavan , New Delhi 5. The Connection is the Only players to score a century on the debut test match of their countries . Consider the figures in clockwise direction. Charles Bannerman (Australia) - 165* vs England, 1877 (it was also the first ever test match - he faced the very first test ball bowled) David Houghton (Zimbabwe) - 121 vs India, 1992 Aminul Isalm (Bangladesh) - 145 vs India, 2000

Answers of Contest 6 Set 2

E.M.S. Namboodiripad First Clue - Both Demosthenes and EMS were good orators and had speech impediment. To overcome the speech impediment Demosthenes used to talk with pebbles in his mouth and recited verses while running. Second Clue - Wife of EMS is Arya Antarjanam, as only by name she is an Aryan, but a Dravidian. Third Clue - When anyone ask EMS about speech impediment he would say that I have when I talk. 2. Kamala Surayya/ Madhavi Kutty. 3. Logo of Glasgow Common Wealth Games 2014. 4. Matrimandir, Auroville, Puducherry. 5. The Connection is Vijay Mallya . Consider the figures in clockwise direction. Its the image of Tipu Sulthan - Tipu Sulthan sword was auctioned and brought back by him. Office Building of UB group. F1 Team - Force India owned by him. Students protesting against the auction of Gandhiji's belongings- Its was auctioned and brought back by him.

Answers of Contest 6 Set 1

Hillary Clinton. First Clue - The name Hillary from - Edmund Hillary along with Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers to conquer Mount Everest. Second Clue - Daughter of Hillary Clinton is Chelsea Clinton who has no connection with Chelsea Football Club Third Clue - Kenneth Star who submitted to Congress the Starr Report, which opened the door for Clinton's impeachment based on charges arising from the Monica Lewinsky scandal. 2. Thomas Alva Edison. 3. Logo of ASEAN. 4. Berlin. 5. The Connection is Oscar Award . Consider the figures in clockwise direction. Its the image of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi - Bhanu Athaiya won the Oscar award in the film 'Gandhi' Its the childhood image of Satyajit Ray Image of Mirza Ghalib - Gulzar directed a TV serial named Mirza Ghalib(1988) and was telecasted on DD National and was quite well - accepted. Logo of KM Music Conservatory which was opened by A R Rahman in 2008 Rani Mukherjee from the Film Black - Resul Pookutty got his big...