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Quiz: Easy as Sunday morning – what has October 12 given us
By what name is this festival now known, where more than seven crore liters of beer is consumed?
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1 / 10 | On October 12, 1609, the composer Thomas Ravenscroft published ‘Deuteromelia’. It was a book of music that contained a children’s rhyme referring to the mistreatment of some rodents. What is this poem, the tune of which has, since then, become a staple of popular culture?
2 /10 | On October 12, 1810, the city of Munich held a massive celebration for the wedding of Crown Prince Louis and Princess Therese of Bavaria. Thousands of people came together to watch the horse races and listen to the choir, and the event grew into an annual festival. Still going strong, what is this festival now known as, where over seven million liters of beer is consumed?
3 / 10 | On October 12, 1823, Charles Mackintosh of Scotland began selling what became known as ‘Mac’. MAC was made by dissolving rubber in coal-tar naphtha and making it hydrophilic in nature. What item of clothing is Mac?
4 /10 | August Horch, born October 12, 1868, was a German blacksmith who founded an automobile company in 1910. If ‘Horch’ is German for ‘listen’, what is the Latin translation that became the company name?
5 /10 | On October 12, 1901, Theodore Roosevelt officially renamed what was then known as the ‘Executive Mansion’. Its nickname came into use because of the lime-based paint that was used to protect the porous sandstone with which it was built. Which name is known all over the world now?
6 /10 | On October 12, 1915, the company became the first to produce its 1 millionth automobile at the River Rouge Plant in Detroit. Which company achieved this remarkable feat thanks to its innovative ‘assembly line’ technology?
7 /10 | Magnus Magnusson, born October 12, 1929, was an Icelandic-born journalist for the BBC. He received global praise for hosting an iconic quiz show for 25 years. The Indian version of the show was hosted by Siddharth Basu, the ‘Godfather of Indian TV quizzing’. Which show gave us the phrase “I’ve started, so I’ll finish?”
8/10 | This iconic statue was opened to the public on October 12, 1931. Standing 30 meters (98 ft) high on the peak of Mount Corcovado, it was first conceived by a Catholic priest in 1850. Which statue is this, which, as of 2007, is part of a select group of monuments?
9 /10 | Born on October 12, 1968 in Sydney, this actor and singer is one of the most recognized entertainers in the industry. After starting his career as a clown, he was nominated for an Oscar Award and also won a Grammy Award. Who is this actor famous for playing the X-Man?
10 / 10 | The film studio was founded on October 12, 1994 by director Steven Spielberg, former Disney executive Jeffrey Katzenberg, and music executive David Geffen. Thanks to the success of Shrek, it quickly became one of the most successful animation studios of all time. The logo of which company depicts a boy fishing on the moon?
