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This term originally comes from ‘spiced ham’ and referred to the surplus quantities of spiced ham that were circulated in England during WWII. Now, because this was bland and tasteless nobody really wanted it, yet people were forced to buy it because the Government was diverting all other food to the war effort, due to which it was parodied by Monty Python. Many years later, this term got its present meaning in another field. Which term?

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Question by Shamanth Rao

One among the many guest stars on The Simpsons, she is among the wealthiest women in the world. She has an asteroid and a newly discovered dinosaur named after her. Much before she became as popular as she is now, she was asked by her publisher to cut short her name and use a pseudonym, as young boys may not want to buy a book written by a female author. She has even used Newt Scamander and Kennilworthy Wisp as pseudonyms for her books. Identify her.

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Question by Akshat Kumar

“My film is not about Vietnam, it is Vietnam.”

Who, about what?

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Question by Amit Varma

If you want to send him a letter, you could send it to No. 3898 in Ward 51, Sarumataria, Dispur, Near Guwahati, Assam. Whose address is this?

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Question by J Ramanand

Fill in the missing link:

1. __________
2. Colaba
3. Little Colaba or Old Woman’s Island
4. Mahim
5. Mazagaon
6. Parel
7. Worli

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Question by Ajay Bhat

Larry Ewing was responsible for its design which has once been described as “if Daffy Duck got a little kwazy on a cruise to Antartica and had a wild one-night stand with some native fowl”. What?

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Question by J Ramanand

X has been replaced by Tom (of Tom and Jerry fame), a crocodile and an animated Inspector Clouseau followed by the characteristic Pink Panther, among others. Who is X?

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Question by Akshat Kumar

This symbol is known in different languages as monkey’s tail, pickled herring, elephant’s trunk, pig’s tail, ear and snail. Which symbol?

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Question by Shamanth Rao

“The Ground Beneath Her Feet” is a Salman Rushdie novel that begins in Bombay and moves on to the US via England. Two of the central characters, Vina Apsara and Umeed, speak in a quaint argot which they call “HUG-ME”, for it compensated their lack of proficiency of any single language. What was it an acronym for?

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Question by J Ramanand

Which disease, which was once called “The Great Imitator” because it was often confused with other ailments, is also known as “Cupid’s Disease”?

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Question by Amit Varma