FUNDAMENTALS
T here is only one genre of music that is guaranteed to give goose bumps to billions of people across the world and that is the national anthem. This week's theme is on national anthems across the world.
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NATIONAL ANTHEMS
1. The national anthem of which country has been composed by the Shantiniketan educated Ananda Samarakoon?
2. Very few anthems are attributed to renowned classical musical composers. The music for German national anthem 'Deutschlandlied' has been composed by a classical great. Name him?
3. What is unique about the language of the lyrics in the national anthem of South Africa?
4. 'La Marseillaise', the national anthem of France has no reference to the city of Marseille after which it is named. How did it get its name?
5. The lyrics for 'The Star Spangled Banner' was written by American Francis Scott Key. The tune is however attributed to a Britisher. Name him?
6. Rabindranath Tagore has to his credit national anthems of two countries - India and Bangladesh. Name the person who has composed Nkosi Sikelel iAfrica (Lord Bless Africa) which is the national anthem in three countries - Zambia, Tanzania and South Africa (part)?
7. The national anthem of two countries has tunes composed by a German composer Frederik Pacius. Which two countries?
8. What is unique about the national anthems of Spain and San Marino?
9. Sri Lankan composer Wannakuwattawaduge Don Amaradeva has set the tune to a national anthem. However it is not the national anthem of Sri Lanka. Which country's national anthem are we talking about?
10. This country had a national song writing competition to select its national anthem. None of the 514 entries was accepted. The anthem was finally written by the then Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman. Which country?
ANYTHING GOES
1. Jog Falls in Karnataka is situated on which river of the Western Ghats?(Nivriti Sreelekha P., Secunderabad)
2. Two cricketers with identical names appeared for India in Tests. They played around the same time and incidentally, in only one Test each during their Test careers. Name them?(BK Harinath, Mysuru)
3. What myth regarding two members of the animal species in Arctic and Antarctica has been popularised in several children's books?(S Miracle, Secunderabad)
4. Ultra-endurance athletes and marathon runners are sometimes associated with acute Acute hyponatremia at the ends of their race. What is hyponatremia?(Pravalika Durgalla,Tirupati)
5. Marble is formed from a metamorphosis of two common kinds of rock. One is limestone. What is the other?(Soulath Mohammed, Mumbai)
6. Which country has less than 5% of the world's population, but nearly 25% of the world's total prison population? (Ranganathan K, Bengaluru)
7. She was a First Ranker in UPSC Examinations in India in 2015 and He was the second ranker in the same Examinations. They got married in 2018 on mutual consent. And they got divorced in 2020 with mutual consent. They belonged to different religions and she was the first Dalit Woman stand first in Civils Examinations. Name her and her Ex-husband. (UN Murthy, Secunderabad)