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1. The statue of which Swiss, made famous in a folk tale, would one find in Altdorf town in Uri canton?

2. In Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, who gave a distilling liquor to Juliet to make her appear to be dead and thus prevent her from marrying Paris?

3. What is the equivalent of the Rajya Sabha (i.e.) the Upper House in the German Parliament?

4. Which colour is associated with the adjective ‘viridescent’?

5. Which flower is part of the official seal of the Japanese royalty?

1. Ralph Bunche. He received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1950 for mediating the Arab-Israeli truce.

2. Sputnik satellite was launched, making it the first human-made object ever to leave the Earth’s atmosphere.

3. Ecuador.

4. John Wayne.

5. Ten!

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