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Question 1 of 5:
In December 2022, Tim Southee became the Test captain of which country's cricket team?
The answer is- New Zealand
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Timothy Grant Southee was born on 11 December 1988 in Whangarei, Northland, New Zealand. He is a New Zealand international cricketer who plays for New Zealand cricket team in all formats of the game, captains in Tests and vice captains in T20Is. The third New Zealand bowler to take 300 Test wickets, he was one of the country's youngest cricketers, debuting at the age of 19 in February 2008.
Southee took over as New Zealand's Test captain after Kane Williamson stepped down, ahead of their two-Test series in Pakistan, which begins on 26 December 2023.
Question 2 of 5:
Stan Lee was the Chairman Emeritus of which of these companies?
The answer is- Marvel
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Stanley Martin Lieber (December 28, 1922) was an American comic book writer, editor, publisher, and producer. He rose through the ranks of a family-run business called Timely Comics which would later become Marvel Comics. Eventually his role at Marvel became that of chairman emeritus.
In collaboration with others at Marvel—particularly co-writers/artists Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko—he co-created iconic characters, including superheroes Spider-Man, the X-Men, Iron Man, Thor, the Hulk, Ant-Man, the Wasp, the Fantastic Four, Black Panther, Daredevil, Doctor Strange, the Scarlet Witch, and Black Widow.
Question 3 of 5:
Which of these monuments was built by Emperor Shahjahan?
The answer is- All of these
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Shihab-ud-Din Muhammad Khurram (5 January 1592 – 22 January 1666), better known by his regnal name Shah Jahan I (Persian: شاه جهان Persian pronunciation: [ʃɑːh d͡ʒahɑːn]; lit. 'King of the World'), was the fifth emperor of the Mughal Empire, reigning from January 1628 until July 1658. Shah Jahan's reign is known as the "Golden Period of Mughal Architecture"; he is remembered as a great builder. He undertook the building of the Moti Masjid or the Pearl Mosque, as well as the mausoleum, Taj Mahal, at Agra. At Delhi, Shah Jahan built a massive fortress-palace complex called the "Red Fort", as well as the "Jama Masjid", which is among the finest mosques in India.
Question 4 of 5:
This is a photograph taken in which city?
The answer is- Kolkata
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The Howrah Bridge is a balanced cantilever bridge over the Hooghly River in West Bengal. Commissioned in 1943, the bridge was originally named the New Howrah Bridge, because it replaced a pontoon bridge at the same location linking the cities of Howrah and Kolkata (Calcutta). On 14 June 1965, it was renamed Rabindra Setu after the great Bengali poet Rabindranath Tagore, who was the first Indian and Asian Nobel laureate. It is still popularly known as the Howrah Bridge.
Question 5 of 5:
What does this animal's tears signify in the English language?
The answer is- Fake Tears
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Crocodile tears, or superficial sympathy, is a false, insincere display of emotion such as a hypocrite crying fake tears of grief. The phrase derives from an ancient belief that crocodiles shed tears while consuming their prey, and as such is present in many modern languages, especially in Europe where it was introduced through Latin. While crocodiles do have tear ducts, they weep to lubricate their eyes, typically when they have been out of water for a long time and their eyes begin to dry out. However, evidence suggests this could also be triggered by feeding.
Bogorad's syndrome, a condition which causes sufferers to shed tears while consuming food, has been labelled "crocodile tears syndrome" in reference to the legend.
