1 Four known copies of this 13th-century document exist. One at Lincoln Cathedral, one at Salisbury Cathedral, and two at the British Library. The only reason it was originally created was to get a group of people to renew an oath of allegiance on June 19 , 1215, but its actual impact extends well into the 21st century. What?

2 Which Indian freedom fighter wrote the following works: The Story of my Deportation, Young India, Unhappy India and England’s Debt to India?

3 Which colourful character escaped from a Venice jail in 1753 and wrote about it 30 years later in A Story of my Flight, which was extremely popular and translated into many languages?

4 A well-known book written by James Gregory was released in the US as the film The Colour of Freedom, starring Dennis Haysbert and Joseph Fiennes. Which real-life person was the primary protagonist in James Gregory’s book?

5 Which country, whose independence actually happened on May 14, 1948, typically celebrates its Independence Day between April 15 and May 15 every year?

6 This 20th-century country’s anthem was actually divided into two when the country split. The first part in one language became the first country’s national anthem. The second part, in another language, was adapted with slightly changed lyrics and a new paragraph as the anthem of the second country. Which are the two countries?

7 The Bardoli agitation was one of the most successful, and yet peaceful agitations in India’s freedom struggle. Which Indian leader originally earned his sobriquet from his work in the Bardoli agitation?

8 William Dawes was the second person involved in an epic journey on April 18, 1775. Who was the other, much more famous person involved?

9 What was originally named Mercury Redstone 7 before being given a different name by its user in 1961?

10 Current. This country became officially independent on February 17, 2008 and recently, judoka Majida Kelmendi became its first Olympic medallist with a gold medal in Rio 2016. Identify the nation.

Answers

1. The Magna Carta, or Charter of Liberties, essentially created by King John to make peace with his rebel barons. One of the most important rights documents ever

2. Lala Lajpat Rai

3. Count Casanova. His police record included a string of blasphemies, fights and seductions

4. Nelson Mandela. The book was titled Goodbye Bafana and explored the relationship between a censor officer and Mandela

5. Israel, which follows the Hebrew Calendar for this celebration. Yom Ha’atzmaut happened on May 12 this year and April 23 the year before

6. The Czech Republic and Slovakia

7. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. It was the women of Bardoli who first called him ‘Sardar’

8. Paul Revere, who made a famous journey with Dawes through to Lexington and Concorde to warn the revolutionaries about a British landing

9. Freedom 7, the first ever manned spacecraft journey by the US, launched on May 5, 1961

10. The Republic of Kosovo

Joy Bhattacharjyais a quizmaster and Project Director, FIFA U-17 World Cup

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