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This day last year: Q.609
Who?
"Korobi Roy" is the name of the protagonist in Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni's latest novel "______ Girl", which is set in Kolkata. The choice of first name for this character reflects the title of the book: "Korobi" is the Bengali word for a type of flower, and the missing word is its common English translation.
What is the word, that completes the title?
Image: ChitraDivakaruni.com
Which TV series?
In May 2013, this territory on one of Europe's tips became the 54th, latest, and smallest member of UEFA (the body that governs Europe's football). This territory has a rocky relationship with Spain, who had earlier threatened to pull out from all UEFA competitions if this happens.
Which territory?
This day last year: Q.605The group meets to debate and decide issues pertaining to which geographical region?
This is a complicated way of explaining how, in May 2013, an uncouth being from "Gulliver's Travels" hooked up with a Lilliputian-type of online writing. Now explain this.
What achievement?
The invention that he is best known for was first employed in a film called "Bound for Glory", but created a more memorable impact in movies such as "Rocky".
Which invention?
Which book?
This day last year: Q.600Typically, he starts this article with an anecdote: this time about a Silicon Valley entrepreneur who coached his daughter Anjali's school basketball team, and took them from no-hopers to the national championship.
Who was this man?
After the Indian National Congress's sweeping victory in Karnataka's Assembly polls in 2013, Siddaramaiah was sworn in as the Chief Minister of the state. During the ceremony, he deviated from the usual script of oath-taking that accompanies such events.
How?
Which event, for one of the oldest trophies in sport, is this?
An unusual choice of setting, this is which country?
"Stop the Cyborgs" is a UK based advocacy group that campaigns against a culture of surveillance and invasion of privacy. They released a couple of 'ban signs' that can be used to communicate that something is prohibited in that area (one of which is shown here).
What?
Image: "Stop the Cyborgs"
What dubious 'first' in the history of American law enforcement has she achieved in May 2013, after an FBI announcement to the effect?
This is an almost-complete list of football teams associated with someone. One name is missing. Who is the person, and what is missing?
East Stirlingshire
St. Mirren
Aberdeen
Scotland
Who?
Which British film about a set of little meetings was placed on top of the list?
This day last year: Q.588Given the logistical complexities of taking it to France, it was left behind in Timbuktu. What was it, and why is it being replaced? (this time they plan to send it to Paris, come what may.)
Who and what has he inherited?
The name chosen for this group resembles a domain name: the first part is a common abbreviation in email programs, while the second can be an English word or a top-level domain name of a country. What is this name?
This day last year: Q.585The Indian National Awards for Films for 2013 were awarded by the President of India on May 3rd, 2013. In 2012, it had been announced that these awards would be given away each year on this date. What significant event in the history of Indian films is being commemorated by the choice of this date?
Why did she do so?
Lifestyle magazines believe she's still overshadowing her husband. Who is the husband?
Which loopy author and professor of cognition co-authored the book Surfaces and Essences: Analogy as the Fuel and Fire of Thinking", which was published in 2013?
Image: Harvard.com
Which app?
What is being described?