Which performer's 2012 music album?
This day last year: Q.212Apr 30, 2012
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One of the collaborating artists on the album, the singer M.I.A, suggested the name "MDNA" which became the album's title. The name was also a sly reference to a notorious drug.
Apr 29, 2012
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This is a Czech company, but its name has been in unsavoury headlines in India. Though born in 1850, it took its present name in 1919, a time when Czechoslovakia had just been born. The name came from a mountain range that separates present-day Slovakia and Poland.
Which company that is now the subject of much head-beating?
This day last year: Q.211Apr 28, 2012
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The following is an excerpt from a company's "About Us" webpage. Just fill in the two blanks:
When we were kids we loved playing around with cameras - we loved how all the old Polaroid cameras marketed themselves as '_____' (something we take for granted today). We also felt that the snapshots people were taking were kind of like _____ in that they got sent over the wire to others - so we figured why not combine the two?This day last year: Q.210
Apr 27, 2012
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A visual anagram (base image: Wikipedia) - unscramble the text to get the name of the in-the-news person next to President Obama: 
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Apr 26, 2012
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"Vytynanky" or "Wycinanki" is a cultural practice in this European region, involving the cutting of paper into various shapes, from nature, culture, and religion. This logo evokes the practice, in the shape of 3 flowers.
The colours represent two countries. For which event was this logo created?
Image: Wikipedia
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Apr 25, 2012
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The final part in this video game trilogy was released in March of 2012, bringing to an end the saga of Commander Shepard. The
game's various endings themselves, however, did not find favour with fans. Soon, protests spread through game forums, with
fans complaining that the three endings were not very distinct. In a novel gesture, protests were tied to helping a
children's charity (instead of just ranting on the internet).
Which game, that provoked such a mass reaction?
This day last year: Q.207Apr 24, 2012
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"Alu Anday" is a song that catapulted them to fame in late 2011, on the internet and off it, with newspapers like the New York Times and The Economist taking notice. It sends up several topics from the Pakistani zeitgeist, ranging from the army, its politicians, and the culture of violence.
The Pakistani music group behind the song (and its accompanying video) has an aptly irreverent name. What are they called?
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