Q.1492

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This is the crest of the North East United FC club, part of the Indian Super League, launched in 2014. What do the 8 stars at the top represent?

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The 8 states of the North East of India.

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Q.1491

Based on a guest question by Ashvini Kulkarni | contribute questions

In Oct 2014, during a visit to the Science Museum in London, the British monarch Queen Elizabeth II sent her first ever tweet, posting:

It is a pleasure to open the Information Age exhibition today at the @ScienceMuseum and I hope people will enjoy visiting. Elizabeth R.

Signing off with 'Elizabeth R', what does the "R" stand for?"

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"R" is for "Regina", Latin for "Queen". If you got this right, tell the world:

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This day last year: Q.1125

Fun bonus question!

(not our usual fare, but something in lighter vein - click to see a bigger image)

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Christopher Nolan, the film director (who made headlines in India after news of his attending the 2015 Mood Indigo fest at IIT Bombay broke). Here's how:

1 - Following; 2 - Memento; 3 - Insomnia; 4 - Batman Begins (ok, this is a bit of a stretch!); 5 - The Prestige; 6 - The Dark Knight; 7 - Inception; 8 - The Dark Knight Rises; 9 - Interstellar

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Q.1490

"Samskara" was a 1970 Kannada film that won the Indian National Award for Best Feature Film.

"Ghatashradda" was a 1977 Kannada film that won the same award in 1977.

"Diksha" is a 1991 Hindi film that won the National Award for Best Hindi Feature Film.

Whose stories, by a person who passed away in 2014, form the basis for all these films?

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The Kannada writer U.R.Ananthamurthy. More here.

This day last year: Q.1124

Q.1489

"Operation Zarb-e-Azb" is a 2014 Pakistani military operation against Taliban militants in the North Waziristan area of the country. "Azb" in this Urdu phrase (one translation of the phrase is "sharp and cutting") is a reference to a sword used by which person?

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The Prophet Mohammad. More on the operation here.

This day last year: Q.1123

Q.1488

This famous luxury & fashion house runs a foundation, which opened a new museum building in Paris in Oct 2014, designed by the architect Frank Gehry. The building is in the shape of a sailboat, which is an apt choice given that there is a famous yachting competition named after this fashion label.

Which fashion powerhouse?

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Louis Vuitton. Here's more on the Fondation Louis Vuitton's new building.

This day last year: Q.1123

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Several technology websites marked Sept 10, 2014 as "Internet ______ Day". On this day, these sites displayed a "loading" symbol to indicate what would happen if certain proposals by the US FCC (that regulates communication in the US) regarding 'net neutrality' were to come into effect.

What word completes the title of the day?
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"Slowdown". More on Internet Slowdown Day.

This day last year: Q.1122