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1911
Which director won for 'The Departed' after decades of snubs?
A. Francis Ford Coppola
B. Martin Scorsese
C. Quentin Tarantino
D. Spike Lee
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Martin Scorsese finally won Best Director for 'The Departed' in 2007.
1912
Benazir Bhutto was assassinated in Rawalpindi in:
A. 2006
B. 2007
C. 2008
D. 2009
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Benazir Bhutto was assassinated on December 27, 2007, after addressing an election rally at Liaquat Bagh, Rawalpindi.
1913
The Persian (Solar Hijri) calendar begins its year on which astronomical event?
A. Winter Solstice
B. Summer Solstice
C. Vernal (Spring) Equinox
D. Autumnal Equinox
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The Persian New Year, Nowruz, falls exactly on the Vernal Equinox (usually March 20 or 21).
1914
Which organization launched the campaign to choose the New 7 Wonders of the World?
A. UNESCO
B. New7Wonders Foundation
C. United Nations
D. National Geographic Society
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The campaign was organized by the New7Wonders Foundation, a Swiss organization, and the winners were announced on July 7, 2007.
1915
The word 'Mausoleum' is derived from the tomb of which ruler?
A. Mausolus
B. Midas
C. Croesus
D. Alexander
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The structure was the tomb of Mausolus, a satrap in the Persian Empire. It was so magnificent that his name became the generic term for grand above-ground tombs.
1916
Which team holds the record for the most ICC Men's Cricket World Cup (ODI) titles?
A. India
B. West Indies
C. Australia
D. England
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Australia holds the record for the most ICC Cricket World Cup titles, having won the tournament 6 times (1987, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2015, 2023).
1917
Which novel by Mohsin Hamid was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize in 2007?
A. Moth Smoke
B. The Reluctant Fundamentalist
C. How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia
D. Exit West
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This novel, a monologue delivered to an American in Lahore, catapulted Hamid to international fame and was shortlisted for the Booker Prize.
1918
Which British–Kazakh writer received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2007?
A. Kazuo Ishiguro
B. Doris Lessing
C. V.S. Naipaul
D. Ian McEwan
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Doris Lessing, born in Persia (Iran) and raised in Southern Rhodesia, became a British citizen and received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2007.
1919
The 'Shahnameh' (Book of Kings) by Ferdowsi is the national epic of:
A. Egypt
B. Greater Iran
C. Turkey
D. India
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Although written in the 10th century AD, it preserves the mythic and historical past of the Persian Empire from creation to the Islamic conquest.
1920
Which ancient Persian king commissioned the Behistun Inscription, a crucial text for deciphering cuneiform?
A. Cyrus the Great
B. Darius the Great
C. Xerxes I
D. Artaxerxes
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The inscription is a multilingual text (Old Persian, Elamite, and Babylonian) that served as the Rosetta Stone for cuneiform.