Zorba's Common Bond #1 Trivia Quiz

Answer: India

According to the Gemological Institute of America, up until the 1730's, India was the only source for diamonds in the world. At present, there are famous diamond mines in the Kimberly region of Western Australia and in South Africa.

Answer: Lawyer

John Grisham was born on February 8th, 1955 in Arkansas. He worked as a lawyer in Mississippi before becoming famous as an author. Many of his novels like 'The Runaway Jury', 'A Time to Kill' and 'The Rainmaker' have been made into movies.

Answer: South Africa

Zimbabwe and Kenya were the co-hosts. Australia won the World Cup for the second consecutive time. South Africa is also hosting the 2010 Football World Cup.

Answer: Ahimsa

These are known as yamas. Ahimsa means non-violence and was one of Buddha's main principles. Satya (truth), asteya (non-stealing), aparigraha (non-hoarding) and brahmacharya (a form of celibacy) are the other four rules.

Answer: Salt

When an acid reacts with a base, salt is formed along with water. For instance, sodium hydroxide (a base) reacts with hydrogen chloride (an acid) to form sodium chloride (common salt) and water. N2O5 is a mixed anhydride in the solid state. It exists as NO2 cation and NO3 anion. AlCl3 is a dimer and it dimerizes to Al2Cl6. ClO2 and NO are other examples of dimers.

Answer: Martin Luther King, Jr.

"Dr. King was shot while standing on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee on April 4, 1968. Dr. King was in Memphis to help lead sanitation workers in a protest against low wages and intolerable working conditions. James Earl Ray was arrested in London, England on June 8, 1968, and returned to Memphis, Tennessee on July 19, 1969 to stand trial for the assassination of Dr. King. On March 9, 1969, before coming to trial, he entered a guilty plea and was sentenced to ninety-nine years in the Tennessee State Penitentiary."
Source: http://www.thekingcenter.com/mlk/bio.html

Answer: 1948

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted on the 10th of December, 1948 at Paris by the United Nation's General Assembly. It is the basic international pronouncement of the inalienable rights of human beings. The declaration consists of a preamble and 30 articles.

The preamble refers to the faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of every individual and in the equal rights of men and women. The provisions can be classified into four categories- a) General Rights (articles 1, 2) b) Civil and Political Rights (Articles 3-21) c) Economic, Social and Cultural rights (Articles 22-27) and d) Articles 28-30

Answer: He was assassinated.

James A. Garfield was born in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, in 1831. He completed his graduation from Williams College in Massachusetts in 1856. He became the 20th president of the United States on the 4th of March, 1881. He was shot at on the 2nd of July, 1881 in a Washington railway station and succumbed to internal injuries on the 19th of September, 1881.
Source: http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/jg20.html

Answer: Ben Kingsley

Ben Kingsley is an English actor of half Indian descent. He won for Sir Richard Attenborough's film 'Gandhi'. He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth in 2001.

Answer: Gandhi

1) Mahatma Gandhi is called the 'Father of the Indian Nation'. He was one of the main leaders involved in India's struggle for independence. 2) He went to England in 1888 to study law. He returned to India in 1891 and set up a law practice in Rajkot. He also practiced at the Bombay High Court as a Barrister. 3) He went to South Africa in 1893 after receiving an offer to practice law there.

He launched a movement to oppose the colour bar against Indians living there. 4) Gandhi believed in ahimsa (non-violence) and strived to ensure that the struggle for Indian Independence was as peaceful as possible. 5) He went on the Dandi March on the 12th of May, 1930 to break the unjust Salt Law. 6) Martin Luther King, Jr. was deeply influenced by Gandhi and followed his principles of non-violence. 7) & 8) He was assassinated on the 30th of January, 1948 by a Hindu fanatic, Nathuram Godse, while he was on his way to the Birla House for the evening prayer. 9) Sir Richard Attenborough's film was based on his life.