Question 1 — ₹10,000 (Easy)
Which iconic 1964 musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney, starring Julie Andrews as a magical nanny, had its world premiere in Los Angeles on August 27?
A) The Sound of Music
B) Mary Poppins
C) Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
D) Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Correct Answer: B) Mary Poppins
Explanation: Mary Poppins premiered on August 27, 1964, earning Julie Andrews an Academy Award for Best Actress.
Question 2 — ₹20,000 (Easy)
Best known for playing the brilliant corporate lawyer Mike Ross in the hit legal drama series Suits, which actor celebrates his birthday on August 27?
A) Gabriel Macht
B) Patrick J. Adams
C) Rick Hoffman
D) Matt Czuchry
Correct Answer: B) Patrick J. Adams
Explanation: Patrick J. Adams, born on August 27, 1981, gained international fame playing unlicensed legal prodigy Mike Ross on Suits.
Question 3 — ₹40,000 (Easy / Moderate)
On August 27, 2008, at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, which leader made history by becoming the first African American presidential nominee of a major political party?
A) Jesse Jackson
B) Colin Powell
C) Barack Obama
D) Cory Booker
Correct Answer: C) Barack Obama
Explanation: Barack Obama secured the official Democratic presidential nomination on August 27, 2008, going on to win the presidency in November 2008.
Question 4 — ₹80,000 (Moderate)
On August 27, 1883, one of the deadliest volcanic events in recorded history occurred when the island volcano Krakatoa erupted. In which maritime strait is Krakatoa situated?
A) Strait of Malacca
B) Sunda Strait
C) Lombok Strait
D) Makassar Strait
Correct Answer: B) Sunda Strait
Explanation: Krakatoa is located in the Sunda Strait between the Indonesian islands of Java and Sumatra. Its cataclysmic explosion and tsunamis killed around 36,000 people.
Question 5 — ₹1,60,000 (Moderate)
On August 27, 1979, the final Viceroy of British India, Lord Louis Mountbatten, was assassinated in a boat explosion off the coast of Sligo, Ireland. Which paramilitary organization claimed responsibility?
A) Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF)
B) Irish Republican Army (IRA)
C) Red Brigades
D) ETA (Basque Homeland and Liberty)
Correct Answer: B) Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Explanation: Lord Mountbatten and three others, including his grandson, were killed when a bomb planted on his fishing boat was detonated by the Provisional Irish Republican Army.
Question 6 — ₹3,20,000 (Moderate)
Late blues guitar legend Stevie Ray Vaughan, who was tragically killed in a helicopter crash on August 27, 1990, fronted which iconic rock and blues band?
A) Double Trouble
B) The Bluesbreakers
C) Derek and the Dominos
D) The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
Correct Answer: A) Double Trouble
Explanation: Stevie Ray Vaughan rose to international acclaim fronting his power trio band, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble, before dying in a crash after a concert in East Troy, Wisconsin.
Question 7 — ₹6,40,000 (Moderate to High)
On August 27, 1982, Major League Baseball player Rickey Henderson stole his 119th base of the season to break the single-season modern record. Which legendary player's record of 118 stolen bases did he surpass?
A) Ty Cobb
B) Lou Brock
C) Maury Wills
D) Vince Coleman
Correct Answer: B) Lou Brock
Explanation: Rickey Henderson broke Lou Brock’s 1974 record of 118 stolen bases on August 27, 1982, finishing that season with a still-unbroken record of 130 stolen bases.
Question 8 — ₹12,50,000 (High / Conceptual)
In 1894, the U.S. Congress passed the Wilson-Gorman Tariff Act on August 27, which introduced the first peacetime federal income tax. In which landmark 1895 ruling did the U.S. Supreme Court strike down this tax as unconstitutional?
A) Pollock v. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co.
B) McCulloch v. Maryland
C) Gibbons v. Ogden
D) Marbury v. Madison
Correct Answer: A) Pollock v. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co.
Explanation: The Supreme Court ruled in Pollock v. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co. (1895) that direct taxes on personal incomes were unconstitutional without apportionment among states, later leading to the 16th Amendment.
Question 9 — ₹50,00,000 (High / Conceptual)
In August 2001, senior Palestinian leader Mustafa Zibri (widely known as Abu Ali Mustafa) was assassinated when Israeli helicopter missiles struck his office in Ramallah. He was the Secretary-General of which organization?
A) Hamas
B) Palestinian Islamic Jihad
C) Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP)
D) Fatah Central Committee
Correct Answer: C) Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP)
Explanation: Abu Ali Mustafa was the leader/Secretary-General of the PFLP. Following his assassination, the armed wing of the group renamed itself the Abu Ali Mustafa Brigades.
Question 10 — ₹1 Crore (Jackpot)
Born on August 27, 1957, Bernhard Langer is one of golf’s greatest champions and a two-time Masters winner. In 1986, he made history by becoming the very first golfer to achieve which official milestone?
A) Winning all four Major championships in a calendar year
B) Being ranked World No. 1 upon the creation of the Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR)
C) Shooting a round of 58 in a PGA Tour event
D) Winning the Ryder Cup as both player and non-playing captain in the same edition
Correct Answer: B) Being ranked World No. 1 upon the creation of the Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR)
Explanation: When the Official World Golf Ranking system debuted on April 6, 1986, West Germany's Bernhard Langer was officially designated as the world's inaugural No. 1 ranked golfer.
Answer Key List
Question 1: B) Mary Poppins
Question 2: B) Patrick J. Adams
Question 3: C) Barack Obama
Question 4: B) Sunda Strait
Question 5: B) Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Question 6: A) Double Trouble
Question 7: B) Lou Brock
Question 8: A) Pollock v. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co.
Question 9: C) Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP)
Question 10: B) Being ranked World No. 1 upon the creation of the Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR)
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