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1. This word has been used to describe a get-together where a specific action is being carried out, but possibly derived from the Old English word for prayer. Which word?
2. This spice literally means `the dew of the sea' in Latin. It is believed that Aphrodite was draped in this spice when she rose from the sea. Which spice?
3. Which character in Indian mythology gets his/her name because he was conceived outside the womb, in a vessel?
4. "Asking Wikipedia not to reveal the identity of the murderer is like asking a library to remove copies of the book from the shelves because someone could just go and read the end …" Which recent issue is this quote a reference to?
5. Her name was inspired by her parents' fondness for Judy Collins's 1969 recording of the Joni Mitchell song. Her Secret Service codename was Energy. She played the role of the Favorite Aunt and the Sugar Plum Fairy in the Washington Ballet's 1996 production of Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker. Who?
6. Rapid precipitation from cumulonimbus clouds is possible due to so called Langmuir precipitation process in which large droplets can grow rapidly by coagulating with smaller droplets which fall down slowly. What is this called?
7. Where will you find Ram, Jai Prakash, Narivalaya, Samrat and Digamsha?
8. The Sultanate of Morocco was the first to recognize what in the year 1778?
9. In this song, the singer recounts the experience when he was 11-year-old and his childhood friends were attacked and fired on by gunmen in Mogadishu while they were playing. He was not injured but his three friends were all shot dead. Which song?
10. Which Indian brand made it to the UAE Superbrands list of 2010?

Answers

1. Bee, (like in `Spelling Bee' from the word for prayer`ben')
2. Rosemary (from Ros Marinus)
3. Drona, from `Droon' which means a vessel in Sanskrit.
4. The issue of Wikipedia revealing the identity of the killer of Agatha Christie's `The Mousetrap'.
5. Chelsea Clinton, The song was `Chelsea Morning'.
6. Cloud burst
7. Jantar Mantar, these are the names of the Yantras in Jantar Mantar.
8. The United States of America
9. Waving flag, K'Naan
10.  Joyalukkas