Quiz of the Day - 1 August 2012

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A sitter to start the daily quiz for August 2012.

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The iconic picture on the right hand side was taken during a live event, that was responsible for changing the course of the world history.

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Simply identify the event that is captured here.

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You can leave your answer as a comment below this post. You can also mail your answer to shovon76[at]gmail[dot]com. The comments will be moderated till tomorrow and will be published along with the answer.

Cheers!
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Answer: This photo was captured near the coast of Normandy in France, on 6th June 1994, the D-Day, during last phases of the second World War. The photograph shows Allied soldiers getting down from the landing vessel in their march towards the beach at Normandy, during the Operation Neptune (popularly called Normandy Landings. Actually, the entire battle plan was divided in to multiple operations and responsibilities distributed to different task groups). After this successful operation, the tide of the WWII totally turned in favour of the Allied nations, as the Axis powers gradually started to lose their hold.
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Congratulations to Ali, Sonkar and Rajib for the correct answer. :)
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Quiz of the Day - 21 May 2012

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Here's a visual question for the Daily Quiz.

From the picture, you'll have to tell me the significance of the two photographs.

Please send in your answer to shovon76[at]gmail[dot]com.

The answer, along with the name of the persons with the correct answer, will be published tomorrow.

Cheers!
Answer: Unfortunately, no one came up with the right answer.
The upper photo shows the signage for Å, literally meaning river, and the example of the shortest name for a place in the world. There are several villages in Norway, Sweden & Denmark that share the same name.

The lower snap shows the signage for a hill on North Island, New Zealand, which is the longest name of a place in the world. The shorter version of the name, which is in Māori language, consists of 57 letters and the full version is of 85 letters.

To speak the truth, I have failed in my attempts at pronouncing the names of the place!
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Both the short version and the full version of the name are given below.
Shovon Chakraborty, is also known as Bapi.
Short Version of 57 letters:
Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu
Hi
The full version of 85 letters:
Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu.
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