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Answer: Shoes

Ferdinand Marcos was the President of the Philippines for more than two decades from 1965 to 1986. Though his leadership laid the foundations for reforming the country's economy and widespread infrastructure development, the President's lavish lifestyle did not go down well with the people. Years of corruption and embezzlement of the country's funds finally led to him being overthrown by the People Power Revolution in 1986.

Imelda held various positions in the government while her husband was president. After Ferdinand and Imelda fled to Hawaii following the revolution, Imelda's vast collection of clothing and jewellery was found left behind in the palace they had occupied. While she had amassed a number of mink coats, handbags and jewellery items, she was most associated with her collection of over 2000 pairs of shoes.

After years in exile, Imelda Marcos returned to the Philippines after the death of her husband. In 2001, she even opened a shoe museum in Manila where most of the exhibits were from her own collection. Mrs. Marcos has been quoted as saying "They went into my closets looking for skeletons, but thank God, all they found were shoes, beautiful shoes."

Answer: Mongol

The Mongol Empire came into existence in 1206 when Genghis Khan united disparate tribes to form one combined empire. Originating in the steppes of Central Asia, the empire extended from Eastern Europe right up to the Sea of Japan. It also included the Indian subcontinent, south east Asia, the Middle East and large parts of Siberia.

The empire did not last for long though and soon after Genghis Khan's death, his various descendants began staking individual claims on different territories of the empire. Hardly a century later in 1368, this vast empire disintegrated.

Answer: Italy

The Rock Drawings in Valcamonica became Italy's first UNESCO designated World Heritage site in 1979. The 44 cultural sites include the historic centres of Siena, Florence and Naples, the city of Verona, the Piazza del Duomo at Pisa and Venice and its lagoon. The three natural sites are the Aeolian Islands, the Dolomites and the mountain of Monte San Giorgio located next to Lake Lugano.

Answer: The Mousetrap

Agatha Christie first wrote the play as a radio broadcast titled "Three Blind Mice" which aired on 30th May 1947 in honour of Queen Mary. The stage version, renamed "The Mousetrap", was first performed on 6th October 1952 at the Theatre Royal in Nottingham with the London run commencing on 25th November 1952.

The play went on to become extremely popular with the audience because of the characteristic Christie twist in the end. A blue plaque at St Martin's Theatre in Covent Garden, London, where the play was shifted in 1974, commemorates the 50th anniversary of its first London performance.

Answer: Ben-Hur

The movie was based on the novel "Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ" by Lew Wallace. Beginning in Jerusalem while the region was part of the Roman empire, the film traces the life Ben-Hur, a young Jewish merchant and his struggle to gain freedom for his people. Parts of the film coincide with the time Jesus was conducting his ministry and characters from the film make appearances at various events depicted in the New Testament with Jesus' teachings shaping their actions.

The film was the most expensively made movie at the time of its release and is famous for a fifteen minute chariot sequence, the first of its kind in terms of production and scale. The movie won 11 Oscars including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor in a Leading Role, a record that stood for almost four decades until it was equalled by "Titanic" in 1997.

Answer: Mickey Rooney

Born Joseph Yule, Jr., Mickey started making regular appearances on stage when he was barely 17 months old as part of his parents' vaudeville shows. His got his first big break when he was selected to play the role of Mickey McGuire in the film series of the same name. The short films became a huge hit and Mickey starred in more than seventy such movies. During this period his name was officially changed to Mickey Rooney. His popularity continued to soar as he played the role of Andy Hardy in a series of 14 films revolving around the Hardy family.

Mickey's first marriage was to Ava Gardner in 1944; the marriage ended in divorce barely a year later. He then went on to marry Betty Jane Rase, Martha Vickers, Elaine Devry, Barbara Ann Thomason, Marge Lane and Carolyn Hockett. Most of the marriages were brief with the longest lasting for eight years. His eighth marriage to Jan Chamberlain was the most successful lasting for more than thirty years.

Answer: Sachin Tendulkar

Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar made his international debut in 1989 in a test match against Pakistan at the young age of sixteen. He went on to create many records in cricketing history including becoming the first player to score a double century in a One Day International match, first player to score 50 centuries in test cricket, first player to score 15,000 runs in test cricket among many others.

Answer: Guiding Light

"Guiding Light" first began as a radio show in 1937. Created by Ima Philips, the show moved to television in 1952. Until 1956, concurrent episodes continued to be aired on both radio and television. The "Guinness Book of World Records" lists it as the longest running drama in television history.

When the show first started airing on the radio, it focussed on the life of Reverend John Ruthledge and the people living in his suburb who looked to him for guidance and advice. As the show moved to television, German immigrant Friedrich Bauer and his family became the central characters. Over the years, the soap showcased various plot twists with the personal lives of the characters undergoing different upheavals. The show finally came to an end in 2009 when it was cancelled due to its low ratings. By then the show had been running for a total of 72 years including its initial 15 year run on the radio.

Answer: Thomas Edison

Thomas Alva Edison was an American inventor best known for having invented the light bulb. Nicknamed "The Wizard of Menlo Park", Edison's inventions ran the gamut from the phonograph and the dictaphone to the electric lamp and the kinetoscope, a camera for creating motion pictures.

At the time of his death, Edison held 1093 patents in the United States alone. His record for the individual holding maximum number of patents stood for more than seventy years before he was surpassed by Japanese inventor Shunpei Yamazaki.

Answer: Vishnu

The Hindu trinity consists of Brahma (the Creator), Vishnu (the Preserver) and Shiva (the Destroyer). Each avatar of Vishnu has had a specific reason for being manifested beginning with Matsya (the Fish) which helped to take the first king Manu to the new world after the old world was destroyed by a cyclone.

Other avatars include Rama, the king of Ayodhya, Krishna and Buddha. It is believed that the final incarnation, Kalki, will manifest itself at the end of Kalyug, the age in which we live.