March One Liner : Obituaries

1. Recently, V D Rajappan passes away, he was a -- Kerala’s popular story telling artiste (‘Kadhaprasangam’) and Malayalam film actor

    

2. Meir Dagan passes away, he was a - Former Director of Israel’s intelligence agency Mossad

    

3. Johan Cruyff, who died recently, was a football legend of which country - Netherlands

    

4. Patty Duke, who passed away recently, was - Actor

    

5. Garry Shandling, who died recently, was a legendary writer of – United States

    

6. Ustad Ali Ahmad Hussain Khan, who passed away recently, was exponent in which musical instrument - Shehnai

Note: The renowned Shehnai exponent Ustad Ali Ahmad Hussain Khan (77) passed away in Kolkata, West Bengal. He hailed from a family of renowned Shehnai exponents from Benaras.

1. Nana Vasconcelos, who died recently, was a percussionist of which country? - Brazil

Note: The well-known Brazilian Latin jazz percussionist Nana Vasconcelos (71) passed away in Recife, Brazil.

1. Recently, Kalabhavan Mani passed away, was a renowned - Malayalam actor

    

2. Lloyd Stowell Shapley, who died recently, had won 2012 Nobel Prize in which category - Economics

Note:

• Lloyd Stowell Shapley (92), the noted American mathematician, has recently passed away in Tucson, Arizona.
• With Alvin E. Roth, Shapley won the 2012 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for work on game theory that has been used to study subjects as diverse as matching couples and allocating costs.

1. Raymond Tomlinson, who passed away, was related to which field? - Computer programming

Note: Raymond Samuel Tomlinson (74), the inventor of modern email and a technological leader, has passed away in Washington, United States

1. Recently, George Kennedy passed away. He was a/an ____. Actor

Note: He was an actor and had won an Oscar (Academy Award) in 1968 for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of a savage chain-gang convict classic Cool Hand Luke.

1. Martin Crowe, who died recently, was a cricketer from which country? - New Zealand