Question
Answer the following about the mustachioed bandit Veerappan (“VEE-rup-pun”), who evaded capture in the forests of South India for nearly forty years until his death in the 2004 Operation Cocoon, for 10 points each:
[10h] Along with ivory, Veerappan’s primary crime was smuggling this good of religious and commercial significance in South India. A still extant soap brand made with this good was established under Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV.
ANSWER: sandalwood [or chandana, chandanam, gandha, or gandham; accept sandalwood oil or Mysore Sandal Soap]
[10m] In 2000, Veerappan kidnapped Kannada mega-actor Rajkumar as a hostage, demanding that Karnataka relinquish claims to the water of this river. Madras and Mysore signed the first modern agreement on this river’s use in 1892.
ANSWER: Kaveri River [or Cauvery River]
[10e] Veerappan is the foremost South Indian dacoit, a type of bandit more organized than these criminals. The British suppressed these criminals in the 19th century, leading their name to be adopted into English.
ANSWER: Thugs [accept thuggee]
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