Q1) Baseball trivia. What is a 'Squatcho' ?

Ans: The button on top of a baseball cap.

Q2) Vivian Richard's autobiography, Hitting Across The Line, has been made
into a video. Which famous rock star introduces the film ?
Ans: Eric Clapton
Q3) "His turban is the toast of the media. He has been snapped as much
as the Tower of London and Buckingham Palace. His strong turbaned
features find room in countless photo albums from Boston to San Diego,''
wrote Britain's famous Serve & Volley magazine some time ago. HBO did 'A
day in the life' on him. He was picked up by the British Tennis
Association as a linesman 27 years ago. Identify this famous Indian.
Ans: Raghubir Mahajan,the first Indian to officiate in the Wimbledon.
Q4) The marathon of the 1908 Olympics came to be known as the 'Dorando
Marathon'. Dorando Pietri, an Italian sweet-maker, became the hero of
the Olympics even though he failed to win a medal. He was even awarded a
special gold cup by Queen Alexandria. Why did he receive all this
apparently undeserved attention ?
Ans: HE ENTERED THE STADIUM FIRST BUT STARTED RUNNING IN THE WRONG
DIRECTION. HE WAS CORRECTED BUT IT WAS TOO LATE. KNOWING HE HAD NO
CHANCE OF WINNING A MEDAL, HE STILL COMPLETED THE RACE.
Q5) His mother was a prostitute in Manchester. His autobiography is
titled 'Autobiography'. Identify this reputed cricketing personality of the past.
Ans: Neville Cardus.
Q6) This batsman represented Barbados in first-class cricket in the
1970s.At the age of 47 he played in the 1996 World Cup.Who?]
Ans: Nolane Clarke, played for Holland in the 1996 WC.
Q7) The runners-up team in this tournament is given the 'Kamala Gupta trophy',the team placed
third takes the 'Sampangi trophy'.What do the winners get?
Ans: Santosh Trophy.
Q8) Only 2 footballers till date have played in 5 World Cups. Name them.
Ans: Lothar Mattheus (West Germany and Germany) and Antonio Carbajal(Mexico).
Q9) Computer magnate and Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen owns which NBA team?
Ans: Portland Trailblazers.
Q10) At a vintage car rally organized in Bangalore in April 2001, the award for the “Best
Maintained Car” went to a jet black Morris Minor called “Killer Ghost”. Who was the
original owner of that car? Hint: He is remembered in Indian history for all the wrong
reasons.
Ans: Nathuram Godse.
Q11) In the men’s tennis circuit, which player is nicknamed “Scud” for his booming serves?
Ans: Mark Phillipousis.
Q12) In Formula 1, who is known as the "Lollipop Man"?
Ans: The man who holds the 'STOP' sign in the pits.
Q13) In the late 1980’s, the sports company called Spalding promoted what major change in the
game of lawn tennis to facilitate television viewership?
Ans: Changed the color of the balls from white to yellow.
Q14) The name of which popular sport has originated from the name of an estate in
Gloucestershire, England that the Duke of Beaufort owned?
Ans: Badminton.
Q15) Baseball diamonds were so arranged that the batter faces the east to avoid looking into the
setting sun. In his usual stance, his left hand points to the South. This has introduced
which sporting term?
Ans: Southpaw.

(1) What method of signaling with two flags, used at sea, called? (Clueless… Hmm I
guess, etymology was definitely an Abstract Science… but related this with Computers
and you get the Answers)
Ans: Semaphore (Semaphore, is the method using for Various Synchronization
Mechanisms, wherein any operations being performed on same resources are done in a
Simultaneous methodology to avoid any Clashes, etc)

(2) The HAL 9000 computer, the inimitable star of the classic Kubrick and Clarke film "2001: A Space
Odyssey," Was and is the computer of the FUTURE.
But what we don’t realize is that HAL was named due to a specific reason …. WHAT ???? (CLUE:
MENSA and the next Question)

(Before Answering this I would like to put a HUGE Foreword; if ever there was a Question which
had Two answers, like “Coffee or Toffee” or “Egg or the Chicken” then This Q would definitely be
ranked as the Foremost in Computer Trivia, Cause of the Following Answers)

Ans:

(a) In the standard English alphabet, the letters H, A, and L immediately precede the letters I, B, and M,
respectively

(b) IBM is the technology giant in question, a company often mistakenly credited as the basis for
the HAL 9000's three-letter name. In the standard English alphabet, the letters H, A, and L
immediately precede the letters I, B, and M, respectively.

The coincidence is so striking that many have often assumed that the HAL initials are a veiled
reference to Big Blue. The fact that a number of fake IBM products appear in the film—including
several monitors and a spacesuit control—only served to reinforce this assumption.

In actuality, HAL's real-world creator, Arthur C. Clarke, and his instructor in the novel, Dr.
Chandra, both profess that the HAL name is shorthand for heuristic algorithm, purportedly the
mathematical principle that serves as the basis for HAL 9000's artificial intelligence. Clarke has
also gone on record to say that, had he noticed the IBM-HAL connection before the release of the
film or novel, he would have named the computer something else.

If there's any actual connection between HAL and IBM that's intentional, it's perhaps the one most
cleverly obscured. As embattled astronaut Dave Bowman slowly disconnects the HAL 9000's
processors, the computer noticeably regresses in intelligence, ultimately clinging to one of its first
"lessons" in human interaction—a song.

That song, "A Bicycle Built for Two," was actually the first song "sung" by any computer—a feat
accomplished at Bell Laboratories in 1961 by an IBM 7094 computer. The touch is a subtle nod to
computer history, if not IBM itself.

And just to hammer home the point, when Clarke penned the sequel to 2001 in 1982, 2010:
Odyssey Two, he didn't name HAL's twin the HAL 9001 or the HAL 9000-B but instead chose SAL
9000. Whether that will put the HAL-IBM issue to rest is a matter of debate—and of great Geek
Trivia.

p.s: To all of those who Saw right through the GOOGLY.. Amazing… Actually I had placed this
Question, cause myself and my Colleague were having major Trouble Finding out which one
could be Right, cause Clarke’s Books have often contain innuendoes to Some Historical events
or Current Affairs.

(3) Incorporated as Computing-Tabulating-Recording company in 1911, it formally changed its name in

1924. How do we better know this company today?
Ans: IBM

(4) Released on 22 March 93.. Ted Hoff and Fedricco Faggin designed
the first one for usiom of Japan. It was originally to be called 80586,
Razor,Prochip & Intellect. What are we discussing?
Ans: Pentium . Well, it seems that there was an open contest for Naming this among all the
company employees and this was the Winning Entry.

(5) The phrase was originated by John Seybold and popularized at Xerox PARC during the late 1970s
when the first WYSIWYG______ editor, Bravo was created on the Alto. The Alto monitor (72 pixels per
inch) was designed so that one full page of text could be seen and then printed on the first laser printers.
When the text was laid out on the screen 72 PPI font metric files were used, but when printed 300 PPI files
were used -- thus one would occasionally find characters and words slightly off, a problem that continues to
this day. (72 PPI came from the standard of 72 "points" per inch used in the commercial printing industry.)
Seybold and the researchers at PARC were simply re-appropriating a popular catchphrase of the time
originated by "Geraldine", a character on The Flip Wilson Show, (1970-1974). What phrase did Seybold
coin ?
Ans: What You See Is What You Get

(6)A word origin question: William Gibson, in his famous novel Necromancer, coined a
word that has become very popular. What word?
Ans: Cyberspace (TYPO: it’s NEUROMANCER.. thanks for pointing it out )

(7) What is the Middle Name of Linus Torvaldis?

Ans: benedict (This was the only Question which had not much to do with Etymology … as many
were left wondering and TYPO: Torvalds; Hey my WORD doesn’t give me any error for Torvaldis
but gives for Torvalds… I wonder WHY… )

1. He is a self proclaimed workaholic. Work, speed ( car and boat ), family and church are his
priorities. Once his young kindergarten going son David was asked to draw a picture showing his
dad working. He drew him working behind the desk. The toddler was then asked to draw his dad
playing. He again drew the picture of him behind his office desk! He collects Old sports cars and
wooden boats, loves to watch movie while working on treadmill ..... Who ?

Ans : J W Marriott, Jr.( owner of the marriott hospitality chain )

2. In the world of corporate crime, what is the legal difference between 'embezzlement' and
'theft' ?

Ans : 'Embezzlement' entails a relationship between the wrongdoer and the wronged party. In
legal sense 'embezzlement' is the crime of talking property as a servant, the property having been
received by the servant ( employee ) on behalf of the master ( employer). It means
'embezzlement' involves willfully taking away something belonging to someone who put you in
charge of it with trust which gives you opportunity of access to that property.''Theft' does not call
for such relationship.

3. Yusuf Ratlamwala, on January 17, 2002 received two cheques from Bank of Baroda. What was
special about those cheques ?

Ans : The cheque amount was one naya paisa, the smallest banker's cheque ever issued in India.

4. In the world of fashion business, what is a 'Trunk Show' ?

Ans : It is a preseason presale, where designers offer their regular good customers first crack at
ordering the next seasons clothes.
5. Nike calls this technique of marketing of theirs as 'whispering loudly'. What is that ?

Ans : Subsidise training and sponsor races for a group of renowned athletes without overtly
pushing the Nike name. Athletes are provided with Nike gears that would be seen during races,
giving Nike the promotional plug it is looking for.

6. This Indian brand, currently at No.2 in its category, gets its name from the name of the mother
of its founder. Its logo is a mustachioed sun god, as depicted by the local tribals. name the brand.

Ans : SULA ( Wines ). It gets the name from 'Sulabha', name of the mother of owner Rajeev
Samant.

7. that India rules supreme in the BPO space is well known. As per the official Black Book of BPO
industry, IBM Global / Daksh is the current numero uno. Three more Indian companies are there
in the International top tens. Two are Mphasis ( Msource ) and Wipro ( Spectramind ) . Which is
the third ?

Ans : ICICI ( Onesource )

8. This is the only privately owned garden in New York. The previous owners included whos who
of the city .... Mark Twain, Julia Roberts, Paulina Porizkova, Jelly Bean Benitez .... Surrounding
area is one of the poshest address in the Big Apple. Name the property.

Ans : Gramercy Park

9. This Briton was perhaps the first in India to start marine insurance business in Madras. During
the first two years of the business, he amassed what he himself called a 'snug little fortune'.
However the outbreak of the Napoleonic wars in 1793 which lasted until 1815 conspired against
his luck as more and more British ships were lost to the French who had a formidable base in
Mauritus. He was bankrupt and took up a salaried job as captain of treasury under the Nawab of
Carnatik. It took him quite some time to recover and rebuild his business empire, although in
different trade. The business still stands in Madras retaining his name. Who ?

Ans : Thomas Parry

10. World of pets of rich and famous .... New York Times published the following about these
pets ' ..... The twosome prefer shrimp cocktails and steak frites to pet foods. They sleep on
burberry beds in their Greenwich village apartments and wore matching crystal studded collars
until a few Weeks ago, when they chewed off all the stones ....'. What sort of pets are these and
what are their names ?

Ans : pair of kittens .... Bunnicula and Darjeeling

1. What word, the name of a venomenous snake with a heat sensing organ
that helps it locate warm blooded prey, is also slang for the dry
sensation left in the mouth after smoking marijuana?

COTTONMOUTH (CODE NAME OF O-REN-ISHII, MEMBER OF THE DEADLY VIPER

ASSASSINATION SQUAD)

2. U2 sang this cover of the Beatles live at a concert at Denver in

1987. They introduced the song saying "This is a song that Charles
Manson stole from the Beatles, well, we're stealing it back".
Name the Beatles song and in what way did Charles Manson steal it?

HELTER SKELTER

CHARLES MANSON THOUGHT THIS SONG WAS PREACHING ANARCHY. HIS KILLERS
AFTER MURDERING SHARON TATE AND HER FRIENDS SCRAWLED THE WORDS "HELTER
SKELTER' ON THE WALL USING THE BLOOD OF THE VICTIMS. MOST RADIO
STATIONS STOPPED PLAYING THIS SONG BECAUSE OF THE CHARLES MANSON
ASSOCIATION.

3. Fill in the blanks

"Alag Alag puth buthlaate sub

Alag Alag puth buthlaate sub
Magar mein yeh batlaata hoon
Raah pakad ke tu ek chala chal
Paa jaayega MADHUSALA"

4. Which film had the following in its soundtrack (among other songs)

"You Belong to Me" - Bob Dylan

"Taboo" - Peter Gabriel & Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
"Burn" - Nine Inch Nails
"Cyclops" - Marilyn Manson
"Take the Power Back" - Rage Against the Machine
"Madame Butterfly" - Written by Giacomo Puccini and Performed by The
Sofia National Opera Chorus and Orchestra
"Carmina Burana" - Written by Carl Orff and Performed by Prague
Fetival Orchestra and Chorus

NATURAL BORN KILLERS (OR NBK AS MOST OF THE GUYS REPLIED)

5. On a certain August 15th, the following was performed

Raag Puriya-Dhanashri - Gat In Sawarital for 11 minutes

Tabla Solo In Jhaptal 9 minutes
Raag Manj Khamaj / Alap Jor / Dhun In Kaharwa Tal / Medium & Fast Gat
In Teental° for half and hour

Who were the performers and where were they performing?

PT RAVI SHANKAR ACCOMPANIED WITH USTAAD ALLAH RAKHA AT WOODSTOCK ON

15TH AUGUST 1969
1. It was first founded by the California clothing
company Pacific Mills to showcase its Catalina
swimwear brand. Later, it became a part of Kayser-Roth
and then Gulf and Western Industries. In 1996 the
ownership was taken over by Donald Trump. What are we
talking about ? (Hint: Current Affairs)

Ans: Miss Universe pageant.

2. Established in 1970, it is one of the leading

Business groups in the Middle East. In its initial
years it dealt primarily in the sale and manufacturing
of gold products. Over the past 34 years, it has grown
into a multinational company and has interests in
Manufacturing, Refineries and the Media. The company
bears the name of its founder. Name the company.

Ans: ARY (named after Abdul Razak Yakoob)

3. Which newspaper in India once advertised itself

with the following tagline - "No one but us to break
the records, it’s a lonesome feeling. Ask Bubka."

Ans: Malayala Manorama.

4. In the blogging world, what is a Blogsnob ?

Ans: A person who refuses to respond to comments on

their blog from people outside their circle of
friends.

5. Which company listed on the New York Stock Exchange

has the initials of a famous composer as its ticker
symbol ? Name the company and the music composer.

Ans: Steinway Musical Instruments. Their ticker on

NYSE is LVB after Ludvig Van Beethoven.

Visual Questions:

6.1 This father son is one of the most popular pairs

in the "Indian Entertainment Industry". Name them and
their profession.

Ans: The famous numerologists - Bansilal Jumani and

Sanjay Jumani.

6.2 What is the significance of this photograph to the

world of Internet ?

Ans: This was the first photo to appear on the

Internet.

6.3 Name the event being advertised here.

Ans: 2005 Scripps National Spelling Bee Contest

(Anurag Kashyap being the winner this time. His
winning word - appoggiatura which means an
embellishing note, usually one step above or below the
note it precedes and indicated by a small note or
special sign.)

1. Known more for its Steel and Mangoes than its witches.
SALEM (TAMIL NADU).

SALEM (MASSACHUSETTS) WITCH TRIALS

2. The Indian gardener was banished to this God-Forsaken city.

TIMBUKTU IN THE COUNTRY OF MALI

3. City of rebirth, also the Italian Buddha's initiation place.

FLORENCE.

REBIRTH:RENAISSANCE . ITALIAN BUDDHA: ROBERTO BAGGIO PLAYED FOR

FIORENTINA
INITIALLY

4. The Beagle boy was not upto any monkey business down under.
DARWIN(AUSTRALIA).

CHARLES DARWIN DID HIS RESEARCH WHILE ON THE HMS BEAGLE.

5. The Persian ruler's defeat contributed to the thawing of relations in

this
city.
REYKJAVIK.

TOUGH CONNECTION.

PERSIAN RULER'S DEFEAT : SHAH-MAT: CHECKMATE : CHESS

FAMOUS MATCH BETWEEN BORIS SPASSKY AND BOBBY FISCHER AT THE HEIGHT OF
COLD WAR
ALSO THE VENUE OF IMP USA:USSR SUMMIT IN 1986 BETWEEN REAGAN AND
GORBACHEV.

6. When you enter the dragon here you may not get kidnapped, but you
will surely
get zapped by
the glitz.

SHANGHAI.
SHANGHAIED : ABDUCTION OR KIDNAPPING.

7. You may translate your sub-conscious thoughts here or learn some

music well
enough to avoid
being buried in the paupers grave.
VIENNA

translate your sub-conscious thoughts : INTERPRETATION OF DREAMS (FREUD)

being buried in the paupers grave : MOZART
8. Simon must be happy to see this city of peace touching the sky.
LA PAZ

LITERAL MEANING IS CITY OF PEACE (SAME AS JERUSALEM)

BOLIVIA NAMED AFTER SIMON BOLIVAR.
HIGHEST CAPITAL CITY

9. A parade like this in any city can really jazz things up.
NEW ORLEANS

MARDI-GRAS PARADE, ALSO BIRTHPLACE OF JAZZ.

10. The nice atmosphere of this city is spoiled when the spanish pigs
and
chickens fight it out.
BUENOS AIRES

Anyway here are the Q&As to My Quiz first.

1. It has been denounced as "Rotten Food" and "a sack of lies". People of a certain community
have exhorted their bretheren not to buy it. Extract of a few lines : The _________ is not a thing.
It is a person. A woman in fact.... The ________ represents the sacred feminine and the
Goddess, which has been virtually eliminated by the Church. It was man, not GOD who created
the concept of original sin. ......... Woman, once the sacred giver of life, was now the enemy......."
What is being talked about? (If you fill in the blanks, you get bonus points).
A: The description is about "The Da Vinci Code" by Dan Brown, the extracts were taken from it.
The blanks are for the Holy Grail. Have given extra points for those who have mentioned both.
Yes, I agree it may not be a great book when compared to other great books but it became
popular (controversial) nevertheless.

2. Which word came into existence in 1888 for the first time when it was used to describe a
Chicago Home Insurance building having 11 storeys?
A: Skyscraper (got a few Multistoreys as answers too)

3. Fill in the blanks : Trishakti, _____________, Satta, _____________, Corporate.

A: Chandni Bar, Page3 - these are movies made by Madhur Bhandarkar. I'm sorry, I missed out
Aan but then I wanted to list out popular films, see.....
Given extra points for answering both movies (Chandni Bar and Page3) nevertheless.

4. It had its origins in 1904 when a lecturer at the Government College in Lahore was asked to
give a speech by one of his favourite Students. Mahatma Gandhi is often said to have used it
during his imprisonment days at Yervada Jail to keep his chin up. Many artists have used different
forms of expressing it resulting in it's different versions we have known. Rakesh Sharma also
used it during his journey in space. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh added himself to this list
while addresing his first press conference. A Mumbai based lecturer is supposed to have vent his
ire at our politicians for having ignored the significance of the completion of 100 years since it
came into being. What is being talked about?
A: The song Saare Jahan se Achcha, written by Mohd. Iqbal. As rightly pointed by some, the
lecturer was Mohd.Iqbal and the student was Lala Hardayal. Cracked by many of you ( maybe
Rakesh Sharma was a big clue).

5. Connect : Larry Lalonde (from PRIMUS), David Bryson (from COUNTING CROWS), Kirk
Hammett (from METALLICA) and Slash (from GUNS N ROSES); besides all of them being great
musicians/ artists/ famous band members, etc....
A: Joe Satriani; he's supposed to taught them - as per the advertisement released during the
concerts performed by him in India recently.

6. " Nor am I in the Vedas, Nor am I in Intoxicants,

Nor am I the carefree deviant,
Nor am I Union nor grief, Nor am I in the pure/ impure,
Nor am I of the water nor of the Land,
Nor am I fire nor air,
________ ! I know not what I am"

Where are these lines taken from and who wrote them ?
A: These are the English translation of the hit song "Bulla Ki Jaana mein kaun" by Rabbi Shergill
(Sorry! I didn't know Junoon too had the same number but you would see the english translation
beautifuly done in the cassette cover of Rabi's album). Got many Bhagwad Geeta and
Upanishads as answers

7. Connect : The Red Crowned Crane, The Chinese Tiger, The Golden Monkey, The Giant
Panda, The Tibetan Antelope; this list is almost exhaustive. (Clue: Think Sports)
A: These are the nominations for the Olympic mascot for the Beijing Olympics, 2008. Maybe, the
final selection might have been made by the time this mail would have been put on the net. Got
many answers like Chinese Animals, Chinese Football clubs, etc. But answer had to be specific.

8. Pinot Noir from the movie Sideways has been chosen as this year's Hollyword. What does the
term Hollyword mean?
A: Hollyword is meant to denote a word/ term/ phrase made popular in daily usage after being
borrowed from a Holywood movie. (Maybe Munnabhai MBBS could have given many
Bollywords).

9. A 2,424 metre high ( i.e. 7,953 ft high) mountain called "The Gendarme" in Italy's Gran sasso
range has been recently named after which person, who was an avid mountaineer in his younger
years ?
A: Pope John Paul II. Many have simply written John Paul.

10. This antique piece had its own tale of saga. Iron, with gold and silver mounts and decoration;
it had been decorated (koftgari) with a tiger motif and tiger stripes. Records say it was made at
Haidarnaggar (Bednur). Sanjay Khan had his share of controversy while making a story about it.
The latest is that it is placed in a San Fransisco's Asian Art museum. What piece of antique is
being talked about here?
A: The Sword of Tipu Sultan. Yes, Vijay Mallya brought it to India but had to take it out due to
buraucratic rules and so the sword was on display at the museum in San Francisco at the time of
framing this quiz.

1. The logo of this production company is the only one

to change after every telecast of their television
show. Their "latest" logo was that of a plate with a
check that had the words "No Charge" written on it.
Name the production company and the famous show being
talked about ?

Ans: The "Where's Lunch" logo. Their production -

Everybody Loves Raymond.

2. A month back, Imphal saw its oldest library burnt

down. The reason being the script used to write
Manipuri. The majority Meitei community want a return
to the Meitei Mayek script from the present one. Which
script has been used to write Manipuri for the last
300 years ?

Ans: Bengali.

3. The United Eco Action Fund (UNECO) runs a school in

war torn Liberia. Who is this school especially run
for ?

Ans: Children fathered by the UN Peacekeepers.

4. The Fasli, Shahanshahi and Qadimi hold a

significant place in the Zoroastrian religion. Often
they have led to controversies and confusion. What are
Fasli, Shahanshahi and Qadimi ?

Ans: Calendars.

5. The underarm delivery is one of the infamous

incidents in International cricket. Very recently,
another bowler pretended to do the same but was "red
carded" by the umpire. Who is the person in question ?

Ans: Glenn McGrath against New Zealand in the first

Twenty-20 International. The umpire - Billy Bowden.

The Star Wars Round:

1. The Star Wars Universe has its own dating system or

calendar where events are referred in either BBY or
ABY. What do BBY and ABY stand for ?

Ans: Before Battle of Yavin and After Battle of Yavin.

2. Very Very Easy One. The Star Wars fight sequences

are characterised by the use of this weapon. This is
the weapon of the Jedi which when deactivated appears
as a polished metallic handle, about 30 centimeters
long, lined with control studs. What is the name of
this weapon ?

Ans: The LightSaber.

3. Which work of Joseph Campbell serves as an

inspiration to both Star Wars and the Matrix ?

Ans: The Hero with a Thousand Faces.

4. Another easy one, which Star Wars creature is able

to understand the galactic language "Basic" but
communicates in his own language "Shyriiwook" due to a
vocal defect ?

Ans: Chewbecca.

5. The name Yoda is derived from the Sanskrit word

"Yoddha". But who was the original Yoda sculpted to
look like ?

Ans: Albert Einstein.

The 6th Star Wars question: What is George Lucas's

next project called ?

Ans: Red Tails.

Visual Round

6.1 Reebok and Bank of America.

6.2 Charlie Ayers. The company - Google.
6.3 Greg Chappell.

1. An international Airline company called PB Air has

been granted permission by the Indian Govt. to begin
bi-weekly International Charter Flights between
Bangkok and an Indian destination from December 2005.
Name the Indian City.

Ans: Port Blair (Andaman and Nicobar Islands).

2. Which greats of the Music World were known as Tom

and Jerry in their early days ?

Ans: Simon and Gaurfunkel.

3. A High School in Pakistan is to be named after an

Indian Prime Minister. Name the Prime Minister in
question and also the place where this school is
located?
Ans: Manmohan Singh. The village is Gah in Punjab,
Pakistan.

4. Connect Montpelier, the capital of the US state of

Vermont with the fast food chain - McDonalds ?

Ans: Only US State Capital without a McDonalds outlet.

5. A sitter. Someone who featured in a commemorative

postage stamp in 1988 has recently been named the
Brand Ambassador of an airline company. Name the
figure and the Airline company.

Ans: RK Laxman's Common Man for Air Deccan.

Visual Questions:

6.1 MV Harshavardhana
6.2 Soham Shah (Director of Kaal)
6.3 Saddam Hussein. The men above are Ahmed Hassan
al-Bakr and Jalal Talabani respectively.

1. The 1955 Humphrey Bogart movie “Desperate Hours” about the story of 3
convicts who hold a family to hostage, was remade into a Hindi flick
starring Sunil Dutt, Ranjeet as the convicts and “Jaani” Raj Kumar as
the
hostage. Name the Bollywood version.
36 GHANTE-UNIVERSALLY CRACKED

2. Basu Chaterjee made this frame to frame remake of “My Fair Lady”
starring
Dev Anand as the desi Henry Higgins, with Tina Munim doing an Eliza
Dolittle. In spite of a good enough score by Rajesh Roshan, the movie
sank
at the box office. Name the movie.
MAN PASAND-ANOTHER UNIVERSAL ANSWER

3. Shammi Kapoor’s first movie as director in 1973 “Manoranjan” was

again a
remake of this Billy Wilder classic starring Jack Lemmon and Shirley
Maclaine. Sanjeev Kumar and Zeenat Aman played the roles done by Lemmon
and
Maclaine in the original. Name the Hollywood original.
IRMA LA DOUCE-SOME OTHER GUESSES WERE THE APARTMENT AND SOME LIKE IT
HOT.NOT
SURPRISING CONSIDERING THAT LEMMON AND WILDER MADE A NUMBER OF CLASSICS
TOGETHER.

4. Ajay Devgan won acclaim for his performance as a psychotic with a

split
personality in the 2002 movie Deewangee which was again a rehash of the
Richard Gere starrer Primal Fear. Which underrated Hollywood actor
played
the role done by Ajay Devgan in the original for which he was even
nominated
as Best Supporting Actor?
ED NORTON-EASY ONE,THOUGH I DID RECEIVE DENZEL WASHINGTON AS A REPLY TOO

5. Dharamendra’s by now famous drunken scene atop a water tower in

Sholay
was actually copied from this Anthony Quinn movie, with Quinn doing the
honors in the Hollywood original. Which movie is this?
ONLY AMIT GOT THIS- THE MOVIE WAS THE SECRET OF SANTA VITTORIA

6. This 1983 movie starring Martin Sheen and Blythe Danner, and based on
a
novel by Eric Seagal, was remade into Hindi as Masoom by Shekar Kapoor.
Name
the original book or movie.
ANOTHER SITTER-MAN,WOMAN AND CHILD. SOME REPLIED LOVE STORY,AND MATTER
OF
FACT LOVE STORY HAD A NUMBER OF DESI VERSIONS.

7. The 1968 comedy “Yours, Mine and Ours” starring Henry Fonda and
Lucille
Ball was remade into this wonderful Hindi movie starring Ashok Kumar,
Pearl
Padamsee and directed by Basu Chaterjee. Which Hindi movie am I
referring
to?
KHATTA MEETHA

8. Well remakes and the Bhatt clan are like Siamese twins. The 1993
Bhatt
movie “Junoon” starring Rahul Roy and Pooja Bhatt was an incredibly bad
remake of this Hollywood movie starring Natasjja Klinski. Matter of fact
the Hollywood movie was equally unwatchable itself. Name the movie.
CAT PEOPLE,HAD AN INTERESTING RANGE OF HORROR GUESSES TOO,
WEREWOLF,WOLF,AMERICAN WEREWOLF,SPECIES

9. Complete the series Fareb:Unlwaful Entry:: Kasoor :………….

JAGGED EDGE,OTHER GUESSES BEING BASIC INSTINCT

10. One of the few good remakes, which 1985 Hindi movie starring Raj
Babbar, Dimple Kapadia and Suresh Oberoi was again adapted from which
Hitchcock movie starring Grace Kelly?
AITBAAR,DIAL M FOR MURDER( HALF MARKS HAVE BEEN GIVEN IF ONLY ONE PART
OF
ANSWER GIVEN)

1. Kumar Shanu feels that this singer, originally from Kolhapur is technically the most perfect
singer around. He strted his bollywood career as an assistant to Jaidev in rhythm department, but
soon got a break in a Jaidev film. Now he has turned composer in films. Name him.

Ans : Suresh Wadkar. Got his break in Jaidev's 'Gaman' ( famous 'seene mein jalan .... ' )
2. On the first day of its launch of the column of this bollywood actress in the website of BBC, the
first of its kind from anybody from the bollywood fraternity, it received more than 100,000 page
impressions making it one of the top ten columns of the website. Name the celebrity.

Ans : Preity Zinta

3. Name this music director who sang his only song in hindi film in a Duet with Asha Bhosale in a
SDB film.

Ans : Jagmohan Baxi ( of Swapan-Jagmohan duo ). The song from the film 'Taxi Driver' is ' O
dekho maane nahin ruthi haseena na jaane kya baat hai'

4. This one is not really connected to Bollywood. But let it go. In Indian cinema, there are many
'Dr's like ( like Jayalalitha, MGR etc ) who are truely speaking honorary recepients of phd from
various universities. Name the only true Phd actor in Indian cinema.

Ans : South Indian actress Chandni. She did her Phd in Food and Agricultural marketing from
Mysore University in 1999-2000. She acted in two Kannada superhits ( 'A' by Upendra and 'AK47'
by Shivrajkumar and also in a Tamil film 'Rajasthan' ).

5. He was an electrician in the Govt P&T deptt. Once in an industrial fare in Delhi, he recorded a
two line song of Rafi in his own voice for fun in a fun recording studio and got convinced that he
could make it as a singer. He took leave and arrived in Bombay. After a year, when he could not
get any opening, he became assistant to Hemant Kumar. Rest of his career upswing is history.
Who ?

Ans : Music Director Ravi

6. This year, Filmfare award saw all the five nominations for best lyricist category going to Javed
Akhtar. This is the second time in the history of this award that somebody did a clean sweep.
When did it happen first ?

Ans : In 1994, Alka Yagnik was nominated five times for best playback singer ( female ) category.

7. Film 'Ghaath' was the first movie when Manoj Bajpai, Om Puri and Tabu acted together. What
else they did for the first time together ?

Ans : They played back as singers .... 'Kisi ne sach hi kaha hai.... '.

8. Asha Bhosale considers this song tuned by SDB as her first 'cabaret song'. Which one ?

Ans : 'Jeene do aur jiyo .... ' from the film 'Taxi Driver'.
9. A 1933 film saw remaking in consecutive three years - 1956, 1957 and 1958 with same and
slightly different titles. Name the films.

Ans : 1933 film 'Yahudi Ki Ladki' inspired 1956 film 'Yahudi Ki Beti', 1957 film 'Yahudi Ki Ladki'
and 1958 film 'Yahudi'

10. A trivia .... who used to lovingly call LP as 'Laxmikantam Pyarelalam' ?

Ans : Kishore Kumar

Sheryl Phillips, Centremoreland, PA - 10

And the answers are....

1)

So the disciples went and did as Jesus commanded them. They brought the donkey and the colt,
laid their clothes on them, and set Him on them. And a very great multitude spread their clothes
on the road; others cut down branches from the trees and spread them on the road. Then the
multitudes who went before and those who followed cried out, saying:
"Hosanna to the Son of David!
"Blessed is He who comes in the name of the LORD!'
Hosanna in the highest!"

What is the event?

(Hint: The reason for Palm Sunday)

ANS: THE TRIUMPHAL ENTRY INTO JERUSALEM

2)

Then the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders of the people assembled at the palace of the
high priest, who was called Caiaphas, and plotted to take Jesus by trickery and kill Him. But they
said, "Not during the feast, lest there be an uproar among the people."

Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests and said, "What are you
willing to give me if I deliver Him to you?" And they counted out to him ________ pieces of silver.
So from that time he sought opportunity to betray Him.

What was the reward on Jesus' head?

( Hint: The price of a slave in the olden times)

ANS: THIRTY SILVER COINS

3)

And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to the disciples and
said, "Take, eat; this is My body."
Then He took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, "Drink from it, all of you. For
this is My blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins. But I say
to you, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it new with
you in My Father's kingdom."

How do we call this, today?

(Hint: A heavenly supper?!)

ANS: THE HOLY COMMUNION

4)

Now Peter sat outside in the courtyard. And a servant girl came to him, saying, "You also were
with Jesus of Galilee."

But he denied it before them all, saying, "I do not know what you are saying."

And when he had gone out to the gateway, another girl saw him and said to those who were
there, "This fellow also was with Jesus of Nazareth."

But again he denied with an oath, "I do not know the Man!"

And a little later those who stood by came up and said to Peter, "Surely you also are one of them,
for your speech betrays you."

Then he began to curse and swear, saying, "I do not know the Man!"

What happened next?

(Hint: The earliest alarm clock?!)

ANS: A ROOSTER CROWS.

5)

Then Jesus came with them to a place called ___________, and said to the disciples, "Sit here
while I go and pray over there." And He took with Him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and
He began to be sorrowful and deeply distressed. Then He said to them, "My soul is exceedingly
sorrowful, even to death. Stay here and watch with Me."

He went a little farther and fell on His face, and prayed, saying, "O My Father, if it is possible, let
this cup pass from Me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as You will."

Then He came to the disciples and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, "What! Could you not
watch with Me one hour? Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is
willing, but the flesh is weak."

Again, a second time, He went away and prayed, saying, "O My Father, if this cup cannot pass
away from Me unless I drink it, Your will be done." And He came and found them asleep again, for
their eyes were heavy

Fill in the blank.

(Hint: A garden on the Mount of Olives?!)

ANS: GARDEN OF GETHSEMANE

6)

And those who had laid hold of Jesus led Him away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the
scribes and the elders were assembled

Now the chief priests, the elders, and all the COUNCIL sought false testimony against Jesus to
put Him to death, but found none. Even though many false witnesses came forward, they found
none. But at last two false witnesses came forward and said, "This fellow said, "I am able to
destroy the temple of God and to build it in three days."'

Well, the beginning of Jesus' trial. How do we better know the COUNCIL as?

(Hint: The Jewish Supreme Court?!)

ANS: SANHEDRIN

7)

Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the Praetorium and gathered the whole garrison
around Him. And they stripped Him and put a scarlet robe on Him. When they had twisted a
crown of thorns, they put it on His head, and a reed in His right hand. And they bowed the knee
before Him and mocked Him, saying, "Hail, King of the Jews!" Then they spat on Him, and took
the reed and struck Him on the head. And when they had mocked Him, they took the robe off
Him, put His own clothes on Him, and led Him away.

Now as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name. Him they compelled to bear
His cross. And when they had come to a place called Golgotha, that is to say, Place of a Skull,
they gave Him sour wine mingled with gall to drink. But when He had tasted it, He would not
drink.

What happened next?

(Hint: Blood, toil, tears and sweat!)

ANS: CRUCIFIXION OF LORD JESUS CHRIST

8)

Now from the sixth hour until the ninth hour there was darkness over all the land. And about the
ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, "Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?" that is, "My God,
My God, why have You forsaken Me?"

Some of those who stood there, when they heard that, said, "This Man is calling for Elijah!"
Immediately one of them ran and took a sponge, filled it with sour wine and put it on a reed, and
offered it to Him to drink.

The rest said, "Let Him alone; let us see if Elijah will come to save Him."

And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice..............

What happened next?

(Hint: Paid in full!)

ANS: DEATH OF LORD JESUS CHRIST

9)

Now when evening had come, there came a rich man from _________, named Joseph, who
himself had also become a disciple of Jesus. This man went to Pilate and asked for the body of
Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be given to him. When Joseph had taken the body,
he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, and laid it in his new tomb which he had hewn out of the rock;
and he rolled a large stone against the door of the tomb, and departed

Fill in the blank( the place where Joseph hailed from! ).

(Hint: Juggling 'Arithmetic' should deliver the goods!)

ANS: ARIMATHEA

10)

Now on the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they, and certain other women with
them, came to the tomb bringing the spices which they had prepared.But they found the stone
rolled away from the tomb. Then they went in and did not find the body of the Lord Jesus.And it
happened, as they were greatly perplexed about this, that behold, two men stood by them in
shining garments. Then, as they were afraid and bowed their faces to the earth, they said to
them, "Why do you seek the living among the dead? He is not here, but is risen! Remember how
He spoke to you when He was still in Galilee, saying, "The Son of Man must be delivered into the
hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again."'

And they remembered His words.

In Greek it is called as 'anastasis'. How do we better know it in English?

(Hint: He is risen! He is risen!)

ANS: RESURRECTION OF LORD JESUS CHRIST

1. Sitter to begin with. The following passage is from a translation of

the Mahabharata : "Then, one day in the season of spring, which stirs
the senses of all things created, Pandu strolled through the woods
accompanied by Madri. In that sensous scenery, Madri looked
irresistable to Pandu. Seeking a compulsive union with her, he fell
victim to the inescapable laws of fate." Explain.

ANS : Maybe this question was a bit vauge because its just an "Explain"
I understand that some junta were confused as to what I wanted to be
explained, but I did not know how to phrase the question in any other
manner without giving the answer away. Anyway, all I wanted to
hear was that Pandu died, because of a curse a deer gave him that
since Pandu had killed the deer when it was having fun with its
mate, he would also die when he approaches his wife with desire.
I've been very liberal with this question.

2. Janamejaya, the great-grandson of Veda Vyasa's grandson, was to

conduct
the twelve year long Sarpa Satra Yagna. Vyasa, along with his
disciples, came to the site of the yagna. What happened next ?

ANS : Another not-so-clear question. The answer I was expecting was

simply
that Vaishampayana narrated the Mahabharata to Janamejaya on his
request, and that this was the first public recital of the
Mahabharata. I know the Takshaka funda in this yagna, but I thought
the focus of the question must have been clear because What happened
next is asked immediately after the arrival of Vyasa and his
disciples, in the question.
So, I've not awarded points to the Naga funda - and I've awarded
points to all junta who've said anything related to reciting the
Mahabharata.

Ratnakar Sadasya points out that while Vaishampayana narrated the

Mahabharatha to Janamajeya, Suka Maharshi narrated the Bhagavatam
to Parikshit.

3. X was a son of Dhritarashtra and a Vaishya woman. He repeatedly

foiled
Duryodhana's attempts to kill the Pandavas when they were young. Just
before the great war between the Pandavas and the Kauravas began,
Yudhishtira made an appeal to all the Kaurava warriors, inviting anyone
who wanted to join the Pandava side to do so. X crossed over.
Identify X - the last clue should make it easy.

ANS : Straightforward - Yuyutsu.

4. Six Maharathis, one lakh cavalry, sixty thousand chariots, fourteen

thousand elephants and twentyone thousand infantry were employed in a
complex formation consisting of a cartwheel in the front, a lotus in
the middle and a needle in the end to protect X. Drona guarded the
lotus and Durmarshana, the cartwheel. X was also protected by his
father's boon that the head of the person who causes X's head to fall
onto the ground would itself split into hundreds of fragments. However,
none of this managed to save him. Identify X.

ANS : Jayadratha. The reason for this desperate attempt to save him is
pretty easy. Arjuna vows to kill Jayadratha before sundown
the day after he blocks the other pandavas from entering the
Shakatavyuha and hence, causes the death of Abhimanyu.
If the Kauravas had managed to protect Jayadratha, Arjuna would have
consigned himself to flames as per his vow. Arjuna, learning
Jayadrata's father's boon, uses several arrows to propel
Jayadratha's head into a nearby forest where Jayadratha's father was
doing penance and makes it fall onto his father's lap - and when he
(Jayadratha's father) gets up after finishing his penance,
Jayadratha's head falls to the ground and as a consequence of his own
boon, his head splits into several fragments.

5. X was a pupil of Arjuna, and a member of the Vrishni clan. He plays

a crucial role at several stages of the great war - he is assigned by
Arjuna to protect Yudhistira from Drona's plan to capture the Pandava
king alive, while Arjuna goes after Jayadratha. He saves Drishtadyumna
from Drona during three of his attempts to kill Drona. Such valour does
he display that Drona compares his prowess on that day with that of
Bheeshma and Arjuna. He kills Bhoorishrava, and in accordance with
Gandhari's curse, is majorly responsible for the destruction of the
Vrishni clan. Identify X.

ANS : Satyaki. The Vrishni clan is nothing but the Yadava clan.
In the Bhagvad Gita, Krishna is repeatedly referred to as Varshneya
or descendent of Vrishni.

Ritesh Mehta adds that - Irawati Karve in her book 'Yuganta' argues
that Gandhari's curse was a later interpolation put in by later
authors, and that it was not a part of the original Mahbharata
written by Veda Vyasa which was titled Jaya

6. Enraged by the unfair means used to kill his father Drona,

Ashwattama invoked a single astra to annihilate the entire Pandava
army. Thousands of fire-tipped arrows rained from the sky, and several
other weapons. The more the Pandavas opposed it, the more dangerous it
became.
Krishna saved the Pandava army by disclosing the secret of surviving
the weapon - the only way to escape it is to stand unarmed on the
ground, and to bow before its might, rather than try and fight it.
Name the weapon.

ANS : The Narayana Astra. Bheema, in his rage, decided to fight the
astra
despite Krishna's advice and had to be physically restrained by
Krishna and Arjuna. The most popular wrong guess was the Brahmastra.

7. During the last part of the great war, X declared Bheema's conduct
to be unworthy of a Kshatriya, and was so livid that he charged at
Bheema with his own personal weapon, Y. Which act of Bheema made X so
angry, and why ? Also name his personal weapon Y.

ANS : X = Balarama
Y = His personal weapon = Plough.
The act that made Balarama so angry was Bheema hitting Duryodhana on
his thigh - to fulfill his vow. It is against the rules to hit below
the navel in a fair mace fight.

>
> 1. Quotable quote: "If someone asked for my recipe for
> happiness, step one would be finding out what you love doing most
in
> the world and step two would be finding someone to pay you to do
> it." Which contemporary personality from the arts said this
> recently?
ANS: JK ROWLING, IN AN INTERVIEW TO AMAZON.CO.UK

> 2. Which sport was invented by its creator "while spending the
> night in a very small room in the Bournville Hotel in Didsbury,
> Manchester"?
ANS: QUIDDITCH (HEAVILY INFLUENCED BY BASKETBALL, AS POINTED OUT BY
MANY OF YOU)

> 3. What are "Spinners End", "Draco's Detour" and

> "Felix
> Felicis" and what is their connection with the date July 16, 2005?
ANS: CHAPTERS IN VOLUME 6- HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF BLOOD PRINCE
(HP&HBP, APPARENTLY), TO BE RELEASED ON AFOREMENTIONED DATE.

> 4. What is defined by Merriam-Webster as "an imaginary _____,

> substance or chemical preparation believed to have the power of
> transmuting baser metals into gold and sought by alchemists"?
ANS: PHILOSOPHER'S STONE. FOR SOME INEXPLCABLE REASON (PROBABLY
FOCUS GROUPS), AMERICAN AUDIENCES WERE DEEMED NOT SMART ENOUGH TO
KNOW WHAT THAT WAS AND IT WAS CHANGED TO THE RATHER
INELEGANT "SORCERER'S STONE" FOR THE US EDITION AND SUBSEQUENTLY THE
MOVIE.

> 5. Connect the following: Anglo-Saxon word meaning "power",

> Greek word meaning "well born" or "stone" and a
> Portuguese phrase
> meaning "(He) was bad"
ANS: OK, THIS WAS DESPERATE FROM THE QM---HEHE--- THEY ARE ALL NAME
ORIGINS OF THE MAIN CHARACTERS--- HARRY APPARENTLY MEANS "POWER",
HERMIONE- THE FEMALE EQUIV. OF HERMES- MEANS WELL-BORN OR
STONE; "MAL FOI" (DERIVED FROM FRENCH "MAL FAIT"- BAD FAITH)
OBVIOUSLY THE INSPIRATION FOR DRACO "MALFOY".

> 6. The character of the "___________ the witch" from Salman

> Rushdie's "Midnight's Children" supposedly inspired
> which peripheral
> character of ethnic origin in recent popular fiction?
I'M IMPRESSED--- LOTS OF PEOPLE GOT THIS--- IT'S PARVATI THE WITCH
WHO INSPIRED "PARVATI PATIL" (HER TWIN PADMA WAS ONE OF THE
CHARACTERS TOO? OR WAS IT A MORE OBVIOUS INFLUENCE :)))

> 7. Identify this person: Born July 23, 1989. Middle

> name "Jacob". As a 10-year old, played young David
> Copperfield for a
> TV series. Also, played Jamie Lee Curtis' son in "The Tailor
> of
> Panama". Lee Curtis made a remark to his mother that would change
> his life forever. Has two dogs, border terriers: named Binka &
> Nugget. Quotable quote: "When I go back to school everyone asks a
> lot of questions. Then, after about a week, when I've answered
> everything, we get back to normal."
DANIEL RADCLIFFE--- WHO PLAYS HP IN THE MOVIES

1) With this car this country has also joined the elite group of 16 countries who can
manufacture their own car. This car is made by Adam motors. Other than its engine all
parts are made in its home country. Name the car?
Revo of Pakistan
2) This business tycoon from India is a self made billionaire in the aviation industry.
He started in travel business travel business with the GSA for Lebanese International
Airlines and then founded his company first to provide sales and marketing
representation to foreign airlines in India. In 1993 his company started their full fledged
operations? name him.
Naresh Goyal of Jet Airways
3) He went to Massachusetts -- Williams College , and worked in P&G, Pepsi and
pizza hut for a brief time . he founded America online in 1985 and revolution later .
Can u tell his name ?
Steve Case

4) He is among the most powerful man in italy who was charged of bribing the
judge in 1985 to block the sale of food company to a business rival . He also own A
C Milan ? name him
Silvio Berlusconi

5) she is the high priestess of lifestyle advice in US , went to study art history at
Barnard College where she met her husband a stock broker’s son. She is a house hold
name due to her books , magazine and shows ? name her
Martha Stewarts
6) He was once among the richest man in America , a self made media mogul who sold
metromedia Rupert Murdoch in 1986 which is now part of fox network . name him
John Kluge
7) Once a small time programmer launched a site to help his girlfriend and in this event
created history. He invests in microloans to small business owners in developing
economies and in open-source software. He has also purchased india’s biggest e-
commerce portal which was in news recently ? name him
Pierre Omidyar
8) What did Frank & Ethel Mars inveneted in 1923 which is still famous among
everyone ?
they have invented in Milky Way Bar in 1923 and Snickers bar in 1930 so guys
next time be specific since this is not competition so I have given marks to everyone J
9)He is a native of Moscow, graduated with honors with a bachelor of science degree in
mathematics and computer science from the University of Maryland and did his PhD at
stanford . he is the most eligible billionaire in Forbes list name him?

Sergey Brin

10)MBA from Stanford. He was the first president and full time employee of E-bay.
founded Participant Productions, a southern California outfit that funds feature films and
documentaries that combine social value with commercial appeal . Name him

Jeff Skoll

1.AGAINST WHICH COUNTRY DID VIRENDAR SEHWAG CAPTAIN INDIA FOR THE
FIRST TIME IN ONE-DAY CRICKET? Bangladesh

2.IN OLYMPIC HISTORY, WHAT WAS MEXICAN HURDLER ENRIQUETA BASILIO THE
FIRST WOMAN ATHLETE TO DO SO? To Light the olympic flame

3.WHICH AMERICAN TENNIS PLAYER WON A PHENOMENAL 25 TITLES AT THE US

OPEN-3 SINGLES, 13 DOUBLES AND 9 MIXED DOUBLES BETWEEN 1941AND 1960?
Margaret Du Pont

4.BY DEFEATING AUSTRALIAN ASHLEY COOPER 6-2, 7-5, WHO BECAME THE
FIRST ASIAN TO WIN THE BOYS SINGLES TITLE AT WIMBLEDON IN 1954?
Ramanathan Krishnan

6.AT THE AGE OF 21 YEARS AND 1 MONTH, WHO BECAME THE YOUNGEST PERSON
TO WIN THE WORLD PROFESSIONAL BILLIARDS CHAMPIONSHIP IN 1988?
Geet Sethi

7.WHICH AFRICAN PIPPED KENYAN PAUL TERGAT AT THE POST IN THE 10,000
M AT BOTH THE 1996 AND 2000 OLYMPICS TO CLAIM THE GOLD?
Haile Gebresalassie{from ethiopia}

8.THE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE TOOK AN UNUSUAL DECISION TO

EXPEL WHICH NATION FROM THE GAMES IN 1964? South Africa

9.WHICH AUSSIE SWIMMER, AGED 15, WON FIVE MEDALS IN THE 1972 MUNICH
OLYMPICS, BUT RETIRED NEXT YEAR HAVING SET 11 WORLD RECORDS IN THE
FREESTYLE EVENT? Shane Gould

10.WHICH GOALKEEPER WAS THE OLDEST PLAYER IN THE 1986 FOOTBALL WORLD
CUP IN MEXICO, AT THE AGE OF 41? Pat Jennings {tough one}

and thanks for all the answers and extra information provided.
1. In The Only Test Match Played At The Wankhede Stadium In 2004, Who
Became The Third Opener From Delhi To Open For India In The Calendar
Year? Gautam Gambhir

2. Which 30-Year Old Manchester United And England Midfielder

Announced His Retirement From All International Football In
August 2004? Paul Scholes

3. If You Were At The Home Ground Of The Nuggets In The Nba, Which
City Would You Be In? Denver

4. In 2004, Which Batsman Scored A Century On His Home As Well As

Away Test Debut? Michael Clarke

5. Which Only Non-Russian Tennis Player Won The Woman's S Singles

Title At A Grand Slam In 2004? Justine-Henin Hardenne

6. In Which Sport Does The Usa Take On Europe In The Mosconi Cup?
Billiards{I Have Accepted Pool}TO BE SPECIFIC-IT IS 9 BALL POOL

7. Which Sporting Event In 2008 Will Be Played At Innsbruck,

Salzburg, Zurich And Geneva Among Other Venues? Euro 2008{Football}

8. Which Batsman's Maiden Test Century Was An Epic 277 At The Scg In
1993? Brian Lara

11. Who Is The Only Indian Cricketer To Score A Half-Century In A

World Cup Final? Virender Sehwag

9. In The Nba, How Many Seconds Does A Team Have To S Core After
Gaining Possession Of The Ball? 24 Seconds

10. In Which Sport Did Shiv Kapur Of India Wina Gold In The 2002
Busan Asian Games Emulating Laxman Singh Who Achieved The Feat In
1982? Golf

11. Who Scored Both The Goals To Help His Side Dempo Beat Kolkata
Giants Mohun Bagan 2-0 To Lift The 2004 Edition Of The Federation
Cup? Cristiano Junior{Sad He Died}

12. Feroz Shah Kotla And Old Trafford Are The Only Test Venues To
Have Witnessed Which Unique Record In Test Cricket? Anil Kumble And
Laker Took Ten Wickets In An Innings

13. Which Combat Sport Was Derived By Jigoro Kano It's Name Literall
Meaning `The Gentle Way' In Japenese? Judo

14. Which Country Won The Federation Cup Title In December 2004,
Defeating France 3-2 In The Finals? Russia

15. Which Epl Team Nicknamed `The Canaries' Plays Its Home Matches At
Carrow Road? Norwich City

16. Against Which Side Did Three Bangladeshi Batsmen Score Centuries
In A Single Test Match In 2004? West Indies
17. Which Woman's Tennis Player Who Has Been World No.1 Three Times
Previously Also, Ended 2004 As The World No.1? Lindsay Davenport

18. Which Delhi Cricketer Who Scored 505 Runs At An Astonishing

Average Of 85 Was The `Player Of The Series' In The Under-19 Cricket
World Cup Held In Bangladesh In 2004? Shikhar Dhawan

19.Which Country Which Had Never Ever Won A Gold In It's Olympic
History Won Not One But Two Gold Medals On Two Consecutive Days In
Tennis At The Athens 2004 Olympics? Chile

20. What Is The Dubious Claim To Fame Of A Former Irish

Priest `Cornelius Horan' In A Major Sports Event In 2004? He
Interrupted The Marathon In The 2004 Olympics

21. Which English Internation Footballer Has Been The World's Most
Costliest Defender Twice, Once In 2000 And Again In 2004? Rio
Ferdinand

22. In Which Sport Did Bradley Wiggins Become The First Ever Briton
To Win Three Medals At A Single Olympics In 40 Years At The Athens
2004 Olympics? Cycling

23. Which Nba Team Does The Star Duo Of Shawn Marion And Amare
Stoudemire Turn Out For? Phoenix Suns

24. Which Gymnast Of Indian Origin's Financial Backing Was Done By

Holly Ood Actress Pamela Anderson And Was A Part Of The
Silver-Medal Winning Team Of The Usa At Athens 2004 Olympics?
Mohini Bhardwaj

THANKS EVERYBODY

CHEERS,
PRATEEK

Quiz
1. Lets start at the very beginning, a very good place to start.....
The Chinese are regarded as the foremost of the ancients with regards
to their contributions to science. One of their greatest inventions
was that of the compass. However, historians have evidence to show
that the chinese did not know of the use of the compass in navigation
for a long time. They used the compass primarily for another purpose.
What purpose?

A: They used it for Feng Shui an ancient cosmic discipline.

2. "The _______ has its roots in primitive arcade games," said the
voice-over, "in early graphics programs and military experimentation
with cranial jacks." On the Sony, a two-dimensional space war faded
behind a forest of mathematically generated ferns, demonstrating the
spacial possibilities of logarithmic spirals- cold blue military
footage burned through, lab animals wired into test systems, helmets
feeding into fire control circuits of tanks and war
planes. "__________. A consensual hallucination experienced daily by
billions of legitimate operators, in every nation, by children being
taught mathematical concepts . . . A graphic representation of data
abstracted from the banks of every computer in the human system.
Unthinkable complexity. Lines of light ranged in the non space of the
mind, clusters and constellations of data. Like city lights,
receding...." Immortal lines from a cult classic. Fill in the blanks
and identify the work.

A: Matrix, cyberspace, Neuromancer- William Gibson

3. ________ ________ ________ was born in Geneva, Ohio, in 1864. His

father relocated to Lansing, Michigan, and opened a blacksmith and
machine shop. In 1886, he bought out his brother's share in the
business. But even before that, he was fascinated by steam engines.
The ____ shop sold over 2000 steam engines of his design by 1892. He
produced his first steam powered vehicle in the fall of 1887, which
worked, but was underpowered. He then got busy with business and
marriage, and didn't make another until 1891, which he exported as a
novelty to a company in India, the first exported automobile. He
started making trucks in 1909, which became well known for strength
and durability. The XXX set the standard for power, durability, and
quality workmanship. They were fire trucks, tow trucks, dump trucks,
delivery trucks, buses, hearses, ambulances. With the nearly
indestructible Gold Crown engine, XXX trucks were used for the most
demanding tasks on-road and off. So famous were they that their name
has been immortalized in the world of music. Identify the man and
XXX.

A: Ransom Eli Olds, Olds. XXX = REO

4. "Because _________ is all about interacting, we wanted you to

share in her big moment, so we asked you to suggest her famous first
words. Hundreds of you came up with "Hello World!" as her first words
because it is the phrase programmers use to test new programmes. The
prize for this suggestion went to Pål Sørensen as his was the first
name out of the hat. Her next words were inspired by James Saunby and
we gave a special "Behave!" award to for his suggestion - "Holy cow,
I'm in a box!" Many of you came up with variations on Neil
Armstrong's "Just one small step for man, one huge leap for mankind."
Others paraphrased Herman Melville ("Call me ________" ), Buzz
Lightyear ("To infinity and beyond") and even Shelley (My name is
_________/ Queen of Queens/ look on my works, ye Mighty/ And
despair..."). And lots of you seem to be Monty Python fans. Mark was
just one of the ones who suggested "And now for something completely
different!" Roman Rovensky was more original; he said "Dreams are
what reality is made of; I may be synthetic, but your dreams make me
real in your world." And you also talked about changing the future or
the future being here. We quite liked Joshua's "Hold on to your
modems!" and Andrea Herman's "Welcome to my world. I'm going to
change your life." What are we talking about?

A: AnnaNova the virtual newscaster

5. And talking of Monty Python..... The scene is a restaurant where a

man and his wife are seated for breakfast. The man asks a waitress
what's on the menu... Waitress: Well, there's egg and bacon; egg
sausage and bacon; egg and ____; egg bacon and ____; egg bacon
sausage and ____; ____ bacon sausage and ____; ____ egg ____ ____
bacon and ____; ____ sausage ____ ____ bacon ____ tomato and ____;
Inexplicably, a band of Vikings donning helmets with large horns who
are also seated at the restaurant, start chanting "____, ____, ____."
Waitress: ...____ ____ ____ egg and ____; ____ ____ ____ ____ ____
____ baked beans ____ ____ ____... Vikings (singing): ____! Lovely
____! Lovely ____! In case you are still wondering, fill in the blanks
( you bet, every one of them).

A: spam

6. Surveyor, inventor and politician, Thomas Drummond was born in

Edinburgh and educated in the city and at Woolwich (London). He
joined the Royal Engineers in 1815 and, rising to the rank of
Lieutenant, became a surveyor with the Ordnance Survey in Ireland. He
is jointly credited (with the English chemist, Goldsworthy Gurney)
with the development of _________, which is based on the burning of a
block of calcium oxide in a hot hydrogen-oxygen flame, resulting in
an exceptionally bright luminescent light. His invention, called
the "Drummond Light", somewhat similar to the heliograph enabling it
to be seen at a great distance. In 1825, he set one of his lights on
top of a hill near Belfast and it could be seen in Donegal, some 66
miles (105 km) distant, improving the accuracy of his surveys. He
later adapted his Drummond Light for use in lighthouses. However it
was more famous for its other major use. Identify the other usage.

A: spot-light in theatres i.e Limelight

7. _____ was a brilliant chemist with achievements in many different

fields. He invented a revolutionary bleaching powder, devised a way
of using carbon gases to convert malleable iron to steel by a short-
cut method, and worked out a hot-blast process to produce high
quality cast iron. In 1818, while analysing the by-products of a
works making coal gas, he discovered dissolved indiarubber. He joined
two sheets of fabric together with this solution, allowed them to
dry, and discovered a new waterproof material. The material was first
introduced in 1824 as _____. He founded his own company in his native
Glasgow in 1834 but moved to Manchester in 1840 to exploit the
material further. Identify _____.

A: Mackintosh, Charles Macintosh.

8. ________'s theorem states that if we construct equilateral

triangles on the sides of any triangle (all outward or all inward),
the centers of those equilateral triangles themselves form an
equilateral triangle. This is said to be one of the most-often
rediscovered results in mathematics. The earliest definite appearance
of this theorem is an 1825 article by Dr. W. Rutherford in "The
Ladies Diary". Although Rutherford was probably not the first
discoverer, there seems to be no direct evidence supporting any
connection with _____________, although it is known that he did well
in mathematics as a school boy. According to Markham's biography," To
his teachers _______ certainly appeared a model and promising pupil,
especially in mathematics... The school inspector reported that
___________'s aptitude for mathematics would make him suitable for
the navy, but eventually it was decided that he should try for the
artillery, where advancement by merit and mathematical skill was much
more open. Even after becoming First Consul he was proud of his
membership in the Institute de France (the leading scientific society
of France), and was close friends with several mathematicians and
scientists, including Fourier, Monge, Laplace, Chaptal and
Berthollet." Identify the man, more famous in other fields.

A: Napolean

9. William of _________ was a Franciscan friar and philosopher, from

__________ (near Ripley, Surrey), England. William lived a life of
extreme poverty and minimalism. A pioneer of nominalism, some
consider him the father of modern epistemology and modern philosophy
in general, because of his strongly argued position that only
individuals exist, rather than supra-individual universals, essences,
or forms, and that universals are the products of abstraction from
individuals by the human mind and have no extra-mental existence.
Summoned to Avignon in 1324 by Pope John XXII on accusation of
heresy, William spent four years there in effect under house arrest
while his teaching and writing were being investigated. During this
period, at the request of Brother Michael of Cesena, head of the
Franciscan order, ______ investigated the controversy between the
Franciscans and the Papacy on the doctrine of apostolic poverty,
which was central to Franciscan doctrine but anathema to the Pope. He
concluded that Pope John XXII was a heretic, a position that he later
put forth in writing. After criticizing the pope, he is believed to
have been excommunicated, although historical sources vary. He spent
much of the remainder of his life writing about political issues,
including the relative authority and rights of the spiritual and
temporal powers. He died in a convent in Munich, Bavaria (now
Germany). What is his main contribution to the world of science?

A: Ockham. He developed Syllogistic logic in his book "Sum of logic"

10. And finally, death comes as an end...... A long time ago in a

monastery far far away, there lived a monk who dabbled in alchemy.
Once, during his experiments, he happened to discover a new
substance. Believing that he had discovered the elixir of life, he
decided to mix it in the meals of all his fellow monks. However, they
all died of poisoning. In his rage, the monk decided to name the
substance as 'monks bane' and that is how we know it today. Identify
the substance.

A: Antimony

1) Symbolising vigilance, it has a heraldic Griffin as a part of its

logo. Taken from the coat of arms of its country, this car brand had
its new logo to reflect its strength. Which company?
A> Saab

2) Justin Blazer, a jeweller and engraver based in Montbéliard

created the best possible layout of the letters to ensure the
longevity of the trade marks. They included an arrow that can be
seen under a paw. He obviously was inspired by the arms of the COMTE
de MONTBELIARD. Which company's logo are we talking about?
A> Puegot

3) You might imagine that the forward-pointing chevron pattern

symbolises the company's forward-looking, advanced approach to
engineering. But not quite, Andre started in the motor trade by
building gear wheels and the logo represents gear teeth. Which
company?
A> Citroen

4) A winged arrow with no apparent significance beyond a generic

impression of speediness sounds apt for a logo of a car company.
Which company?
A> Skoda

5) The chief designer was driving past the factory at night after a
power cut and he saw the giant logo on top of the plant set against
the fading light of the sky. He did a quick sketch with five bars
representing the spaces he could see between the letters. What did
he design?
A> FIAT

6) After their success in the New York District, the founders

decided to name their insurance company after their first venture.
How do we know the company today as?
A> Metlife

7) An ambitious 17-year-old high school graduate was looking for a

way to make enough money to pay for his University tuition. The
solution came to him at a backyard barbecue. What was the solution?
A> Subway

8) This question might go bouncer, for this is about Matter and Anti
matter merging. The scientist say that when the two energies collide
they form what we call is the `candy kiss' effect. But surprisingly
many theories co-relate to this theory and the big bang theory as
well. How did this term `Candy kiss' get its name from?
A> The visual looks just like two Hershey Kisses.

9) He envisioned a complete new community around his factory. He

built a model town for his employees that included comfortable
homes, an inexpensive public transportation system, a quality public
school system and extensive recreational and cultural opportunities.
He was concerned about providing adequate recreation and diversions,
so he built a park, and expanded rapidly over the next several
years. Amusement rides, a swimming pool, and a ballroom were added.
Man! That would have been a sweet place to live. Who or what are we
talking about?
A> William Hershey's model town.

10) In the 18th Century, the Farina brothers introduced x to

Germany. Their product was so famous that Napoleon was known to
have this product after a hot water bath to relax himself after a
day of battle. Now thanks to lever brothers, this product is mostly
used in morgues nowadays and the local barber stores. What is X?
A> Eau De Cologne
11) It was founded in Paris by Louis-Francois. Being a son of a
powder horn maker, the young man was able to become a supplier to
the court, selling Empress Eugenie a silver tea service in 1859. His
jewellery was characterized by a light, airy touch, in contrast to
the overly formal and overwrought ornaments of the period. In 1904,
Louis met the Brazilian aviator, Alberto Santos-Dumont, who
challenged him to build a timeless design that could work even in
flight. Louis took the challenge and obviously won the bet. What did
he create?
A> Cartier

12) She was born in 1883 in Saumur - her mother worked in the
poorhouse and died when she was only six, leaving her father with
five children whom he promptly abandoned to the care of relatives.
She adopted a name during a brief career as a cafe and concert
singer. First a mistress of a wealthy military officer then of an
English industrialist, she drew on the resources of these patrons in
setting up a millinery shop in Paris in 1910, expanding to Deauville
and Biarritz. The two men also helped her find customers among women
of society. Who's she?
A> Coco Chanel

13) A short question: He was born on April 28, 1916 in a small

Italian village. As a child he always had a fetish for mechanical
objects. When he came to build his factory, he was looking for a
name. What did he name it? Clue: Happy Birthday.
A> Lamborghini. He was a taurean. The clue was his b'day. I know
it's sorta esoteric but it's fun.

14) It was opened in McMurdo Station. Sailors and scientists

breathed a sigh of relief for they no longer had to deal with
personal checks. It's one of the firsts do be done by this country.
What are we talking about?
A> First ATM in Antartica.

15) David Sarnoff is credited for receiving the Titanic's distress

signal and saving hundreds of people. It was radio signals that
helped him save life. And later he used the same to entertain
millions of people, which company did he establish?
A> NBC

16) Edward's considered the voice of the net generation. (No typos
there.) Back in 1989, Edwards's wife, Karen, was working in customer
service for a little-known outfit in Vienna, Virginia. Karen
overheard the company's CEO, describe how he wanted to add a voice
to its user interface. Her advice: "I said, 'Hey, you ought to try
Edward.'" And the rest is history. Which company and what are we
talking about?
A> He's the voice behind AOL's "You got mail"

17) What resulted when William was reading Psalm 45:8 in a church?
A> Ivory soaps.

18) No offence to William Hershey, but I am not a fan of his lips.

But why did he name it Hershey's Kisses?
A> The machines create this chocolate by kissing the conveyor belt.
19) Jerry West, the Hall of Fame Los Angeles Lakers' guard and
current Memphis Grizzlies' executive has made his mark on the world
of sports forever. How did he do that?
A> He's the silhouette of the NBA logo.

20) In the late 19th century, Swiss chemist Georg Wander invented a
cheap process to harvest malt extract, a syrup derived from malted
barley that's commonly used by beer brewers. He hoped this syrup,
would someday win the world's battle against malnutrition. It was
Georg's son, Albert, who realised that pure malt extract was
unlikely to tempt too many tummies, no matter how deprived they were
of vitamins and minerals. He added to the concoction and marketed
it. But due to a clergyman's error the name came out something
different. By what name do we know it today as?
A> Ovaltine. He wanted to name it Ovomaltine but the clergyman
wrote it wrong while filing for a patent.

)In the famous three investigators series ,the 3 investigators are jupitor jones, peter
Crenshaw, bob Andrews. at the end of every case these juvenile detectives usually report
their cases to a famous person. Who is this person??in fact this person’s name appear in
the titles also , ie.---------------and the three investigators( I adore them even now! The
mystery is very thrilling)

ANS: Alfred Hitchcock (later in the series its hector Sebastein, both answers accepted)

2)darrel, felicity, Alicia, moria, june, mamzelle Dupont, miss Roberts……

are all the part of which famous series of enid blyton.( school series….named after the
school where these characters study) give me the title.

ANS: Malory towers ;(many guessed it as st. clares, an easy mistake to make)

3)Ned Nickerson, a tall handsome teenager ,studying in emerson collage is the

counterpart of which famous detective on many occasions?.

ANS:Nancy drew( universally cracked)

4) iam a very avid perry mason cases fan. Here is one . what is so special about this case
of perry mason.”case of the terrified typist”
ANS: he loses this one in the court room .( many pointed out, his client goes away free.at
the end, Ah, that always happens, after all perrymason is the hero!)

5)straight one. Who is the author of the renowned “ William” series, which are the
adventures of the “bad “ boy William( our library is full of them like “ William –the
pirate, William- the dictator….).
ANS: richmal crompton (as pointed out, the author is a lady)

6)susan coolidge wrote this book which is all bout a naughty girl who won the hearts of
many readers .the girl is very tall , naughty, and later becomes paralysed due to an
accident. Her father is a doctor. This book had two sequels which did not sell as much as
the first ones bcaz , the gal bcomes a reformed person in the sequels which ppl found
boring. Just name the first book.
ANS: “what katy did” .(many guessed it as Amelia jane, that’s a good guess.) it was
followed by what katy did at school, what katy did later.
Interesting answer: daddy long legs, that’s a gr8 book too.

7)dogs of the detectives play a very impt role in children literature. in enid blyton books,
Just give me the name of the famous five’s and secret seven’s dogs .

ANS:FAMOUS FIVE-timothy(timmy accepted) ---àthis was cracked by all

SECRET SEVEN-scamper (this is where almost 90% went wrong, they went for buster.
Buster is five find outer’s dog)

8)how do we better know Fredrick Argon Totterville , a main enid blyton character in the
five find outers series.
ANS: fatty(universally cracked)à abbreviated by his initials FAT .as I already said its
Fredrick algernon totterville.(, I admire this guy a lot ,always the best, esp with
policeman goon )
9)what in the title of the poem that alice says to humpty dumpty in “ throught she looking
glass”. This was known for its nonsensical word play. It ‘s title gave way to a new word
in English which means nonsense.

ANS: jabberwocky
Interesting answers were , gooble de gook,gibberish,
10)connect snowy of tintin, ron weasely of harry potter and little miss muffet of the
nursery rhyme.

ANS: all are scared of spiders (arachnophobic accepted).little miss muffet was the give
away clue.
Interesting answers: burrow( its good to connect ron and snowy with that, but I don’t
think miss.muffet comes in)
Hair style(it’s a juicy guess.after seeing Rupert grunt’s(ron) hairstyle in the goblet of fire
pictures , I sorta agree to it. But sorry no points)
Red sweaters( I know ron has one, probably miss muffet does too, but snowy????)

1) "Nick Gillespie, They Know Where You Live". What is the

significance of this statement? Was in the news a year back.

Answer: Reason magazine's June 2004 cover was devoted to a cool

exercise in technology: the 40,000 subscribers saw individualized
satellite photos of their neighborhood, with their homes circled.
This quote was on the cover of the magazine delivered to Nick
Gillespie, the Editor-in-chief of Reason.

Read about it at:

http://leddynews.uwindsor.ca:8087/mitas/leddyblog/1081283048/index_ht
ml

2) This company was formed in 1850 as a temporary solution to a

bitter feud between two transportation companies in New York. They
decided to stop their price war and found a new transportation
company which would automatically dissolve in ten years. After
ten years, the company was making so much money that the partners
did not have the heart to dissolve the company. Instead they sold
off the assets of the company and started a new
company with the same name. Which company?

Answer: American Express

3) X is processed from morphine, a naturally occurring substance

extracted from the seedpod
of the Asian poppy plant. X usually appears as a white or brown
powder. Street names for X include "smack,"skag" and "junk." Other
names may refer to types of X produced in a
specific geographical area, such as "Mexican black tar." What is X?

Answer: Heroin
4) "A lung disease caused by breathing in particles of siliceous
volcanic dust".
What significance does this have with reference to the english
language?

Answer: The above is the definition for

Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis, which is the longest
word in the English language, according to the Oxford English
Dictionary. The only other word with the same amount of letters is
pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconioses, its plural. It was
coined by Everett Smith, the President of the National Puzzlers'
League, in 1935 purely for the purpose of inventing a new "longest
word."

5) Not something to be proud of, the scientific name for this

is "Bromhidrosis". What am I talking about?

Answer: Body Odour (Ill accept smelly feet as well... Dhananjay,

you're right.Podobromohidrosis is smelly feet.. but the answer I
wanted was Body odour.Will give it to you.)

6) They are small built, under 5'8" and 150 lb, unattached,
otherwise unknown and aged between 25 and 39. Their professions vary
from workers to white collar political aspirants. Who does this
profile describe?

Answer: US Presidential Assasins. A study of previous assasins by

the FBI led to the formation of this general description.

7) He was born on June 30, 1985 to Fred and Debbie. His parents
already had two daughters, Hilary and Whitney. The family lived in
Maryland, just outside of Baltimore. Fred was a state trooper, and
Debbie was a middle-school teacher who was twice named
Maryland's "Teacher of the Year."Outside of his career, he was a
normal teenager. He rooted for Baltimore sports teams, read books on
sports heroes like Lance Armstrong and Vince Lombardi, and usually
fell asleep with the family cat, Savannah, curled up next to him. He
didn't like getting out of the bed in the morning, but refused to
slow down once his day began. He tried his hand at baseball (as a
catcher and shortstop), soccer and lacrosse as a youngster. When he
entered Towson High School, he toyed with the idea of going out for
football, and later played on the golf team. Known for his
prowess in a totally different sport. Enough said. Who?

Answer: Micheal Phelps.

8) SUDAN 1 is a drug traditionally used for coloring oils, waxes,

solvents, petrol and shoe and floor polishes.However, just a few
months back, a health report commitee in china repoted the presence
of SUDAN 1 in a company's food sauces. This got this company into
quite a mess. Which company/food outlet am I talking about?
Answer: K.F.C. Or Heinz... Will accept both. I mentioned food
outlet.. so KFC would be the ideal answer.. but then Heinz as a
company also got into the same mess... so ill give marks for both..

9) But for this man, this tiny Bijapur village, at least its name,
would never have been known to the outside world.After finishing his
B.Com., he began his career with Filix, India, where he worked as a
sales executive.Following a brief stint with a guest house, he took
up employment in Saudi Arabia. Returning to India, he set up a
manpower consultancy service. But his big opportunity to run a multi-
crore business came when he bagges a license from the Government in
1994. Can you name the village?

Answer: Telgi. The person of course is the infamous Abdul Kareem

Telgi, the mastermind of the Stamp Paper Racket.

10) Simplest one of the quiz. Everyone has definately heard about
the hit television show,'The Apprentice'. All I want to know is
which infamous personality, very much in the news for the past year
will be hosting the 3rd Season of this Show?

Answer: Martha Stewart (Nice comment Maulik !)

1. The French have a strong aversion to English terms.

They seem to be coining words in French and are
putting them to official use. The Académie Française
came up with words related to the Cyber world like
ARROSAGE, BOGUE and COURRIEL. How do we better know
these terms ?

Ans: Arrosage - Spam, Bogue - Bug , Courriel - Email.

2. The literal meaning in Chinese for this term is -

"Ten-Thousand-Dimensional Web in Heaven and Net on
Earth". How do we better know this yet another term
from the Cyber world ?

Ans: World Wide Web. (www). In fact the Chinese words

are : Wan Wei Wang.

3. Easy One. In the 1930s, the representatives of

Western democracies attending the Mostra di Venezia
were shocked by the influence of the fascist
governments of Italy and Germany on the selection of
films and the decisions of the jury. What resulted ?

Ans: The Cannes Film Festival.

4. This was a brief from the agency to the musician -

"We want a piece of music that is inspiring,
universal, blah-blah, da-da-da, optimistic,
futuristic, sentimental, emotional," this whole list
of adjectives, and then at the bottom it said "and it
must be 3 1/4 seconds long." The musician's name at
birth was Brian Peter George. How do we know him
better and identify the piece he created ?

Ans: Brian Eno and the Windows 95 Startup Music.

5. The Maharashtra State Commission for Women in the

year 2002 instituted the ‘Duryodhan Award’ and the
‘Rakshasha Award’. The winners that year were Amdani
Atthani Kharcha Rupaiyya and Aks respectively. What
are these awards meant to (dis)honour ?

Ans: Rakshasa - The most violent film. Duryodhana -

The most gender insensitive film.

Visuals:

6.1 AT&T and Minolta

6.2 Malcolm Glazer who now has control of Manchester
United.
6.3 Amul Products.
6.4 The only unanswered question. He is Manoj Desai,
the owner of the Maratha Mandir theatre where DDLJ
(Dilwale Dulhania Le Jaayenge) completed 500 weeks. He
also is the executive director of the G-7 theaters in
Bandra,Mumbai. Infact, he produced the Amitabh
Bachchan - Sridevi starrer Khuda Gawah and is the
Chairman of the Amitabh Bachchan Fan Club.

1.Founded in 1894 by Lord Leverhume in The United Kingdom, it is

India’s largest selling soap brand (2000 soaps sold every minute) and
India’s first bathing soap. Only soap brand to have crossed 100,000
tonnes sales in a year. A mammoth initiative by this brand is ‘Swastha
Chetana’in rural markets where the children in villages across the
country are educated about the ill-effects of germs and poor hygiene.
The brand?
Ans: Lifebuoy
2.When British soldiers landed on the beaches of Normandy during
World War II, they were carrying more than just ammunition for
firepower. They carried with them a powerful nutritional supplement
called ________ which had been introduced by Glaxo. Aftab Shivdasani
was a brand ambassador for this product. Fill in the blank.
Ans: Complan (Short for ‘COMplete PLANned Food’).Aftab Shivdasani
was a Complan Boy.
3.This electrical engineering giant focuses largely on research and
innovation in its endeavor to enhance the home and work
environment.One of its founders, Colonel Rookes Evelyn Bell,an
engineer and explorer, was a British army soldier and was one of the
scientists who worked on Faraday’s Theory of Electromagnetic
Induction.First company in India to introduce four blade fans and also
first in India to manufacture one million fans under a single roof.The
name ?
Ans: Crompton Greaves
4.Since it was founded on August 24th 1894,this company has sold more
than 14 billion pairs of shoes-more than the number of pairs of feet that
have walked on earth during that time. Its founder Tomas _____ was a
ninth generation shoemaker determined to become the "King of
Shoemakers". This perhaps explains why the numeral ‘9’ appears in all
its pricing. Which shoe company?
Ans: Bata
5.This aviation company commenced operations with just two Boeing
737s on 3rd December 1993.India’s first private domestic airline to fly
international. ‘Bid n’ win’ – its on-board auction of consumer products
has won several prestigious international awards.
Ans: Air Sahara
6.When the first Indian expedition reached Antarctica they raised the
Indian flag on a pedestal built with special cement developed by _____
that could set under extreme sub-zero conditions. Formed by the
merging of several cement companies, this company is referred to as
‘The Merger’ by stockbrokers across the country. How do we know ‘The
Merger’ better?
Ans: ACC (The Associated Cement Companies Limited)
7.In 1932, three men – the brothers Charles and Joseph Revson,and
Charles Lachman – pooled their meager resources to create a nail
enamel like nothing else hitherto.This was the first company to introduce
fashionable colours to nail enamel in 1933.Until then, nail ‘polish’ was
formulated in a single red colour.It also introduced the concept of
"matching lips and fingertips".Name of the brand please?
Ans: Revlon
8. This newspaper began in 1888 as a four page weekly published
every Saturday and became a daily 40 years later.Its logo is a slight
variation of The Royal Coat of Arms which was awarded by the
Maharaja of Travancore. In 1938 the government closed down this
newspaper and jailed the editor for reporting police firing on freedom
fighters. Publishing was resumed only after India became free.
Ans: Malayala Manorama
9.Founded in 1977, this tyre company pioneered radial technology in
India.It is India’s largest producer truck and bus tyres. Narain
Karthikeyan can be linked to this brand.
Ans: JK Tyre

10.Established in 1984, by its founder N.L Mehra.Mr. Mehra was initially

a cloth trader who diversified into bath fittings manufacturing under the
brand name Essco. To launch the company internationally, he changed
its name to how we know it today. Present in most
bathrooms,washrooms.
Ans:Jaquar

1.WHAT WAS UNIQUE ABOUT THE COVER OF THE WISDEN CRICKET ALMANAC
2002?For the first ever time.......it figured the photo of a
cricketer on the cover {i.e Michael Vaughan}

2.WHO IS THE ONLY SPORTSPERSPON IN HISTORY, TO BELONG TO THREE

DIFFERENT NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL SPORTS HALL OF FAMES?tough one -
answer is Jim Thorpe

3.IN 1978, MARIO ANDRETTI BECAME THE F-1 WORLD CHAMPION IN THE
ITALIAN GP.IN THE SAME RACE, HIS TEAMMATE DIED IN A CRASH.WHO WAS
HIS TEAMMATE? Ronnie Peterson{and not giles villeneuve}

4.WHICH WAS THE FIRST CITY IN THE USA TO HOST THE WINTER OLYMPICS
TWICE? Lake Placid

5.WHICH SPORT WAS BANNED IN THE SOVIET UNION FROM 1930-50 BECAUSE IT
WAS ALLEGEDLY HARMFUL TO THE EYES? Table Tennis
1. ‘When you’re sure. It shows!’ tag line of which brand ?

Ans : John Players Apparel ( ITC )

2. Traces of benzene found in this product in 1990 in the USA forced the brand to
withdraw millions of bottles from the market in the States and in the Europe. Which
brand ?

Ans : Perrier bottled water

3. The strained relation between the father and son industrialist pair was well known.
Once when the father was away, son started construction for a new building in the factory
to accommodate the sales and marketing dept which overgrew over the years and was
having inadequate space. When the father returned and wanted to know what was coming
up, the son told that the accounts and sales were not having enough space. In the night,
the father removed all the tables and chairs from the existing accounts office and told son
next morning, now the sales will have no space problem and promptly stopped the new
construction. Name the father and son duo.

Ans : Henry and Edsel Ford

4. Name the signature brand of Taj Hotel Resorts and Palace for Spa's. The brand name
means 'Life Force'.

Ans : Jiva

5. ‘Inner Self’ are the four stores of which company ?

Ans : Sara Lee at Raleigh, St. Louis, Orlando and Memphis.

6. Which Indian film actor is the first Indian Brand Ambassador of the LVMH Group ?
Ans : Shahrukh Khan, for Tag Heuer

7. Jack Welch and his likes appeared on this three minute snippet of a program named
‘moments of inspiration’ that runs on a business channel positioned at its core audience
who continuously aspire to move up in the society. The celebrities who are achievers
share their concept of management with the audience. Which brand sponsores this
program ?

Ans : Johnny Walker

8. Which beer brand promote a slice of lemon to be added to its beer to enhance taste ?

Ans : Corona. Rohaan says 'Ice' and 'Desperado' also had similar promotion.

9. Name this company which had to change its earlier name due to infringement of
rights on the name and adopted its name by mixing an old French word with a greek
meaning ‘beam of lights from the gods’.

Ans : Raytheon ( rai + theon ). Its earlier name was American Appliances Company

10. Middle name of this software genius is ‘Benedict’. Patricia and daniela are his two
lovely daughters. His two obsessions are drinking Guiness beer and shooting pistols, but
not mixing them together. Name him.

Ans : Linus Torvald

1] Petroleum has always been called black gold. I said it need not only be black
but could also be green. I told the world that I had discovered a method to extract
petroleum from herbs. The media lapped it up. Top industrialists lapped it up.
Nationalists lapped it up. Only the IIT scientists refused to accept it and blew my cover.
But name me……….
Ans: Ramar Pillai
Interesting Answers:
1] Saravanan 2] Rajan Pillai (To the best of my knowledge, he was a
biscuit tycoon, not a pseudo-inventor)
Interesting Comments:
1] Rajesh Mohan queried, “Whatever the case may have been, did not Ramar Pillai
produce something”. I doubt it, Rajesh, I sincerely doubt it, unless you are calling ‘hot
gas’ a byproduct of the whole affair J

2] I was expected to be England’s Bradman. Such was and is my record for

Worcestershire at the County level. I have amassed more than 126 first class centuries
and have moved into the all-time top ten list of centurions. A good fielder and a decent
off-spinner, I was not able to replicate my success in the international arena, so much so
that John Bracewall, former Newzealand player and coach called me, “a flat-track bully
who could decimate county attacks, but was intimdated by the intensity of Test cricket”.
But name me………..
Ans: Graeme Hick
Interesting Answers:
1] Geoff Boycott 2] Vikram Solanki
Interesting Comments:
1] According to Ankur Jain, he is the 405 boy. He, no doubt, was referring to the
405 not out, that Hick made against Somerset at Taunton.

3] A village boy from Ballia, I topped a ‘NASA’ conducted exam to detect young
scientists. President Abdul Kalam and Kalpana Chawla were some of those who had
topped the exam earlier. I took the exam at the Oxford University after having traveled to
London by flight, having been taken there by my teacher Mr. Bansal, the director of an
IIT Entrance Exam coaching center, from Kota. The media went ga-ga. I was hours away
from meeting the President of India to be felicitated. And then, the dream ended and the
night mare began. ‘NASA’ said it does not conduct any such test. The President’s office
denied that the President had ever taken such a test. It was discovered that I did not have
a passport……..But enough of my travails………………I am………..
Ans: Saurabh Singh
Interesting Answer:
1] Tataghat Avtar Tulsi
Quiz master’s comment:
I feel sorry for the young man. It is obvious that he tried to seek some attention to himself
by falsifying facts, but having been willingly duped because facts were given the go-by and not
verified by those who should have, is it just that we blame only him, thereby condemning him for
life?

4] A German anthropologist from the University of Frankfurt, I announced to the

world the missing link between modern humans and the Neanderthals, when I was asked
to date a skull fragment found in a peat bog near Hamburg. Universally acclaimed and
feted by the media, I had a rude shock when it was discovered that I had systematically
falsified dates and the skull fragment which I had dated to be 36,000 years old was only a
mere 7,500 years old. This was one of my many ‘dating’ errors. I have resigned my post,
but name me……….
Ans: Professor Reiner Protsch von Zieten
Interesting Answers:
1] Rene Dubois 2] R. Wagner

5] Born in Srilanka, I am an avatar of Swami Vivekananda. I have been a spiritual

guru from the age of 18. I later shifted base to Tiruchi and started an orphanage and an
ashram. Famous for bringing out sivalingams from my mouth during Mahashivarathri, I
was acknowledged and touted as the next Sai Baba. But things changed when I was
accused of raping and killing women inmates at my ashram. I have now been convicted
by the Supreme Court to undergo a sentence of ‘double life imprisonment’. I am……….
Ans: Swami? Premananda
Interesting Answers:
1] Shankaracharya 2] Nalin Sedera
3] Swami Satya Sai Baba 4] N. Kasturi
Interesting Comment:
1] To Abinaya Suri, he is [A]swami Premananda J

6] You could call me ‘a gift from Russia with love’ J. My looks have bowled over
the world, more than my tennis talents. I have never won a grand-slam singles title, but
who is worried about my tennis abilities when they are so taken in by my figure. I am
not, I am laughing all the way to the bank. I am……..
Ans: Anna Kournikova
Interesting Comment:
1] To Srinivasa Satagopan, Anna Kournikova is ‘Engal Anna’ (translated it means,
“Our Anna”). Enjoyed that, man J
2] Rajesh Mohan had this legitimate query of whether this was not too easy an
question. You are right, Rajesh, it was way too easy. But I do throw in such questions to
let everyone score…….how is that for defending something indefensible J?

7] I am one of those new-age politicians. Suave, cultured, a good media draw with
no political base to speak of but always in the limelight because of our proximity to the
power-center and the media. I am from Kashmir but have never won from there. I have
entered the Lok Sabha from Wahshim in Maharashtra twice, otherwise I have used the
Rajya Sabha. But I have always been close to the Gandhi family and so have been
assured of a ministerial berth everytime we are in power. I am the Parliamentary Affairs
Minister in this present cabinet. I am ………
Ans: Ghulam Nabi Azad
Interesting Answers:
1] Madhu Koda 2] Arjun Singh 3] Omar Abdullah
4] Mehbooba Mufti 5] Natwar

8] My life is a classic rags to riches to rags again story. From a mediocre

background, I left school to join as a clerk with Royal Bank Coutts, worked up my way
through various banks to end up as the investor officer of Barings Bank working out from
Singapore. I earned millions for them and was hailed as an investment genius before a
combination of my recklessness and misfortune saw me making such huge losses
that an institution such as Barings Bank was ruined and was sold to Dutch bank ING for
a sum of one pound. I am…………..
Ans: Nick Leeson
Interesting Answer:
1] George Soros

9] A school girl from Saransk in Russia, I wowed the media and a large number of very
educated people, when I claimed that I could see through human bodies and diagnose medical
conditions. I was claimed a modern miracle and some organizations with psychic backgrounds
went to town acclaiming me as ‘The Girl with X-ray eyes’. But I made my biggest mistake when I
accepted Discovery Channel’s offer of a test in the United States. I was tested in New York and
found to have very normal eyes. I am …….

Ans: Natasha Demkina

10] Like father, like son presumably. My father went bankrupt and so have I. But not
before I, an economist by training became a corporate titan, founding and taking Enron to
heights unparalleled and then presiding over its abrupt downfall. I am……………
Ans: Kenneth Lay
Interesting Answers:
1] Jeffrey Skilling 2] Keith Lay
Interesting Comment:
1] Umesh Ramachandran commented that Kenneth Lay’s father, Omer Lay was a
Baptist Minister among other things. Bang on target, Umesh. Thanks for the info.
That is all for now, folks. Till we meet again………

1. Mohun Bagan (Really sad to see the state of affairs

of the club I still love. A relegation would surely
hurt all who still care)

2. They are types of cricket bats made by the

Kookaburra company.

3. Matobo is the imaginary African country and Ku is

the imaginary dialect from the film "The Interpreter -
the first film that was allowed to be shot inside the
UN )

4. Bill Gates,Paul Allen and Paul Gilbert.

5. Harshavardhan Navathe - India's first Crorepati

from Kaun Banega Crorepati. (Well KBC also had a
Couples round and a Junior KBC

Vijay and Arundhati Raul were the Crorepatis from the

Couples Round whereas Ravi Mohan Saini was the Junior
KBC winner)

Visual Questions:

6.1 The legendary footballer from Mohun Bagan - Gostho

Pal

6.2 Kookaburra

6.3 The Pope apologised for the injustice committed by

Roman Catholic Clergy in the Pacific Island Nations.

1. This 1950's movie was based on Shakespeare's comedy of errors and

starred
Kishore Kumar and Asit Sen in the lead roles. This was one of the
earlier
movies for which Gulzar wrote lyrics and is famous for the Kishore solo
"Hawaon Pe Likhdo". Name the movie.
DO DOONI CHAR
2. All of us are familiar with Kishore Da's hit number "Paanch Rupaiya
Barah
Anna" from Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi. Now a certain stanza in this song, was
later recorded by SDB as a full fledged song for the Dev Anand movie
Chuppa
Rustom . Name this song.
DHEERE SE JAANA KHATMAL MEIN
3. Kishore Da and RD together gave many memorable hit songs in their
career.
However Kishore sang under RD's baton for the first time in the movie
Bhoot
Bangla. Can u name the all time hit Kishore solo from this movie.
JAAGO SONE WALO
4. For which haunting Pancham-Kishore da number, did RDB use bottles
with
water filled at different levels and created a hollow sound by blowing
through the bottles, to get the sound of a boat traveling in water?
OH MAJHI RE( FROM KHUSHBOO)
5. Salil Choudhury often dismissed Kishore as not a very great singer.
But
when Kishore sang this solo for him, he admitted that he never
understood
Kishore da's depth and was amazed at his prowess in singing such a
soulful
number. Which song is this?
KOI HOTA JISKO APNA
6. The last song Kishore sang for SDB was during the time when Dada was
in a
deep coma, and Pancham had to complete the recording. What was this
number?
BADI SOONI SOONI HAI( MILI)
7. The Kishore Lata duet "Khoobsorat Hasina Se" from the movie Mr X in
Bombay was lifted lock,stock and barrel by Annu Mallik or rather as you
say
inspired. Can you name the "inspired" song of Annu Mallik which was a
hit
song also?
AE MERE HUMSAFAR
8. The Nagesh Kukunoor movie "Rockford" has a spoof on this Kishore
Lata
duet which was picturized on Dev Anand and Waheeda Rehman, with Kukunoor
and
Nandita Das doing a repeat. Name this duet which was a redeeming feature
of
an otherwise terrible movie.
SHOKIYON MEIN GOLA JAAYE
9. O.P.Nayyar was not one of the music director who used Kishore much.
But
this trademark O.P. song which was a Kishore Asha duet from the movie
Baap
Re Baap, proved to be a big hit. Which song is this?
PIYA PIYA MORA JIYA PUKARE
10. Connect the following Kishore da songs "Mere Naina Saawan Bhaadon",
"Humein Aur Jeene Ki Chahat Na Hoti", "Khilte Hain Gul Yahan","Humein
Tumse
Pyaar Kitna".
ALL SONGS HAD A FEMALE VERSION ALSO

1. In his 1923 book "towards a new architecture" who famously declared, "The
House is a machine for the living"?

1. The Persians weave the most exquisite carpets in the world but why does each
carpet have a deliberate flaw?

1. What is the common name for the style of painting called abstract expressionism
or the New York school, that emerged in the New York City in mid 1940's?

1. What 14th century painter from Florence was discovered as a boy drawing a
sheep on a rockland is considered the founder of renaissance art?

1. Opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 1973, prokofiev's war and peace marked its
inaugaration. What?

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The Answers to the Art Quiz

I messed up the first question. The names of painters given in the first question are all
surrealists, as correctly identified by most. Even though surreaIist school was not what i
was looking for, i gave given marks to anyone who has mentioned surreliasm. The
connection i was looking for was that All these painters along with 6 others participated
in the invitational open artistic competition for a painting on the theme of the temptation
of Saint Anthony, organized in 1946 by the Loew Lewin Company, a movie-producing
firm. The winning picture was to figure in a film taken from the story "Bel Ami" by
Maupassant.

1. Temptation of St. Anthony

2. Whistler
3. Pieta

4. The french movie "Amelie". Amelie's (Audrey Tautou) neighbour keeps painting
Renoir's painting throughout the movie.

5. Rembrandt's Night Watch.

6) "Taking all his savings to hand, he goes out in search. En route he hires a woman who
practises worlds' oldest & boldest profession, for 500$ an hour for company in loneliness and
other things.They make love unlimited and fall in love with each other. Then, there's someone
else waiting. the guy finds what he searched for. Death. " John O Brien writes an autobiographical
and makes his own epitaph by shooting himself in the head right when a fantastic movie
starts,based on his book. The movie goes on to win a few oscars. Name the movie which
immortalises detachment and self-destruction?

Nicolas Cage drinks to death 'Leaving LasVegas' & Elizabeth Shue forever

1) 'I loved him the most' - Elizabeth Taylor. A confused homosexual who had to drink and drug to
come terms with his sexuality, a brilliant actor and perhaps the best ever to never get an oscar.
Hepburn tried her best to take him thru the alcoholism but in vain. He is ..... .....

From Broadway to Cinema, the one and only Montgomery Clift.

Guesses: Peter o Toole, Richard Burton

4) Seamos Realistas
Exijamos Lo Imposibile
Hasta La Victoria Siempre
Comandante ... .......
Undot this

Che Guevara, Ernesto. I have no words for him. He said "I'll leave you now, with myself, the man
I used to be."

Jayant comments - "Watch Motorcycle Diaries." (I had)

2) She was of Indian Origin but Loved French and English. She was a Christian but followed
Hinduism and excelled in sanskrit too. She is the first Indian English Poetess. She died of
consumption at an age of 21. Name her?

Toru Dutt.

From her Poem A casuarina Tree

Beneath it we have played; though years may roll,
sweet companions, loved with love intense,
For your sakes, shall the tree be ever dear!
Blent with your images, it shall arise
In memory, till the hot tears blind mine eyes!

7) Gorakh Nath Pandey, a radical bhojpuri poet wanted to change the world. He wrote and how.
One of his most fav. poems was even made as a song by this band Indian Ocean. He killed
himself in a JNU Hostel room by cutting his throat with a Topaz blade. Name the poem?

Resistance has a few fossils. One of them is Hille Le.

3) With a basket of figs comes this ... which grants one of the most powerful and beautiful
woman, who was the last egyptian pharoah, her immortality. Name the egyptian cobra which bites
Cleopatra VII to fame and victory in death over Octavian?

Naja Haje or Asp.

5) In Life unbeatable - In Death Irreplacable. T'rrow way back in 1994, these bloody tyres go off-
track and ....

The yellow helmet has gone now

All that remains are the tyre marks on the asphalt
A void in our hearts and the memories.

u know him.

Ayrton Senna. Too fast to live. Next only to Death.

Seema Comments "Who else but Ayrton Senna whose death spoilt formula 1 for me forever"

Abhinav " Senna. Can be no one else."

1. The Metropolitan Motor Works was a short lived

venture. It was started by an eminent Indian for his
son. Though the father reached the pinnacle in his
field, the son was a mostly unknown entity. Name this
father-son duo.

Ans: Rabindranath Tagore and Rathindranath Tagore.

2. An easy one. This album features nine film and

Indipop tracks. One of them though critically
ridiculed has really caught the attention of the
people and has gone on to become quite a rage in
India. The track has music by Vishal-Shekhar and
vocals by Sudesh Bhosle among others. Name the album.

Ans: Oye Bubbly.

3. Ganga Dham is a proposed spiritual theme park at

Haridwar.It is an “Edutainment / Infotainment” project
that will promote, in an entertaining fashion, the
diverse cultural, mythological and religious heritage
of India. Who are the promoters of this group ?

Ans: Sagar Group (makers of Ramayan).

4. Another easy one. At school, he formed a stick-ball

team called the Nads (providing him and his pals with
a chance to shout “Go Nads”). At Yale, he was famous
for doing the alligator, a dance that involved falling
on the floor and rolling around.At Harvard Business
School, he wore cowboy boots and chewed tobacco. Whom
are we talking about ?

Ans: George W. Bush.

5. Who in the US are referred to as CXOs ?

Ans: Corporate executives whose title begins with the

word “chief” and ends with the word “officer”.

Visual Questions:

6.1 Bajaj Group.

6.2 Bluetooth.
6.3 The Peerless Group.
6.4 She is Pope John Paul's childhood sweetheart.

1. “Ye mastii ke, nazaare.n hai.n, to aise me.n

sambhalanaa kaisaa merii qasam
tuu laharaatii, Dagariyaa ho, to phir kyuu.N naa
chaluu.N mai.n bahakaa bahakaa re”.
Kishore da had the tendency to yodel in the interlude of a song. In this
song he comes up with a yodeling effect in the antara, and again its not
a
full pitched yodel, its more like coming at end of the stanza in an echo
effect. Again RD,Kishore and Rajesh Khanna join together to create a
winner.
This movie of Rajesh Khanna was not much of a success, but all the songs
in
this were evergreen hits.
CHALA JAATA HOON KISIKE DHUN MEIN

2. “mile mushkil se ye mehamaan

ho bhI jaate shaayad meharabaan
aag lagaa dii hai sukhan me.n o khaTamal “
Interesting song this from Dada. Kishore idolized K.L.Saigal like many
other upcoming singers of his time. And in the song from Chalti Ka Naam
Gaadi, he used one of Saigal’s hit songs in a single line as part of the
by now famous “Paanch Rupaiya Baarah Anna” song. Later Dada used this as
a
full fledged song in the Dev Anand starrer Chuppa Rustum albeit with
slight
modification. An interesting fact is that Chuppa Rustum itself was a
desi
version of Mackenna’s Gold which starred Dev’s idol Gregory Peck.
DHEERE SE JAANA KHATMAL MEIN

3. “tumhaare Kayaalo.n me.n kho jaaye.n

ye jii chaahataa hai kii so jaaye.n
dekho baato.n-baato.n me.n chaa.Ndanii raato.n me.n
Kvaab suhaanaa ban gayaa achchhaa...”
While Kishore gave a large number of hits with Pancham, his hit songs
with
other music directors like LP,KA and Rajesh Roshan was equally
significant.
This is a very sweet romantic song from LP. This song has one of
Kishore’s
wives lending her voice also to the playback and I guess this is a very
rare
occurrence.
GAM KA FASANA BAN GAYA ACCHA

4. “ye muhabbat ke pal kitane anamol hai.n

kitane phuulo.n se naazuk mere bol hai.n
sab ko phuulo.n kii maalaa pahanaataa huu.N mai.n”
Great song by Shankar Jaikishan who earlier had given other hits with
Kishore too. The entire song has a piano interlude running through it
and
Kishore da’s voice has a sort of boom effect in it. Here Kishore da
consistently keeps a very high pitch through out the song and this is
one of
his best numbers.
GEET GAATA HUN MAIN

5. “tune mujhe jagaayaa, sone nA duu.ngaa tujhako

ha.Nsane nA duu.ngaa tujhako, rone nA duu.ngaa tujhako
koi payaam luu.ngaa, koi payaam duu.ngaa “.
Another outright winner from Kishore and Pancham, with Anand Bakshi’s
lyrics
wonderfully describing the possessive and intense love of the
protagonist.
Kishore da gave wonderful hit numbers for many of Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s
movies, and though this Hrishida movie starring the Big B was certainly
not
one of his best , it nevertheless contained great songs. Matter of fact
though Hrishida’s movies after Gol Maal were really not up to the
standards
of his earlier movies, the songs in those movies were really good. This
movie also contains Lata’s wonderful solo “Ae Ri Pawan”.
IK ROJ MAIN TADAPKAR

6. “chhalak gaye ra.ng jahaa.N par ulajh gaye nainaa re nainaa

ulajh gaye nainaa paaye nahii.n man ba.njaaraa kahii.n bhii ye chainaa
re
chainaa kahii.n bhii ye chainaa
mere man kii pyaas adhuurii mujhe bhaTakaaye,”
Kishore da’s songs in the later stage of his career during the early
80’s
had a certain wonderful lyrical quality to them. Unfortunately many of
those
songs really didn’t get noticed, since it was his 70’s songs that proved
to
be bigger hits. This is again another Pancham –Kishore solo that just
grows
on you. And it was used as a background song in fact in this Basu
Chaterjee
directed movie which though an adaptation of the English sex comedy “Not
Now
Darling” was a lovely movie in itself.
JAB BHI KOI KANGANA BOLE

7. “jiine kaa ra.Ngiin mausam, ye khuubasuurat zamaanaa

apane yahii chaar pal hai.n, aage hai kyaa kisane jaanaa
jiinaa jise aataa hai vo iname.n hii mauj manaa le”.
Some of Kishore da’s best songs were either picturized on real pathetic
heroes like Vikram, Anil Dhawan or appeared in absolutely trashy movies
like
this Rishi Kapoor-Tina Munim starrer. The song is actually the title
song of
this movie, It starts off with a piano interlude, which is again typical
of
many Pancham Kishore da songs. And it does have a sort of uniform beat,
with Kishore da wonderfully modulating his voice.
JEEVAN KE DIN CHOTE SAHI

8. “aise ujA.De AshiyA.N me.n tinake u.D gaye

ho aise ujA.De AshiyA.N me.n tinake u.D gaye
bastiyo.n tak aate aate rAste mu.D gaye
ham Thahar jAye.n jahA.N usako shahar kahate hai.n “.
Gulzar+Pancham+Kishore=Sheer magic. No second thoughts about this. Have
any
doubts check out this wonderful song from the movie Namkeen where
Sanjeev
Kumar plays a truck driver. Kishore da really indulged in those road
songs,
and this is one of those with Gulzar’s lyrics wonderfully depicting the
nomadic life of a truck driver as the above stanza shows.
RAAH PE REHTE HAIN
9. “jab tak tumhe dekhaa nahii.n, ye dil kabhii dhaDakaa nahii.n
aaye gaye kitane sanam mai.nne magar puujaa nahii.n
tum dil kii pahalii a.nga.Daaii ho”.
Another old time music director who gave good number of hits with
Kishore da
was Madan Mohan and this was another such hit. The song has a party song
like atmosphere to it. The beginning of the mukhda sees Kishore da
starting
slowly and then slowly picking up the tempo. The movie was one of those
rare
ones where AB played a villain with Navin Nischol as the hero.
SIMTI SI, SHARMAI SI

10. “saare hasii.n nazaare, sapano.n me.n kho gaye

sar rakh ke aasamaa.n pe, parvat bhI so gaye
mere dil, tU sunaa, koI aisI daastaa.n
jisako, sunakar, mile chain mujhe merI jaa.n
ma.njil hai anjaanii “
Just the right song to be heard on a lazy afternoon. Dada provides
wonderful
back ground. Kishore da starts off with his trademark yodel and again in
the
interludes he switches to a yodel like hum. Dada’s music has a sort of
lazy
beat to it and perfectly suits the ocassion.
THANDI HAWA YEH CHANDNI SUHANI

) name the NFL Team owned by Paul allen (co- founder of Microsoft)
Seattle Seahawks – he brought this from Ken Behring . Few people answered
Portland Trail Blazers but this is for N.B.A not NFL

2) This company was involved in fires extinguishing business and has to its credit the
extinguished fires in Kuwait in 1991, "The Devil's Cigarette Lighter" in 1962 in the
Sahara Desert, blowout in the Gulf of Mexico in June 1979 , the person who’s started
this company also was technical Advisor on the movie Hellfighters starring John Wayne.
Name the company ?
Red Adair Company

3) HE was the son of oil tycoon , A college football player and avid sports enthusiast.
He was founding investor of Chicago bulls of NBA and major league soccer .Even a
trophy is named after him. Give me name of this person?
Lamar Hunt – son of majot oil tycoon HL hunt . he was
included in the U.S. Soccer Hall of Fame in 1982
4) Starting with a single garbage truck This guy grew Waste Management Inc. into
the largest waste disposal company in the US. He then moved into sports franchises, and
owns the Miami Dolphins and Florida Panthers. His most recent venture is Auto Nation.
Who is he?

Wayne Huizenga – a dropout of Calvin college , Wayne Huizenga has a

net worth of 1.8 billion, ranking him 150th on Fortune Magazine's Wealthiest
Americans list . he started waste management in 1964 and made it into among the
largest in us . He was also founder of Blockbuster .

5) This business tycoons father was a reporter and adviser to Billy Hughes during
wwI , he is known as ruthless business man and own many magazine and T.V stations ?
Name the person
Rupert Murdoch

6) He is the billionare from Texas who ran for presidential post in 1992 , 1996 in US
what more I can say ? who is he ?

Ross perot of EDS ( universally Cracked )

7) This business tycoon was born in Hartford, Connecticut, he won American cup in
sailing in year 1899 and 1901. His company was the world's first billion-dollar
corporation . name the person .
J.P.Morgan whose Columbia defeated the Shamrock (which was owned by sir
thomas lipton)

8) He was born in turkey and came to Greece as a refugee after his family holding was
lost in 1922. he founded Olympic airways , the Greek national carrier. He married Athina
Mary Livanos , daughter of shipping magnate Stavros Livanos who after their
divorce married her late sister widower and his arch rival Stavros Niarchos. He married
Jackie kennedy later . name him ?
Aristotle Onasis
9) This person pioneered the modern communication along with his partner ( a famous
Indian) .They were financed by Draper Fisher Jurvetson . name this guy
Jack Smith ( he was the person with sabeer bhatia in making Hotmail )

10) Easy one at last - name the inventor of the sleeping car ?
George Pullman - his car got famous after the funeral of Abraham Lincoln's was
carried out in it .Pullman established the Pullman Palace Car Company to manufacture
railroad cars. Even town of pullman , illinois was built by his company for housing need
of its employee

1. ______________, Sentenza, Tuco in the actual film; _____________,

Tuco and Sentenza in the trailer and the Italian version. Fill in the
blank and why was the original order reversed.

Joe/Blondie/The Man with no name. These were respectively 'The Good,

the Bad and the Ugly' in the English version. The Italian title was
'Il Buono, Il brutto, Il cattivo' and it translated to 'The Good, the
Ugly , the Bad' and hence the orders were reversed. (No points if the
reason's not mentioned)

2. In the Van Dyke-Julie Andrews starrer Mary Poppins, there was a

tiny role for an elderly banker who dies in the end and is eventually
his post is taken over by the Children's father. This elderly baker's
role was played by a certain Nackvid Keyd, as shown in the opening
credits. How is this actor better known?

Dick Van Dyke. Nackvid Keyd is an obvious anagram of his name. The
Opening Credits lists as Nackvid Keyd and the letters rearrange to
show Dick Van Dyke at the end of the film.

3. X was mad at Y because a character from Y's novel resembled X

closely, inspite of Y denying it totally, more so because Y's
character not only was losing his chances in the Hollywood, but also
he allegedly had a very unhappy domestic life quite like the real life
X. When Y's novel was made into a film, however, X wanted a role
badly, which was taken up by Z, the second time X lost it out to Z.
Identify X, Y and Z.

X was Frank Sinatra, Y was Mario Puzo and Z, Marlon Brando. The
character of Johnny Fontane supposedly was a lot like Sinatra.Sinatra
wanted to play the role of Don Corleone in 'The Godfather' but Francis
Ford Coppola opted for Brando.

4. This affliction is caused by stroke or other brain injury and

damages the nerve fibres in the Corpus Callosum. The patients slam
their hand with an 'My-hand-does-those-things-that-I-don't-want-to'
expression on their face exactly like __________ does in the 1964
movie. Identify the syndrome.

Dr.Strangelove in that 'Mein Fuhrer I mean, Mr.President' scene.

Researchers simply named the affliction as "Dr.Strangelove Syndrome"

5. Who said about whom and in which movie? "Contrary to the other run
of the mill _________ who have many children, I had many
fathers...This man X who had a thousand voices and was kind enough to
give me one."

Bugs Bunny about Mel Blanc, the voice of most Looney Tunes cartoon
characters (and so, the man with the thousand voices). I left out
Rabbits from the quote and left a blank there, because it would become
too obvious. The many fathers are actually the creators of Bugs Bunny
such as Chuck Jones, Robert McKimson, Friz Freleng etc. The movie was
NOT Space Jam. Space Jam released some time in the 90s. This movie was
simply the 'Bugs Bunny Movie' that came in 70s

1. BookWorm - Comics + Literature Quiz

Elims: 10.30 a.m. to 11.00 a.m.
By, Priyabratta Acharya (09892763232)

2. Games People Play - Sports Quiz

Elims: 11.10 a.m. to 11.40 a.m.
By, Kunal Dushi (09892554508)

The finals of BookWorm will start at 12.00 noon and will be followed by the finals of Games
People Play.

3. Brain Drain - General Quiz

Elims: 2.30 p.m. to 3.00 p.m.
By, Dhananjay Shettigar (09821842410)

4. BizDom - Business Quiz

Elims: 3.10 p.m. to 3.40 p.m.
By, Amit Pandeya ((022)28870831)

The finals of Brain Drain starts at 4 p.m. and will be followed by the finals of BizDom.

Registrations start at 10.15 a.m.

PRIZES:
Rs. 3000 (1st prize) and Rs. 2000 (2nd prize) for each quiz.
The top three teams will be given certificates.

Rules:
1. Open for Students as well as Corporates
2. No Registration Fee for Students
3. Flat Registration Fee of Rs. 50 per Corporate participant
4. Teams of Two members
5. Mixed Teams are allowed
6. Top 5 (or 6) teams go through to the Finals

In case of any doubts or clarifications, call any of the above mentioned persons or drop a mail at
dhanu80@rediffmail.com

Five Obligatory Questions:

Answers and Scores on Saturday

1. It was coined on June 12, 1995 in an e-mail sent by a 52-year old Massachusetts programmer
named David Eddy. He later said, "People were calling it CDC and Faddle. There were other
contenders. It just came off my fingertips." What am I referring to?
Answer:

2. The following is a poem by John Donne from where the creator of a comic strip got the
inspiration to name his lead character. Complete it:
Goe and catche a falling starre....
get with child a ________ root.
Answer:

3. She was born in St. Petersburg, Russia on Feb 2, 1905. In 1926, she left for Hollywood to
pusue a career as a screenwriter. Cecil B. DeMille gave her a job, first as an extra, then as a
script reader. She sold her first screenplay 'Red Pawn' to Universal Studios in 1932 and also
staged her first play 'Night of January 16th' on Broadway. Her first novel was rejected by
publishers for years, until Macmillan published it in 1936. Identify her.
Answer:

4. This club was founded 100 years ago by six Englishmen in a bar called Fiaschetteria Toscana.
It was initially called the ______ Club for Cricket and Football and had the modest ambition, 'To
spread the game of football and to play cricket as widely as possible'. Its first president was a
British buisnessman 'Papa' Edwards. The founders had decided that the team would wear
colours that 'recalled the devil and to invoke fear'. How do we know this football club today?
Answer:

5. Vishwamitra took Rama and Lakshmana with him to slay the demoness Tataka. During the
journey, they slept on the banks of Sarayu river. Vishwamitra did something to wake Rama up
every morning before dawn so that he could complete his rites. What?
Answer:

1) It is derived from the Greek work euaggelion(yoo-ang-ghel-ee-on)

which means good news or good message or good tidings. Which word?
(Clue: The header comes first)
ANS: GOSPEL

2) The four gospels/gospel writers include Mathew, Mark, Luke and John.
Spot the missing one below.
Matthew:Jews :: Mark:Romans :: Luke:Greeks :: John: ??
(Clue: you and you and you and....?!)
ANS: FOR EVERYONE, ALL OF MANKIND

3) Matthew 5:3-10 says

"Blessed are the poor in spirit,
For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are those who mourn,
For they shall be comforted.
Blessed are the meek,
For they shall inherit the earth.
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
For they shall be filled.
Blessed are the merciful,
For they shall obtain mercy.
Blessed are the pure in heart,
For they shall see God.
Blessed are the peacemakers,
For they shall be called sons of God.
Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake,
For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

In talking about the above words, Mahatma Gandhi in his book

'The Story of My experiments with Truth' quotes,
"But the New Testament produced a different impression, especially the
______ _ _ _____ which went straight to my heart"

Fill in the blanks.

(Clue: Also known as the Beautitudes)
ANS: SERMON ON THE MOUNT

4) John, the gospel writer, in addition to the Gospel of John

wrote 1 John, 2 John, 3 John and the final book of the Bible, The Revelation.
What other book did the gospel writer Dr.Luke write in addition to the Gospel
of Luke?
(Clue: Dont act as if you dint know...!)
ANS: ACTS

5)
Talitha Cumi (Little girl, arise)
Ephatha (Be opened)
Eli, Eli lama sabachthani ( My God, My God, why have you forsaken me)

Whose words and what language?

(Clue: No..not Esperanto!)
ANS: ARAMAIC

6) He never had an degree. Yet He is credited to have transformed a ragtag bunch

of 'country bumpkins' into stalwarts who shook the world upside down. Who
among His 'unschooled' disciples were the gospel writers?
(Clue: The first and the last?!)
ANS: MATHEW AND JOHN

7) A wedding celebration turns sour, were it not for its high profile guest, Lord
Jesus Christ himself. Thus He turned the water(sorrow) into wine(joy), symbolising
that He could do the same with our lives if we trust in Him. What place witnessed
Jesus' first miracle?
(Clue: Can anything good come out of Nazareth?!)
ANS: CANA

8) Jesus Christ in John 11:25 said,

"I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live.
And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?"

What 'impossible' miracle followed after he said these words?

(Clue: It stinketh!)
ANS: JESUS RAISING LAZARUS FROM THE DEAD

9) Jesus said in
Luke 21:25,26
There will be signs in the sun, moon and stars. On the earth, nations will be in anguish
and perplexity at the roaring and tossing of the sea.

Men will faint from terror, apprehensive of what is coming

on the world, for the heavenly bodies will be shaken.

Matthew 24:7
Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will
be famines and earthquakes in various places.

Mark 13:8
Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes
in various places, and famines.

When are these events supposed to happen?

(Clue: A prophecy?!)
ANS: AT THE TIME OF JESUS’ SECOND COMING

10) Ending with Hope. Called a 'Gospel within a Gospel' or a 'Bible in a nutshell'.
'For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten son, that whosoever
believes in Him will not perish, but have eternal life'

Which Gospel contains the verse?

(Clue: A gospel of Love?!)
ANS: GOSPEL ACCORDING TO ST.JOHN
1. It was coined on June 12, 1995 in an e-mail sent by a 52-year old Massachusetts programmer
named David Eddy. He later said, "People were calling it CDC and Faddle. There were other
contenders. It just came off my fingertips." What am I referring to?
Answer: Y2K

2. The following is a poem by John Donne from where the creator of a comic strip got the
inspiration to name his lead character. Complete it:
Goe and catche a falling starre....
get with child a ________ root.
Answer: Mandrake

3. She was born in St. Petersburg, Russia on Feb 2, 1905. In 1926, she left for Hollywood to
pusue a career as a screenwriter. Cecil B. DeMille gave her a job, first as an extra, then as a
script reader. She sold her first screenplay 'Red Pawn' to Universal Studios in 1932 and also
staged her first play 'Night of January 16th' on Broadway. Her first novel was rejected by
publishers for years, until Macmillan published it in 1936. Identify her.
Answer: Ayn Rand

4. This club was founded 100 years ago by six Englishmen in a bar called Fiaschetteria Toscana.
It was initially called the ______ Club for Cricket and Football and had the modest ambition, 'To
spread the game of football and to play cricket as widely as possible'. Its first president was a
British buisnessman 'Papa' Edwards. The founders had decided that the team would wear
colours that 'recalled the devil and to invoke fear'. How do we know this football club today?
Answer: A C Milan

5. Vishwamitra took Rama and Lakshmana with him to slay the demoness Tataka. During the
journey, they slept on the banks of Sarayu river. Vishwamitra did something to wake Rama up
every morning before dawn so that he could complete his rites. What?
Answer: He sung the Venkateshwara Suprabhatam

1) Considered a “gateway” drug by most authorities it was described in a

Chinese medical compendium dated about 2737 BC. Its use spread from China
to India and then to N Africa and reached Europe at least as early as AD 500. It
was ever popular as an accessory of the beat generation in the 50s. What is this
most popular, easily available entry level drug ?
Answer) Marijuana
Marijuana is the most popular recreational drug. It is actually a depressant
and not a stimulant. It is a green, brown, or gray mixture of dried, shredded
flowers and leaves of the hemp plant (cannabis sativa). Smoking marijuana
may cause a feeling of euphoria, increase in heart rate, appetite, make someone
laugh or talk more than usual, sudden feelings of anxiety, paranoid thoughts,
feel dizzy, seem silly and giggly for no reason and have a hard time
remembering things that just happened. These feelings will later subside,
causing drowsiness. There are more than 200 slang terms for marijuana.
Sinsemilla (sin-seh-me-yah; it's a Spanish word), hashish (“hash” for short),
and hash oil are stronger forms of marijuana. Bhang, black, blast, blow, boom,
blunts, bob, hope, bush, chronic, dope, draw, ganja, gangster, grass, hash,
hashish, hemp, herb, marijuana, mary jane, pot, puff, northern lights, resin,
sensi, sensemilla, shit, skunk, smoke, soap, spliff, wacky backy, weed and zero
are some of the names I remember. Some names are also based on where it
comes from... Afghan, homegrown, Moroccan etc.
2) Ergot was ever considered as a poison throughout history mainly due to the
mass-poisoning effect of rye containing ergot in bread. The same ergot have
been administered by midwives to pregnant women in childbirth since the
Middle Ages. In the late 19th and early 20th century scientists started studying
the chemical nature of ergot and did develop some alkaloids of the same. Albert
started studying the chemical nature of drug Ergot in early 30s. He synthesized
24 compounds from the original chemical structure of the ergot alkaloids. Not
until the 25th compound that he started feeling dreamlike state with
uninterrupted stream of fantastic pictures and extraordinary shapes with
intense, kaleidoscopic play of colors. What is this phenomenal 25th compound
called ?!
Answer) D-lysergic acid diethylamide christened LSD
The discovery of the hallucigenic effects of LSD was done by Albert
Hofmann at the Sandoz's company's pharmaceutical-chemical research
laboratory in Basel, Switzerland. In 1938 he produced lysergic acid
diethylamide, abbreviated LSD-25 (25 because it was the 25th such compound
which he had synthesized). LSD induces remarkable restlessness, combined
with a slight dizziness, extremely stimulated imagination, increase in energy,
creative thinking, awareness, appreciation of music and also open and closed
eye visuals. However, you may also get nausea, anxiety, dizziness, and
paranoia. Acid, window panes, doses, trips, tabs, hits, sunshine, sugar cubes,
blotter, cheer, dots, drop, flash, hawk, L, lightening flash, liquid acid, lucy,
micro dot, paper mushrooms, rainbows, smilies, stars, tripper are the other
names that I remember.
3)This drug is native to a Southern Mexico plant and is a powerful
psychoactive chemical found in a plant used for healing. What is this drug
which is also known as "the shepherdess", "diviner's mint" or "diviner's sage" ?
Answer) Salvinorin
Salvia divinorum is the plant that salvinorin can be found in. Usually
inhaled, and when smoked, effects are quick. One may have an increase in
sensual appreciation, gain insight into personal issues and have dreamlike
experiences. However, one may also have fear, terror, pain, increased sweat,
sensual appreciation, a bit of a catch-22. It is also known as la pastora, the
shepherdess, leaves of the shepherdess etc.
4) This cough suppressant created in the attempt to synthesize morphine. Tested
first on dogs and then on children is ever after used on cough patients. It is also
known as Benylin, Delsym, Pertussin, Robitussin Cough Calmers,Sucrets and
Vicks. What do we call it officially ?
Ans ) Dextromethorphan popular as DXM
An answer to all those who seek euphoria, laughing, creative dreamlike
experiences, warm feelings for others, feel wide awake, excited, chatty, sniff a
lot in a short space of time and expect hallucinations. It may also bring along
vomiting, dizziness, rashes, diarrhea, fever and racing heart. Not too shabby for
a cough suppressant. It is also known as Amphetamine Sulphate, Phet, Billy,
Whizz, Sulph, Base Amphetamine, Paste, Base Ice, Meth, Methamphetamine,
Dexamphetamine, Dexies, Dexedrine, Yaba etc.
5) First synthesized in Germany this drug was not used until 30s when
produced as benzedrine in inhalers to treat nasal congestion. Used by the
Japanese as directly injectable crystal powder soluble in water in early 1920s
and highly by Americans in WW2 and Vietnam war to keep the soldiers going
this drug is also known as speed, crank etc. What is this synthetic stimulant?
Ans) Benzeneethanamine, N,N-dimethyl- aka Methamphetamine
Methamphetamine is a synthetic stimulant used for recreation. It is actually
used for ADD as a prescribed drug. Possible effects include increased energy &
sexuality, euphoria and less sleep. Bad effects are disturbed sleep patterns, loss
of interest in sex over time, anxiousness, panic, paranoia, suicidal tendencies,
itching, and many many more. Let's keep this one for the people with ADD. It
is also known as meth, speed, crank, tweak, crystal, glass, chalk etc.
6)History of this drug dates as early as 3,000 B.C. much before recorded
history. Long before it illegally became a drug the leaves were chewed by the
Indians of Peru and other South American countries. Then considered as a gift
of gods was used during religious rituals, burials and for other special purposes.
The Spanish church authorities initially banned it because they were convinced
the effects of the leaf resulted from a pact between the devil and the Indians.
What are we talking here ?
Ans)) Benzoylmethylecgonine popular as Cocaine
Cocaine is a naturally derived stimulant for the central nervous system
refined from the coca plant. Upon ingestion, makes users feel on top of the
world, stimulated, sexually aroused, have a sense of well-being and increased
focus. On the other hand, you may get increased heart rate, violent, nausea,
seizure, stroke, or heart attack. Stay away from the white lady! It is popularly
known as coke, Charlie, C, white, Percy, snow, toot etc.

7) Heinrich worked for a dye factory in Germany which later became first of
the world's pharmaceutical giants. He is associated with 2 most popular drugs
ever. The most legally sold drug and later the most illegally sold one. He sent
free samples once upon a time with labels showing a lion and a globe. He
claimed it be 10 times more effective as a cough medicine, but had only a tenth
of its toxic effects, more effective than morphine as a painkiller, safe and not
habit-forming. What is this illegal runaway bestseller ?
Ans)) Diamorphine popular as Heroin
Heinrich Dreser worked for Bayer in north-west Germany. He is the person
behind both Aspirin and Heroin. Though Felix Hoffmann was the brain behind
Aspirin it was Dresser who made aspirin what it is today. Heroin is a natural
opiate. It was synthesized by Dresser from morphine which comes from the
opium poppy. Heroin the wonder drug is also known as Brown, skag, H, horse,
gear, smack dragon, junk, jack, scag etc.
8) This drug was originally made to cure opium addiction. It was later
classified as a narcotic analgesic but still used to relaxes the uterus to prolong
the delivery time. What drug ?
Ans)) Morphine
Morphine was first used medicinally as a painkiller and erroneously, as a
cure for opium addiction. It quickly replaced opium as a cure-all recommended
by doctors. Morphine was used during the American Civil War as a surgical
anesthetic and was sent home with many wounded soldiers for relief of pain. At
the end of the war, over 400,000 people had the “army disease,” morphine
addiction. The Franco-Prussian war in Europe also had a similar effect. The
effect is usually to give a feeling of warmth, relaxation, detachment and stops
people feeling anxious. It is also known as methadone, methadone mixture,
meth, linctus, physeptone etc.
9)This drug is the most consumed in the world. This drug is a stimulant and is
classified with several addictive (and illegal) drugs. It has about 1000 different
chemical components, none of which is tasted in isolation but only as part of
the overall flavor. It is a base ingredient of chocolate and is part of the
International Olympic Committee's list of forbidden substances. Withdrawal, as
with most other drugs, can be difficult and give you unpleasant side effects.
What drug are we talking ?
Answer)) Trimethylxanthine popular ever as Caffeine.
Caffeine helps you stay awake by stimulating the central nervous system.
Possible side effects include diarrhea, frequent urination, loss of appetite,
insomnia etc. Withdrawal from caffeine addiction can cause headaches,
drowsiness, irritability depression, nausea, and vomiting. The fact on Olympics
explains that if an athlete is found to have at least 12 micrograms of caffeine for
every milliliter of their urine, they could be banned.
10) This drug was patented in 1913 by the German chemical company Merck to
be sold as a diet pill. The US army has used this in 1950 as the truth serum. The
most popular research on the same was done by a University of California
graduate who was popular for insecticide research. What is this relatively new
drug to create a massive impact ?
Answer)) N-Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine commonly known as
Ecstasy.
Ecstasy is a psychedelic amphetamine. It is usually found as tablets, but
also as capsules and powder. XTC is very common and very much in demand
as ever, but due to this, pills may be sold that don't necessarily contain MDMA
or any psychoactive ingredients. Primary effects are euphoria, stimulation, loss
of inhibitions, feel in tune with surroundings, energy buzz, feeling alert and
alive, sounds and colors more intense and also certain tracks of music can
suddenly take on a spiritual significance. MDMA, adam, the love drug, hug
drug, empathy, E, pills, brownies, burgers, disco biscuits, 'Mitsubishi's',
'Rolex's', 'Dolphin's' etc are some names that I remember.

Q1) In the title "Asterix and the magic carpet",the fakir watziznehm
who is flying over the gaulish village hears a inhuman voice that
causes rain.That obviously happens to be cacofonix singing. Now the
song he sings is from an all time classic movie.
The song and the movie plz...
a) I guess i did not frame this question properly. The answer i was looking for
was "raindrops keep falling on my head" from "butch cassidy and sundance kid".
Actually cacofonix sings this after watziznehm the fakir exclaims that
he has landed in a village of madmen etc...
The discrepancy in the question was pointed out by ryan...

Q2)This is an extract from the title "Asterix and the Great Crossing":
Herendthelessen: "Am i supposed to be an explorer or not?"

"-----------------------------------------"
Fill in this line which is a quote from a very popular classic comedy
of the yester years.
A) "To be or not to be, that's the question".

Q3)In the adventure "Asterix in Switzerland" asterix and obelix go in

search of the "silver star" which is an essential ingredient for the
potion that druid getafix needs to prepare to cure the poisoned roman
quaestor... What is the name of the quaestor??

A) Vexatius Sinusitus

Q4)How is the disguise of caligula minus busted in the title "Asterix

the Gaul"??
A)"Pull his moustache" goes the line from the song they are all dancing
to. Asterix was partnered with Caliguliminix and pulled his moustache
off.

Q5)What is the name of druid psychoanalytix's assistant in the title

"Asterix and the Big Fight"??
A) Miss Bicarbonatofsoda.

Q6)In the title "Asterix and Obelix all at sea", a signal is given
by Genius Ignoramus to the camp of Aquarium from the admiral's
galley in the sea. What is unusual about the signal??
A)Genius Ignoramus sets fire to the mast of the ship as a result of which the entire galley starts to
burn.

Q7)In "Asterix and the Black gold", Asterix and Obelix are
unsuccessful in bringing back the petroleum(black gold) which is an
important ingredient for the magic potion.But, on their return they
find that the potion has been made by getafix using some other
ingredient as a substitute for "black gold". What does is the
substitute ingredient used by Getafix??
A) Beetroot juice[Madhav must be kicking himself am sure.He seems to remember to lines
preceeding and suceeding the answer but manages to forget the answer]

Q8)What is the name of the neutral villager in the divided gaulish

village in "Asterix and the Great Divide"?
a) Schizophrenix

Q9)In the title "Asterix the Gladiator", while asterix and obelix are
dining in a hotel beside the colosseum, a prison guard comes in and
asks the waiter for something? What is it and why does he ask for it??

A) Parsley. He happens to be the guard of cacofonix's cell and the bard keeps singing!
1. What unique achievement connects Bjørnstjerne
Bjørnson of Norway and Rabindranath Tagore of India ?

Ans: Besides being Nobel Prize Winners in Literature,

they have also written the National Anthems of their
countries. Tagore has also written the National Anthem
of Bangladesh.

2. What is "Alltami" the ancient art of (most of us

need to do this daily) ?

Ans: The art of balancing the hot and cold water taps
of the shower. (Yes, this is from "The Meaning of
Liff")

3. Connect Amita Marie with Tata Entertainment Company

Limited.

Ans: Tata Young - the pop sensation from Thailand. Her

middle name is Amita Marie and her website is managed
by Tata Entertainment Company Limited.

4. With which brand would you associate Mahashay Ji ?

Ans: Mahashiyan Di Hatti - the makers of MDH masaale

5. This company manufactures the products -

Chintoo,Chox,Rangeeli and 4ever. Though not available
in India, most of the people see their ads thanks
mainly to their local cable wallah. Name the company.

Ans: Kidco - the company is based in Karachi,

Pakistan. Its ads can be seen in the pirated movie CDs
aired by the friendly neignbourhood cable wallah.

1. "Either that wallpaper goes, or I do". He went. Who?

a. Oscar Wilde's last words

2. Derived originally from Latin (through French) to the english

language,
this word gets its origin from the ancient belief that any misalignment
in
the stars, phenomena like shooting stars etc, were tokens of a calamity.
What word?

a. Disaster

3. The last line from Stephen Vincent Benet's poem "American Names" gave
its name to a really well known book that covered the background and
history of a massacre of the followers of the "Ghost Dance Religion".
Give
me the book's name.

a. Dee Brown's "Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee"

4. He was a russian immigrant who made it big as the "brains" of the

mafia, starting from when, as a teenager running a small time street
gambling operation in lower east side new york, he faced down a
(slightly
older) Lucky Luciano, who was trying to extort protection money from
him.
So, name him, and the Godfather character based on / inspired by him.

a. Meyer Lansky / Hyman Roth

5. Sean Aloysius O'Fearna rode as one of the klansmen extras in DW

Griffith's "Birth of a Nation". Along with cameraman Greg Toland
(cinematography for citizen kane), he shot extensive footage of the
aftermath of pearl harbor, and recreated the attack using sets and
models.
He also set up 500 automatic cameras on landing craft to get live
footage
of the normandy D-Day invasion. Speaking of Citizen Kane, Orson Welles,
one of his greatest fans, saw one of his movies over 40 times before
starting to make Citizen Kane. Who? And which movie did Orson Welles
like so much?

a. John Ford. The movie Orson Wells kept seeing was "Stagecoach"

1) The answer I was looking for was Centaur class. But I have given a
full point for HMS Hermes and INS Viraat as well.

2) This one is the Soviet/Russian Project-941 "Typhoon" Class nuclear

powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN). The Typhoon is the world's
largest submarine and was one of the most feared weapons of the Cold
War. Each submarine is capable of carrying twenty long-range ballistic
missiles (RSM-52V) with up to 200 nuclear warheads and a range of
about 8300 km. The Russians call this submarine the Akula (Shark). It
is not to be confused with the Project 971 Shuka (called Akula Class
by the west), which is a nuclear powered attack submarine (the same
one the Indian Navy is getting on a 10-year lease).

3) Germany's Kriegsmarine Service (KMS) Bismarck. The Bismarck was the

most powerful unit in the Kriegsmarine. When she broke out into the
Atlantic in May 1941, the threat to Britain's convoy lifeline was such
that the British Admiralty had to concentrate all available resources
to run her to earth.

4) The Invincible Class. There are three ships in this class - the
Invincible, the Illustrious, and the Ark Royal.

5) The Project-15 Delhi Class destroyer. The INS Delhi was

commissioned in 1997, INS Mysore in June 1999 and INS Mumbai (formerly
Bombay) in January 2001.

6) The Soviet/Russian Project-667 Delta-IV Class SSBN. The submarine

carries the RSM-54 three-stage liquid-propelled ballistic missile with
a range of 8300 km. The warhead consists of four to ten multiple,
independently targeted re-entry vehicles (MIRVs) each rated at 100 kT.

7) The Soviet/Russian Kuznetsov Class aircraft carrier. The "Admiral

Kuznetsov" is the only operational aircraft carrier in the Russian
Navy. A second, the Varyag, was launched in 1988 but was never
commissioned. The original mix of aircraft was intended to be 12
Su-27K (Su-33) and 16 MIG-29K or same amount of Yak-141(the MIG-29 and
Yak-141 have similar exterior dimensions) insuring a sufficiently
large airwing. However, only the Su-33s were deployed alongwith a
small number of Su-25Ks. The clue in the pic was the Su-33s on the
deck. Only the Kunetsov is large enough to support these
much-above-average size fighters. The little Kievs (even the modified
Kiev like the type India is recieving) cannot support them.

8) The Lockheed Martin Sea Shadow. Ryan mentioned that it looks like
the bad guy's ship from "Tomorrow Never Dies". He also said "I thought
the Swedish Navy had an operational stealth ship, doesn't look like
this though." Maybe. Last I heard, the Swedesh Visby Class corvette
was still in the testing stage. However it was supposed to enter
service in 2005. The French and the Russians do have oprational
stealth warships - the La Fayette Clkass and Krivak-III Class frigates
respectively.

9) The US Navy's massive Nimitz Class aircraft carrier. 9 are already

in service (Nimitz, Dwight D Eisenhower, Carl Vinson, Theodore
Roosevelt, Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, John C Stennis, Harry S
Truman and Ronald Reagan). A tenth one, the USS George HW Bush is
under construction.

10) The US Navy's Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle (DSRV). The DRSVs
were specifically designed to fill the need for an improved means of
rescuing the crew of a submarine immobilized on the ocean floor.The
DSRV's maximum operating depth is approximately 1524 meters (5000
feet). The DSRV can be transported by truck, aircraft, surface ship,
or on a mother submarine.

11) The Soviet/Russian Project-1144.2 Orlan (Kirov) Class

nuclear-powered guided missile battle cruiser (CGBN). This new
cruiser-class was intended for mainly two different roles: as a main
carrier escort ship or as an independently operating super cruiser.

12) The French Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier. It is the perfect

example of how not to build a ship, with delays, cost overruns and the
lot. The ship can operate a fleet of up to 40 aircraft: Rafale M
(range 3,340km), Super Etendard (range 1,682km) and three E-2C Hawkeye
airborne early warning aircraft. A second ship was planned, but has
been cancelled for obvious reasons.

13) The Iowa class battleship. There was a misitake in the question -
helpfully pointed ouy by Ryan - these ships are no longer operational,
and had been decomissioned in the early 1990s. Four of these ships
were built, the Iowa, New Jersey, Missouri, and Wisconsin.

1) Complete this quote "Shoot all the bluejays you want , if you can hit 'em, but remember it's a
sin ------------"
To Kill a Mocking Bird( Universally cracked) but most witty answer by Sriram "to mock a
killingbird"

2) Connect the books "Death in the Afternoon" by Ernest Hemmingway and "Or I'll dress You In
Mourning" by Domnique Lapierre and Larry Collins.

Both on Bullfighting

Spanish Civil war was a favorite reply of many but that book was For Whom The Bells Toll

3) "They say his father was a fisherman. Maybe he was poor as we are and would understand".
This above quote is taken from the Hemmingway classic The Old Man and the Sea.Which real
life sportsperson is being referred to in this quote?
Joe DI Maggio
( Other contenders for this Jesse Owens,Jim Thorpe, Babe Ruth, Mohd Ali though i dont
recall any of em being sons of fishermen)

4) One of my favorite books as a child, it deals with the adventures of David Balfour and
highlander Alan Breck in the Scottish moors. Which one?
Kidnapped
( Other nominees for this were Treasure Island( seems a universal fav) but the character
there was Jim Hawking and Hound of Baskervilles, well it does have a moors connection
but way off mark)

5) A piece of trivia, the restaurant atop the Eiffel Tower is named after a very famous French
novelist, who is as much a part of France as Napoleon. Seems like a pretty Derek O Brien type of
question, but this novelist was considered one of the original sci fi writers along with H.G.Wells.
Jules Verne
Other French writers who made the grade Victor Hugo, Cyrano De Bergerac, Voltaire and
even Oscar Wilde,Wilde died in paris but he being French,thats something.

6) This fictional place is divided into 4 color coded countries- purple in north,red in south,yellow in
the east and blue in the west. Its capital is Emerald City. Which place.
Oz as in The Land of Oz
Other exotic places that featured in list Atlantis, Neverland, Utopia. Good going guys
7) W.Somerset Maugham's novel The Moon and The Six Pence deals with the story of Charles
Strickland,an artist who dissatisfied with the Western Civilization leaves for Tahiti and spends his
last days there. On which artist's real life story is this based?
Paul Gaguin
the other nominees are Renoir,Van Gogh,Picasso and even R.L.Stevenson. Now
Stevenson spent his last days in Tahiti, but he was a writer.

8) This bestseller book has the narrator using the concept of Chautaquas or short stories to
convey his thoughts as he undertakes a cross country journey in US on his bike. The book uses a
character Phaedrus as the central character of those stories. Which book?
Another universal favorite widely cracked
One interesting answer was The Motorcycle Diaries which was a movie and i think a novel
also, not too sure of it

9) After Exodus, Leon Uris next novel was about the uprising in the Warsaw Ghetto against the
Nazis in 1943. The novel took it's title from the address of the command post of Jewish resistance
in the city. Name this novel.

Mila 18

10) Apart from being famous as a novelist, Leon Uris was also a Hollywood screenplay writer. He
wrote the screenplay for movie version of Topaz, but his first original screenplay was for an all
time classic Western starring Burt Lancaster and Kirk Douglas. Which movie?
Gunfight At Ok Corral
Some interesting answers here Shootout at OK Corral(very close), Wyatt Earp, Doc
Holliday( there was a movie on Wyatt Earp but i dont recall any on Doc Holliday),
Mackenna's Gold( great western but it starred Gregory Peck and Omar Sharriff),Paths of
Glory and even The Caine Mutiny

1. This word means “Our Sea” as how the Romans used to refer to the
Mediterranean affectionately. It is currently the name of the world’s
4th
most powerful super computer and Europe’s most powerful super computer.
It
runs on Linux and features Blade Center JS20 blade servers and is
currently
located in Barcelona. Name this computer which was unveiled on April
12,2005.
MARE NOSTRUM
Other interesting names were Oceania,Cerulea

2. Born to a British civil servant in the Indian town of Chatrapur in

1911,
he showed inclination towards math and science at an early age. He made
an
impact with his paper “On Computable Numbers, with an Application to the
Entscheidungsproblem” in 1936.During WWII he played a major part in
breaking
the Enigma code. After the War, he worked on one of the earliest
computers-
Manchester Mark 1 at University of Manchester. He proposed a test for
computing the Artificial Intelligence of a computer. He finally comitted
suicide in 1954 and his later part of his career was crippled by the
fact
that he was a gay. Name this brilliant computer scientist.
ALAN TURING(Universally Cracked)

3. Connect “Nashville”, “Cairo” and “Neptune” with respect to Windows

OS.
CANCELLED VERSIONS OF WINDOWS
Many replied that these were code names for Windows versions but only
few
got the funda right.

4. What was founded by Mitch Kapor, John Gilmore, John Barlow and had
its
genesis in a raid on Steve Jackson Games by US Government. This
organization
was also mentioned in Dan Brown’s “Digital Fortress”.
EFF
Mitch Kapur founded Lotus which showed up in a lot of replies, but i was
looking for EFF.

5. In 1990 the US Government launched a nation wide crackdown on …………..,

which was dubbed as Operation Sundevil.
HACKING
Some interesting replies were cyberporn,Viruses,Drugs and even the Net.

6. In computer jargon, what is the name given to a team of professionals

who
are employed by an organization to make attempts to break their
security, in
order to rest it’s reliability.
TIGER TEAM
Actually i think this question itself was misleading, as the term itself
has
become obsolete,so i am just leaving out this
I would be happpy if Quiznet members could throw some light on this.

7. Identify this telecom company, founded as Brown Telephone Company by

Cleyson Brown in 1899, Abilene, Kansas. It changed it’s name to United
Telecom in 1972. After its tie up with Southern Pacific Communications
Company, it choose it’s current brand name in 1986. It was merged with
US
Telecom and in 1991 the company changed its official name too. Name this
telecom giant.
SPRINT
Other contenders were Verizon,Qwest,MCI,3Com,Qualcomm

8. In the Dilbert comic strip, when Dogbert was asked to design a new
company logo, he takes a piece of paper that his coffee cup was sitting
on,
and calls it the Brown Ring of Quality. Which telecom companies logo is
being parodied here?
LUCENT
Other contenders being Intec,AT&T,Vodafone

9. Connect AT&T’s Globe logo with Star Wars series.

DEATH STAR

10. Complete the list Scott MC Nealy, Bill Joy, Andy Becholsteim ,……………
VINOD KHOSLA(Universally Cracked)

1) The Indo-Russian PJ-10 BrahMos anti-ship cruise missile. With a

range of 290 km and a speed exceeding Mach-3, this is sure to become
the deadliest AShM in the world. The name, of course, comes from the
fusion of the names to two rivers - Brahmaputra (India) and Moskva
(Russia)

2) The GBU-32 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM). It is basically a

tailkit which makes "dumb" bombs "smart".

3) The AIM-54 Phoenix. The weapon system consists of an AIM-54 guided

missile, interface system, and a launch aircraft with an AN/AWG-9
weapon control system. The total weapon system has the capability to
launch as many as six AIM-54 missiles simultaneously from the F-14
aircraft against an equal number of targets in all weather and heavy
jamming environments. Vivek Thomas also mentioned that it is now out
of active service and held only in reserve.

4) The Russian R-300 9K72 Elbrus (Know to NATO as SS-1 "Scud-B"). Not
a very useful weapon militarily, but Scuds scared the $hit out of the
Saudi, and Israeli populations at which they were targeted.

5) The Boeing CIM-10A "Bomarc" ("BO" from Boeing and "MARC" from
Michigan Aeronautical Research Center). The Bomarc was a very
long-range SAM which some people believed could render manned
interceptors obsolete. The Canadians cancelld their very promising
Avro Arrow fighter in favour of the Bomarc.

6) The Israeli Arrow-II. The Arrow-II system can detect and track
incoming missiles as far way as 500 km and can intercept missiles
50-90 km away. It uses a terminally-guided interceptor warhead to
destroy an incoming missile from its launch at an altitude of 10 to
40km at nine times the speed of sound. Since the missile does not need
to directly hit the target--detonation within 40-50 meters is
sufficient to disable an incoming warhead.

7) The Russian ZRK-SD Kub 3M9 (known to NATO as SA-6 "Gainful"). The
basic SA-6 has a maximum effective range of 24000m and has a minimum
effective range of 3000m, the minimum engagement height is 100m when
using the fire control radar and 80m when in the optical tracking
mode, the maximum effective altitude is about 11000m.

8) The AIM-9 Sidewinder.

9) The Indian Nag anti-tank guided nissile. It is seen in the picture

being launched from the NAMICA launch vehicle.

10) The USA's FIM-92 Stinger. The Stinger is a man-portable,

shoulder-fired guided missile system which enables soldiers to
effectively engage low-altitude jet, propeller-driven and helicopter
aircraft.

11) The US Army's M-220 Tube-launched, Optically tracked, Wire-guided

missile (TOW). Current versions are capable of penetrating more than
30 inches of armor, or "any 1990s tank," at a maximum range of more
than 3,000 meters. It can be fired by infantrymen using a tripod, and
also by vehicles and helicopters.

12) The RT-2UTTH Topol-M. It is a solid-propelled three-stage missile

with a range of 11000km.

13) The Indian Akash mobile area defense medium-range medium and high
altitude surface-to-air missile. The missile (with a range of 27 to 30
kilometers) has a height ceiling of 18000 meters and is capable of
detecting and destroying aircraft flying at tree top height.

14) The French MM-40 Exocet.

15) The V-75 (known to NATO as SA-2 "Guideline").

1. This bollywood legend was 'harassed' by Raj Kapoor in his first film where he was acting as
brother to the legend. Later when Raj Kapoor made the film 'Kal aaj aur kal' on the three
generation of Kapoor dynasty, this actor spoofed at them by acting in a film where he portrayed
the three characters of three generations of a family and mimicked the mannerisms of the
Kapoors. Name the actor and the film.
Ans : Mehmood in 'Humjoli'. Samit rightly says Mehmood acted in a couple of other films in lesser
roles before his film with RK.

2. This famous bollywood music director started as a musician and dilruba player in All India
Radio where he met his future second wife. He later met Anil Biswas and impressed him with his
score. It is said that he was so faithully attached to his wife that he very rarely used to converse
with his lady singers ( Lata Mangeshkar confirmed this ). Name the person.

Ans : Roshan. He married Ira Moitra ( mother of Rajesh and Rakesh )

3. She was Raj Kapoor's heroine in one of his lesser publicised films.. Her husband directed one
of the RK's film. Name her.

Ans : Tripti Mitra, heroine in Raj Kapoor's 'Gopinath'. Her husband Shambhu Mitra directed RK's
'Jagte Raho'.

4. Logically which film comes next ? Aasha, Aap ke Diwane, Bhagawandada, ?

Ans : Easy meat .... Kaho na pyar hai. These are the first four films in which Hrithik Roshan
appeared.

5. The year - 1929, the film .... an Indo British venture with a german director. The leading pair fell
in love during the making of the film. They married once the film was complete. Name the pair.

Ans : Himanshu Rai and Devika Rani ( the film 'A throw of dice' ). Samit points out .... and it's an
error to acknowledge ....that it was Sita Devi and not Devika Rani who was the lead actress of the
mentioned film.The two however fell in love while making of the film.

6. Sons of a famous musician, the two brothers were popular music director duo of the 40s and
early 50s. One was apt in violin, the other was at his best in harmoneum. Their music had always
touch of Punjabi folk. They were famous for their compulsory laughter sessions before fixing
tunes for any film. They mostly depended on lyrics by Qamar Jalalabadi. Name the duo.

Ans : Husnlal, Bhagatram

7. Which lyricist of Bollywood was said to have had won Rs 48 lakh in Jackpot from betting on
horse racing ?

Ans : Rajendra Krishna

8. Which is the only film in which Pran acted in a mythological role ?

Ans : Luv Kush. Pran donned the role of Valmiki.

9. Now one from the records book .... Name the first Indian to make it to Hollywood.
Ans : Dastagir ( Sabu ). He acted in Roberts Flaherty's 'elephant boy' in 1937. He also acted in
'The thief of Baghdad' and 'Jungle Book'.

10. Trivia .... If the petname of the actor / director / producer father is 'Guddu', what is the
petname of the actor son ?

Ans : Duggu ( Hrithik Roshan )

1. What connects the following CEOs - Tim Taft of

Pizza Inn, Eric Schmidt of Google and Steve Jobs of
Apple ?

Ans: All these CEOs draw an annual salary of $1.

2. It is made of cotton and linen blend with red and

blue silk fibers running through it. A special and
unknown blend of ink is used for printing purposes. It
is starched to make it water resistant and pressed for
a nice crisp look. What is the item mentioned above ?

Ans: The Dollar Note

3. A property developer Sir Jack Hayward has a school

named after him in the Bahamas. He is also the owner
of the Wolverhampton Wanderers FC. But what has been
his contribution to the world of cricket ?

Ans: He sponsored the first ever World Cup Cricket

Tournament for Women.

4. What unique cricketing record connects Martyn

Moxon,Alex Tudor and Norman Yardley of England,John
Beck and Dipak Patel of New Zealand, Rusi Surti of
India, Maqsood Ahmed and Asim Kamal of Pakistan and
Shane Warne of Australia ?

Ans: All these players have a Highest Test score of

99.

5. What connects the clothing lines launched by Serena

Williams and Bono of U2 ?

Ans: Their clothing lines are words spelled backwards.

Serena's is called Aneres (Serena spelled backwards)
whereas Bono's is Edun (Nude spelled backwards)

The 6th question:

We all know that Kapil Dev's great knock of 175*
against Zimbabwe in the 1983 World Cup was not
captured on Video or was not telecast since BBC went
to strike on that day. The Question is: What were the
employees of the BBC striking against on that day ??

NO ANSWERS YET

1. Although he was asthmatic, Argentinian-born X took up cigar smoking as one of his first
Cuban customs. While serving as Fidel Castro's right-hand man during the Cuban revolution,
he allowed himself two indulgences: books and cigars. But good tobacco was scarce in the
mountains of Cuba, so any cigars they got were highly prized. After taking his share, he
used cigars as incentives for his soldiers because, as he wrote, "a smoke in times of rest
is a great companion to the solitary soldier." who is X?
### CHE GUEVARA

2. This author smoked at least 22 cigars a day, maybe as many as 40. He supposedly once
declared, "If smoking is not allowed in heaven, I shall not go." His penchant for cigars
didn't necessarily mean he smoked the best cigars. He knew that even his closest
acquaintances were reviled by his stogie selections. Once, as he would later relate in his
essay "Concerning Tobacco," he pilfered a handful of costly and elegant cigars from a
friend's house, removed the labels, and placed the smokes in a box identified by his
favorite brand. He then invited the man and 11 other friends over for dinner, offering each
a cigar afterward. Everyone shortly excused themselves, and the next morning he found the
cigars sprawled outside--except for the one left on the plate of the man from whom the
cigars had been filched. "He told me afterward that some day I would get shot for giving
people that kind of cigars to smoke". Name the Author.
### MARK TWAIN

3. Throughout his long life, _______ nourished England with his battlefield bravery,
political courage and prolific writing, and nourished himself with the best food, drink and
cigars he could find. The man for whom the imposing ______ cigar size is named smoked eight
to 10 cigars a day, primarily Cuban brands. Not even the necessity of wearing an oxygen mask
for a high-altitude flight in a nonpressurized cabin could prevent ________ from smoking. As
the story goes, the prime minister requested that a special mask be created that would allow
him to smoke while airborne. Naturally, the request was fulfilled. On another occasion,
______ hosted a luncheon for King Ibn Sa'ud of Saudi Arabia, who did not allow smoking or
drinking in his presence. Rather than submit to the king's wishes, ______ pointed out that
"my rule of life prescribed as an absolutely sacred rite smoking cigars and also the
drinking of alcohol before, after and if need be during all meals and in the intervals
between them." The king was convinced. Name _________.
### WINSTON CHURCHILL

4. When you're the president of the United States, you can get just about anything you'd
like. What the 35th president wanted in early 1962 was a bunch of Cuban cigars, 1,000 Petit
Upmanns to be exact. He gave his press secretary, Pierre Salinger, less than 24 hours to
round them up. Short notice for such a big request, but then XXX had a pressing reason for
procuring the stash in such a timely fashion. He was about to sign an embargo prohibiting
any Cuban products from entering the country, including his beloved cigars. The embargo was
born of a nasty spat that the United States was having with Cuba and its fears that Fidel
Castro represented a growing threat to America's security. But before XXX could act, he
needed Salinger to complete his assignment. The press secretary didn't let him down, as he
managed to scrounge up 1,200 cigars. XXX then signed the embargo, and Cuban tobacco has
been
off-limits to Americans ever since. Who is XXX?
### JOHN F. KENNEDY

5. When the NBA legend made a move on court, few opponents could stop him. Off the court, it
was much the same way. Case in point: He would be smoking, say, a Cuban Montecristo No. 2
on the Bulls' bus. Would any of his nonsmoking teammates ever ask the five-time league MVP to
snuff out his cigar? As former teammate John Salley once put it: "We were just apostles. Jesus
was smoking, that's all there is to it. What are you going to say?" Who's this NBA legend.
### MICHAEL JORDAN

6. The Nobel Prize-winning English writer and poet was hailed in Britain as the heir
apparent to Charles Dickens. He is best known for tales that relate to British imperialism
in India. Despite being admired, he was criticized by many of his peers for his support of
British colonialism and racial prejudice. The cigar-loving author is also famous for saying,
"A woman is a woman but a good cigar is a smoke." Who is he?
### RUDYARD KIPLING

7. The legendary business tycoon and robber baron was a painfully shy and private person.
But in his professional dealings he was ruthless. During his long career as head of Co. by
his name, he helped save the U.S. government from bankruptcy (at a price) and helped to
create U.S. Steel. He loved to travel, collect art and smoke cigars, of which he consumed
dozens a day. He was known to favor Cuban smokes, particularly Meridiana Kohinoors. Name
him.
### J. P. MORGAN

8. The actor who first came on the public's radar screen as Vinnie Barberino in TV's
"Welcome Back, Kotter" and then skyrocketed to star stature as the disco-dancing Tony Manero
in Saturday Night Fever has a long-standing affection for cigars. Some of his fondest
memories are of his father smoking White Owls during his childhood in New Jersey. As a film
star, he can afford to reward himself with less pedestrian smokes: Davidoffs, Dunhills and
Montecristos are his favorites. Name the actor.
### JOHN TRAVOLTA

9. The perceived connection between cigars and wealth was one that this actor-director used
to great effect in his films. Having survived a poverty-stricken childhood, his sympathies
were always with the underdog, famously symbolized in his character, the Tramp. Although the
Tramp was not above picking up the cast-off cigar butts of the rich, in City Lights he used
a big cigar both as a symbol of the upper class, with its wealth and power, and as a spear
to harpoon it. Name the actor-director.
### CHARLIE CHAPLIN

10. Until he gave up the habit in 1985, the man who has ruled Cuba with an iron fist for 40
years was synonymous with cigars. Only a rising national concern over the health risks of
smoking would lead to his unequivocal decision to stop smoking cigars, even in private, to
set an example for his people. Just because he abandoned a pastime that he had relished for
44 years doesn't mean he doesn't still think about cigars. He would occasionally dream that
he was smoking a cigar, though he would admonish himself for doing so. "Even in my dreams I
used to think that I was doing something wrong," he said in a 1994 Cigar Aficionado
interview. "I was conscious that I had not permitted myself to smoke anymore, but I was
still enjoying it in my sleep." Years earlier, when he and the rebels were plotting how to
topple the Batista regime, the only time he did without cigars was when he ran out of them.
Anticipating those infrequent occasions, he would hoard his last smoke, lighting it only to
celebrate a victory or console himself over a setback. Who is he?
### FIDEL CASTRO

1. Agrippina, the wife of a Roman emperor was born in this beautiful

riverside village, and she asked that her birthplace be recognized as
a city - a colonia, as the Romans called it. Consequently, the city
was named Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensis (A "colony of Claudius
and the altar of Agrippina"). It later became a Roman provincial
capital. How do we know this city today? Workable.

A: Cologne. [Köln in German] The river is the Rhine.

Most answered question; some got it from Q2.
Guesses - Milan twice, Bologna, Bethlehem, Florence.

2. The city in Q1 boasts a magnificent Gothic cathedral, construction

of which started in 1248, and carried on for around six hundred
years, with occasional breaks. What makes it unique, apart from it's
architectural highlights, is that it houses some relics connected
with the birth of Jesus.
What are these relics? Guess away!

A: The relics (bones) of the Magi - the Wise Men who visited the
infant Jesus.
Most common guess - the gifts of the Magi.

3. Arthur C Clarke wrote this piece, reputed to be the shortest Sci-

Fi story ever, for the inaugural issue of Asimov's Science Fiction
Magazine. It involves the destruction of earth because the earthlings
had become obsessed with a computing problem which "could not be
fully analyzed within the lifetime of the Universe.". If others were
infected, then all "rational computing would come to an end."
The problem remained a mystery; however, the names of six operators
leaked out. What are those operators? (Or what are they related to?)

A: Chess pieces - King, Queen, Bishop, Knight, Rook, Pawn. Read the
story online at the Deep Blue website.
http://www.research.ibm.com/deepblue/learn/html/e.8.2.html

4. "When I read I might have been under a bell jar; I was so

involved in the world of the book that my mother, who liked a
practical joke, once demonstrated her son's complete and utter
absorption to a neighbour by replacing a roll I had been taking an
occasional bite from with a bar of soap – Palmolive, I believe
–
whereupon the two women – my mother not without a certain pride
–
watched me reach blindly for the soap, sink my teeth into it, and
chew it for a good minute before it tore me away from my adventure on
the page."

An excerpt from the acceptance speech at the 1999 Noble Prize award
ceremony by this author whose finest work is a brilliant summary of
the scathing European events of the first half of the previous
century, littered with many vivid images. The tale is presented as
the auto-biography of the dwarf protagonist, related from inside the
mental asylum he ends up in. Incidentally, this asylum is set in a
city which has been the traditional rival of the city in Q1. Which
author/novel am I talking about?

A: Guenter Grass. The Tin Drum (translated from the German "Die
Blechtrommel"), also made into a film, I believe.
The diminutive drummer is Oskar Bronski/Matzerath.
The mental asylum is set in Duesseldorf, also on the Rhine, and
traditional rival of Cologne, highlighted especially during the
Carnival season.

5. "Science makes godlike -- it is all over with priests and gods

when man becomes scientific. Moral: science is the forbidden as
such -- it alone is
forbidden. Science is the *first* sin, the *original* sin. *This
alone is morality.* ``Thou shalt not know'' -- the rest follows."

"Out of life's school of war: What does not destroy me, makes me
stronger."

"What is good? All that heightens the feeling of power in man, the
will to power, power itself. What is bad? All that is born of
weakness. What is happiness? The feeling that power is growing, that
resistance is overcome."

"All vulgarity is due to the incapacity to resist a stimulus."

Quotes attributed to which most fascinating of philosophers, who is
said to visited a brothel in the city in Q1. There is speculation
that he may have contracted syphilis as a result, which may have lead
to his eventual mental breakdown two decades later.

A: Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche. (1844-1900) Answered by many,

misspelled by most :-)
His most publicized quote is possibly the declaration "God is dead."
If you like Kahlil Gibran's "The Prophet", you will love Nietzsche's
Thus Spake Zarathustra.

6. Two people are talking about their ex-partners A and B.

"We'll have A's money and B's kids, and getting custody will be
easy because of B's drinking problem."
"What about C?"
"We have words, and I kill him."

Can you identify the two friends having this conversation about their
future betrothal?

A: Phoebe Buffay and Joey Tribbiani from the American sitcom

F.R.I.E.N.D.S.
A is Chandler Bing, B is Rachel Greene, C is Ross Geller. The
scenario is Chandler and Monica breaking up, and Joey and Rachel
getting a divorce, followed by Phoebe and Joey getting together. As
we know, that's not how things turn out. :-)

7. Here are some slang phrases you might encounter in London:

Wind-up merchant : one who specializes in teasing.

Kushty-mushty : everything's just fine.

Consider these others, which all mean the same thing!

Mullered,Tanked,Tooled,Trashed,Faced,Ramped,Monged

I've left out the three most common synonyms from the list. What
human state is being described?

A: Drunkenness/inebriation.
The most common synonym is pissed, variations on pissed, followed by
sloshed, hammered, sh*t-faced etc. Answered by most.
Browse more at www.londonslang.com

8. This "Restricted" document produced by the Ministry of Defence,

New Delhi is prefaced with the simple dedication "To all who served."
It starts with a caveat: "Our effort has been to present a
meticulously researched, balanced and objective account of these
highly emotive and
controversial events, without getting concerned with individual
reputations.", and does not shirk from distributing blame.
It ends with quoting Vegetius "Let him who desires peace prepare for
war."
What is this a report on?

1.One of the 2 companies that merged to form Verizon

Communications was GTE (General Telephones and
Electronics). Name the other company.

Bell Atlantic

2.The name of this drink derives from the famous Greek

athlete ______ of Croton, after his legendary
strength. The drink was created in 1934 after some
heavy research done by Thomas Mayne. Name this famous
drink

Milo

3. This company was established in Calcutta in 1886.

It has many a first to its credit. The company was one
of the first importers of motor cars in India during
the beginning of the 20th century. It was also the
first agent in India of a wireless company- Marconi's
Wireless Telegraph. In 1926, it acted as an agent of
the Imperial Airways.
Today, it’s a well known company in its industry. Name
this company. (Gordon Woodroofe Ltd, Mather & Platt,
Falcon Tyres – sister concerns of this company)

Shaw Wallace is what i was looking for. Jumbo wasn't

founded in 1886. Those answering Jumbo get a 0.5

4.This company was an American department store,

founded as the world's first mail order business in
1872 by Aaron _________. Having lost its market share
and saddled with unprofitable stores, the company went
bankrupt in 1982. Eventually Mobil Oil , flush with
cash during the oil shortage, bought the chain and
pumped money into the chain in an effort to revive it.
Eventually Mobil sold out, and this chain drifted
along as it had, and by 2000 it was liquidated in
bankruptcy. Name the company.

Montgomery Ward.

5.An easy one. The company, then based in Seattle,

Washington, was founded in 1967 by Skip Yowell, Murray
Pletz and Jan Lewis. They are known for their lifetime
warranty on their products, as well as a long history
of innovations. Which brand?
Jansport. Jan Lewis would have helped.

6.These were first made by Blue Bell, who acquired the

brand when they took over Casey Jones in the
mid-forties. Blue Bell employed Bernard Lichtenstein
('Rodeo Ben'), a Polish tailor who worked closely with
cowboys, to help design jeans suitable for rodeo use.
Thus was born a famous brand. The popular 13MWZ style,
introduced in 1947 is still available worldwide, and
is still 'shrink to fit'. It is one of the oldest and
most popular jeans brands in the world. Name this
brand.

Wrangler.

1)We were initially known as "The Black Jacks" and later renamed as "The
Quarry Men", until John Lennon invited his fellow art student Stu Sutcliff to
join us on the condition he got his own bass. We renamed ourselves what we
are known thereafter as a tribute to Stu's favorite band "Buddy Holly & The
Crickets". What are we popular as ?
Ans))The Beatles
2)We originated from "Yardbirds" and almost called ourselves 'The Whoopee
Cushion', read a lot of Tolkien, had a wrestler manager and did not release a
single in our home country till 1997. If we also contributed the most-played
song in the history of radio, what are we known as ?!
Ans))Led Zeppelin
3)Angus Young was just 15 when big bro Malcolm asked him to come to
rehearsals. Lending a hand was sister Margaret, who named the band and
suggested Angus wear his school uniform onstage. Also helping out was big
brother George who produced first few albums. What band are we talking ?
Ans))AC/DC
4)German record producer Franz Reuther recorded the single 'Baby Do You
Wanna Bump?' in 70s. Though the song was not a big hit initially he created a
band to support the above song bringing in four West Indian vocalists who had
been working as session singers in Germany. Named after hero of an
Australian TV-Series the band later on became the phenomenon euro-disco.
What band?
Ans))Boney M
5)Many people are born with hidden talents. Some discover their talent as they
grow up and make good use of it to build their career. Some may not find out
at all. Most songs dedicated to his continent who is the dentist musician, who
went all the way to Sweden to discover his talents in music.
Ans))Dr. Alban
6)Having named 'Kallinin Prospect' (a street in Moscow), 'CAD' (Computer
Aided Disco), and 'Tech-Noir' (French for "black technology'; named for a
nightclub in The Terminator) we went on to name ourselves something no one
could pronounce and nobody could remember. We were a phenomenon in the
early 90s, We are two sisters, a brother and a brother friend. Who are we ?
Ans))Ace of Base
7)This band was started in an Ibiza studio when Frank Peterson and Michael
Cretu began toying with the idea of placing a Gregorian chant atop hip-hop
beats. A revolution followed thereon with bands like Deep Forest, Sacred Spirit
and Delerium all followed success in the same tune. Mostly unknown to most
of his listeners, what band did Cretu form ?!
Ans))Enigma

8)This band was a brainchild of Steve Harris a member of pub rockers Smiler
formed in 76. They called themselves after a medieval torture device and has
drawn acclaimed critics to be Satanists due to their dark musical themes and
their use of grim mascot "Eddie". What band are we talking ?
Ans))Iron Maiden
9)We were formed by Lars and James Alan. After our lead guitarist left to form
a rival band of same genre, we were struck by
a lightning fingers guy of band 'Exodus'. Later we learnt that he was a student
of none other than Joe Satriani. We spent a lot of our time in 2000
spearheading a legal assault on Napster. What do you call us?
Ans))Metallica
10)A quiz on band origins without us!! Okai, we have identities from Sigma 6
via the T Set, the Megadeaths, the Architectural Abdabs, and the Screaming
Abdabs, the Abdabs. Our career schizophrenia can be spelled as an equivalent
of 'living fast and dying young - living fast and becoming an acid casualty',
whoarewe?
Ans))Pink Floyd
(1) They are 173 in number, starting with ‘aardvark’ and ending with ‘zapotecs’.
What am I talking about?
Ans: Captain Haddock’s swear words. Thundering Typhoon and Blistering
Barnacles being more famous maybe.(Sorry, I typed ‘178’ instead of ‘173’,error
regretted)

(2) The name of this organization literally means “Organization for the Second
Immigration”. However, it is much more famous by the first part of its name,
meaning ‘Organization’ in the local language. Which is this organization?
Ans: Mossad, from its Hebrew name Mossad Aliyah Bet.
(3) This sport is regarded as the world’s most dangerous sport, because as many as
83 deaths have been reported in the last 20 years while playing this sport. The name
of this sport is a 2-letter word, the first word being a 4-letter acronym, each letter
standing for the 4 possible places from which this sport can be played. Norway is
considered the Mecca of this sport. Every year, only on the 1st of July, in Norway,
people are allowed to play it at a particular landmark of the country. It is prohibited
in the US. Which is this sport?
Ans: BASE jumping. (Buildings, Antenna, Spans, Earth)-that’s the one where a
kind’a crazy guy jumps off a cliff or a building, floats in the air for some time and
lands in one piece if the parachute poops out in time.
(4) A group of businessmen took over a factory set up to produce Darracq 4-cylinder
taxicabs. The name of this group was a 4-letter acronym. In 1916 the company came
under the direction of a high-flying industrialist with the first name Nicola. The
company was renamed, keeping the same 4-letter acronym as the first part of the
name, while the surname of Nicola formed the second part of the name. Which is
this automobile company I am talking about?
Ans: Alfa Romeo. A.L.F.A. stands for ‘Anonima Lombarda Fabbrica Automobili’
and Romeo was Nicola’s surname.
(5) The name of this famous Hollywood movie was inspired from Shakespeare’s
Hamlet, Act I, Scene II: A room in the castle, where Hamlet, trying to prove that he
was not mad, said, “I am but mad __ __ __, when the wind is southerly I know a
hawk from a handsaw”. Name the movie.
Ans: North by North-West. Hamlet said “I am but mad north-north-west…….”

(6) The Book of Daniel in the Bible’s Old Testament narrates the story of Belshazzar,
the king of Israel, who had looted the temple in Jerusalem. When Balshazzar was
having a feast, the fingers of a man’s hand appeared and conveyed the message to
the king that his days were numbered. He had been weighed on the scales and found
deficient and his kingdom was divided and given to the Medes and Persians. That
same night, Belshazzar was killed. What phrase originates from this incident?

Ans: The writing is on the wall. (The fingers ‘wrote’ on the wall that his days were
numbered)

(7) This band gets its name when one of the singers of the band translated the
Motorhead song “Dancing on your Grave”, which read “Dancando Na ____”in
Portuguese. Name the band (of course the ‘__’ gives you the name of the band).
Ans: Sepultura.

(8) Life in a village is viewed through the eyes of two young children, a girl and her
brother, of a Brahmin poet-priest, Harihar and his wife, Sarbojaya. Life is hard and
the old aunt who stays with them is a further burden. One day the two children
return home to find her dead in a bamboo grove. After the funeral Harihar leaves
for the city in search of a job. The monsoon arrives and the girl dances exultantly in
the downpour while her brother watches. She develops pneumonia and dies.
Harihar returns home and the family decide to leave for Benares. What am I talking
about?
Ans: The plot of ‘Pather Panchali’.

(9) ‘Aristotele’, ‘Archimede’, ‘Ars Et Labour’ and ‘Virtus’ were some of the names
chosen for this soccer club. However, none of them were selected. In the end, it was
decided to name the club after the name of the large valley where the city lies (to
which the club belongs). Name this club.
Ans: Lazio.
(10) What term, meaning an excessive support to one’s country, comes from an
expression used in a song adopted by those who supported the sending of a British
fleet into Turkish waters to resist Russia in 1878?
Ans: Jingoism. The expression used in the song was ‘by Jingo!’
1. To start with, a trivia. What is common to the films 'Kanoon' ( 1960 ), 'Ittefaq' ( 1969 ) 'Bhoot',
'Hawaa', '3 Deewarein', 'Jaago', 'Black', 'Darna Mana Hai' and 'Kaun' ?

Ans : They are all songless films.

2. This bollywood character artist was first spotted by the famous filmmaker Ritwik Ghatak in a
folk theatre. He worked in theatres for more than 60 years and in over 250 films. A great freedom
fighter, he was one of the great movers of IPTA. A chapion of underdogs he lived in a rented one
room tenament in Santacruz till the end. Name him.

Ans : A K Hangal

3. This post graduate from Gwalior started his literary career with 'Dhramyug' and 'Blitz'. His
coming to film as lyricist was accidental when the lyricist for an ongoing film passed away with
two songs remaining and he was approached to compose. He had been controversial and at one
time was boycotted by the muslim lyricists of the Bollywood. Who am I talking ?

Ans : Nida Fazli. Came into limelight when Kamal Amrohi hired him for the two songs for the film
'Razia Sultan' when Jaani Nisar Akhtar expired during composition.

4. Trivia again. Virendra and Devendra are the names of lesser known brothers of which
bollywood greats ?

Ans : Kapoors. They are brothers of Raj, Shammi, Shashi.

5. This famous politician was known for his adverse views on bollywood cinemas. He once went
on to record to advice Bollywood .... 'if you can not do any good to society, at least see not to do
any harm.' Nevertheless he graced four times to preside over the annual Filmfare award
functions. Name the Celebrity.

Ans : Morarji Desai

6. Statistics .... Who is the only photographer Rekha always recommends for her private shoots ?

Ans : Jayesh Sheth

7. The first earning for this 13 year old khatri girl from Uttar Pradesh was a princely Rs. 200 for a
single song in 1947. Her first film contract immediately thereafter fetched her Rs. 500 under A R
Kardar. She was hailed as the next Noorjehan. She dared to breach the contract with Kardar and
sang for Gemini Studio. Kardar took revenge and soon she was out from the singing arena. It is a
different matter that she still ruled bollywood albeit as a different Avatar .... Who ?

Ans : Uma Devi ( Tun Tun )

8. A straight one. Nadeem Shraven always call this singer by the name 'Tiger' as apparently the
duo thought the singer sang like a 'sher' in his first recording for the duo. Who am I talking
about ?

Ans : Kumar Shanu

9. The hindi film 'Devdas' has most number of remakes in the same language ( hindi ). Which film
was the first to have a remake in the same indian language ?

Ans : 'Aurat' ( 1940 ) was remade into 'Mother India' ( 1957 )

10. Tagore's composition 'man deya neya anek karechhi ...' ( i have exchanged my heart many a
time .... ) inspired Ravindra Jain to compose a famous song. Name the song.

Ans : 'Ghungroo ki tarah bajta hi raha main ... ' from 'Chor Machaye shor'.

1. To start with, a trivia. What is common to the films 'Kanoon' ( 1960 ), 'Ittefaq' ( 1969 ) 'Bhoot',
'Hawaa', '3 Deewarein', 'Jaago', 'Black', 'Darna Mana Hai' and 'Kaun' ?

Ans : They are all songless films.

2. This bollywood character artist was first spotted by the famous filmmaker Ritwik Ghatak in a
folk theatre. He worked in theatres for more than 60 years and in over 250 films. A great freedom
fighter, he was one of the great movers of IPTA. A chapion of underdogs he lived in a rented one
room tenament in Santacruz till the end. Name him.

Ans : A K Hangal

3. This post graduate from Gwalior started his literary career with 'Dhramyug' and 'Blitz'. His
coming to film as lyricist was accidental when the lyricist for an ongoing film passed away with
two songs remaining and he was approached to compose. He had been controversial and at one
time was boycotted by the muslim lyricists of the Bollywood. Who am I talking ?

Ans : Nida Fazli. Came into limelight when Kamal Amrohi hired him for the two songs for the film
'Razia Sultan' when Jaani Nisar Akhtar expired during composition.

4. Trivia again. Virendra and Devendra are the names of lesser known brothers of which
bollywood greats ?

Ans : Kapoors. They are brothers of Raj, Shammi, Shashi.

5. This famous politician was known for his adverse views on bollywood cinemas. He once went
on to record to advice Bollywood .... 'if you can not do any good to society, at least see not to do
any harm.' Nevertheless he graced four times to preside over the annual Filmfare award
functions. Name the Celebrity.

Ans : Morarji Desai

6. Statistics .... Who is the only photographer Rekha always recommends for her private shoots ?

Ans : Jayesh Sheth

7. The first earning for this 13 year old khatri girl from Uttar Pradesh was a princely Rs. 200 for a
single song in 1947. Her first film contract immediately thereafter fetched her Rs. 500 under A R
Kardar. She was hailed as the next Noorjehan. She dared to breach the contract with Kardar and
sang for Gemini Studio. Kardar took revenge and soon she was out from the singing arena. It is a
different matter that she still ruled bollywood albeit as a different Avatar .... Who ?

Ans : Uma Devi ( Tun Tun )

8. A straight one. Nadeem Shraven always call this singer by the name 'Tiger' as apparently the
duo thought the singer sang like a 'sher' in his first recording for the duo. Who am I talking
about ?

Ans : Kumar Shanu

9. The hindi film 'Devdas' has most number of remakes in the same language ( hindi ). Which film
was the first to have a remake in the same indian language ?

Ans : 'Aurat' ( 1940 ) was remade into 'Mother India' ( 1957 )

10. Tagore's composition 'man deya neya anek karechhi ...' ( i have exchanged my heart many a
time .... ) inspired Ravindra Jain to compose a famous song. Name the song.

Ans : 'Ghungroo ki tarah bajta hi raha main ... ' from 'Chor Machaye shor'.

1. The Gauls feast aboard Cleopatra's galley with Julius Caesar at

the end of which Asterix adventure (Name the title)

Asterix & Son

(In Asterix & Cleopatra,they feast aboard the Egyptian barge alright,
but without Julius)

2. Name Asterix & Obelix's fathers; (they sell menhirs and pottery
in Condatum, if you've been there)
Astronomix & Obeliscoidix
3. In "Asterix at the Olympic Games" how does Asterix win his
Olympic medal without the magic potion? (Asterix & the Olympic Games)
"Permitted colouring matter" added to the cauldron of magic potion
causes blue tongues, disqualification of other competitors
and awarding the palm of victory to Asterix

4. Name the two good human beings who translated the Asterix comics
into English
Anthea Bell, Derek Hockridge

5. Name this brave Gaulish chieftain, the last to be conquered by

Caesar (whose shield bears the weight of Vitalstatistix)
Chief Vercingetorix

6. Name Calvin's parents

Watterson never gave Calvin's parents names, because as far as the
strip is concerned, they are important only as Calvin's mom and dad.

7. Why is Miss Wormwood named so; and what is Hobbes named after;
and Calvin?
The apprentice devil in C. S. Lewis's "The Screwtape Letters" She's
waiting to retire, smokes too much and takes a lot of medication;
however, seriously believes in the value of education
Hobbes- After Thomas Hobbes, a seventeenth century philosopher with a
dim view of human nature
Calvin- Named for John Calvin, a sixteenth century theologian who
believed in predestination

8. School bullies like these spawn on damp locker room floors, who?
Moe

1) The Russian T-90. With a 125mm gun, advanced armour, the Shtora-1
defensive aids, and a very sophisticated fire control system, it is
one of the most advanced tanks in the world. In February 2001, the
Indian Army signed a contract for 310 T-90S tanks. They will serve
the Indian Army under the name "Bhishma".

2) The Leopard 2 main battle tank (MBT) developed by Krauss-Maffei

AG, now Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW), of Munchen, Germany.

3) The Bhim self-propelled gun. It is a South African LIW/DenelT6

155mm gun mounted on the Arjun tank chassis. Successful user trials
were conducted by the Indian Army in the summers of 1998 and 1999,
with the Army reportedly favouring the Bhim SPG over other systems
evaluated

4) The Brazilian Astros-II (Artillery Saturation Rocket System).

5) The French Leclerc MBT. It includes a gun of with an automatic

loading system , capable of firing when the tank is moving. The long-
range fire control system stabilizes the sight, and the gun remains
permanently pointed at the target selected. There are two sights: one
for the commander of the tank and the other for the operator. The
turret can acquire the target with gyrostabilisers, and a video
recopy of the images allows sharing of information between the two.
6) The Shaktiman Truck, manufactured by the Vehicle Factory, Jabalpur.

7) The Russian BM-21 Grad (Hail). The 122mm 40-tube multiple launch
rocket system has a firing range of up to 20 km. Because of its high
volume of fire and large area coverage, the BM-21 is well suited for
use against troops in the open, for use in artillery preparations,
and for delivery of chemical concentrations. One volley from a BM-21
battalion is 720 rounds.

8) Pakistan's Al-Khalid MBT, an upgraded version of the Chinese Type-

92 tank.

9) The Vickers Defence Systems' Challenger-2 MBT (UK). The Challenger

2 is the best protected tank in NATO (10) incorporating Chobham
second-generation armour plating. Its NBC (nuclear, biological and
chemical protection) system is capable of dealing with all known
threats and, for the first time in any British tank, the crew
compartment has both a heating and a cooling system.

10) The BMP-2 [BMP = Boyevaya Mashina Pyekhota - Infantry Fighting

Vehicle] infantry combat vehicle.

11) The Israeli Merkava Mk-2 BAZ MBT.

1. Which company was given its name to reflect the numerous voice and data services that it
provided?
Vodafone

2. Brainchild of Dheeraj and Rita Gupta, each costs Rs. 6 and is available at stations in Mumbai.
The famed outlets supplying them are fast multiplying and are modelled on a major MNC. Daily
commuters on their way home, queue up before the counter as uniformed staff take the orders
while a dispensing machine, serves them paper- wrapped. What are we talking about and name
the famed outlet?

Jumbo King — Vada Pav

3. New England merchants, many of whom were ship-owners and direct importers chiefly used to
import rum and bolts of calico. Traditionally, the two would be carried to opposite sides of the
store. What resulted?

The side containing the rum came to be referred to as the Wet Goods side and the calico side
was called the Dry Goods side.

4. This is a term that is now being used to refer to the throngs of people visiting Tsunami-affected
places, taking photos in the guise of representing media organisations, NGOs, and other
community organisations. This group also includes childless couples moving from village to
village looking for orphaned children to adopt. Many such couples have flown in from the Gulf in
this regard and have been described as being more of a nuisance than helpful. Police have now
advised authorities to hand over relief material to taluks rather than such visiting camps. What is
the term?

Disaster Tourism

5. Who sponsored a bargain trip to attend the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869 costing £35,
first-class?

Thomas Cook

6. Who owns the outsourced engineering services company Backops Services Pvt. Ltd?

Rahul Gandhi

7. It’s a concept that proposes that ideas are the new currency of business. It urges you to come
up with a new idea and then spread it through the Internet. The object is to get people to embrace
the idea and support it. Put forward in a book, you are allowed to download the book for free (it’s
$40 at Amazon.com) with the hope that you will buy the book for all the people in your company.
What is this concept called and who has proposed it?

IdeaVirus – Seth Godin

8. The company, Yoshida Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha manufactures something that is

widely used by everyone in several different ways. This long name basically
translates to Yoshida Company Limited. One of their famous ad lines is, “"Whether
you realize it or not, you probably start your day with ___________." Which product
and fill in the blank?

The Zipper and YKK

9. In early times, all fermentation used to be conducted spontaneously. Yeast was considered a
waste product of fermentation, not a raw material. This company along with Louis Pasteur
identified pure yeast, which revolutionised the brewing industry. Which company?

Carlsberg

10. This Airlines created history when it announced the biggest order in civil aviation history, worth
$19 billion, at the Paris Air Show 2003. It also owns the first desert resort in the world - which gets
its name from the word for the Oryx in the local language. Which Airlines?
Emirates Airlines.

1.The year was 1953. In a company called the Rocket

Chemical Company of San Diego, a chemist Norm Larsen,
was attempting to concoct a formula to prevent
corrosion — a task that is done by displacing water.
Norm's persistence paid off when he perfected the
formula on his fortieth try. This brand is found on
nearly every workbench and in every toolbox in
America. Name the brand.

WD 40

2.This African-American-owned, New York-based urban

sportswear empire started in 1992 by five childhood
friends from Queens. The ubiquitous "05" on the
brand’s jerseys is a coded reference to these five
founders. The brand’s name is an acronym for a slogan
that expressed the founders' purpose of creating a
line of popular clothing designed for
African-Americans, by African-Americans. Which brand?

FUBU - For Us By Us.

3.What name is common among the following: an inhouse

magazine of BBC, a P&G brand, a moon of Uranus.

Ariel

4.This Canadian beer company, now owned by Interbrew,

was founded in 1847 by John Kinder ______ with the
purchase of London's Simcoe Street brewery in
partnership with Samuel Eccles. The company has
sponsored the construction of many buildings in
London. Pamela Anderson was discovered in 1989 while
she was sporting this brand’s t-shirt in a football
game. She was later hired by the company to endorse
the brand. Name the brand by filling the blank.

Labatt.

5.This automobile company based in Hethel, Norfolk was

founded by an engineer Colin Chapman in 1952. The
company manufactures sports cars and racing cars.
Between 1986 and 1993, the company was owned by GM.
The company entered F1 racing in 1958. Until the mid
1980s, it was a major player in F1. Ayrton Senna drove
for this team between 1985 and 1987. The company’s
last F1 race was in 1994. Name the company.
Lotus.

6.This company was founded in 1963 by Ralph J.

Roberts, Daniel Aaron, and Julian A. Brodsky. In 2002,
it acquired all assets of AT&T broadband and thus
became the largest cable company in the US. In Feb
2004, this company surprised the media industry by
announcing an unsolicited $66 billion bid for The Walt
Disney Company, a deal that would have made it the
largest media conglomerate in the world. The bid
however was abandoned later. Name the company.

Comcast.

Question #1 Whick Lennon/McCartney song on the "Beatles for Sale" lp

was written by a 16 year old Paul?
Ans:I'll Follow the Sun

Question #2 Who was responsible for their "Mop Top" hairstyles?

(Hint: it was not one of the Fab Four)

Astrid, Sutcliffe's girlfriend first gave him the

haircut. As the time the hair cut was called a Julius Caesar!!

Question #3 Who was George Harrisons' hairstylist on the set of their

first movie "A Hard Days Night? (Hint: they also had a small part in
the movie)

The correct answer is Patty Boyd who would become Mrs. Harrison, and
in the late seventies become Mrs. Clapton.

Question #4 How did the movie "A Hard Days Night" get it's name?

It was a Ringoism. After a long recording session, he quipped " Well,

it's been a hard day's night."

Question #5 In February 1964 the Beatles made their first appearance

on the Ed Sullivan Show. Each member, as the camera was on them had
their name flashed on the screen. There was a message under one of the
names. Which one and what did the message say?

"Sorry girls, he's married". what else?!

1) On the last day of the war between Rama and Ravana , to which God
did Lord Rama pray to vanquish Ravana ,as per the
advice of Sage Agasthya?

To Lord Surya.The Aditya Hridyam was taught by Sage Agasthya to Rama at that time.

2) *What record was created on May 6, 1954 in a match between Oxford

University team and the British Amateur Athletic
Association team?

Roger Bannister running ! mile under 4 mints

3) Which is the only ethnic tribal group in Afghanistan whose language

derives from farsi (other tribal languages were derived
from Turkish)?

tadjiks

4) Who played the role of Narada in the Movie Savitri released in the 1930's?

MS Subbulakshmi

5) For which development in medicine is Dr. Robert Edwards and Patrick

Steptoe credited with?

Test Tube babies

6) How do we better know Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou?

George Michael

7)* Who made his first screen appearance in the movie "The Lodger"?

Alfred Hitchcock

8) Who has scored the most number of test runs without scoring a single century?

Shane Warne

9) * Who were hanged to death for the assassination of Indira Gandhi?

Satwant Singh Singh and Kehar Singh

10) *Under whom did Theodore Spiro Agnio serve as the Vice President of USA?

under Nixon. he had to resign earlier than Nixon . thus Ford was appointed as the VP who later
became the prez when nixon resigned

11) qn scrapped

12) Who is missing from the following list?

Rick Husband, William McCool, Laurel B Clark, Ilan Ramon, David Brown,
Michael Anderson

Kalpana Chawla. these were the columbia crew

13) What is enochlophobia the fear of (clue: Elfried Jelieneke)?

Crowds.

14) We are known as the 6 gates of wisdom. Who are we?

Logic gates

15) St. Isidore of Seville is the patron saint of ________ ?

Internet/Computing

16) What is the collective noun for a group of teachers?

Blackboard

17) Arthur Conan Doyle was knighted in the year 1902. How did he
reflect this in one of his works?

Holmes rejected knighthood in the year 1902. i dont clearly remember the story . i think it is the
adventure of lions maine

18) Which book by a British on India was renamed in the US as "Defeat

of a Congressman"?

Mark Tully's 'No Full Stops in India'

the reason- in US they use 'periods' instead of 'full stops'.

19) In tennis the record of being the top seed of his country for the
most number of years is held by: ____

Ramesh Krishnan

20) The island "Isle of man" had a speciality on January 29 and 30 of

this year. What was it?

the name was changed to isle of woman

21) Which is the only English alphabet that doesn't appear in the
chemical symbols of the periodic table?
J. q appears in the element ununquadium( at no 114) whose symbol is uuq

22) Which English word is derived from the phrase "God be with you"?

goodbye

23) "I am arrive by passenger train Ahmedpur station and my belly is

too much swelling with jackfruit. I am therefore went to
privy. Just I doing the nuisance that guard making whistle blow for
train to go off and I am running with lotah in one hand and
dhoti in the next when I am fall over and expose all my shocking to
man and female women on plateform. I am got leaved at
Ahmedpur station. This too much bad, if passenger go to make dung that
dam guard not wait train five minutes for him. I am
therefore pray your honour to make big fine on that guard for public
sake. Otherwise I am making big report to papers."
This is a letter written by Mr. Okhil Chandra Sen in 1909 that is
displayed in the Railway Museum, New Delhi. Why is this
letter so special? (qn courtesy A.K Vaidyanathan)

intro of latrines in compartments. Before this people had to get down at stations

24) Which animal's liver is so rich in vitamin A that it can cause

death if you eat it?

polar bear

25)* Who is the current chairman of The Board of Directors for the
Foundation of the International Federation of Red Cross
and Red Crescent Societies?

Mukesh Ambani

26) Which Indian short film has been nominated for this year's Oscar?

The little terrorist

27) Name the author of the book released just before the recent
tsunami attack and that has a climax of a tsunami sweeping
across the Pacific Ocean from New Guinea to California coast of USA?

Michael Crichton. the book -state of fear

 28) Who represented the "Union of Socialist and Progressive Party" in
the 1st Loksabha?

meghnad saha

29) Whose motto is "bahujana hitaya bahujana sukhaya"?

akashwani

30)* In whose epitaph will you find the words "I am ready to meet my
maker. Whether my Maker is prepared for the great
ordeal of meeting me is another matter"?

Winston Churchill

1. What is the generic term for tablets coated with sugar or sugarlike substitutes ? Clue ?
Adam’s New York no.1.

Ans : Chiclets. Adam’s New York No.1 is the first Adam’s chiclet.

2. Getting fed up with piracy, which university paid for the music from Napster and beer
from Budweiser and issued them free to their students ?

Ans : Penn State University

3. Which four wheeler is named after a famous wrestler ?

Ans : GAMA by Bajaj Tempo

4. CCNR is a joint venture between which two multinationals ?

Ans : Coca Cola and Nestle ( Coca Cola Nestle Refreshments ).

5. This model of car introduced in June 2003 by Toyota in the US, targets the Generation
Y youths. Which car ?

Ans : Scion

6. By which name we know today M/S Beauty Cosmetics which started

its business in 1983 with shampoo and changed its name in 1998 ?

Ans : Cavin Care

7. Which is Hyundai Group’s de facto holding company ?

Ans : Hyundai Elevator

8. When in Nov, 2000 Stephanie and her accomplice Garrett emerged out of the mess as
dirty duo, they were crowned champion with a paid holiday, a washing machine and a
year’s free supply of detergent. This was to celebrate the 50th anniversary of a famous
brand. Which Brand and which championship ?

Ans : P&G’s ‘Tide’ to search ‘America’s dirtiest duo’.

9. Which drink mix gets its name from the Latin for ‘egg’ and ‘malt’ ?

Ans : ‘Ovaltine’, originally spelt ‘Ovomaltine’ from ‘Ovum’, Latin for ‘egg’.

10. This famous road transport company started in 1914 for transporting miners in
Minnesota. In 1990, the company faced a three year long strike and it had to seek
protection under chapter 11 of Bankruptcy code. Today it is a successful transport
company with more than 2600 destinations and 18000 daily departures. Which
company ?
Ans : Greyhound Lines founded as Mesaba Transportation Company by Carl Eric
Wickman.

. A couple of days after Rahul Dravid’s stupendous performance in the Adelaide Test in
which India beat Australia, the front page of the Economic Times had the headline
‘Murthy does a Dravid’. What happened ?

Ans : Infosys bought an Australian firm ‘Expert Information Services’ for A$ 23 Million.

2. This corporate jargon related to hostile take over was first coined by Lewis Carroll in
his ‘Through the looking glass’. Name it.

Ans : White Knight

3. Rodin’s ‘Thinking Man’ is the logo of which Indian financial service company ?

Ans : First Leasing Company.

4. Which ad agency rates its best units as ‘Bright Star’ and most promising units as
‘Rising Star’ ?

Ans : Leo Burnett

5. Maruti has taken up a project to reduce cost and increase productivity by 50%
within three years time. How have they named this project ?

Ans : Challenge 50

6. What are 3S of Samsung after sales ?

Ans : Speed, Smile and Sure

7. Bottle shape of which fruit juice is known as ‘Orange suspended above a juice
glass’ ?

Ans : Tropicana

8. When Enron was the king, everybody wanted to be their associate. When they fell
flat, everybody wanted to go away. Like this club paid Enron $2.1 million to remove
Enron’s name from their home field which Enron patroned earlier. Which club am I
talking about ?

Ans : Houston Astro. They changed the name of their home ground from Enron Field to
Astro Field.

9. ITC is promoting a product ‘ikno’ in welcome group hotels. What kind of product is
‘ikno’ ?

Ans : Matchbox ( manufactured by Liberty matchbox )

10. This product was invented in India in 1846, but it got famous in 1909 when American
President
Theodore Roosevelt used it in his African Safari. What product am I referring to ?

Ans : Khaki, invented by Henry Loumsden, a Lieutenant in the British

Army in India.

1. Name given to the person at the end of the rope in a tug-of-war? (No clues yet! You guys are
lucky!)
>>

2. What method of signalling with two flags, used at sea, called? (: A special message for COE-
2001 junta. Attending your classes more frequently class would have helped!)
>>
3. Which company had a print ad with the following adlines:
'To all those who use our competitors’ products Happy Father’s Day' J
>>

4. Which movie holds the world record for the largest number of producers?
>>

5. This guy has been in news recently. His father had a patent realting to oil drilling, thus giving
him loads of money in royalty. He started a lot of companies, one of which is known for launching
world's first synchronous communications satellite, Syncom. Name the person. (We’re warming
up. Watch out!)
>>

6. In which sport/competition would one find all these teams : Bulls, Blues, Redbacks, Warriors,
Bushrangers. (Clue: Its not an easy one mate!)
>>

7. Which physicist, amateur painter and musician once famously said. "Listen. I mean that from
my knowledge of the world that I see around me, I think that it is much more likely that the reports
of flying saucers are the result of the known irrational characteristics of terrestrial intelligence
rather than the unknown rational efforts of extraterrestrial intelligence." (Clue: Cream or
lemon???)
>>

8. 'Disaster Area', the loudest rock band in the 'universe' was inspired by a famous rock band.
Which band? (Clue: Didn’t we say the prelims were mostly harmless!! Anybody remembers 34 or
42???)
>>

9. This was a sharp pointed staff used in ancient Rome to drive Cattle. What word in English
comes from this stick's name? ()
>>

10. What do these people have in common : Bret Schultz, Bruce Reid, Narendra Hirwani, Jasu
Patel and Chandrasekhar ?? (Clue: We know they are all male cricketers so we would appreciate
something more specific.)
>>

11. According to the Los Angeles Times, at least six of the United States's largest pharmaceutical
firms have issued internal notices to their workforces warning them to be on the lookout for "a
scruffy guy in a baseball cap" who asks too many questions.
Who are we talking about?
>>
12. Connect these : HMS Hermis was the first one, HMS Herculeus was the second second one,
which will be the third one? (Clue: It is not HMS Shaktimaan)
>>

13. First it was thought to be Haley Joel Osment, then it was decided as Liam Aiken, in the end it
however turned out to be...............
>>

14. For what contribution in Chemistry did Willard Frank Libby win the Nobel Prize in 1960, which
finds application in diverse fields such as archaeology, geology, geophysics, and physical
anthropology? (Clue: Yes, its the notorious question #14! The organisers would like to say that as
much as they like Pamela Anderson this it is not the answer though the answer lies pretty much in
the same group.)
>>

15. Who is the first person to be inducted into both the Country Music Hall of Fame and the rock
Music Hall of Fame? (Clue: Some people have ‘rich’ names)
>>

16. Taglines r given. Identify the films :

a.> The mission is a man -
b.> Only the dead have seen the end of war (Clue: The organizers would like to remind the
participants that there were wars other than the world wars) -
>>

17. Which film is based on the harrowing real-life experience of IOC executive Doraiswamy
Iyengar?
>>

18. During the great depression, an out-of-work architect, Alfred Mosher Butts, came up with this
invention. In 1948, it was renamed to its now famous name which literally means 'to grope
frantically as though looking for something'. We are talking about?
>>

19. "The sport it most resembles is basketball, which is probably the sport I enjoy watching most.
I had a lot of fun making up the rules and I've still got the notebook I did it in." Who said, and on
what?
>>

20. Which non-professional actor, but otherwise eminent person, played Mohammed Jinnah in
Richard Attenborough’s Gandhi?
>>

21.The chinese call it strudels , Danes and Swedes - an elephants trunk, Germans- spider
monkey , Italians - a snail. What?
>>
22. What is Mary Poppins Effect? (Clue: Think Karan Kapoor, Micheal Jordan)
>>

23. If Superman aka Clark Kent works for the Daily Planet where does Spiderman aka Peter
Parker work ?
>>

24. This guy is one of the most talented preformers from Bollywood. He was a genius who while
in college set to music a theory in ecomonics (Malthusian Theory of Population). He got his first
break in playback singing in the 1948 film Ziddi ?
>>

25. Who played the harmonica for Amitab Bachaan in the 1975 film Sholay song "Yeh Dosti" ?
>>

26. Which world-renowned institution's motto is - "Where the people meet the people" ?
>>

27. Which comic strip set in Camp Swampy is a spoof on the US Army?
>>

28. Which term meaning the art of war is derived from a greek word for 'generalship' ??
>>

29. What name was coined by sociologist Micheal Young to describe a society organised on
levels of intelligence quotient ?
>>

30. Which rock band took its name from the underground slang for a flamboyant homosexual ??
>>

31. Which two-wheeled vehicle takes its name from the district in Milan where it was first
manufactured?
>>

32. Which products first advertisement featured a winged bottle and described the product as
'seven natural flavors blended into a savoury, flavory drink with a real wallop'.
>>

33. We all know that that 111 is considered to be a perfectly respectable aga for a Hobbit. Infact
the Lord of the Rings begins with the joint celebration of Bilbo Baggins 111th birthday. But it also
was Frodo's birthday. He reached an age that is considered to be coming of age of an Hobbit.
What age is that?
>>
1. Name given to the person at the end of the rope in a tug-of-war? (No clues yet! You guys are lucky!)
>> Anchor

2. What method of signalling with two flags, used at sea, called? (: A special message for COE-2001 junta.
Attending your classes more frequently class would have helped!)
>> Semaphores

3. Which company had a print ad with the following adlines:

'To all those who use our competitors’ products Happy Father’s Day'
>> Durex

4. Which movie holds the world record for the largest number of producers?
>> Manthan - Movie made of the amul co-operative society

5. This guy has been in news recently. His father had a patent realting to oil drilling, thus giving him loads of
money in royalty. He started a lot of companies, one of which is known for launching world's first synchronous
communications satellite, Syncom. Name the person. (We’re warming up. Watch out!)
>> Howard Hughes

6. In which sport/competition would one find all these teams : Bulls, Blues, Redbacks, Warriors, Bushrangers.
(Clue: Its not an easy one mate!)
>> Domestic teams of Australia

7. Which physicist, amateur painter and musician once famously said. "Listen. I mean that from my knowledge of
the world that I see around me, I think that it is much more likely that the reports of flying saucers are the result
of the known irrational characteristics of terrestrial intelligence rather than the unknown rational efforts of
extraterrestrial intelligence." (Clue: Cream or lemon???)
>> Richard Feyman

8. 'Disaster Area', the loudest rock band in the 'universe' was inspired by a famous rock band. Which band?
(Clue: Didn’t we say the prelims were mostly harmless!! Anybody remembers 34 or 42???)
>> Pink Floyd

9. This was a sharp pointed staff used in ancient Rome to drive Cattle. What word in English comes from this
stick's ame? ()
>> Stimulus

10. What do these people have in common : Bret Schultz, Bruce Reid, Narendra Hirwani, Jasu Patel and
Chandrasekhar ?? (Clue: We know they are all male cricketers so we would appreciate something more specific.)
>> More wickets taken than runs scored

11. According to the Los Angeles Times, at least six of the United States's largest pharmaceutical firms have
issued internal notices to their workforces warning them to be on the lookout for "a scruffy guy in a baseball cap"
who asks too many questions.
Who are we talking about?
>> Micheal Moore

12. Connect these : HMS Hermis was the first one, HMS Herculeus was the second second one, which will be the
third one? (Clue: It is not HMS Shaktimaan)
>> Admiral Gorskhov

13. First it was thought to be Haley Joel Osment, then it was decided as Liam Aiken, in the end it however turned
out to be...............
>> Daniel Redcliffe

14. For what contribution in Chemistry did Willard Frank Libby win the Nobel Prize in 1960, which finds
application in diverse fields such as archaeology, geology, geophysics, and physical anthropology? (Clue: Yes, its
the notorious question #14! The organisers would like to say that as much as they like Pamela Anderson this it is
not the answer though the answer lies pretty much in the same group.)
>> Carbon 14 Dating

15. Who is the first person to be inducted into both the Country Music Hall of Fame and the rock Music Hall of
Fame? (Clue: Some people have ‘rich’ names)
>> Johny Cash

16. Taglines r given. Identify the films :

a.> The mission is a man -
b.> Only the dead have seen the end of war (Clue: The organizers would like to remind the participants that
there were wars other than the world wars) -

>> Saving Private Ryan

>> English version of "Ashoka"
17. Which film is based on the harrowing real-life experience of IOC executive Doraiswamy Iyengar?
>> Roja

18. During the great depression, an out-of-work architect, Alfred Mosher Butts, came up with this invention. In
1948, it was renamed to its now famous name which literally means 'to grope frantically as though looking for
something'. We are talking about?
>> Scrabble

19. "The sport it most resembles is basketball, which is probably the sport I enjoy watching most. I had a lot of
fun making up the rules and I've still got the notebook I did it in." Who said, and on what?
>> Quidittch

20. Which non-professional actor, but otherwise eminent person, played Mohammed Jinnah in Richard
Attenborough’s Gandhi?
>> Alqye Padamsee

21.The chinese call it strudels , Danes and Swedes - an elephants trunk, Germans- spider monkey , Italians - a
snail. What?
>> The @ sign

22. What is Mary Poppins Effect? (Clue: Think Karan Kapoor, Micheal Jordan)
>> Animated characters in a normal movie

23. If Superman aka Clark Kent works for the Daily Planet where does Spiderman aka Peter Parker work ?
>> Daily Bugle

24. This guy is one of the most talented preformers from Bollywood. He was a genius who while in college set to
music a theory in ecomonics (Malthusian Theory of Population). He got his first break in playback singing in the
1948 film Ziddi ?
>> Kishore Kumar

25. Who played the harmonica for Amitab Bachaan in the 1975 film Sholay song "Yeh Dosti" ?
>> RD Burman
26. Which world-renowned institution's motto is - "Where the people meet the people" ?
>> Madam Tussad's

27. Which comic strip set in Camp Swampy is a spoof on the US Army?
>> Beetle Bailey

28. Which term meaning the art of war is derived from a greek word for 'generalship' ??
>> Strategy

29. What name was coined by sociologist Micheal Young to describe a society organised on levels of intelligence
quotient ?
>> Mediocricity

30. Which rock band took its name from the underground slang for a flamboyant homosexual ??
>> Queen

31. Which two-wheeled vehicle takes its name from the district in Milan where it was first manufactured?
>> Lambretta

32. Which products first advertisement featured a winged bottle and described the product as 'seven natural
flavors blended into a savoury, flavory drink with a real wallop'.
>> 7 up

33. We all know that that 111 is considered to be a perfectly respectable aga for a Hobbit. Infact the Lord of the
Rings begins with the joint celebration of Bilbo Baggins 111th birthday. But it also was Frodo's birthday. He
reached an age that is considered to be coming of age of an Hobbit. What age is that?
>> 33

1. This company came into being in 1968, following the

merger of Western Microwave, Inc. and Community
Television, Inc. After going public in 1970, the
company grew rapidly, and became the top cable
provider in the United States. It was purchased by
AT&T in 1999. Name this company.

TCI - Tele Communications Inc.

2. Born on July 4th 1946, he received his Bachelor's

degree from the University of California, Berkeley and
his MBA from the Wharton School at the University of
Pennsylvania. In January 1969 he went to work for
Drexel Harriman Ripley as assistant to the chairman.
When Drexel merged with Burnham and Company in 1973,
he headed the non-investment-grade bond department, an
operation that earned a remarkable 100% return on
investment. Drexel Burnham Lambert, largely due to
him, moved from $1.2 million in fees to over $4billion
in 1986, far and away the most profitable firm on Wall
Street. In June 1989, he resigned from Drexel to form
his own company, International Capital Access Group.
FORTUNE magazine called him “The Man Who Changed
Medicine” in 2004 for his three decades of leadership
of medical research. Name him.

Michael Milken. Dhananjay quite rightly pointed out

that few would associate him with medical research.

3. This company is the largest civil engineering

company in the world. Its founder, Warren _______ ,
started as an employee of the burgeoning United States
railroad industry in 1898 after his Oklahoma cattle
ranch failed. The company participated in the building
of the Hoover Dam in the 1930s. It has also been
involved in several other high profile construction
engineering projects. Its size, political clout, and
a penchant for privacy have made it a perennial target
for journalists and politicians since the 1930s.
Recently, the company has come under criticism for
alleged mismanagement of the Big Dig project, its
financial links to the bin Laden family, and the
manner in which it received Iraqi rebuilding contracts
after the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003. Politicians
in the United States and in Europe have made
accusations of cronyism between the George W. Bush
administration and this company. Which company?

Bechtel Corporation. A few answered Halliburton. It

had links with Dick Cheney, who was Halliburton’s CEO
for some time, but it isn’t the largest civil
engineering company. Bechtel is.

4. After working for Collier's Weekly (1898–1907) he

bought Vogue, then a small New York society magazine,
transforming it into America's premier fashion
magazine. He then turned Vanity Fair into a
sophisticated magazine for all that was stylish, and
eventually owned a stable of high-class magazines
including House and Garden, British and French Vogue,
and Glamour. Nearly ruined in the Depression, he spent
his last years struggling to regain his early
prosperity. While other publishers simply focused on
increasing the number of magazines in circulation, he
targeted groups of readers by income level or common
interest. Whom are we talking about?
Conde Nast, the American Publishing Giant. Some of
their other well known publications are The New Yorker
and Wired.

5. He was a business tycoon who made most of his money

selling Coca Cola. He began his business career as a
drugstore owner. In 1887 he bought the formula for
Coca-Cola from its inventor John Pemberton for $2,300.
The success of Coca-Cola was largely due to his
aggressive marketing of the product. He made millions
of dollars from his investment and became a major
philanthropist. In 1919, he sold The Coca-Cola Company
to a group of investors led by Ernest Woodruff. Name
him.

Asa Griggs Candler. Almost everyone cracked this one.

6.After a period of serious trouble following the

death of the founder’s son, this famous company was
bought in 1990 by Bernard Tapie, for $320 million,
which Tapie borrowed. In 1992, Tapie was unable to pay
interest of his loan. He asked the Crédit Lyonnais
bank to sell the company, and the bank bought it for
itself, which is normally forbidden under French law.
In February 1993, Crédit Lyonnais sold the company to
Robert Louis-Dreyfus, a friend of Bernard Tapie. Name
this famous company. [Hint: A Vertical Football
Hoarding in Japan which won a Gold at Cannes in 2004]

Adidas. Most of them got this one right. For those who
do not know the billboard story, here it goes – TBWA
Tokyo painted a billboard like a football ground and
mounted it on a high rise building. They then secured
two men on top of the billboard with ropes and
suspended them. They also suspended a football in the
same manner. To the people from down below, it looked
as though these 2 men are playing football in the sky.
That is some maverick idea. This idea was in line with
Adidas’ ‘Impossible is Nothing’ proposition.

Hi all, I wanted to win an Oscar so that I'd get more scripts without other actors coffee stains on
them" ?
Here
are the answers to Micheal Caine
the Oscars Quiz.
Its unfortunate that 7. He has directed the most actors to Academy Award success . The Actors directed by
" Martin Scorcese" him have notched a record 34 nominations and 14 wins at the Oscars . Who ?
lost again . But if
they didn't give it William Wyler
to him for " Raging
Bull" and " 8. Which is the only Alfred Hitchcock movie to win a best film oscar ?
Goodfellas" its not
a bad loss for " Rebecca
The Aviator".
9. Who is the only American Woman director to be nominated for the " Best Director"
Btw, Thanks to all Oscar ?
the participants .
Sofia Coppola ( Lost in Translation)
Here are the
answers: 10. This "Best actress" Oscar Winner was born in Darjeeling,India . Her mother, while
awaiting the birth of her child in Darjeeling, spent 15 minutes every morning gazing at the
1. This actress has Himalayas in the belief that their astonishing beauty would be passed to her unborn child.
claimed to have Her Husband was the first to direct himself to a Best Actor Oscar . Name the Couple ?
given the Academy
award the Laurence Olivier & Vivien Leigh
nickname "Oscar"
( after her first Now the Scores :
Husband ). She
was nominated for Varadha -- 0.5
the " Best Actress
Oscar" during four Vinay Narayan - 6
consecutive years
and has also won Sannidhya - 6
it twice . Who ?
Shafeek - 3.5
Bette Davis ( She
was nominated for Madhav Nair - 5.5
Best Actress in
four consecutive Supriya - 7
years 1940-43 (in
fact even in 1939 Soumik - 8
in which she won)
and has also won Santanu Dey - 7
it twice in 1936 &
1939) . Rajesh - 6

2. Born Allen Dinkar - 4

Konigsberg , he
holds the record Krishna Murty - 3
for the most Oscar
nominations for " Niket Malik - 9 ( Winner ! )
Best Screenplay" .
He never attended Mani - 2.5
the Oscar
ceremony ( until Kishore Chandran - 4
recently in 2002 ) ,
instead Warm Regards
playing Clarinet Arun
at a Club in NYC
during Oscars ****************************************************************************************************
night. Who ? Cogito , Ergo Sum (I Think , Therefore I am ) -- Rene Descartes
The woods are dark,lovely and deep,but I have promises to keep;
Woody Allen And miles to go before I sleep,miles to go before I sleep -- Robert Frost
( Guess this was a Even the most fantastic dreams can be achieved if we are prepared to endure life's
sitter ! ) challenges -- Nelson Mandela
Katradhu kaimannalavu ; Kallaadhadhu ulagalavu -- A Tamil proverb
3. She holds the *****************************************************************************************************
record for the
actress to win an
Oscar ( For Best
Supporting
Actress) with the
shortest screen
time ( Her
Character appears
for less than 8
minutes in the
movie ) . Her
Costume
designers for the
Oscar Night (when
she won) were
Abu Jani &
Sandeep Khosla .
Who ?

Judi Dench

4. He was
nominated six
times for the " Best
Director" award ,
but never won.
Perhaps the
shortest Oscar
Speech was by
him. When he was
awarded the Irving
G.
Thalberg Memorial
award , his speech
was " Thank you" .
(Understandable
considering the
way the Academy
had treated him ) .
Who is this
Legend ?

Alfred Hitchcock
( I am sorry he
was nominated
five times and not
six but the " Thank
you" was still a
give away )

5. After having
been nominated a
record Seven
times for the Best
Actor Oscar ,
he never won it
.Finally when he
was awarded an
Honorary Oscar in
2003 , he quipped
" Always a
bridesmaid, never
a bride my foot" .
Who ?

Peter O'Toole

6. Which two time

Oscar Winner (for
best Supporting
Actor both
times) said this ,"
1) After quitting teaching, I was searching for a name for my new band with my social worker
brother and sociologist roommate. We were joined by a drummer who came with his friend to
watch us jam for the upcoming punk festival. Our condition was a joke for the friend who
commented us the name that was serious enough for me to name our first album and thus our
band. What name ?!

Ans)) Dire Straits.

The social worker brother David Knopfler(rythm) who was sharing room with the sociologist
roommate John Illsley(bass) were joined by Pick Withers on Drums. And thus from Dire straits to
Sultans of Swing.

2)Before becoming all that famous we used to play opening act for tour of which band ?
Ans)) Talking Heads.
It seems they where paid 50 quids for first show...and the rest as they say is history.

3)We won the 1985 Grammy for Best Rock Performance By a Duo Or Group with sting, what
song ?!
Ans)) Money for nothing.
For those of who who wonder where the heavens did Sting sing...remember the prelude 'I
want my mtv' that's it!!!

4) Our first song of the title album and thereafter named a compilation of all our best songs was a
semi-biographical, referring to the days doing the London pub scenes, what song !?

Ans)) Sultans of swing.

5) During the Mandela Concert 88, We had a new 2nd guitarist, Who ?!
Ans)) Eric Clapton.

6) We dropped a song from our album of 1982, which was later titled for the comeback of one of
the greatest female singer of our era...and the rest was history...a starring role alongside Mel
Gibson in "Mad Max: Beyond The Thunderdome"; an incandescent duet with Mick Jagger at Live
Aid; a best-selling autobiography, who is the female singer ?

Ans)) Tina Turner

The song was Private Dancer and was dropped from our album 'Love over Gold'.

7)In the early days when I was working as a journalist at Yorkshire Evening Post, I had to write an
obituary...
I started crying too hard to finish it and ended up quitting the job...whose obituary ?
Ans)) Jimi Hendrix.
8)Do you know what was the first video ever played on MTV Europe ?!
Ans)) Money for nothing.
A popular answer was VIDEO KILLED THE RADIO STAR by THE BUGGLES.

9)I had done a song with Mick Taylor and Bob Dylan, what song ?
Ans)) Infidels by Bob Dylan.
Songs include Jokerman, Sweetheart Like You, Neighborhood Bully, License To Kill, Man Of
Peace, Union Sundown,

I And I, Don't Fall Apart On Me Tonight.

10)Having even a dinosaur named after me if I am not some Darwin, whoami ?!

Ans)) Mark Knopfler
The 65 million year old Masiakasaurus knopfleri was named so as the expedition crews who
unearthed fossils under the baking Malagasy sun, played (and enjoyed, they admit) a great deal
of Knopfler's music especially 'love over gold'. Whenever Knopfler's music was played in the
quarry, crewmembers seemed to uncover more bones. A strange explanation to the nomenclature
of an extinct species..isnt it!!

And the scores-

Ashrut Garg - 2
Niket Malik - 1
Saurabh Bhandari - 1
Varadha - !
Husain Poonawala - 3
Nikhil Lasrado - 5
Sameer Sarma - 4
Pragna Sen - 4
Vijay Sarathy - 7
Anshuman Mishra - 6
Arindam Sanyal - 1

"And then the man steps right up to the microphone

And says at last it's just the time bell rings
'Goodnight, now it's time to go home'
And he makes it fast with one more thing
'We are the Sultans... We are the Sultans of Swing'"

Comments/Corrections
sam_sanal@dell.com
Q1. Easy one. Which singer does the excellent voiceover of 'Chef' in South Park?
Issac Hayes
Q2. Which 1982 Dire Straits album featured a bolt of lightning on the cover?
Love Over Gold
Q3. In which music video do you see metal workers forge a pair of angel's wings?
REM - Losing My Religion
Q4. This band's name is supposedly the band members' code for marijuana.
Green Day
Q5. Who composed the music for the "Crimson Tide"?
Hanz Zimmer
Q6. Name the group that both Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood were in.
Blind Faith
Q7. What was listed as the official cause of Elvis's death on his original death certificate.(Please
give the exact term used)
Cardiac Arrhythmia
Q8. She sang the female lead on Ray Charles' "Hit the Road, Jack".Who?
Margie Hendrix
Q9. What was Johnny Wakelin's nickname for Muhammad Ali?
Black Superman
Q10. This one is a sitter. Name the band.A power trio plus an Irish Preacher decked out in
leather.
U2
Q11. This was the first number one Beatle hit in America.
I Want To Hold Your Hand
Q12. This track spent 10 weeks at the top of the R&B charts was unfortunately Marvin Gaye's
swan song, he was fatally shot by his father during an argument in 1984.Which song?
Sexual Healing
Q13. Featured in the ultimate motorcycle flick, Easy Rider, people have long associated this song
with motorcycles. But get this: the song was actually written by Mars Bonfire (a.k.a Dennis
Edmonton), who was moved to put pen to paper after purchasing a Ford Falcon.Which song?
"Born to Be Wild" - Steppenwolf

1) Son of a footballing legend but defintely not as talented as his

dad...many considered him to be lucky to have played for his national
team and certain big (and i mean really big..) european clubs. He was
signed on as a forward in 1996 and spent 3 unhappy years with man
utd.where he only played 34 times. Incidently he was named by his
father after the patron saint of catalunya. who?

jordi cryuff
2)He was signed by Blackburn Rovers as a schoolboy and progressed
through the ranks of junior football into the first team, where he
earned a reputation for being a solid defender. Whilst at Blackburn,
he became a vital member of Kenny Dalglish's side. He joined man utd
in '94 and won 2 league, 1 F.A and 1 UEFA champions league medal. who
is this defender who has 80 plus appearences for man utd.

david may

3) This little right winger caught alex ferguson's eye with his
spectacular performance in euro '96, where he scored a memorable goal
in the quaterfinals with his delightful chip over the portugese
keeper. manchester united were quick to sign him but he had a
miserable time their and tranferred out to benefica in '97 and then
to lazio and finally to his present club. yeh hai kaun?

karel poborsky

4)A Man Utd. supporter as a child in his native Norway, he was the
shock signing of the 1997-98 season when he was signed from
blackburn. He was bought in to partner the aging gary pallister in
defence and later went on to partner jaap stam in the treble year.
he's played 70 plus time for norway and is considered somewhat of a
minor legend in this native country. whoitis?

henning berg

5)This goalkeeper has spent much of his career switching between

Italy's Serie A, B and C. Amongnst various clubs he played for
Trento,Piacenza, Venezia and also AC milan as back-up to Sebastiano
Rossi. He joined United for £4.4 million. He had the unenviable task
of living upto the lofty standards set by peter schmiecal. He
obviously couldn't and soon transferred out back to the serie A. who?

massimo taibi

6)This left winger caught alex ferguson's eye after destroying

Manchester United while playing for IFK Gothenburg in a 1994
Champions' League game.He joined AC Milan after his performances
during that campaign. He was then sold to Parma before joining United
in '98. His last game was that famous win at nou camp against bayern
munich after which injuries forced him to miss all of the next
season. he was bought by everton and later by charlton athletic. who
is this swede?

jesper blomqvist

7) Midfielder who after playing in native norway( Lyn Oslo, Lilleström

SK) and turkey (Besiktas) joined manchester united in '96 where he
spent 6 moderate seasons. injuries forced him to leave old trafford
and join aston villa and then later newcastle united. Kaun?

ronny johnsen

8)He joined Manchester United from York City in the spring of 1998.
Versatile attacking midfielder/forward, he was another passenger in
the treble year. he was also an England Under 21 international .At
the end of 99/2001 season he followed Steve McClaren from Old
Trafford to middlesbrough. in late-July 2004 he joined West Bromwich
Albion signing a three-year deal. who?

johnathan greening

1) Our very own Arjun Main Battle Tank (MBT). This world-class tank
has been severely criticized by the Indian media for

reasons best known to them.

2) The M-48 Patton

3) the BRDM-2. The BRDM-2 is a fully armoured, four-wheel drive,

amphibious reconnaissance vehicle with two pairs of belly

wheels and a centralized tire pressure regulation system for

increased cross-country capability and a single water jet for

propulsion through water.

4) The US Army's M-270 MLRS (Multiple Launch Rocket System). Full

points were given for "MLRS"

5) The US Army's (and Marines') M1 Abrams MBT. Despite its weight

(nearly 68 tons), it can attain a speed of 72 km/hr thanks

to its powerful 1500 hp Avro Lycoming gas turbine engine.

6) The Indian Army's Pinaka Multi Barrel Rocket Launcher (MBRL). It
can fire rockets with a range of 39-40 km, in a salvo of

12 rockets with 1.2 tons of high explosives within 40 seconds. Pinaka

can neutralise a target area of 350 square kilometres,

and is meant as a supplement to the existing artillery system at a

range beyond 30 km. It can be fitted with a variety of

warheads ranging from blast-cum-pre-fragmented high explosives to

anti-tank mines.

7) The Jonga. The Jongas are being phased out following the arrival
of the new series of high mobility vehicles from Mahindra

& Mahindra.

8) The M2 Bradley. The role of the Bradley is to transport infantry

on the battlefield, to provide fire cover to dismounted

troops and to suppress enemy tanks and fighting vehicles.

9) The Bofors Strigdsvagn of the swedish army.

10) The Russian T-72 MBT.

11) The Russian Tunguska M-1. It can engage targets while stationary
and on the move, using missiles for long-range targets

and guns for close-in defence. It is designed for defence against

both fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters and can also fire

on ground targets.

1)
i) The first outlet was at Pike’s Place in Seattle
2)
i) Began with an oil factory at Amalner, in Maharashtra’s Jalgaon district.
ii) One of the first brands was a vanaspati - sunflower
3)
i) Founded on 1st March, 1938 in Daegu, Korea.
ii) One of the first brands was a vanaspati – sunflower
4)
i) Worked with Leabanon International Airlines
ii)

5)
i) Most profitable PC business
ii) Laptop brands include Inspiron
6)
i)
ii) Made by Shulton Inc.

Round 2 – Ahmedabad (oriented questions) Round

1) In 2002, why did SEBI for a while took direct control of the Ahmedabad stock
exchange?
2) Which company markets the brand ‘Curry in a Hurry’?
3) Bela, Darlene, Lata’s Shirley, Fariayn….these are some of them in
Ahmedabad…what would you go there for?
4) Whose motto or punchline is “The language begins here”?
5) In May 2005, IIM-A is going to conduct an executive course in which African city?
6) 461 and 462…with reference to travel & Ahmedabad, what are these?

Round 3 – Visuals

1) Volkswagen ad by an European agency - the question was to guess the brand

2) Vyomesh Joshi
3) British Petroleum logo
4) London Business School building
5) Timex ad
6) Larry Flint

Round 4 – Finance

1) Khodorovsky – Don’t remember the question
2) In 200? What milestone did NASDAQ achieve with respect to competition?
3) Which financial instrument’s shape and size has to conform to the ISO-7810
ID-1 standards?
4) Which German’s thought/work in 1883 shaped up the Social Security policy
model?
5) Missed the Question
6) Customer’s Afternoon Letter was the precursor of which famous financial
publication?

Audience Q: Which celebrity was inducted into the Hollywood Erotic Hall of Fame last
year?

Round 5 – Buzzer Round

1) Mexica
2) Which cricket coach was hired by a b-school in 2003 to give a lecture on team
management?
3) In DKNY, if DK stands for what does NY stand for?
4) Bau Steel is a steel company from which country?
5) Who authored “Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts” published in 1844?
6) Which celebrity was a judge in the finals of Indian Idol?
7) Donald Trump’s new wife –
8) Gond, Besan and Motichur are types of what?

Round 6

1) After the USA, which country has the highest number of ISO 14001 registrations?
2) Other names considered for Nylon and how they arrived at it?
3) Audio clue – Ek ladki ko dekha to aisa laga – Rejoice shampoo
4) Which Indian actor has a company named SON?
Round 7

Ad of a football match between Man. City and Man. United shown and questions were
asked about brands/logos shown during the clipping
Round 8
1) Who is the most powerful alumnus of Class of ’75 of the Harvard Business
School?
2) Which popular Indian advertising campaign was launched in December 2003?
3) What according to Dilbert is a “Long statement about the inability of the
management to think clearly”

Answers
Round 1:
1.Starbucks
2.Wipro
3.Samsung
4.Naresh Goyal
5.Dell
6.Old Spice

Round 2 – Ahmedabad (oriented questions) Round

1.There were irregualarities including Badla, which still continued
2.Pioma Industries, makers of Rasna
3.Beauty Parlours in Ahmedabad
4.Mudra Communications
5.Cairo
6.The only two interntional flights out of Ahmedabad - Singapore Airlines

Round 3-visuals
Round 4
1.
2.
3.Credit Card
4.Otto Von Bismarck
5.
6.
Audience Q - Hugh Heffner

Round 5
1.
2.Buchanan
3.New York
4.China
5.Karl Marx
6.Kajol
7.Melena somebody
8.Laddoos

Round6
1.Japan
2.Nylon
3.Rejoice shampoo

Round 7
1.George W.Bush
2.India Shining
3.Mission Statement
1.This brand’s mascara was brought to the masses by a
gentleman named T.L. Williams who, as he watched his
sister apply her secret beauty trick to her lashes in
1913, was struck by the notion that other gals might
not only be interested in her concoction but also be
willing to pay for it. Early sales of Willams' mascara
product were disappointingly slow. The name appeared
to be holding things back, so in 1915 he altered it,
rechristening it to the current name in honor of his
sister and a base ingredient of the new product,
Vaseline brand petroleum jelly. Name this popular
brand.
MAYBELLINE

2.Connect Kimberly-Clark, Charles F.W. Nichols

Company, Cellunap.
KOTEX. (was sold as cellunap by Kimberley Clark,
Charles F.W Nichols was the advertising agency that
changed the name to Kotex)

3.A sitter.This company was initially known as the

Howdy Corporation. The founder was unable to seriously
challenge Orange Crush, the leader in the field, and
over time Howdy lost market share to its predominant
rival. Rather than see his company die by inches, the
founder cast about for another sort of soda to broaden
his company's consumer base. This new soda which is an
extremely popular drink was originally christened
"Bib-Label Lithiated Lemon-Lime Soda." Which drink?
7 UP. Indeed.

4.A tough one.BVD was an apparel company founded by

three men - Bradley, Vorhees, and Day in 1876. The
B.V.D. brand of men's underwear was very famous and
was notable for its front buttons and back flaps. This
brand lasted for a century before it was acquired by
this Warren Buffet company in 1976. The BVD brand
still exists as a brand under the parent company. Now
name the company which acquired it.
FRUIT OF THE LOOM.

5.When this drink was to be introduced, Coca Cola was

hunting for a name for their new diet soda that would
be short and easy to remember. Coca-Cola had one of
their IBM mainframes programmed to spit out a list of
about 250,000 names using three- and four-letter
combinations. After winnowing out names considered
unsuitable for one reason or another (such as
unpronounceability or similarity to existing product
names or trademarks), Coca-Cola narrowed down the list
to about 600 choices; further refinement produced a
set of about two dozen prospective names which were
put before the public in marketing tests. Finally,
Coca Cola selected this name as they thought that it
suggested "keeping ______" on weight problems. Fill in
the brand.
TAB

6.Imation Corporation was the data storage and imaging

division of which company until 1996, when it was spun
off?
3M

1. Sayeed Jaffrey acted in twenty international films, most by an Indian actor. Name the
Bollywood acrtress to have acted in most international films.

Ans : I thought it was Shabana Azmi ( nine international films ), till Anirudha pointed out Madhur
Jaffrey acted in 18 international films. Great learning for me. Thanks Anirudha.

2. Mallika Sarabhai during her college days was supposed to do this role in a drama to be played
at the IIM, Ahmedabad campus. She could not do it as she got preoccupied with the university
badminton tournament. She therefore recommended her college pal to the organiser. That was
her first step in acting .... and she stopped only after she became the top heroine of Bollywood.
Who ?

Ans : Parveen Babi

3. She died in 1990, but long before she left the arena of regular film songs in 1954 due to
Tonsilitis. She last sang in film for C Ramchandra in 1957. She was the first woman singer in the
history of song recording to get a milestone fee of Rs 100 per song from HMV. Name the famous
singer of yesteryear.

Ans : Zohrabai Ambalewali

4. Although Shashi Kapoor and Zeenat did the lead roles of Raj Kapoor's SSS, the original
choices were different. Who were they ?

Ans : I thought it was Rajesh Khanna and Mallika Sarabhai. Anirudh says First it was Lata
Mangeshkar who was in RK's mind. Lata refused. Later he thought of Rajesh and Dimple. Rajesh
did not agree for Dimple to act. Other Kapoor brothers didn't agree for Rajesh.

5. He represents sixteenth generation of classical music in the family, the first being in the court of
Raja Mansingh. He composed his first classical song at the age of six. The famed father and
uncle were amazed when they heard him singing the 'Khayal' composition and promptly took him
for training. The partition however forced the man to take up a job of a 'mechanic'. He got his first
film song offer in 1952 'Shikar'. The rest is history. Who am I talking about ?

Ans : Mehdi Hassan

6. This goodlooking Bengali singer with exceptional sweet voice from Calcutta was once offered
the role of leading lady by the famous director Ritwik Ghatak for his film 'Subarnarekha'. She was
in Bollywood for a short time but rendered voice to some memorable songs. Name her.

Ans : Arati Mukherjee

7. He was a known drug addict. His actor father wrote the script of a movie after him where the
drug addict character was named after his real name. The drug addict boy was shown to have
killed his mother at the end and then commit suicide. He was asked to act in the title. He was
furious and opted out. He however rendered his first ever film song for a movie in the film. Who
are the father / son duo ?

Ans : Mehmood / Lucky Ali. The film 'Dushman Duniya Ka'.

8. He has played cricket alongwith Sourav Ganguli in Calcutta club cricket. Popular hero of
Bhojpuri films, he is also acting in hindi films. Has more than hundred audio song casettes to his
credit. Who ?

Ans : Manoj Tiwari

9. O P Nayaar called her by the name 'black beauty'. Who is this famous singer ?

Ans : Geeta Dutt.

10. The film 'Bees saal baad' was made after a bengali film by Hemant Mukherjee, where he was
the music director. The original bengali film was of course inspired by 'Hounds of Baskervilles'.
Name the film.

Ans : Jighansa

1) Which Stock Exchange Trading Platform was launched

by the Finance Minister on January7th 2005?

Ans: BSE Indonext. BSE is formed in view, to the

benefit the small and medium size companies, the
investors in these companies and IndoNext
BSE and FISE (fedearation of Indian Stock Exchanges)
(which represents 20 RSEs), jointly propose to create
an alternate national platform named BSE IndoNext, to
enable SMEs to raise equity and debt, and facilitate
trading in such companies, both old and new companies

2) Which Stock Exchange in India has more then 95%

share in the Derivatives Segment (Futures & options)
in terms of Daily Volumes ?
Ans : National Stock Exchange (NSE) has the more than
95 % share in Derivatives mArkets in India. The other
exchange i.e Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) has around
3-5 % share in the Derivatives segment.(Nifty Futures
is the most popular one among the Derivative
Instruments)

3) How many Stocks form part of NSE-CNX Nifty Junior?

Ans: The Nifty Junior popularly known as Junior

Nifty Index consist of 100 Stocks.This Index is the
Index which represent the 100 companies after those in
Nifty .

4) Which is the first Stock Exchange Clearing

Corporation Set up in 1995 in India?
Ans: National Securities Clearing Corporation Ltd.
(NSCCL).

The National Securities Clearing Corporation Ltd.

(NSCCL), a wholly owned subsidiary of NSE, was
incorporated in August 1995. It is the first clearing
corporation to be established in the country and also
the first clearing corporation in the country to
introduce settlement guarantee system in the Stock
Exchanges.

5) Which is First Commodity Exchange in the world to

Commence World's First Futures Contract in King of
Rice – "Basmati"?
Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) ?
Ans: Multi Commodity Exchange Mumbai is the first
Commodity Exchange in India & World to introduce
Futures Contract in King of Rice Basmati.It was
launched on December 9 2004.

6) Which is the First Commodity Exchange in the

world to launch World's First Cashew Futures Contract?
Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) ?
Ans: Multi Commodity Exchange is the First exchange to
launch Cashew Futures Contract on October 4 2004.

7) Who was appointed as new Chairman of Forward

Markets Commission the Regulator of Commodity markets
in India?
Ans: Shri S. Sundareshan has been appointed as new
Chairman of Forwards markets Commision .(FMC) is the
regulaotr of Commodity markets in India. Shri
Sundareshan has been appointed as chairman of FMC on
January 25 2005.
8) Which Commodity Exchange is set to launch First
Crude Futures in India on February 9th 2005?
Ans: Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX)?
Ans. The Crude Futures is first being launched in
India by Multi Commodity Exchange. It was launched in
presnece of Union Agricultral Misiter Shri Sharad
Pawar on Feb 9 2005.
9) Which Commodity Exchange Commenced First Trading
in Cocoon & raw Silk?
National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange,(NCDEX)
Mumbai it was launched by Union Textiles Minister
Shankarsingh Vaghela on january 20 2005.NCDEX &
Central Silk Board Bangalore have tied up for this
product venture.

10) Which Stock Exchange Building is the most

Televised on all leading News Channels ? Phiroze
Jeejebhoy Towers?
11) Ans. The current building of BSE (Bombay Stock
Exchange) (The Stock Exchange Mumbai) which is called
as P.J towers i.e Phiroze Jeejebhoy Towers is the most
televised building on TV Channels.

What God(s) conferred Nakula and Sahadeva as sons upon Madri, second
wife of Pandu? ASHWINI TWINS
Bhishma had two teachers during his youth. One was Parshurama. Who
was the other? BRIHASPATHI
Who gave Krishna his weapon, the "chakra", after the completion of his
education? PARASURAM
What was the name of the serpent princess whom Arjuna married? ULOOPI
What was the name of the town that Bheema freed from the clutches of
the demon Bakasura by slaying him? EKACHAKRA
At the enchanted pool, how did Yudhistira guess that the divine being
who was asking him questions, was not a Yaksha? YAKSHAS CANNOT BRING
BACK LIFE
What was the name of the commander of Virat whom Bheema slew, dressed
as Draupadi? KEECHAKA
Who was the main architect and builder of the palace of the Pandavas
at their capital Indraprastha? MAYA DANAVA (many have ansered
viswakarma, who to my knowledge built the palace in Lanka for the
rakshasas)
What was Arjuna's name when he was a eunuch for one year? BRIHANALLA
What was the name of the rishi who brought forth Draupadi and
Dhristadyumna from the sacrificial fire? KIU

1) Mozilla firefox (the fandu open source web browser ) also

known earlier as phoenix and Mozilla firebird was made by two computer
geeks . pls name them ?
Ans - dave hyatt and blake ross were the first ppl involved in making mozilla . while the
current lead developer is ben goodger

2) Name the new search engine started by amozon.com ? (I want

the site name)
Ans - A9.com ,search engine started by amazon for competing against google and
microsft.

3) Name the founder and company name from which google purchased blogger.com
Ans - Pyra.com and the founder was Evan Willams and meg hourihan
4) With response to Google news Microsoft has also started a
news service will let visitors create their own customised news feeds ,
name the service ?
Ans - Newsbot which is giving a tough challenge to googlenews.
5) Two big giants started mass production of E-paper , can u
name them ?
PHILIPS and SONY .
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6) Name the code name of the mozilla firefox 1.1 and give the
funda behind the nomenclature of other version .
1.1 deer park , the code name have been derived from actual roadmap of journey from
california to phoenix , recall 1.O was named Phoenix , while earlier version were from
suburbs of auckland (newzealand ) such as three kings , royal oak as ben goodger grew
up in auckland.

> 7) Macintosh had done some change in its configuration to

promote mouse . What ???
It removed the up ª down « , right ¨ , left © keys

parag
1. L M Ericsson, IBM, Intel, Nokia and Toshiba togather formed a SIG
(Special Interest Group) in the 1990s to develop a standard. Which
standard am I talking about? The project was named after Harald
Blaatand II (AD 940 - 981), a Viking King who unified/conquered
Denmark and Norway.

ANSWER: BLUETOOTH
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2. This security package is the brainchild of a man, an advocate by

profession whose publically declared motto is as follows:
"If privacy is outlawed, only outlaws will have privacy"

The man was subject to a three-year investigation by the federal

government. U.S. export restrictions were violated when his package
spread around the world as freeware following its 1991 release;
however, no charges were ever brought against him.
Who is the person, and which package am I talking about?

ANSWER. PACKAGE - PGP, CREATOR - PHILL ZIMMERMANN

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3. What is "Thrashing" in computer terms?

ANSWER. IN COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE, THE TERM REFERS TO POOR PERFORMANCE

OF A VIRTUAL MEMORY (OR
PAGING) SYSTEM, WHEN THE SAME PAGES ARE BEING LOADED REPEATEDLY DUE TO
A LACK OF MAIN MEMORY
TO KEEP THEM IN MEMORY. DEPENDING ON THE CONFIGURATION AND ALGORITHM,
THE REAL THROUGHPUT OF
A SYSTEM CAN DEGRADE BY ONE OR TWO ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE. THIS REPEATED
LOADING OF PAGES FROM
THE HARD DISK TO THE MEMORY CAUSES EXCESSIVE CHURNING OF THE HEADS AND
MAKES A THRASHING
NOISE AND HENCE THE TERM.
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4. Who is a "polygon pusher" (Or "rectangle slinger")?

ANSWER. CHIP DESIGNER WHO SPENDS MOST OF HIS TIME AT THE PHYSICAL
LAYOUT LEVEL (WHICH REQUIRES
DRAWING LOTS OF MULTI-COLORED POLYGONS)

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5. What is Cherry OS?

ANSWER. CHERRYOS IS A G4 EMULATOR FOR THE PC. I.E. YOU CAN INSTALL
PANTHER, APPLE'S AWARD WINNING
OPERATING SYSTEM, ONTO YOUR PC. IN ADDITION YOU WILL BE ABLE TO USE
MANY OF THE DAY TO DAY
APPLICATIONS SUCH AS SAFARI AND APPLE'S MAIL.

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6. What is a Joey on a Network ?

ANSWER. A USER ACCOUNT WITH THE SAME USERNAME AND PASSWORD.

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7. What is Podcasting?

ANSWER. "PODCASTING" IS MAKING AUDIO FILES (MOST COMMONLY IN MP3

FORMAT) ONLINE IN A WAY THAT
ALLOWS SOFTWARE TO AUTOMATICALLY DOWNLOAD THE FILES FOR LISTENING AT
THE USER'S CONVENIENCE.
A PODCAST IS LIKE AN AUDIO MAGAZINE SUBSCRIPTIONSUBSCRIPTION: A
SUBSCRIBER RECEIVES REGULAR
AUDIO PROGRAMS DELIVERED VIA THE INTERNET, AND THEY CAN LISTEN TO THEM
AT THEIR LEISURE.
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8. Why is a blog called a blog?

8. "BLOG," WAS COINED BY PETER MERHOLZ WHO IN APRIL OR MAY OF 1999

BROKE THE WORD WEBLOG
INTO THE PHRASE "WE BLOG" IN THE SIDEBAR OF HIS WEBLOG
(HTTP://WWW.PETERME.COM/ARCHIVES/00000205.HTML). THIS WAS INTERPRETED
AS A SHORT FORM OF THE
NOUN AND ALSO AS A VERB, TO BLOG, MEANING "TO EDIT ONE'S WEBLOG OR A
POST TO ONE'S WEBLOG.
THE TERM "BLOG" CAME INTO COMMON USE AS A WAY OF AVOIDING CONFUSION
WITH THE TERM SERVER LOG
(WHICH IS ALSO OFTEN REFERRED TO AS THE WEB LOG).
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9. Born to Joanne Simpson and an Egyptian Arab father (name unknown)

in Green Bay, Wisconsin, this man was adopted soon after birth by Paul
and Clara of Mountain View, Santa Clara County, California. His
biological sister is the novelist Mona Simpson. Who am I talking
About?

ANSWER: STEVE JOBS

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10. What is RS in RS 232?

ANSWER: RECOMMENDED STANDARD

1.Arsenal did it in 2005 , Beveren in 2004 , and

Chelsea in 1999. What?
Its an event .. like winning UCL, getting more than 50
red cards..etc.
(Admittedly vague, if anyone gets more on this(a bit
difficult with so little information) kindly mail me)

ANSWER: They all fielded a team(starting line up , and

not taking into consideration the subs bench)
consisting entirely of players foreign to the country
in which these clubs are .. ie
Arsenal sent out 16(bench too!) consisting of
precisely zero Englishmen
Beveren(Belgium,not German) sent out 11 Ivory Coast
players in October 2004 .. I think this had some kind
of precipitating effect on the conflict between UEFA
and G-14(?) ( that group of obscenely powerful clubs)
on the "homegrown" players issue.
Chelsea under Ginaluca Vialli also sent out a 11 of
non englishmen sometime in 1999.

2.Wayne Rooney (2004)

Lee Johnson(Who) (2004)
Rivaldo (2001)
David Farrell(Who) (2000)
Sinisa Mihajlovic (1998)
All these players did something which is frankly ..
trivial(i.e unimportant/uncommon/REALLY unneeded piece
of information)..YET I ask what did they do? (Its
something to do with scoring goals(multiple))

ANSWER: They all scored hattricks from outside 18 yard

box.As many of you pointed out Mihajlovic's was three
free kicks(imagine the HYPE if Beckham did something
like that..especially from ESPN-STAR .. the
narcissistic model who plays a bit of football in his
free time would have been glorified for next 5
years... yes yes i dont mince my words and i DETEST
David Beckham's TV Time + Fame which is ludicrously
out of proportion to his talent.. and with players
like him .. NO WONDER England is excited about Shaun
Wright-Phillips( no offence to him of course) .. yes i
can see QUITE a few feathers getting ruffled .. am
open on discussions my mail)
Sinisa Mhajlovic has incidentally scored 26 free kicks
in his club career, a total that exceeds the sum of
free kicks that Platini AND Maradona have scored.

3. An aeronautical engineer and British Aerospace

employee before turning to football, when he played
for Northern Ireland and just about every London team
there is before turning his hand to management with
Oldham and a current EPL team.Who?

ANSWER : Again as many of you got it, it is Iain Dowie

of Crystal Palace.

4.Arsenal,Port Vale,Queens Park

Rangers,Rangers,Celtic,Hibernian,(Not an exhaustive
list) are all clubs of the British Mainland that have
something in common.What?

ANSWER : I am not sure if anybody got this right...

As to the best of my knowledge these are the ONLY
clubs in the British Mainland which are not named
after the places they are situated in.

5.1889: Sheffield
1892: Newcastle
1899: Scunthorpe
1900: West Ham
1902: Manchester
1904: Carlisle
1906: Southend
1908: Hartlepool
1910: Ayr
1919: Leeds (and Dundee)
1921: Torquay
1924: Hereford
1925: Rotherham
1933: Boston
1934: Peterborough
1937: Colchester
1951: Cambridge
1960: Oxford
Admittedly VERY arbitrary .. yet What happened to
these clubs in the year stated?

ANSWER : Many of you had said that they came to be

known by the name that we now know them by. While not
entirely accurate( I mean i expected a re-phrasing) ..
In the years stated .. one or more clubs playing for
the places mentioned MERGED and hence the word UNITED
was added to the, i.e in 1892 Newcastle East End and
Newcastle West End merged to form Newcastle United as
we know it now.

6.Zinedine Zidane,Luis Figo,Hernan

Crespo,__________,Christian Vieri,Rio Ferdinand. Fill
in the Blanks

ANSWER : Yes , it is the list of record transfer fees

paid out.
The missing one is Gianluigi Buffon. Juve
paid 32 million POUNDS for him.. though i must admit
he seems to be worth every penny of it(forgetting that
LAUGHABLE blunder FOR Juve AGAINST Parma).

7."Manchester United in Brazil? I hope they all get

bloody diarrhoea"
- on Manchester United opting-out of the FA Cup to
play in the World Club Championship.

"I can't even spell spaghetti never mind talk Italian.

How could I tell an Italian to get the ball - he might
grab mine"
- on the influx of foreign players.

"I'd have cut his balls off."

- On Eric Cantona's infamous kung fu kick at a fan

"We talk about it for twenty minutes and then we

decide I was right"
- on dealing with a player who disagrees.
To whom can these quotes be attributed to?

ANSWER : As someone had answered .. Who else but Sir

Brian Clough.

8.Why is the German National Team's away strip green

in colour?

ANSWER : This is from a credible source. It is as a

mark of respect to Ireland(who had green away jerseys)
who were the first to play Germany post-WW II thus
ending years of isolation for Germany.

9.(Between Start Of Premiership(1992) and 2004)Ruel

Fox,Muzzy Izzet,Juninho,David Dunn,Richard
John-Sheridan,Danny Murphy are the only players to
__________?

ANSWER : This is the list of people who have taken the

Penalty Kicks awarded AWAY at Old Trafforfd .. a
number I think that is LUDICROUSLY small(Yep I hate
MUFC too..hope that at least Quiznet is a relatively
RED-FREE ZONE(too few in my opinion))..also TOO many
things in brackets eh? .Only Fox and Murphy have
actually scored from the spot.Murphy I guess scored
with Skill. Fox , though was from Norwich City ..
which I think had a DISTASTEFUL PINK(not sure,but a
gaudy colour) jersey(it would put ANY keeper off!).

10.a)Topscored for his Bundesliga Club in 1999-00 and

yet won only two international caps(to date)He is
still active.
b)Has played in a Uefa Champions League Final
c)Is a World Cup Finalist(CORRECTION)
d)TSV Großenkneten-VfB Oldenburg-Hamburger
SV-Leverkusen(Clubs played for in order)
Who?

ANSWER : Jens-Jorg Butt.

I had just seen a bunch of interesting facts
about him and tried to formulate a question(not TOO
tactfully formed eh?). He topscored with 9 goals in
99-00 for Hamburg .. i though it was QUITE unusual
that a GOALKEEPER lead his team in goals scored.. Also
I think apart from Chilavert(yep THAT
Paraguyan),Ricardo(Portugal) he may be the only one to
actually SAVE and SCORE a penalty kick in one game. He
has scored 24 goals(all penalties) upto now(I think.).
He was a reserve in Germany's rather unexpected run in
WC 2002. He also played in that UCL Final(2002?) for
Leverkusen against Madrid(The one where Zidane scored
with that superb volley).

--S.Praveen Kumar
1) The Thunderbirds of the US Air Force, flying the Lockheed (Earlier
General Dynamics) F-16

Fighting Falcon

2) The Russian Knights, flying the Sukhoi Su-27 "Flanker". They are
my favourites now. Just

check out their performance at the Al-Ain airshow...the pics are NOT
photoshopped.
http://www.ukar.co.uk/board/ikonboard.cgi?;act=ST;f=10;t=284;st=0

3) Suryakirans of the Indian Air Force. They fly the Kiran Mk-II
aircraft.

4) The French Air Force's Patroille de France, flying Dassault-

Dornier Alpha Jets.

5) The Frecce Tricolori of the Italian Air Force, flying the

Aermacchi MB-339.

6) The "Sarang" display team of the Indian Air Force, flying the HAL
Dhruv. I think it is

the first display team in the world equipped with choppers, and it
wows spectators all

around the world with its stunning aerobatics.

7) The US Navy's Blue Angels, flying McDonnell Douglas (Now Boeing)

F/A-18 Hornets. Probably

the best known display team in the world.

8) Britain's Red Arrows, flying the BAe Hawk.

9) The Turkish Stars, flying the Northrop F-5 Tiger. The Turkish flag
on the tail made them

easy to identify.

10) The Thunderbolts of the Indian Air Force. The flew Hawker Hunters.
1] I have been the All India Chess Federation (AICF) Secretary from 1989. I am also the Vice-President of
FIDE (The World Chess Federation). Though I have been restrained by the Madras High Court from acting
as the Secretary on Feb 1, due to the actions taken by vested interests who claim that I have been treating
AICF as my personal fiefdom, I have no doubt that I will emerge victorious eventually. I am …………

Ans: P.T. Ummerkoya

Interesting answers:

1] A.C. Muthiah 2] Pravin Thipsay

2] I am the President of the Punjab Cricket Association. I have been associated with the Board of Cricket
Control of India for over three decades and have also served as its president. I have no love lost for Mr.
Jagmohan Dalmiya and we have been at loggerheads for several years now. I also have a reputation for
blunt speaking. I was the main force behind the Reliance Cup in India. I also have had my fingers in other
sports pies, I have served as the President of the Table Tennis Federation of India. I am ….

Ans: Inderjit Singh Bindra

Interesting answer:

1] Raj Singh Dungarpur

3] In 1997 at the age of 74, I stepped down as the President of the Badminton Association of India (BAI)
after serving as one of the longest serving Presidents of a Sports Body in India. My stepping down was as a
result of a rebellion at BAI by Prakash Padukone and A. S. Verma. Immediately on stepping down, I was
made the "Emeritus President for Life" of BAI. I am ………

Ans: Fazil Ahmed

Interesting answers:

1] Fazil Ali 2] Fyzal Mohammed 3] Dinesh Khanna

Interesting comment:
The quizmaster discovered after he had set the quiz that Mr. Fazil Ahmed passed away in 2003.

4] I took over as President of Indian Hockey Federation in 1994, promising to improve the status of Indian
hockey and relinquish my post once Indian hockey had improved. It is now 2005 and I am into my third
term as IHF President. But pray tell me, how can I quit when Indian hockey has not improved even a wee
bit despite all my "supercop" efforts. Well, notwithstanding my controversial remarks that "Indian Olympic
hockey players of the recent era are not worthy of Indian colours" and notwithstanding a co-official
planning to take me to Court over my prolonged stay as IHF President, I will prevail. I am ……….

Ans: K.P.S. Gill

Interesting comment:

According to Anurag Singh, he is the biggest culprit in the stagnant fortunes of Indian hockey

5] Politicians may come and go as heads of the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI), but I as the
Secretary general of TTFI will go on forever. I am now into my third decade as the Secretary General of
TTFI. An octogenarian, I don many hats. I am also the Vice President of the Indian Olympic Association,
the Vice-president of the International Table Tennis Federation, deputy President of the Asian Table Tennis
Union…….oh, well, the list goes on………….but name me………

Ans: M.C. Chouhan

Interesting answers:

1] Gopinath Ghosh 2] S.C. Chauhan

6] I was synonymous with Indian tennis for decades. But for a short gap, I was associated with AITA (All
India Tennis Association) from 1967 in various capacities. I have a Tennis stadium in Delhi named after
me. Now, I have passed on the baton to my son who is the present AITA secretary. I am ……..

Ans: R.K. Khanna [His son, Anil Khanna is the present AITA secretary. Tennis administration seems
to run in the family]

Interesting answers:

1] Ramanathan Krishnan [Quite a few quizzers got this answer] 2] Ramesh Krishnan
7] I am into my third four-year term as the IOA (Indian Olympic Association) President. So it is now only 9
years since I have taken over as President, which means I am a relative novice in the Sports Administration
scenario. I am also a high profile Congress MP from Maharashtra. I am ……..

Ans: Suresh Kalmadi

Interesting comment:

He is the MP from Pune (Thanks, Vinamra Pandiya)

8] My career graph and the career graph of Indian football are diametric opposites. I have thrived even as
Indian football has floundered. I am now into my fifth term as President of the All India Football
Federation (AIFF). I am also a Congress MP from West Bengal. I am the redoubtable…………

Ans: Priya Ranjan Dasmunshi

Interesting answer:

1] Pranab Mukherjee

9] Between my father and me, we have made the National Rifle Association our personal property. I
succeeded my father as the President of the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI). He was President
from 1985 and I am the President from 1999. I was also the Minister of State in the Ministry of External
Affairs during the erstwhile BJP Government. I am ………..

Ans: Digvijay Singh

Interesting answers:

1] K.P. Singh Deo 2] Kumar Surendra Singh [Digvijay Singh's father]

3] Raja Bhalindra Singh

10] I have been the President of the Archery Association of India (AAI) from 1973. Well, that has been a
moderate tenure of just 22 years. I also wear many hats. A Professor by training, a politician by occupation
and President of the Archery Association as a hobby, I have been a BJP MP. I also have been Senior Vice
president of the Indian Olympic Association. But name me……….

Ans: Prof. Vijay Kumar Malhotra

Interesting answer:
1] O.P. Malhotra

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Answers to Obligatory questions also below.

The Business Quiz for Corporates will be conducted by Quizmaster, Avinash

Mudaliar.

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Business Quiz:.

Answers
1)Which company's history has been describes thus: "From pigeons to
horseback riders to telegraph lines"?

REUTERS

2) The first was built with borrowed wood near Pasadena by two brothers, who
wanted to pursue a career in Hollywood. There is one at the North Pole, and
a floating one on a steamer at St. Louis. What are we talking about?

Mc DONALDS

3) In 1898, while director of research at the Bayer Company in Darmstadt,

Germany, Heinrich Dreser prepared diacetylmorphine and introduced it
commercially as a quicker pain reliever than morphine. What did he dub this
compound?

HEROIN

4) It was introduced on November 15, 1971 and had the following attributes:

Clock speed 740 kHz

0.06 MIPS
Bus Width 4 bits (multiplexed address/data due to limited pins)
PMOS
Number of Transistors 2,300 at 10 µm
Addressable Memory 640 bytes
Program Memory 4K bytes
Used in Busicom calculator

What are we talking about and what was its original goal?

The Intel 4004, a 4-bit CPU, was the world's first single-chip
microprocessor, as well as the first commercial one. The original goal was
to equal the clock speed of the IBM 1620 this was not quite met.
[

5) Washington Irving coined this phrase in The Creole Village, first

published in 1836 - "_______________, that great object of universal
devotion throughout our land, seems to have no genuine devotees in these
peculiar villages." Fill in the blank.
THE ALMIGHTY DOLLAR

6) He was introduced at the annual American International Toy Fair in New

York on February 9th, 1964. Who?

G.I.JOE

7) Nancy Green was the original and this product was named after her. What
are we talking about?

AUNT JEMIMA

8) Bonds issued by foreign companies in Europe are called Eurobonds. What

are those issued in Japan by foreign companies called?

SAMURAI BONDS

9) "If you meet a man who wears an India rubber cap, stock, vest and shoes,
and has a money purse made of India rubber without a cent of money in it,
that's __________!" Fill 'er up?

CHARLES GOODYEAR

10) In 1903, a person drew up the plans and engineered it, while his pal
did the designing. By 1905, they had manufactured a total of just 11, and by
the end of WWI, there were 70,000. What are we talking about?

HARLEY- DAVIDSON

1. This legendary director influenced a whole generation of Hollywood directors of 50s and 60s.
George Lucas claimed one of his movies as an inspiration on his Star Wars trilogy. Classic
western 'A Fistful of Dollars' was also inspired by one of his movies.
Unfortunately acknowledgement of his true worth by Hollywood, with 20th century fox offering him
to direct a movie turned sore only to replace him with another director before the movie was
completed.
This led him to attempt commiting suicide, which fortunately he suvived.
Name this legend, whose two movies got Oscar for best foreign language film.

Ans : Akira Kurosawa

2. If lucky, then a big name in Hollywood earns one honorary Oscar (that was Lifetime
achievement Oscar called earlier) and one star on 'Hollywood Walk of fame'.
but Academy Honored this man 5 times and also he has 4 stars on 'Hollywood Walk of fame'.
Name this over achiever.

Ans : Bob Hope; 2 special awards, 2 honorary Oscars and 1 Jean Hersholt Humanitarian award.
Stars are the Motion picture star, the Radio star, the TV star and the Live theatre special plaque.

[Ritesh, I wish, your answer were correct and it would have been Martin Scorcese but can you
believe, this finest director of our times has never received an Oscar.
Anshuman, Walt Disney has only 2 stars.
Madhav, Billy Wilder is a real good shot, because only a multi-faceted person can have more than
one star on walk of fame (due to its rules about different categories),
but in question I didn't say, winner of 5 Oscars, I said Academy HONOURED this man 5 times.
and yes, billy wilder has 6 Oscar wins and 1 star.]

3. This father figure of Hollywood was nominated for best actor but when it became apparent that
he wouldn't win it, Academy took him out of compitition and gave him an honorary Oscar that
year.
And if it was not enough, later in the life he won another Oscar for a movie he had made 2
decades ago, just because certain political reasons didn't allow film to be opened in US for 2
decades.
And how could his dramatic life leave him after he goes. So once he was dead and buried, few
robbers stole his body from the cemetery to extort money.
Name this comedian, life did a big comedy with.

Ans : Charlie Chaplin

4. This story dates back to dirty era of 'Red Scare'.

A famous director turned informer to government, which led to mental torture and boycott of many
artists of that time.
He later explained, he felt that it was in the best interest of the country to co-operate with
McCarthy.
Angered by his dejection, a fellow former communist wrote a novel, his most famous work which
untimately led him to Nobel prize for literature.
The director in responce to prove that even informers can be heroes made a movie about a
heroic mob informer,
and this classic movie went on to win 8 Oscars.
Now another boiled fellow former communist and ex-pal of the director, a playwright wrote a play
in responce to the movie, and the play to date is a classic allegory.
Name these three fellas mentioned in this classic series of events, and the novel, movie and play
too.

Ans :
Nobel winning writer - John Steinbeck, novel - The Grapes of Wrath
movie director - Elia Kazan, movie - On the Waterfront
playwright - Arthur Miller, play - The Crucible

[To many, 'Death of a salesman' is a realistic masterpiece, not an allegory.]

5. Most shocking moment in his life was when a journalist's research uncovered that he wasn't
child of his assumed mother, rather an illegitimate child of his assumed sister. This experience
turned him in an outspoken pro-life.
Name this great method actor, who has earned 3 Oscar awards (out of 12 nominations) and still
dares to go miles.

Ans : Jack Nicholson

[Allan, Only famous incident in Woody Allen's personal life is his marriage to his own step-
daughter.]

6. This largely unknown director of low budget cinema himself has nothing to do with Oscar
awards.
6. This largely unknown director of low budget cinema himself has nothing to do with Oscar
awards.
But via those so called B-grade movies he has given a whole new generation of artists to
Hollywood.
A simple stats - 4 of his assistant directors later collectively earned 10 Oscar nominations for best
director (3 of them winner).
Name this forgotten nurseryman of movie-directors.

Ans : Roger Corman.

ex assistant direcrors were Francis Ford Coppola, Martin Scorcese, Ron Howard and James
Cameron.
Actually Jack Nicholson also started his career as an actor and writer in his movies only.

[Dinesh, Ed Wood was a good try for he was a cult figure in B-grade movies, but the fact of
assistant directors getting 10 nominations puts him out.]

7. This fellow when finally won an Oscar in his 70s did push-ups on the stage just to prove that he
is still quite young for the new generation.
But bigger controversy came next year, when as per urban legend he announced someone else
as Oscar winner for best supporting actress, though actually there was another name on his note.
And mistake was considered too embarrassing to correct.
Name both Oscar winners mentioned above. (and think, should we really value Oscar as much as
we do ?)

Ans : Jack Palance and Marisa Tomei

[Vivek, Beatrice got Oscar for 1976, whereas Fonda got it for 1981, so ...
Dinesh, When Henry Fonda finally won Oscar, his daughter Jane Fonda already was 2 times
Oscar winner, so didn't need his favour.]

8. This arguably the most influential movie ever was a fictional parody of an erstwhile media
mogul, who when come to know of this offered studio $800000 to destroy negative and all prints,
which studio refused. Annoyed mogul banned every newspaper and and station in his media
empire from even mentioning the movie.
That damaged film's success and it was virtually forgotten until the death of media mogul.
Such effective that mogul was that boos were heard almost every time this movie was reffered
during Oscar's ceremony that year,
and despite 9 nominations it won only one Oscar.
But ever since mogul's death this movie has won "the best movie ever" title in umpteen rankings
and surveys,
and is the best example of adage "Oscar isn't everything".
Name the movie, the media moghul the movie was based upon and great actor-director of the
movie.

Ans : Citizen Kane acted-directed by Orson Welles. Media mogul was William Randolph Hearst.

Great show.

thanks,
Niket.
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