QUIZLET 9

1.Q
This American Track and field athlete won gold medals in the 400-meter hurdles at the 1976 and 1984 Olympics. Between 1977 and 1987, he won 107 consecutive finals (122 consecutive races) and set the world record in his event four times. In 2000, he was elected the first Chairman of the , Laureus World Sport Academy. Identify the person.

ANS
EDWIN MOSES

2.Q
‘One Day in September’ is a 1999 documentary film directed by Kevin Macdonald. The film won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 2000. On which incident the story is based on?

ANS
The murder of Israeli athletes at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany.

3.Q
This car has been in production since 1957. This car was initially produced under the name ‘Morris Oxford Series’. It has been used to be the Prime Minister's vehicle until 2002. The then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee exchanged it for a BMW limo. Name the car.

ANS
AMBASSADOR

4.Q
Which great explorer's last words were 'I have not told you half of what I saw'?

ANS MARCO POLO

5.Q
Theodore Fujita’s famous Fujita scale or F-scale, introduced in 1960, is now the standard scale used for classifying the intensity of what kind of weather disturbance three-fourth of which occurs in the US?

ANS TORNADOES

Quizlet 8

How do we better know Dr John Hamish born on August 7, 1852 who was
once wounded by a Jezail bullet that shattered a bone and grazed his
subclavian artery (and carried the bullet with him throughout his
life)?

Dr. WATSON

Their real name is 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-_______
(Airborne) (1st SFOD-D (A)). It is known in the Pentagon officially as
the Combat Applications Group. What is it?

DELTA FORCE

"In the dark blue sky you keep,
And often through my curtains peep,
For you never shut your eye,
Till the sun is in the sky
________________________"
Fill in the blank, which is also the name of this extremely famous poem

TWINKLE TWINKLE LITTLE STAR

The brand's mission statement: "In 1891, we lit up the world. Today,
we continue to create a better one. Tomorrow, there's no limit to what
we can do." Across the world, it owns over 100,000 patents, 22,000
trademarks and 6000 design copyrights. This company lights 30% of
offices, 65% of top airports, 55% of soccer stadia, and 30% of all
hospitals around the world. Which brand?

PHILLIPS

Who are the only defending champions in FIFA World Cup history to
refuse defending their title at a subsequent World Cup?

URUGUAY

Quizlet 7

It was the term used to describe a person of profound mental retardation having a mental age below three years and generally being unable to learn connected speech or guard against common dangers. The term belongs to a classification system no longer in use and is now considered offensive. It is now replaced by "profound mental retardation", which term?

IDIOT

Which political leader jailed during the Emergency chose to name his daughter after the Maintenance of Internal Security Act that he was booked under?

Who else ?LALOO, named his daughter MISA

Awarded annually by the King of Norway to outstanding mathematicians since 2001, what prize is now considered the equivalent of the Nobel, given in the field of mathematics?

ABEL PRIZE

In 2001, who beat Pete Sampras in the Quarter Finals to end his 4 year reign as Wimbledon champion?

ROGER FEDERER

Name the only Indian Player till date to have scored a century in a twenty twenty CRICKET match?

ROHIT SHARMA

Quizlet 6

In 1982, at the young age of 22, an Indian architect landed an assignment with the Italian edition of Fashion magazine `Vogue' on Rajasthani jewelry. This young girl went on to act in 2 movies: "In which Annie gives it those ones' and `Massey Sahib". Who is she?

ARUNDHATHI ROY

Steven Spielberg's "The Colour Purple"(1985), holds the dubious distinction of being nominated for 11 Oscars and not winning even a single one. Which 2002 movie by a director as famous as Spielberg was nominated for 10 Oscars and failed to win a single one

GANGS OF NEW YORK

The name X is taken from a Yiddish word meaning 'fear' or 'terror'. X is also the protagonist in a picture book written in 1990 by William Steig, which was later adapted into a famous children's movie. Identify X.

SHREK

Quenya, Sindarin,Common Eldarin, Nandorin, Taliska, Westron, Rohirric, Khuzdul. What are these?

LANGUAGES CREATED BY JRR TOLKIEN

Who was the last man to beat Roger Federer at Wimbledon?

MARIO ANCIC

Quizlet 5

In the Mahabharat, Abhimanyu got trapped in the Chakravyuha set up by 7 Kauravas. In order to get out of this Chakravyuha he did something, what generated as a result?

THE GAME OF KABBADI

Which product devised by Pramod Karan Sethi was the highest selling Indian product in Vietnam in 80's?
JAIPUR FOOT

IPL again!
Name the only English Cricketer to hav signed up with IPL?

D.MASCARENHAS

In 1886, Horace H. Wilcox set up an 120 acre fruit farm in Rancho La Brea. What did his wife Daeida name this farm?
HOLLYWOOD

Armalcolite is a mineral composing mainly of Magnesium and was brought from the moon. How did the mineral get its name?

FROM THE NAMES OF THE FIRST THREE PEOPLE(amstrong,aldrin,collins) TO LAND ON MOON.

Quizlet 4

Who is the only person to have received Film fare award for Best Actor, Best Villain, and Best Comedian.

ANUPAM KHER

He was born to Indian parents in Trinidad in 1932, and got British citizenship. 'Miguel Street' is his 1st novel .Who?

V S NAIPAUL

Sundar Ram is the CEO of WHICH recently started million dollar business venture?

IPL

Which international festival takes place every year on the day of Makar Sankranti(jan 14^th) at Ahamadabad?

INTERNATIONAL KITES FESTIVAL

What is the common name of the species mimus polyglottos? Immortalised by a literary work.

MOCKINGBIRD(to kill a mocking bird by harper lee)

Quizlet 3

Name the first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV?

FRED AND WILMA FLINTSTONE

Caligula the third roman emperor appointed Incitatus as his consul. What was special or unusual about this decision?

IT WAS HIS HORSE

The song candle in the wind attributed to Elton john is today famous for being dedicated to princess Diana. But to whom was it originally dedicated?

MARILYN MONROE

Which literary character was inspired by the story of Alexander Selkirk?

ROBINSON CRUSOE

Which famous monument was designed by Frederick Auguste Bartholdi and has a poem titled "The New Colossus" written at its base?

STATUE OF LIBERTY

Quizlet 2

Which famous building located at 1600 Pennsilvania avenue was designed
by James hoban. ?
WHITE HOUSE

A greek king was once punished by the gods, for trying to deceive
them, by being forced to stand in a pool of water which was upto his
chin, but when he lowered his head to drink, the water receded just
out of reach. The same was the case with his food too. Today the name
of the king is a word in the English dictionary. Which word?
TANTALIZE

John Duns Scotus, a Scottish theologian, who was actually very smart,
did not get a favourable response to his theories from the later
philosophers and thanks to them the name given to his followers has
became modern day English word of ridicule. What word?
DUNCE

In mythology, who is the wife of Agni and is said to be present
wherever Agni is worshipped?
SWAHA

Which nobel Laurate was once a bull fighter and a journalist during
WW2.Some of his novels talk about his wartime experiences.He committed
suicide.?
HEMINGWAY

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What was the name of the prototype of the world wide web which was written by Tim Berners Lee at CERN Geneva?

ENQUIRE

Somebody started something, by coding in a particular computer language. He wanted to include the name of the language in the name of the program. What did he develop?

HoTMaiL

The Greek word for leisure is the name of a place where you can never get it. Plus it takes away your remaining leisure hours. What is the word?

SCHOOL

The codename for this product derives its name from a breed of cattle, and the original name means 'View' in Spanish. Which product?

VISTA

Name the company that started as a wood-pulp mill and later expanded as a manufacturer of rubber products in a Finnish city?

NOKIA