This was the quiz i came across and participated on feb 19 th this is for u guys to judge the level of quiz i have my own judgment ..dont wanna impose it on others :P
so just lets get into the questions directly ;-)
PRELIMS
1)What was karantaka state called as on august 15,1947 ?
2)Which mixed doubles team beat Andy ram and Nathalie Dechy in the finals of asutralian open 2009 ?
3)Which is the largest state in india with respect to area?
4)Which common mobile feature gets its name from 10th century danish king ?
5)Mark Zuckerberg founded __________ while he was a student at Harvard University?
6)How is Kuppali venkatapa putappa better known as ?
7)To which Sport event do you associate the terms western stroll,eastern cutoff and straddle ?
8)How is the first day of shawwal the 1oth month of Islamic calender celebrated as ?
9)Tanzania country's name comes from a combination of Tanganyika and __________ name the other other part of the mainland that formed tanzania ?
10)Who painted the masterpieces like Starry night ,The Potato Eaters ..the flowering orchards to name a few ?
11)What is the name of the rock band formed in the film "ROCK ON"?
12)The carrot gets its characteristic orange from this chemical _________ ?
13)Diophantus specialized in which branch of mathematics ?
14) If aurum is for gold , kallium for potassium ..then stibium is for ----------?
15) Who is the fastest man on earth (sprint) ?
16)How is hansen's disease better known as ?
17)What was heath ledger's last character in a film and name the movie before his death ?
18)Which South east asian country has Lord Ganesha on its currency notes ?
19)Where is rajiv gandhi international airport situated ?
20) Whose third album was Comme si de rien n'était released worldwide in august 2008?
21) Microsoft office introduced in 1989 for which operating system ?
22)Which american TV shown coined the phrase" You are fired "?
23)Who was titled 'JAGIR' by wadeyar dynasty in the year 1759 ?
24)Which is the first spaceline to offer sub-orbital flights for the paying public ?
25)Who was the first Indian IISC chairman ?
26)On June 1 2006 after Desmond Tutu ,who was awarded the Dalia lama's Truth of Light award for spreading awareness about tibet ?
27)When are these terms used in US army "Broken arrow","Bent spear" .."Empty quiver "..etc used for ?
28)Which damage is measured from Saffer Simpson scale on a range of 1-5 ?
This was the 10 th annual VTU fest quiz prelims ...disclaimer none of the questions are mine all from the fest ...have a grt time answering all this junk :P answers will be out soon and feel free to comment on the type and quality of questions
all the best go cracking
note the cutoff for the quiz was 21 ...and forget using google for this quiz lol google is for quality search only ;-)
check out the answers on the comment section of the blog
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Sunday, November 9, 2008
MU"BARACK" obama
Obama with his DAD
Family potraits including one of baracks father ,hanging in his family house
Obama in a group photo in a school in jakhartha at the age of six
with his maternal grandparents Stanley and Madelyn dunham
Obama in senior school punahou in honolulu hawaii
Playing basketball in hawaii punahou school
Teaching at chicago law school
Jan 15 2007,Obama signs an autograph after speaking at Dr.Martin luther king Jr's birthday celebration at St.mark cathedral
OBAMA v/s MCCAIN wreslte as Palin watches :P
The comic book biographies of mccain and obama :)
Family potraits including one of baracks father ,hanging in his family house
Obama in a group photo in a school in jakhartha at the age of six
with his maternal grandparents Stanley and Madelyn dunham
Obama in senior school punahou in honolulu hawaii
Playing basketball in hawaii punahou school
Teaching at chicago law school
Jan 15 2007,Obama signs an autograph after speaking at Dr.Martin luther king Jr's birthday celebration at St.mark cathedral
OBAMA v/s MCCAIN wreslte as Palin watches :P
The comic book biographies of mccain and obama :)
Saturday, November 8, 2008
OB"AMERICA" !!!
The biggest buzz around now is OBAMA well let me try educating on the MAN and what significance of him being the president elect of USA means ...
Barack Hussein Obama II swept to victory as the nation's first black president Tuesday night in an electoral college landslide that overcame racial barriers as old as America itself. "Change has come," he declared to a huge throng of cheering supporters.
The son of a black father from Kenya and a white mother from Kansas, the Democratic senator from Illinois sealed his historic triumph by defeating Republican Sen. John McCain in a string of wins in hard-fought battleground states — Ohio, Florida, Virginia, Iowa and more.
On a night for Democrats to savor, they not only elected Obama the nation's 44th president but padded their majorities in the House and Senate, and come January will control both the White House and Congress for the first time since 1994.
Obama's election capped a meteoric rise — from mere state senator to president-elect in four years.
In his first speech as victor, Obama catalogued the challenges ahead. "The greatest of a lifetime," he said, "two wars, a planet in peril, the worst financial crisis in a century."
He added, "There are many who won't agree with every decision or policy I make as president, and we know that government can't solve every problem. But I will always be honest with you about the challenges we face."
McCain called his former rival to concede defeat — and the end of his own 10-year quest for the White House. "The American people have spoken, and spoken clearly," McCain told disappointed supporters in Arizona.
President Bush added his congratulations from the White House.
In his speech, Obama invoked the words of Lincoln and echoed John F. Kennedy.
"So let us summon a new spirit of patriotism, of service and responsibility where each of us resolves to pitch in and work harder," he said.
He and his running mate, Sen. Joseph Biden of Delaware, will take their oaths of office as president and vice president on Jan. 20, 2009.
Obama will move into the Oval Office as leader of a country that is almost certainly in recession, and fighting two long wars, one in Iraq, the other in Afghanistan.
The popular vote was close — 51.3 percent to 47.5 percent with 73 percent of all U.S. precincts counted — but not the count in the Electoral College, where it mattered most.
Mostly the biggest thing that they are seeing is being black and race as issue of the reason him being the president elect that too with a landslide victory over mccain ...so some walk down the memory lane how was it that it all started for the "blacks" to now where they are in the US ..
On December 1, 1955 in Montgomery, Alabama, Parks refused to obey bus driver James Blake's order that she give up her seat to make room for a white passenger.Parks' action sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott.Hailed as the mother of civil rights movement,Parks's act of defiance created the modern Civil Rights Movement and Parks became an international icon of resistance to racial segregation.
Then came in martin luther king junior He led the Montgomery Bus Boycott (1955–6) and helped found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (1957), serving as its first president. His efforts led to the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, where King delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech. There, he raised public consciousness of the civil rights movement and established himself as one of the greatest orators in U.S. history.
These men and women have made Obama where he is from days of slavery to be the 44 th US president elect shows how times change and how we should never give up be it any phase of our lives as "There is no better time than now. The time to live is now. The time to dream is now. The time to imagine and forget the past is now. The time to shine is now. The time to bleed, sweat, and determine yourself for the things you want most is now."
The campaign and the victory
On February 10, 2007, Obama announced his candidacy for President of the United States in front of the Old State Capitol building in Springfield, Illinois. The choice of the announcement site was symbolic because it was also where Abraham Lincoln delivered his historic "House Divided" speech in 1858.
Obama's campaign raised $58 million during the first half of 2007, of which donations of less than $200, classified as "small donations" by campaign laws, accounted for $16.4 million. The $58 million set the record for fundraising by a presidential campaign in the first six months of the calendar year before the election.
Obama won more delegates than hillary clinton and was the presdential candidate from the democratic party
with running mate joe biden he finally won the election against the replubican duo of john mccain and sarah palin :-D
Strategy
C
Barack Obama impacted history symbolically, but he defied history strategically. His campaign for change reso-nated with peoples across generations, races, continents, classes, intellects and experiences. The impact of his victory must not simply be described in the emotional realms of symbo-lism, but must extend to the practical ideals of intellectual prowess and strategy. After all, being able to think, plan, execute and succeed is not programmed only in the genes of Caucasians or the upbringing of the privileged. Non-whites, yes, blacks from unusual and even dysfunctional childhood settings can defy the odds, stay focused and lead the world.
There is no value that can be placed on the significant symbolic value that Obama's achievement has had on the psyche and self-esteem of blacks and non-whites across the world. As he aptly stated in his victory speech though our "stories are singular" our "destiny is shared"! We are all living on a planet in peril - environmentally, socially, financially and even religiously and if we do not row this boat together, it will capsize and we will have to drown individually.
repair a nation
Obama himself recognised that there cannot be "a thriving Wall Street while Main Street suffers". He is being made the bridge between the Republican and Democratic parties, the bridge that will allow for the liberals, moderates and conservatives to sit together at the proverbial round table and "repair a nation", "reshape a country" and change a world.
He out-strategised the Clintons and numerous 'experts' and 'men or great influence' to win his party's nomination when it was said that could not be done and he raised the money needed to execute his plans successfully when 'all the writings on the wall' showed that this was impossible.
Most persons agree that Obama's campaign was near to perfect. There seemed not to be any skeleton in his closet notwithstanding the attempts to fabricate or dig up one to derail or deny his victory. He chose to be all inclusive and his mantra of "yes, we can" was a brilliant strategic battle cry to mend differences and on November 4, it became a victory song recognising the importance of inclusiveness and the need for a coalition of the fractions within his society. He carefully chose his running mate, Joe Biden, and he never overtly championed the cause of his race whether black or white (which angst some of the civil-rights leaders), but rather he went for the jugular - ending the wars, broader based health-care benefits, alternative energy, reviewing taxation, equal rights and opportunities, democracy and its ideals.
Obama ran a clean and organised campaign that was rejected by many pundits as being too unconventional and not accomplishable. Obama however, understood timing and he brought a level of energy, skills and vision
to a team that mobilised a cadre of footmen utilising the old and proven door-to-door, personalised Richard Daley-style campaigning across the country, thus reaching millions of potential voters.
campaign
He used cutting-edge technology, reaching over three million young persons at any one time via text messages and offering persons through Obama.com an opportunity to respond and have an impact on the campaign.
The strategy used for campaigning cannot be the one used for governing, and already this visionary leader has recognised this and he is building an administration that complements his personal strengths and weaknesses - that is not symbolic; that is strategy!
by-Charlene Sharpe-Pryce is faculty head at Northern Caribbean University.
Barack Hussein Obama II swept to victory as the nation's first black president Tuesday night in an electoral college landslide that overcame racial barriers as old as America itself. "Change has come," he declared to a huge throng of cheering supporters.
The son of a black father from Kenya and a white mother from Kansas, the Democratic senator from Illinois sealed his historic triumph by defeating Republican Sen. John McCain in a string of wins in hard-fought battleground states — Ohio, Florida, Virginia, Iowa and more.
On a night for Democrats to savor, they not only elected Obama the nation's 44th president but padded their majorities in the House and Senate, and come January will control both the White House and Congress for the first time since 1994.
Obama's election capped a meteoric rise — from mere state senator to president-elect in four years.
In his first speech as victor, Obama catalogued the challenges ahead. "The greatest of a lifetime," he said, "two wars, a planet in peril, the worst financial crisis in a century."
He added, "There are many who won't agree with every decision or policy I make as president, and we know that government can't solve every problem. But I will always be honest with you about the challenges we face."
McCain called his former rival to concede defeat — and the end of his own 10-year quest for the White House. "The American people have spoken, and spoken clearly," McCain told disappointed supporters in Arizona.
President Bush added his congratulations from the White House.
In his speech, Obama invoked the words of Lincoln and echoed John F. Kennedy.
"So let us summon a new spirit of patriotism, of service and responsibility where each of us resolves to pitch in and work harder," he said.
He and his running mate, Sen. Joseph Biden of Delaware, will take their oaths of office as president and vice president on Jan. 20, 2009.
Obama will move into the Oval Office as leader of a country that is almost certainly in recession, and fighting two long wars, one in Iraq, the other in Afghanistan.
The popular vote was close — 51.3 percent to 47.5 percent with 73 percent of all U.S. precincts counted — but not the count in the Electoral College, where it mattered most.
Mostly the biggest thing that they are seeing is being black and race as issue of the reason him being the president elect that too with a landslide victory over mccain ...so some walk down the memory lane how was it that it all started for the "blacks" to now where they are in the US ..
On December 1, 1955 in Montgomery, Alabama, Parks refused to obey bus driver James Blake's order that she give up her seat to make room for a white passenger.Parks' action sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott.Hailed as the mother of civil rights movement,Parks's act of defiance created the modern Civil Rights Movement and Parks became an international icon of resistance to racial segregation.
Then came in martin luther king junior He led the Montgomery Bus Boycott (1955–6) and helped found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (1957), serving as its first president. His efforts led to the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, where King delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech. There, he raised public consciousness of the civil rights movement and established himself as one of the greatest orators in U.S. history.
These men and women have made Obama where he is from days of slavery to be the 44 th US president elect shows how times change and how we should never give up be it any phase of our lives as "There is no better time than now. The time to live is now. The time to dream is now. The time to imagine and forget the past is now. The time to shine is now. The time to bleed, sweat, and determine yourself for the things you want most is now."
The campaign and the victory
On February 10, 2007, Obama announced his candidacy for President of the United States in front of the Old State Capitol building in Springfield, Illinois. The choice of the announcement site was symbolic because it was also where Abraham Lincoln delivered his historic "House Divided" speech in 1858.
Obama's campaign raised $58 million during the first half of 2007, of which donations of less than $200, classified as "small donations" by campaign laws, accounted for $16.4 million. The $58 million set the record for fundraising by a presidential campaign in the first six months of the calendar year before the election.
Obama won more delegates than hillary clinton and was the presdential candidate from the democratic party
with running mate joe biden he finally won the election against the replubican duo of john mccain and sarah palin :-D
Strategy
C
Barack Obama impacted history symbolically, but he defied history strategically. His campaign for change reso-nated with peoples across generations, races, continents, classes, intellects and experiences. The impact of his victory must not simply be described in the emotional realms of symbo-lism, but must extend to the practical ideals of intellectual prowess and strategy. After all, being able to think, plan, execute and succeed is not programmed only in the genes of Caucasians or the upbringing of the privileged. Non-whites, yes, blacks from unusual and even dysfunctional childhood settings can defy the odds, stay focused and lead the world.
There is no value that can be placed on the significant symbolic value that Obama's achievement has had on the psyche and self-esteem of blacks and non-whites across the world. As he aptly stated in his victory speech though our "stories are singular" our "destiny is shared"! We are all living on a planet in peril - environmentally, socially, financially and even religiously and if we do not row this boat together, it will capsize and we will have to drown individually.
repair a nation
Obama himself recognised that there cannot be "a thriving Wall Street while Main Street suffers". He is being made the bridge between the Republican and Democratic parties, the bridge that will allow for the liberals, moderates and conservatives to sit together at the proverbial round table and "repair a nation", "reshape a country" and change a world.
He out-strategised the Clintons and numerous 'experts' and 'men or great influence' to win his party's nomination when it was said that could not be done and he raised the money needed to execute his plans successfully when 'all the writings on the wall' showed that this was impossible.
Most persons agree that Obama's campaign was near to perfect. There seemed not to be any skeleton in his closet notwithstanding the attempts to fabricate or dig up one to derail or deny his victory. He chose to be all inclusive and his mantra of "yes, we can" was a brilliant strategic battle cry to mend differences and on November 4, it became a victory song recognising the importance of inclusiveness and the need for a coalition of the fractions within his society. He carefully chose his running mate, Joe Biden, and he never overtly championed the cause of his race whether black or white (which angst some of the civil-rights leaders), but rather he went for the jugular - ending the wars, broader based health-care benefits, alternative energy, reviewing taxation, equal rights and opportunities, democracy and its ideals.
Obama ran a clean and organised campaign that was rejected by many pundits as being too unconventional and not accomplishable. Obama however, understood timing and he brought a level of energy, skills and vision
to a team that mobilised a cadre of footmen utilising the old and proven door-to-door, personalised Richard Daley-style campaigning across the country, thus reaching millions of potential voters.
campaign
He used cutting-edge technology, reaching over three million young persons at any one time via text messages and offering persons through Obama.com an opportunity to respond and have an impact on the campaign.
The strategy used for campaigning cannot be the one used for governing, and already this visionary leader has recognised this and he is building an administration that complements his personal strengths and weaknesses - that is not symbolic; that is strategy!
by-Charlene Sharpe-Pryce is faculty head at Northern Caribbean University.
Friday, October 31, 2008
HALLOWEEN FACTOPEDIA :D^v^v^v^v^v^
Orange and black are the colors of Halloween because orange is associated with the fall harvest and black is the color of darkness.
Jack o'lanterns originated in Ireland where people placed candles in hollowed-out turnips to keep away spirits and ghosts on the Samhain holiday.
For a twist on the traditional jack o'lantern, why not carve a white, blue or green pumpkin!
Tootsie Rolls were the first wrapped penny candy in America.
Halloween candy sales average about two billion dollars per year.
Chocolate bars top the list as the most popular treat with Snickers being number 1.
The ancient Celts thought that spirits and ghosts roamed the countryside on Halloween night, so they began wearing masks and costumes to avoid being recognized as human.
Black cats were once thought to protect witches.
Halloween is the second most commercially successful holiday; Christmas is number one.
Some people believe that if you see a spider on Halloween, it is the spirit of a loved one watching over you.
Vampire bats really do exist, but they are not from Transylvania. They live in Central and South America and feed on the blood of cattle, horses and birds.
The North American common brown bat has the longest life-span of any mammal it's size -- about 32 years!
The movie "Halloween" was filmed in only 21 days in 1978 on a very limited budget. The movie was shot during the spring and used fake autumn leaves. Also, while the film is set in Illinois, all the cars have California license plates.
The tradition of bobbing for apples came from the Romans.
According to superstition, if you stare into a mirror at midnight on Halloween, you will see your future spouse.
According to the National Retail Federation's Halloween Consumer Intentions and Actions Survey, the most popular Halloween costume in 2004 was Spiderman, with 2.15 million children dressing as their favorite superhero. Other popular costumes included princesses (1.8 million children), witches (1.3 million) and vampires (899,000).
The world's record for biggest pumpkin is currently held by a gigantic gourd weighing a whopping 1,385 pounds!
Samhainophobia refers to an abnormal and persistent fear of Halloween. This time of year may also stir up other phobias such as the fear of: cats (ailurophobia), witches (wiccaphobia), ghosts (phasmophobia), spiders (arachnophobia), the dark (nyctophobia), and cemeteries (coimetrophobia).
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Visuals of the quiz
1)Id the show and the person in the picture !!!
2) Is a Member of the Board of Directors and President and Chief Financial Officer of the world's largest (specific industry) .. He worked for a short time in the mergers and acquisitions department at investment bank Credit Suisse First Boston. He joined the family business in 1997 and was appointed Head of Mergers and Acquisitions in 1999, and has been involved in several purchases since to play a major role in the consolidation of this specific industry. Identify this guy in the picture
3)36/2 8th Cross II Phase J P Nagar
Bangalore 560 078
Id this place …
4)Is a game developed in 1958 on an analog computer, which simulates a game of tennis or ping pong on an oscilloscope. Created by American physicist William Higinbotham, it is important in the history of video games as one of the first electronic games to use a graphical display. Higinbotham created This game to cure the boredom of visitors to Brookhaven National Laboratory, in which he worked .Name this game !!!
5)Connect...
2) Is a Member of the Board of Directors and President and Chief Financial Officer of the world's largest (specific industry) .. He worked for a short time in the mergers and acquisitions department at investment bank Credit Suisse First Boston. He joined the family business in 1997 and was appointed Head of Mergers and Acquisitions in 1999, and has been involved in several purchases since to play a major role in the consolidation of this specific industry. Identify this guy in the picture
3)36/2 8th Cross II Phase J P Nagar
Bangalore 560 078
Id this place …
4)Is a game developed in 1958 on an analog computer, which simulates a game of tennis or ping pong on an oscilloscope. Created by American physicist William Higinbotham, it is important in the history of video games as one of the first electronic games to use a graphical display. Higinbotham created This game to cure the boredom of visitors to Brookhaven National Laboratory, in which he worked .Name this game !!!
5)Connect...
JSSATE quiz that i conducted on oct 18 ,get cracking :) all the best
*1)A special garment and generally takes the form of tightly-fitting trousers, which fit either under or over (depending on the design)
They first used water-filled bladders around the lower body and legs. Later designs used air under pressure to inflate the bladders.
The first suit was developed by a team led by Wilbur R. Franks at the University of Toronto's Banting and Best Institute in 1941. This used water filled bladders around the legs and two Marks were developed:
Which suit are we talking about ?(very specific answer)
2)"I'd like to take this opportunity to ask every person listening in, whoever and wherever they may be, to pause for a moment and contemplate the events of the past few hours, and to give thanks in his or her own way.”are his famous words and his sister mispronounced "brother" as "buzzer" as a toddler, and this was shortened to Buzz. He made it his legal first name in 1988. who are we talking about ?
3) . Its owner is Doctor's Associates, Inc. (DAI), and has over 30,016 franchised units in 88 countries as of October 2008 and is the fastest growing franchise in the world. Fred De Luca borrowed $1,000 from family friend Peter Buck to start this firm
He chose a mediocre location for his shop, but by noon on the first day of the opening, customers were pouring in. On the radio advertisement they had promoted the name as "Pete's Submarines", which sounded like Pizza Marines
So they changed their firname without disturbing the mean of their original companies name … In addition to traditional restaurants,they have their stores in 200 on military bases, including several in Iraq, in addition to three located inside The Pentagon .With the current slogan of “Think Fresh. Eat Fresh."Name this firm which has been consistently ranked in Entrepreneur Magazine's Top 500 Franchises, and was selected as the #2 overall franchise in 2008.
4) “X” a toy consisting of two equally sized and weighted disks of plastic, wood, or metal, connected with an axle, with a string tied around it. The “X”is thought to have originated in China, most likely traveling from there to Greece where it is first mentioned in historical records from c.500 B.C. These records describe toys made out of wood, metal, or painted terra cotta (clay).To use, the player pulls the string through the loop to make a slipknot, puts his/her finger through the slipknot at the end of the string and grasps the toy “X”. Then the player throws it downwards with a smooth light motion. When it reaches the end of the string, the toy “X” can be made to "sleep," the axle of the “X” spinning within a loop of string. As the body of the “X”spins, a gyroscopic effect occurs, stabilizing the “X”on its axis and permitting time to perform a number of movements. By flicking the wrist, the “X”can be made to return to the player's hand, with the string again completely twisted into the groove.
What is “X” ?
5) Is a Hanna-Barbera American animated series created by Christian Tremblay and Yvon Tremblay.The “X” factor of the cartoon is as follows :
Using discarded military parts and weapons from the salvage yard, Chance and Jake built themselves a three-engine jet fighter (resembling several different aircraft, most notably the Grumman F-14 and the Saab Draken), along with a handful of other vehicles (including the Cyclotron, a motorcycle built into the jet; the Turbo Mole, a subterranean vehicle used to drill underground; t, a militarized hovercraft and the Thunder Truck, a militarized Jeep modified from their tow truck). Identify the cartoon series for me ..
6) In 2006, she was named in a Time magazine article, "one of 100 people who shape our world."[2] Born in Honolulu, Hawaii to Korean-born parents, “X” began playing golf at the age of four. Upon turning professional at age 15 she said, "The first time I grabbed a golf club, I knew that I'd do it for the rest of my life."
at age 11, she shot a personal-best 64 from the 5,400-yard tees at the Olomana Golf Links course in Hawaii. That year, she advanced into match play at the Women's U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship.
“X” holds the unique distinction of being Laureus World Newcomer of the Year 2004 .Identify “X” …
7) Connect :- Abhishek Bachchan, Orlando Bloom, Tom Cruise, Patrick Dempsey, Whoopi Goldberg, Keira Knightley, Henry Winkler, Anthony Hopkins, Paul Oakenfold, Ozzy Osbourne, Jay Leno, John Chambers, Richard Branson.
*8) Captain James Thain, the pilot, had flown the plane out to Belgrade, but handed the controls to his co-pilot, Captain Kenneth Rayment for the return journey. Captain Rayment abandoned the take off after just 40 seconds after Captain Thain had noticed the port pressure gauge fluctuating as the plane reached full power and the engine sounded odd while accelerating. Despite the snow, the passengers were called back out to the plane just 15 minutes later. A few of the players were not confident fliers, after the 3 rd take off ,The plane skidded off the end of the runway and, out of control, crashed into the fence surrounding the airport and then across a road...This is the munich air disaster which completed its 50 th year this year ..give me the specific name given to this Manchester united team that crashed in this incident?
9) Is an alkaloid found in the nightshade family of plants (Solanaceae), It functions as an antiherbivore chemical with particular specificity to insects; therefore the compound was widely used as an insecticide in the past,with an IUPAC name of (S)-3-(1-Methyl-2-pyrrolidinyl)pyridine .The substance acts as a stimulant in mammals. Can u name this substance we are talking about ?
10) Born in Krishna Bhanji in Snainton, near Scarborough, Yorkshire, England, the son of Anna Lyna Mary (née Goodman), an actress and model, and Rahimtulla Harji Bhanji, a medical doctor.His first film role was a supporting turn in Fear Is the Key, released in 1972.
In June 2008 appeared as the spiritual advisor to Mike Myers' central character in the "Love Guru" and has received acclaim for his accent
he is one of few men to have won all four major motion picture acting awards, with Oscar-, BAFTA-, Golden Globe- and Screen Actors Guild wins throughout his career.Get the actor ?
11)Which is the only noble prize (like the peace ,economics ...category) to be awarded much later after Alfred nobel’s death (1968) to be specific, by Sveriges Riksbank (Sweden's central bank) established this Prize in memory of Alfred Nobel, founder of the Nobel Prize.?
12)This instrument made of wood.It has 18 to 19-stringed lute-like instrument — four to five main strings used for playing the melody, one or two drone strings, two chikari strings and ten to eleven sympathetic string which are intricately stretched over a goat skin head and fretless fingerboard .the fingerboard on the neck consists of a polished metal plate to facilitate the sliding of the fingers .This musical instrument is believed to be of Persian descent, as the name means "beautiful sound" in Persian.The instrument has been made famous worldwide by Ustad Ali Akbar Khan , Ustad Aashish Khan,
Ustad Amjad Ali Khan among many others ..Name this musical instrument ?
*13)Known as “Rama Rama” in Malaysia ,”Hu Die” in Chinese ,”schmetterkling” in German,”kupu-kupu” in Indonesia ,”Putali” in Nepal and ”choo/chou/chocho “in Japanese .belonging to the
Phylum: Arthropoda
Order: Lepidoptera
These creatures can flap their wings faster than humans can blink their eyes. These creatures are also inspiration technoligcal innovations of more efficient light-emitting diodes and have an “Effect” named after them ..and the effect is described as follows :
“Small variations of the initial condition of a dynamical system may produce large variations in the long term behavior of the system.” for example, a ball placed at the crest of a hill might roll into any of several valleys depending on slight differences in initial position.” Name the creature for me which has been the backbone of many art forms too ?
14)Whose publicist released a lineup of artists to participate in the benefit single "What More Can I Give." The single was a benefit for the victims of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the U.S. The list included Mariah Carey, Ricky Martin, Tom Petty, Carlos Santana, Celine Dion, Shakira, Gloria Estefan, Usher, Julio Iglesias, Reba McEntire, Luther Vandross, Brian McKnight, Aaron Carter, Jon Secada, Billy Gilman, Boyz II Men's Shawn Stockman, Alejandro Sanz, Christian Castro, Olga Tañón, Juan Gabriel, Luis Miguel, Thalía, Ziggy Marley and 3LW.
15) An intelligent, athletic, and somewhat reckless Englishwoman of noble birth who travels the world in pursuit of priceless artifacts, she is known as both an archaeologist and an adventurer. She frequently ventures into ancient, and often very hazardous, tombs and ruins. In addition to traps and puzzles, she encounters a variety of enemies including rivals, gangsters, dangerous animals (including dinosaurs), legendary creatures, and supernatural beings. The fantastic nature of her archaeology related adventures have drawn comparisons to Indiana Jones. Who is she?
They first used water-filled bladders around the lower body and legs. Later designs used air under pressure to inflate the bladders.
The first suit was developed by a team led by Wilbur R. Franks at the University of Toronto's Banting and Best Institute in 1941. This used water filled bladders around the legs and two Marks were developed:
Which suit are we talking about ?(very specific answer)
2)"I'd like to take this opportunity to ask every person listening in, whoever and wherever they may be, to pause for a moment and contemplate the events of the past few hours, and to give thanks in his or her own way.”are his famous words and his sister mispronounced "brother" as "buzzer" as a toddler, and this was shortened to Buzz. He made it his legal first name in 1988. who are we talking about ?
3) . Its owner is Doctor's Associates, Inc. (DAI), and has over 30,016 franchised units in 88 countries as of October 2008 and is the fastest growing franchise in the world. Fred De Luca borrowed $1,000 from family friend Peter Buck to start this firm
He chose a mediocre location for his shop, but by noon on the first day of the opening, customers were pouring in. On the radio advertisement they had promoted the name as "Pete's Submarines", which sounded like Pizza Marines
So they changed their firname without disturbing the mean of their original companies name … In addition to traditional restaurants,they have their stores in 200 on military bases, including several in Iraq, in addition to three located inside The Pentagon .With the current slogan of “Think Fresh. Eat Fresh."Name this firm which has been consistently ranked in Entrepreneur Magazine's Top 500 Franchises, and was selected as the #2 overall franchise in 2008.
4) “X” a toy consisting of two equally sized and weighted disks of plastic, wood, or metal, connected with an axle, with a string tied around it. The “X”is thought to have originated in China, most likely traveling from there to Greece where it is first mentioned in historical records from c.500 B.C. These records describe toys made out of wood, metal, or painted terra cotta (clay).To use, the player pulls the string through the loop to make a slipknot, puts his/her finger through the slipknot at the end of the string and grasps the toy “X”. Then the player throws it downwards with a smooth light motion. When it reaches the end of the string, the toy “X” can be made to "sleep," the axle of the “X” spinning within a loop of string. As the body of the “X”spins, a gyroscopic effect occurs, stabilizing the “X”on its axis and permitting time to perform a number of movements. By flicking the wrist, the “X”can be made to return to the player's hand, with the string again completely twisted into the groove.
What is “X” ?
5) Is a Hanna-Barbera American animated series created by Christian Tremblay and Yvon Tremblay.The “X” factor of the cartoon is as follows :
Using discarded military parts and weapons from the salvage yard, Chance and Jake built themselves a three-engine jet fighter (resembling several different aircraft, most notably the Grumman F-14 and the Saab Draken), along with a handful of other vehicles (including the Cyclotron, a motorcycle built into the jet; the Turbo Mole, a subterranean vehicle used to drill underground; t, a militarized hovercraft and the Thunder Truck, a militarized Jeep modified from their tow truck). Identify the cartoon series for me ..
6) In 2006, she was named in a Time magazine article, "one of 100 people who shape our world."[2] Born in Honolulu, Hawaii to Korean-born parents, “X” began playing golf at the age of four. Upon turning professional at age 15 she said, "The first time I grabbed a golf club, I knew that I'd do it for the rest of my life."
at age 11, she shot a personal-best 64 from the 5,400-yard tees at the Olomana Golf Links course in Hawaii. That year, she advanced into match play at the Women's U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship.
“X” holds the unique distinction of being Laureus World Newcomer of the Year 2004 .Identify “X” …
7) Connect :- Abhishek Bachchan, Orlando Bloom, Tom Cruise, Patrick Dempsey, Whoopi Goldberg, Keira Knightley, Henry Winkler, Anthony Hopkins, Paul Oakenfold, Ozzy Osbourne, Jay Leno, John Chambers, Richard Branson.
*8) Captain James Thain, the pilot, had flown the plane out to Belgrade, but handed the controls to his co-pilot, Captain Kenneth Rayment for the return journey. Captain Rayment abandoned the take off after just 40 seconds after Captain Thain had noticed the port pressure gauge fluctuating as the plane reached full power and the engine sounded odd while accelerating. Despite the snow, the passengers were called back out to the plane just 15 minutes later. A few of the players were not confident fliers, after the 3 rd take off ,The plane skidded off the end of the runway and, out of control, crashed into the fence surrounding the airport and then across a road...This is the munich air disaster which completed its 50 th year this year ..give me the specific name given to this Manchester united team that crashed in this incident?
9) Is an alkaloid found in the nightshade family of plants (Solanaceae), It functions as an antiherbivore chemical with particular specificity to insects; therefore the compound was widely used as an insecticide in the past,with an IUPAC name of (S)-3-(1-Methyl-2-pyrrolidinyl)pyridine .The substance acts as a stimulant in mammals. Can u name this substance we are talking about ?
10) Born in Krishna Bhanji in Snainton, near Scarborough, Yorkshire, England, the son of Anna Lyna Mary (née Goodman), an actress and model, and Rahimtulla Harji Bhanji, a medical doctor.His first film role was a supporting turn in Fear Is the Key, released in 1972.
In June 2008 appeared as the spiritual advisor to Mike Myers' central character in the "Love Guru" and has received acclaim for his accent
he is one of few men to have won all four major motion picture acting awards, with Oscar-, BAFTA-, Golden Globe- and Screen Actors Guild wins throughout his career.Get the actor ?
11)Which is the only noble prize (like the peace ,economics ...category) to be awarded much later after Alfred nobel’s death (1968) to be specific, by Sveriges Riksbank (Sweden's central bank) established this Prize in memory of Alfred Nobel, founder of the Nobel Prize.?
12)This instrument made of wood.It has 18 to 19-stringed lute-like instrument — four to five main strings used for playing the melody, one or two drone strings, two chikari strings and ten to eleven sympathetic string which are intricately stretched over a goat skin head and fretless fingerboard .the fingerboard on the neck consists of a polished metal plate to facilitate the sliding of the fingers .This musical instrument is believed to be of Persian descent, as the name means "beautiful sound" in Persian.The instrument has been made famous worldwide by Ustad Ali Akbar Khan , Ustad Aashish Khan,
Ustad Amjad Ali Khan among many others ..Name this musical instrument ?
*13)Known as “Rama Rama” in Malaysia ,”Hu Die” in Chinese ,”schmetterkling” in German,”kupu-kupu” in Indonesia ,”Putali” in Nepal and ”choo/chou/chocho “in Japanese .belonging to the
Phylum: Arthropoda
Order: Lepidoptera
These creatures can flap their wings faster than humans can blink their eyes. These creatures are also inspiration technoligcal innovations of more efficient light-emitting diodes and have an “Effect” named after them ..and the effect is described as follows :
“Small variations of the initial condition of a dynamical system may produce large variations in the long term behavior of the system.” for example, a ball placed at the crest of a hill might roll into any of several valleys depending on slight differences in initial position.” Name the creature for me which has been the backbone of many art forms too ?
14)Whose publicist released a lineup of artists to participate in the benefit single "What More Can I Give." The single was a benefit for the victims of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the U.S. The list included Mariah Carey, Ricky Martin, Tom Petty, Carlos Santana, Celine Dion, Shakira, Gloria Estefan, Usher, Julio Iglesias, Reba McEntire, Luther Vandross, Brian McKnight, Aaron Carter, Jon Secada, Billy Gilman, Boyz II Men's Shawn Stockman, Alejandro Sanz, Christian Castro, Olga Tañón, Juan Gabriel, Luis Miguel, Thalía, Ziggy Marley and 3LW.
15) An intelligent, athletic, and somewhat reckless Englishwoman of noble birth who travels the world in pursuit of priceless artifacts, she is known as both an archaeologist and an adventurer. She frequently ventures into ancient, and often very hazardous, tombs and ruins. In addition to traps and puzzles, she encounters a variety of enemies including rivals, gangsters, dangerous animals (including dinosaurs), legendary creatures, and supernatural beings. The fantastic nature of her archaeology related adventures have drawn comparisons to Indiana Jones. Who is she?
Quizzing interests and about me :)
I dedicate this BLOG to my dad (avid quizzer ,style of quizzing vary though) and my best friend bhargava k urala(similar quizzing interests) for keeping the passion of quizzing running in me :-) ..Always been very passionate abt quizzing with sports quizzing being my cup of tea :D ..but as time ticks u realize that u cant survive only on just a specific interest or cateogry of quiz and need to widen ur horizon and test ur limits ...quizzing to many is to dry just mugging from books ..but it aint that anymore and I guess i have grown above that and coming up with innovative ideas of making quiz intresting making the obvious more innovative and making rack the brains like ohhh i knew tat shit it didnt click then :-)and the guiding force and big motivation has been mr bhargava k urala (zener aka bku aka somany things )
i hope u like dis blog and wuld like to answer them as time passes on ...
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