My Farewell Quiz :-)
These questions were set up by me for conducting my farewell quiz in my present Company :-)
Enjoy answering them :-) I will post the answers in a separate post or as comments
:-) depending on my mood that time :-)
1)
Ok ppl here goes the next dry one...
In ancient times, this country X was known by a variety of names:
Ancient Greek geographers called it Taprobane;
Arabs referred to it as Serendib (the origin of the word "serendipity" (A bit trivia :));
"Ceilão" was the name given to X by the Portuguese when they arrived here in 1505.
In 1972, the official name of the country was changed to "Free, Sovereign and Independent Republic of X"
In 1978 it was changed to "Democratic Socialist Republic of X".
X Please...
2)
X made his first movie 'Pallavi Anu Pallavi' (Kannada: 1983) starring Anil Kapoor without first hand experience in movie making. He approched Y (cinematographer, Pallavi Anu Pallavi), who was a big name in film industry and asked him to be the cinematographer for the movie. Y asked X if he had any prior experience in movie making or attended a formal course in movie making or was atleast present at a film shoot. For all the above X's answer was a simple 'No'! But Y was convinced by the story and went on to make the movie which won the state award from Karnataka that year..
Solve for X & Y???
3)
Ok folks! Its storytime :-D
Once there was a king who has three son who are dull and without any wit or wisdom.
Worried about the wellbeing of his sons the king approaches a wise brahmin called Vishnu Sharma and prays him to impart wisdom into his sons within 6 months.
The Brahmin promises to educate them and takes them to his Hermitage (Ashrama).
Since the sons of the king are dimwits, he chooses he recites to them his specially composed stories which are loosely based on the strategies of Mitra Bhedha, Mitra Laabha, Suhrudbheda,Vigraha & Sandhi.
What am I talkin about???
Clue: This is a story about the stories :-)
4)
If Scotland Yard is ranked first who is ranked second??? :)
5)
Oxford Dictionary describes the meaning of some arbit word Z that got popular recently as
"a vegetable stew of Provence, typically consisting of eggplant, zucchini, onions, green peppers, tomatoes, and garlic, served hot or cold". (What! no rats in the ingredients menu :-))
The word comes Z comes from "touiller" which means to toss food. It was originally a poor farmer's dish, prepared in the summer with fresh summer vegetables.
Gimme Z?
6)
Bretton Woods Conference : World Bank :: Hilton Young Commission : __________________
7)
Since the year 2000, 3,491 Chinese babies, mostly boys, have been named Aoyun by their parents. Why??
8)
X is said to be the brainchild of Lalit Modi.
The idea was first floated way back in 1996 but was shot down as it was feared that it would go against the domestic system which had its own legacy in that field.
However, the project moved into top gear when a Business tycoon launched Y to challenge the monopoly of a central board in that field.
Gimme X and Y??? :-)
9)
X was the country's first female President
X is the daughter of her country's first president Y
X's name in Sanskrit literally means "daughter of Y's(name):-)" and it is not the family name: As Javanese do not have family names.
Her commonly known name is derived from Sanskrit "she who has a cloud", i.e. a raincloud, as it was raining when she was born.
An eminent politician from India Z named her on the request of her father Y
Ufff! Now, Just Solve for X, Y & Z ???
10)
What is "faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive, and able to leap tall buildings in a single bound?"
11)
Born
Lawrence ("Larry") Wendell Pfohl
Nicknames :
The Total Package
The Narcissist
____________
How do we better know him???
12)
“In 2007, Orange changes to Pink but no change to Cheeka…”
Put fundaes :-)
13)
Pierre Omidyar tried to register his company under the domain name echobay but found it already taken by the Echo Bay Mines, a gold mining company.
However he registered his company with a second choice he had in his mind. With what name did he register???
14)
A man, a plan, a canal – _______!
A man, a plan, a cat, a canal – _______!
A man, a plan, a cam, a yak, a yam, a canal – ______!
A man, a plan, a cat, a ham, a yak, a yam, a hat, a canal – _______!
A man, a plan, a canoe, pasta, heros, rajahs, a coloratura, maps, snipe, percale, macaroni, a gag, a banana bag, a tan, a tag, a banana bag again (or a camel), a crepe, pins, Spam, a rut, a Rolo, cash, a jar, sore hats, a peon, a canal – ______!
A man, a plan, a caret, a ban, a myriad, a sum, a lac, a liar, a hoop, a pint, a catalpa, a gas, an oil, a bird, a yell, a vat, a caw, a pax, a wag, a tax, a nay, a ram, a cap, a yam, a gay, a tsar, a wall, a car, a luger, a ward, a bin, a woman, a vassal, a wolf, a tuna, a nit, a pall, a fret, a watt, a bay, a daub, a tan, a cab, a datum, a gall, a hat, a fag, a zap, a say, a jaw, a lay, a wet, a gallop, a tug, a trot, a trap, a tram, a torr, a caper, a top, a tonk, a toll, a ball, a fair, a sax, a minim, a tenor, a bass, a passer, a capital, a rut, an amen, a ted, a cabal, a tang, a sun, an ass, a maw, a sag, a jam, a dam, a sub, a salt, an axon, a sail, an ad, a wadi, a radian, a room, a rood, a rip, a tad, a pariah, a revel, a reel, a reed, a pool, a plug, a pin, a peek, a parabola, a dog, a pat, a cud, a nu, a fan, a pal, a rum, a nod, an eta, a lag, an eel, a batik, a mug, a mot, a nap, a maxim, a mood, a leek, a grub, a gob, a gel, a drab, a citadel, a total, a cedar, a tap, a gag, a rat, a manor, a bar, a gal, a cola, a pap, a yaw, a tab, a raj, a gab, a nag, a pagan, a bag, a jar, a bat, a way, a papa, a local, a gar, a baron, a mat, a rag, a gap, a tar, a decal, a tot, a led, a tic, a bard, a leg, a bog, a burg, a keel, a doom, a mix, a map, an atom, a gum, a kit, a baleen, a gala, a ten, a don, a mural, a pan, a faun, a ducat, a pagoda, a lob, a rap, a keep, a nip, a gulp, a loop, a deer, a leer, a lever, a hair, a pad, a tapir, a door, a moor, an aid, a raid, a wad, an alias, an ox, an atlas, a bus, a madam, a jag, a saw, a mass, an anus, a gnat, a lab, a cadet, an em, a natural, a tip, a caress, a pass, a baronet, a minimax, a sari, a fall, a ballot, a knot, a pot, a rep, a carrot, a mart, a part, a tort, a gut, a poll, a gateway, a law, a jay, a sap, a zag, a fat, a hall, a gamut, a dab, a can, a tabu, a day, a batt, a waterfall, a patina, a nut, a flow, a lass, a van, a mow, a nib, a draw, a regular, a call, a war, a stay, a gam, a yap, a cam, a ray, an ax, a tag, a wax, a paw, a cat, a valley, a drib, a lion, a saga, a plat, a catnip, a pooh, a rail, a calamus, a dairyman, a bater, a canal – ______!
What are all these???
15)
They derive their name from the Dutch word 'koekje' or 'koekie which means little cake. They are called in different names as "jumbles", "plunkets" and "cry babies" in US.
What are they???
16)
Maldives is an island country which derives its name from Maale Dhivehi Raajje meaning "The Island Kingdom under the authority of Male'. Its capital is the largest city and derives its name from Mahaalay which literally means 'Palace of the king' in Sanskrit.
Ok! Enuf of gyaan here goes the question what is the capital of Maldives??? :-)
17)
The colour shade gets its name from the dark coloured uniforms worn by the the Royal Navy Officers since 1748 and subsequently adopted by other navies around the world.
It also takes its origin from the uniforms of sailors with a different name but it was soon changed to its present name.
The first recorded use of the colour's name in English dates long back to 1840.
Which colour shade are we talking about???
18)
During WWII, there were quality problems in many British high-tech industries such as munitions, where bombs were exploding in factories during assembly.
The adopted solution was to require factories to document their manufacturing procedures and to prove by record-keeping that the procedures were being followed.
Thus they started a standard for management and called it BS 5750 because it did not specify what to manufacture, but how to manage the manufacturing process.
How do we better know BS 5750 today????
19)
This product was developed by Australia-based Scottish-born inventor William Ramsay, who named it X as a homage to his wife, Annie Elizabeth Meek Ramsay, a New Zealander. (So naturally some New Zealand connect :) Hence rack ur brains to get that connect with NZ)
Its success in Australia expanded overseas when it was adopted by both the British and American armies in World War I.
The product is owned by Sara Lee Corporation.
Gimme the name of the product X?
20)
Although X's ultimate origins are not certain, it is widely accepted that it comes from the Spanish coat of arms, which carries the two Pillars of Hercules and the motto Non Plus Ultra in the shape of an "S".
There is also another explanation that makes X is derived from the corruption of the letters "PS" or PS, used for abbreviation of pesos
Find X???
21)
"I started doing sports when I was 10-11 years old. After realizing that my boisterous character was not sufficient for being the leader in the school and on the street, I went to the boxing club. However, I quit soon after they broke my nose. The pain was terrible, I could not touch the tip of my nose.
I decided to go in for unarmed self-defense. Wrestling was popular at that time, and I attended the wrestling club near my house. Coach Anatoly Rakhlin played the key role in my life, he safeguarded me from the bad influence of the street atmosphere. Then the trainer made the decision that we would prefer judo to unarmed self-defense, and the entire group passed to judo. Judo is not just a sport, this is a philosophy. The people with whom I attended the judo club, are still my friends”.
In 1976 I became the champion of the city of Leningrad (today - St. Petersburg). Our judo club had professionals, champions of the world, Europe, Olympics in unarmed self-defense and judo. I gained Master of Sports qualification both in unarmed self-defense and judo..."
Who am I?
22)
Nokia : Connecting People :: BSNL : ________________
23)
Nemesis Avenue Band : A.R.Rahman :: Ugly Rumours Band : ___________
24)
“Six and Out” is an Australian Rock Band which gets its name from the backyard cricket rule of Six and Out which is that if a player hits a six they automatically are dismissed from batting. Their most well known song is the single Can't Bowl, Can't Throw.
It consists of five New South Wales first class cricketers. They are as follows:
Richard Chee Quee (lead vocals)
________________ (bass guitar/vocals)
________________ (guitar/vocals)
Brad McNamara (guitar/vocals)
Gavin Robertson (drums/vocals)
Fill in the Bass Guitar and the guitar players???
25)
Scientific Name : Manilkara zapota
Native : Mexico
Introduced : Philippines during Spanish Colonisation
Grows : 30-40 m tall
Growth Features : wind Resistant
Bark rich in white gummy latex called CHICLE
Different names : sofeda in Bangladesh
chico in the Philippines
sawo in Indonesia
lamoot in Thailand and Cambodia
níspero in Colombia, Nicaragua and Venezuela
nípero in Cuba
dilly in the Bahamas
naseberry in the rest of the West Indies
How do we better know it in South Asia???
26)
What links all of them???
A sauce
Dance
Music
A Film
27)
It was the return trip from London to Bombay aboard the 'SS Narkunda' that would change forever the direction of X's future.
During the fifteen-day voyage, his restless and probing mind became fascinated with the deep blue color of the Mediterranean. Unable to accept Lord Rayleigh's explanation that the color of the sea was just a reflection of the color of the sky, X proceeded to outline his thoughts on the matter while still at sea and sent a letter to the editors of the journal Nature when the ship docked in Bombay.
A short time later X was able to show conclusively that the color of the sea was the result of the scattering of sunlight by the water molecules.
Ironically, it was exactly the same argument that Rayleigh had invoked when explaining the color of the sky-the blue was the result of the scattering of sunlight by the molecules in the air.
X was now obsessed with the phenomenon of light scattering and thus he founded Y.
Identify X and Y???
28)
Ok I see you all tired of work!!! Hence Story Time folks :)
Here is a short story from Greek Mythology:
“Minotaur”, a dreaded monster, half man, half bull was held in a labyrinth on the island of Crete.
As usual hero Theseus takes vow to enter and kill the beast (Don’t ask me why??? I have no clues why that fellow took such a vow to kill that dreaded beast J may be to impress our heroine :))
Our Heroine :) Ariadne, daughter of the King of Crete, was in Love with our macho man J Theseus and gave him a “ball of thread” to guide him out of the labyrinth after he had slain the monster.
Ok! Forget about the moral of the story lets assume its an happy ending :)
Now the question is which English word derives itself from the above story???
29)
The phrase’s origin traces back to a puzzle wherein one has to connect 9 dots by drawing 4 straight, continuous lines, and never lifting the pencil from the paper.
The first appearance of the phrase is not obscure to people that worked in the Disney organization in the 1950s and 1960s. The 9 dot puzzle was used in training sessions within the company.
Each dot has a meaning and the 2 points outside of the box were labeled as "The Vision" and "The Method". After Walt Disney's death in 1966, everyone would ask, "How did Walt think?" Mike Vance, then Dean of Disney University would explain the 9 dot puzzle and how you had to ______ _____ __ __ ___ to solve it, as how Walt Disney's thought process always worked.
This term became common in the Disney organization from then on.
Which popular phrase am I talking about?
Clue: Think like the answer to get the answer :)
30)
"There was a young actress named Peg Entwistle who came out here in the late '20s to make a career," says Wallace. "She, like so many dreamers... didn't really get anywhere." Entwistle, who had acted on the New York stage before moving to California, had a couple of movie roles under her belt but hadn't yet found stardom.
"She decided she'd failed," Wallace says. "She was very dejected and one day in 1932 she came up to the Sign, found a maintenance ladder by the 'H,' climbed up to the top and presumably took one last look over this city that she had failed to conquer, and jumped."
The _____________ Kiwanis Club raised enough money to fix the damage, but soon after using the last of the funds to restore the 'D,' one of the 'O's crashed down the hill.
Fortunately, help was on the way. Hugh Hefner organized and hosted a party at the Playboy Mansion at which letters for a new sign would be sold at nearly $28,000 a pop. The adopt-a-letter campaign worked, and aided by Gene Autry (who bought an 'L') and rocker Alice Cooper ('O'), among others, Hefner ('Y') raised enough to prop those letters back up where they belonged.
What am I talking about???
31)
The name “________” was inspired by a poem written more than 800 years ago during the Song Dynasty.
The poem compares the search for a retreating beauty amid chaotic glamour with the search for one's dream while confronted by life's many obstacles.
"…hundreds and thousands of times, for her I searched in chaos, suddenly, I turned by chance, to where the lights were waning, and there she stood."
“________” whose literal meaning is hundreds of times, represents persistent search for the ideal.
Just fill in ur answer :)
32)
Find the word that fills in all the below dashes :)
Lucknow (Awadhi) ___________
Malabar ___________
Bombay ___________
Buhari ___________
Hyderabadi ___________
33)
Complete and put fundaes :)
Ponnambalamedu, Gowdenmala, Nagamala, Sundaramala, Chittambalamala, Khalgimala, Mathangamala, Myladummala, Sreepadamala, Devarmala, Nilakkalmala, Thalapparamala, Neelimala, Karimala, Puthuserrymala, Kalakettimala, Inchipparamala and ____________
34)
"SOMEONE YOU KNOW HAS LUPUS"
Lupus Foundation of America
"WE CAN? WE WILL? WE MUST"
Supporting the 941-km San Francisco-to-Los Angeles AIDS/LifeCycle bike ride to raise money for needy HIV/AIDS patients
"MAKE POVERTY HISTORY"
The U.K.'s Tearfund Christian charity, fighting poverty in Africa
"WORTH WAITING FOR"
Singapore's Focus on the Family sexual-abstinence program
"SAVE THE CHILDREN"
Sold by the namesake charity and 7-Eleven stores to aid children affected by the Dec. 26 tsunami
"STAND UP, SPEAK UP"
An initiative by Nike, worn twinned with a white bracelet to combat racism in European soccer
SHARING THE PROMISE"
Raising awareness for the U.S.-based Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
Where can you find all these slogans???
Clue: Colours have significance here J Further clues will be given if nobody crackes it within some initial guesses :)
More questions to be added...:)
For the moment enjoying answering the above questions from my farewell quiz :-D
- Suresh Gangadharan
Enjoy answering them :-) I will post the answers in a separate post or as comments
:-) depending on my mood that time :-)
1)
Ok ppl here goes the next dry one...
In ancient times, this country X was known by a variety of names:
Ancient Greek geographers called it Taprobane;
Arabs referred to it as Serendib (the origin of the word "serendipity" (A bit trivia :));
"Ceilão" was the name given to X by the Portuguese when they arrived here in 1505.
In 1972, the official name of the country was changed to "Free, Sovereign and Independent Republic of X"
In 1978 it was changed to "Democratic Socialist Republic of X".
X Please...
2)
X made his first movie 'Pallavi Anu Pallavi' (Kannada: 1983) starring Anil Kapoor without first hand experience in movie making. He approched Y (cinematographer, Pallavi Anu Pallavi), who was a big name in film industry and asked him to be the cinematographer for the movie. Y asked X if he had any prior experience in movie making or attended a formal course in movie making or was atleast present at a film shoot. For all the above X's answer was a simple 'No'! But Y was convinced by the story and went on to make the movie which won the state award from Karnataka that year..
Solve for X & Y???
3)
Ok folks! Its storytime :-D
Once there was a king who has three son who are dull and without any wit or wisdom.
Worried about the wellbeing of his sons the king approaches a wise brahmin called Vishnu Sharma and prays him to impart wisdom into his sons within 6 months.
The Brahmin promises to educate them and takes them to his Hermitage (Ashrama).
Since the sons of the king are dimwits, he chooses he recites to them his specially composed stories which are loosely based on the strategies of Mitra Bhedha, Mitra Laabha, Suhrudbheda,Vigraha & Sandhi.
What am I talkin about???
Clue: This is a story about the stories :-)
4)
If Scotland Yard is ranked first who is ranked second??? :)
5)
Oxford Dictionary describes the meaning of some arbit word Z that got popular recently as
"a vegetable stew of Provence, typically consisting of eggplant, zucchini, onions, green peppers, tomatoes, and garlic, served hot or cold". (What! no rats in the ingredients menu :-))
The word comes Z comes from "touiller" which means to toss food. It was originally a poor farmer's dish, prepared in the summer with fresh summer vegetables.
Gimme Z?
6)
Bretton Woods Conference : World Bank :: Hilton Young Commission : __________________
7)
Since the year 2000, 3,491 Chinese babies, mostly boys, have been named Aoyun by their parents. Why??
8)
X is said to be the brainchild of Lalit Modi.
The idea was first floated way back in 1996 but was shot down as it was feared that it would go against the domestic system which had its own legacy in that field.
However, the project moved into top gear when a Business tycoon launched Y to challenge the monopoly of a central board in that field.
Gimme X and Y??? :-)
9)
X was the country's first female President
X is the daughter of her country's first president Y
X's name in Sanskrit literally means "daughter of Y's(name):-)" and it is not the family name: As Javanese do not have family names.
Her commonly known name is derived from Sanskrit "she who has a cloud", i.e. a raincloud, as it was raining when she was born.
An eminent politician from India Z named her on the request of her father Y
Ufff! Now, Just Solve for X, Y & Z ???
10)
What is "faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive, and able to leap tall buildings in a single bound?"
11)
Born
Lawrence ("Larry") Wendell Pfohl
Nicknames :
The Total Package
The Narcissist
____________
How do we better know him???
12)
“In 2007, Orange changes to Pink but no change to Cheeka…”
Put fundaes :-)
13)
Pierre Omidyar tried to register his company under the domain name echobay but found it already taken by the Echo Bay Mines, a gold mining company.
However he registered his company with a second choice he had in his mind. With what name did he register???
14)
A man, a plan, a canal – _______!
A man, a plan, a cat, a canal – _______!
A man, a plan, a cam, a yak, a yam, a canal – ______!
A man, a plan, a cat, a ham, a yak, a yam, a hat, a canal – _______!
A man, a plan, a canoe, pasta, heros, rajahs, a coloratura, maps, snipe, percale, macaroni, a gag, a banana bag, a tan, a tag, a banana bag again (or a camel), a crepe, pins, Spam, a rut, a Rolo, cash, a jar, sore hats, a peon, a canal – ______!
A man, a plan, a caret, a ban, a myriad, a sum, a lac, a liar, a hoop, a pint, a catalpa, a gas, an oil, a bird, a yell, a vat, a caw, a pax, a wag, a tax, a nay, a ram, a cap, a yam, a gay, a tsar, a wall, a car, a luger, a ward, a bin, a woman, a vassal, a wolf, a tuna, a nit, a pall, a fret, a watt, a bay, a daub, a tan, a cab, a datum, a gall, a hat, a fag, a zap, a say, a jaw, a lay, a wet, a gallop, a tug, a trot, a trap, a tram, a torr, a caper, a top, a tonk, a toll, a ball, a fair, a sax, a minim, a tenor, a bass, a passer, a capital, a rut, an amen, a ted, a cabal, a tang, a sun, an ass, a maw, a sag, a jam, a dam, a sub, a salt, an axon, a sail, an ad, a wadi, a radian, a room, a rood, a rip, a tad, a pariah, a revel, a reel, a reed, a pool, a plug, a pin, a peek, a parabola, a dog, a pat, a cud, a nu, a fan, a pal, a rum, a nod, an eta, a lag, an eel, a batik, a mug, a mot, a nap, a maxim, a mood, a leek, a grub, a gob, a gel, a drab, a citadel, a total, a cedar, a tap, a gag, a rat, a manor, a bar, a gal, a cola, a pap, a yaw, a tab, a raj, a gab, a nag, a pagan, a bag, a jar, a bat, a way, a papa, a local, a gar, a baron, a mat, a rag, a gap, a tar, a decal, a tot, a led, a tic, a bard, a leg, a bog, a burg, a keel, a doom, a mix, a map, an atom, a gum, a kit, a baleen, a gala, a ten, a don, a mural, a pan, a faun, a ducat, a pagoda, a lob, a rap, a keep, a nip, a gulp, a loop, a deer, a leer, a lever, a hair, a pad, a tapir, a door, a moor, an aid, a raid, a wad, an alias, an ox, an atlas, a bus, a madam, a jag, a saw, a mass, an anus, a gnat, a lab, a cadet, an em, a natural, a tip, a caress, a pass, a baronet, a minimax, a sari, a fall, a ballot, a knot, a pot, a rep, a carrot, a mart, a part, a tort, a gut, a poll, a gateway, a law, a jay, a sap, a zag, a fat, a hall, a gamut, a dab, a can, a tabu, a day, a batt, a waterfall, a patina, a nut, a flow, a lass, a van, a mow, a nib, a draw, a regular, a call, a war, a stay, a gam, a yap, a cam, a ray, an ax, a tag, a wax, a paw, a cat, a valley, a drib, a lion, a saga, a plat, a catnip, a pooh, a rail, a calamus, a dairyman, a bater, a canal – ______!
What are all these???
15)
They derive their name from the Dutch word 'koekje' or 'koekie which means little cake. They are called in different names as "jumbles", "plunkets" and "cry babies" in US.
What are they???
16)
Maldives is an island country which derives its name from Maale Dhivehi Raajje meaning "The Island Kingdom under the authority of Male'. Its capital is the largest city and derives its name from Mahaalay which literally means 'Palace of the king' in Sanskrit.
Ok! Enuf of gyaan here goes the question what is the capital of Maldives??? :-)
17)
The colour shade gets its name from the dark coloured uniforms worn by the the Royal Navy Officers since 1748 and subsequently adopted by other navies around the world.
It also takes its origin from the uniforms of sailors with a different name but it was soon changed to its present name.
The first recorded use of the colour's name in English dates long back to 1840.
Which colour shade are we talking about???
18)
During WWII, there were quality problems in many British high-tech industries such as munitions, where bombs were exploding in factories during assembly.
The adopted solution was to require factories to document their manufacturing procedures and to prove by record-keeping that the procedures were being followed.
Thus they started a standard for management and called it BS 5750 because it did not specify what to manufacture, but how to manage the manufacturing process.
How do we better know BS 5750 today????
19)
This product was developed by Australia-based Scottish-born inventor William Ramsay, who named it X as a homage to his wife, Annie Elizabeth Meek Ramsay, a New Zealander. (So naturally some New Zealand connect :) Hence rack ur brains to get that connect with NZ)
Its success in Australia expanded overseas when it was adopted by both the British and American armies in World War I.
The product is owned by Sara Lee Corporation.
Gimme the name of the product X?
20)
Although X's ultimate origins are not certain, it is widely accepted that it comes from the Spanish coat of arms, which carries the two Pillars of Hercules and the motto Non Plus Ultra in the shape of an "S".
There is also another explanation that makes X is derived from the corruption of the letters "PS" or PS, used for abbreviation of pesos
Find X???
21)
"I started doing sports when I was 10-11 years old. After realizing that my boisterous character was not sufficient for being the leader in the school and on the street, I went to the boxing club. However, I quit soon after they broke my nose. The pain was terrible, I could not touch the tip of my nose.
I decided to go in for unarmed self-defense. Wrestling was popular at that time, and I attended the wrestling club near my house. Coach Anatoly Rakhlin played the key role in my life, he safeguarded me from the bad influence of the street atmosphere. Then the trainer made the decision that we would prefer judo to unarmed self-defense, and the entire group passed to judo. Judo is not just a sport, this is a philosophy. The people with whom I attended the judo club, are still my friends”.
In 1976 I became the champion of the city of Leningrad (today - St. Petersburg). Our judo club had professionals, champions of the world, Europe, Olympics in unarmed self-defense and judo. I gained Master of Sports qualification both in unarmed self-defense and judo..."
Who am I?
22)
Nokia : Connecting People :: BSNL : ________________
23)
Nemesis Avenue Band : A.R.Rahman :: Ugly Rumours Band : ___________
24)
“Six and Out” is an Australian Rock Band which gets its name from the backyard cricket rule of Six and Out which is that if a player hits a six they automatically are dismissed from batting. Their most well known song is the single Can't Bowl, Can't Throw.
It consists of five New South Wales first class cricketers. They are as follows:
Richard Chee Quee (lead vocals)
________________ (bass guitar/vocals)
________________ (guitar/vocals)
Brad McNamara (guitar/vocals)
Gavin Robertson (drums/vocals)
Fill in the Bass Guitar and the guitar players???
25)
Scientific Name : Manilkara zapota
Native : Mexico
Introduced : Philippines during Spanish Colonisation
Grows : 30-40 m tall
Growth Features : wind Resistant
Bark rich in white gummy latex called CHICLE
Different names : sofeda in Bangladesh
chico in the Philippines
sawo in Indonesia
lamoot in Thailand and Cambodia
níspero in Colombia, Nicaragua and Venezuela
nípero in Cuba
dilly in the Bahamas
naseberry in the rest of the West Indies
How do we better know it in South Asia???
26)
What links all of them???
A sauce
Dance
Music
A Film
27)
It was the return trip from London to Bombay aboard the 'SS Narkunda' that would change forever the direction of X's future.
During the fifteen-day voyage, his restless and probing mind became fascinated with the deep blue color of the Mediterranean. Unable to accept Lord Rayleigh's explanation that the color of the sea was just a reflection of the color of the sky, X proceeded to outline his thoughts on the matter while still at sea and sent a letter to the editors of the journal Nature when the ship docked in Bombay.
A short time later X was able to show conclusively that the color of the sea was the result of the scattering of sunlight by the water molecules.
Ironically, it was exactly the same argument that Rayleigh had invoked when explaining the color of the sky-the blue was the result of the scattering of sunlight by the molecules in the air.
X was now obsessed with the phenomenon of light scattering and thus he founded Y.
Identify X and Y???
28)
Ok I see you all tired of work!!! Hence Story Time folks :)
Here is a short story from Greek Mythology:
“Minotaur”, a dreaded monster, half man, half bull was held in a labyrinth on the island of Crete.
As usual hero Theseus takes vow to enter and kill the beast (Don’t ask me why??? I have no clues why that fellow took such a vow to kill that dreaded beast J may be to impress our heroine :))
Our Heroine :) Ariadne, daughter of the King of Crete, was in Love with our macho man J Theseus and gave him a “ball of thread” to guide him out of the labyrinth after he had slain the monster.
Ok! Forget about the moral of the story lets assume its an happy ending :)
Now the question is which English word derives itself from the above story???
29)
The phrase’s origin traces back to a puzzle wherein one has to connect 9 dots by drawing 4 straight, continuous lines, and never lifting the pencil from the paper.
The first appearance of the phrase is not obscure to people that worked in the Disney organization in the 1950s and 1960s. The 9 dot puzzle was used in training sessions within the company.
Each dot has a meaning and the 2 points outside of the box were labeled as "The Vision" and "The Method". After Walt Disney's death in 1966, everyone would ask, "How did Walt think?" Mike Vance, then Dean of Disney University would explain the 9 dot puzzle and how you had to ______ _____ __ __ ___ to solve it, as how Walt Disney's thought process always worked.
This term became common in the Disney organization from then on.
Which popular phrase am I talking about?
Clue: Think like the answer to get the answer :)
30)
"There was a young actress named Peg Entwistle who came out here in the late '20s to make a career," says Wallace. "She, like so many dreamers... didn't really get anywhere." Entwistle, who had acted on the New York stage before moving to California, had a couple of movie roles under her belt but hadn't yet found stardom.
"She decided she'd failed," Wallace says. "She was very dejected and one day in 1932 she came up to the Sign, found a maintenance ladder by the 'H,' climbed up to the top and presumably took one last look over this city that she had failed to conquer, and jumped."
The _____________ Kiwanis Club raised enough money to fix the damage, but soon after using the last of the funds to restore the 'D,' one of the 'O's crashed down the hill.
Fortunately, help was on the way. Hugh Hefner organized and hosted a party at the Playboy Mansion at which letters for a new sign would be sold at nearly $28,000 a pop. The adopt-a-letter campaign worked, and aided by Gene Autry (who bought an 'L') and rocker Alice Cooper ('O'), among others, Hefner ('Y') raised enough to prop those letters back up where they belonged.
What am I talking about???
31)
The name “________” was inspired by a poem written more than 800 years ago during the Song Dynasty.
The poem compares the search for a retreating beauty amid chaotic glamour with the search for one's dream while confronted by life's many obstacles.
"…hundreds and thousands of times, for her I searched in chaos, suddenly, I turned by chance, to where the lights were waning, and there she stood."
“________” whose literal meaning is hundreds of times, represents persistent search for the ideal.
Just fill in ur answer :)
32)
Find the word that fills in all the below dashes :)
Lucknow (Awadhi) ___________
Malabar ___________
Bombay ___________
Buhari ___________
Hyderabadi ___________
33)
Complete and put fundaes :)
Ponnambalamedu, Gowdenmala, Nagamala, Sundaramala, Chittambalamala, Khalgimala, Mathangamala, Myladummala, Sreepadamala, Devarmala, Nilakkalmala, Thalapparamala, Neelimala, Karimala, Puthuserrymala, Kalakettimala, Inchipparamala and ____________
34)
"SOMEONE YOU KNOW HAS LUPUS"
Lupus Foundation of America
"WE CAN? WE WILL? WE MUST"
Supporting the 941-km San Francisco-to-Los Angeles AIDS/LifeCycle bike ride to raise money for needy HIV/AIDS patients
"MAKE POVERTY HISTORY"
The U.K.'s Tearfund Christian charity, fighting poverty in Africa
"WORTH WAITING FOR"
Singapore's Focus on the Family sexual-abstinence program
"SAVE THE CHILDREN"
Sold by the namesake charity and 7-Eleven stores to aid children affected by the Dec. 26 tsunami
"STAND UP, SPEAK UP"
An initiative by Nike, worn twinned with a white bracelet to combat racism in European soccer
SHARING THE PROMISE"
Raising awareness for the U.S.-based Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
Where can you find all these slogans???
Clue: Colours have significance here J Further clues will be given if nobody crackes it within some initial guesses :)
More questions to be added...:)
For the moment enjoying answering the above questions from my farewell quiz :-D
- Suresh Gangadharan
posted by Suresh Gangadharan at 12:19 AM
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