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Yet another general quiz…
By,Sreejesh PS
1. A view from the film, ‘Stage Door Canteen’(1943). Id the person.
Yehudi Menuhin
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Dr. Shakil Afridi,a doctor based at Pakistan has been nominated for the US Congressional Gold Medal, the country’s largest civilian award in 2012 and steps are being taken to bestow him US citizenship. What is his claim to fame??
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• Dr Afridi had set up a fake hepatitis immunization campaign in an attempt to obtain DNA from Osama bin Laden's children and confirm the presence in the area.
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• John Walker & Sons, one of the most renowned Scotch whiskey makers of England has released a specially crafted, limited edition £100,000-per-bottle blend of rare malt and grain Scotch whiskies in 2012. They produce only 60 editions of the bottle to be sold worldwide. The diamond shaped Baccarat crystal decanter packaging holds the precious content enduring legacy for the supreme craftsmanship. They named the product to commemorate a very special event. Which event?
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• To commemorate the 60th anniversary of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. The particular batch of whiskies were distilled in 1952 when Her Majesty had ascended the throne.
• The very first bottle of this batch of product was presented to the Buckingham palace.
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• These are the remarks made by X and Y after an epic competition in.Id X, Y and the occasion..
• X said- 'This is a dream come true. Honestly, I thought that Y would beat me in the last jump. I have conditioned myself for so long to see him come from behind and beat me. I thought he would jump nine metres,'.
• Y had mixed feelings, saying: ‘X had just one great jump, the best jump of his life, but that's all it takes in the long jump.'
X-Mike PowellY-Carl Lewis
It was on an epic competition that Mike Powell had made an unbeaten world record of 8.95 metres in long jump surpassing Bob Beamon’s 8.90m at Mexico city in 1968, thus winning the gold medal on The World Athletic Championship at Tokyo.
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• The British poet, Felicia Hemans had published this poem in 1826 commemorating the actual incident happened in 1798 aboard the French vessel, Orient during Battle of Nile. The poem shares its name with the main character. This poem was a staple of elementary school readers in the United Kingdom and the United States over a period of about a century spanning, roughly, the 1850s through the 1950s. Id the poem whose name resembles that of a popular movie of 1942.
The boy stood on the burning deck Whence all but he had fled; The flame that lit the battle's wreck Shone round him o'er the dead.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Yet beautiful and bright he stood, As born to rule the storm; A creature of heroic blood, A proud, though childlike form. The flames rolled on—he would not go Without his Father's word; That father, faint in death below, His voice no longer heard.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ With mast, and helm, and pennon fair, That well had borne their part— But the noblest thing which perished there Was that young faithful heart.
Casabianca
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• In the painting, Aristotle and Plato by Raphael, whom did the painter had chosen as the model for Plato?
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Leonardo da Vinci
7• Alfie Clamp, the British child suffered from many ailments
since his birth owing to some genetic disorders. On diagnosis, the doctors observed a very bizarre thing as concerned with his DNA. This is the first and only case to be reported in the world. What is wrong with his DNA??
His DNA had one extra strand(3 in total)
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• How did Jessie Fox Allen, the Australian drama artist became popular in Kerala particularly during September 2010?
He played the role of St.Francis in the film ‘Pranchiyettan & the Saint’ directed by Ranjith.
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• What name do these ornaments have owing to their shape??
Chandelier ornaments
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• Which English Cricketer released an autobiography titled, ‘The Breaks are off’ , a couple of years back? Even though the book failed to gain that much critical acclaim, it entered in some kind of controversy by the remarks on the pre match-drinking sessions of the team and the criticism on the captaincy of Kevin Pietersen.
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• Id the album and tell me whose glass is shown in the cover.
The album is released soon after the murder of John Lennon. His blood stained glass is shown in the cover
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• At the peak of cold war and space rivalry, Soviet Union claimed that they have a “Star City” in the outskirts of Moscow. But no one could locate it. Later it was found that it was located not near Moscow, but at Kazakhstan on the banks of Syr Daria river. It was an isolated place far too accessible. The last accessible place was the Railway station at Tyuratam. Earlier the place was known as Leninsk, but later renamed as X by Boris Yeltsin. Now this place is leased by Kazakh Govt. to Russia till 2050.
Baikonur
13. Identify this very popular book of the 20th century and its author.
14• Ma’loula, Bakh’a and Jubb’adin are nearby villages
lying to the north- east of Damascus. What unique heritage followed by these villages make them unique?
These are the only places where the Aramaic Language, which was used by Jesus Christ, is still used.
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• Id
Veer Towers, Las Vegas
• These twin buildings have slanting, 1⁰ more than that of Leaning Tower of Pisa.
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• Which famous monument had been constructed in 1982 on the occasion of the third summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council, which was hosted by Bahrain for the first time, at Manama?
Pearl Monument
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This is how different scholars have translated the title of the book, which was rediscovered in 1909 by R.
Shamasastry.• R.P. Kangle – "science of politics," a treatise to help a
king in "the acquisition and protection of the earth."• A.L. Basham – a "treatise on polity"• D.D. Kosambi – "science of material gain"• G.P. Singh – "science of polity"• Roger Boesche – "science of political economy"
Id the book
Arthasasthra
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• A street in Japan has been named Peru Avenue in memory of whom??
Alberto Fujimori
19• The word ____X____ is a conflation of the phrase "and per se and",
meaning "and by itself and". Traditionally, in English-speaking schools when reciting the alphabet, any letter that could also be used as a word in itself ("A," "I," and, at one point, "O") was preceded by the Latin expression "per se" (Latin for "by itself"). Also, it was common practice to add at the end of the alphabet the “____” sign, pronounced "and". Thus, the recitation of the alphabet would end in: "X, Y, Z and per se and." This last phrase was routinely slurred to ___X___ and the term crept into common English usage by around 1837.
• It is also claimed, in popular etymology, that André-Marie Ampère used the symbol in his widely read publications thus contributing its name.
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•Ampersand
20• In the process of setting electoral districts, _X_ is a practice that attempts
to establish a political advantage for a particular party or group by manipulating geographic boundaries to create partisan, incumbent-protected districts. This may be used to achieve desired electoral results for a particular party, or may be used to help or hinder a particular demographic, such as a political, racial, linguistic, religious or class group.
• The word X was used for the first time in the Boston Gazette newspaper on March 26, 1812. The word was created in reaction to a redrawing of Massachusetts state senate election districts under the then governor Elbridge __X__. In 1812, he signed a bill that redistricted Massachusetts to benefit his Democratic-Republican Party. When mapped, one of the contorted districts in the Boston area was said to resemble the shape of a salamander. The term was a portmanteau of the governor's last name and the word salamander .Id X.
Gerrymandering
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• For what reason, Lars Wilks, an artist by profession, is in the news since 2007??
After his series of drawings in Swedish newspapers depicting the Islamic prophet Muhammad as a
roundabout dog
22 A photograph from Cannes Film festival 2010. A
chair had been reserved for a certain person, but it remained unoccupied throughout the fest. Who is the person?
Jaffer Panahi
• Iranian director who has been imprisoned by the state authorities
23Alejandra is the sister of a famous Latin American footballer X. She was paralyzed when X was preteen. She was an integral part of X’s inspiration to play soccer. X is a cofounder of an NGO which makes people aware of the perils of rash driving. Id. this handsome, golden haired footballer.
DIEGO FORLAN
24The X is a type of kinetic sculpture constructed to take advantage of laws of equilibrium. Alexander Calder , in 1931, introduced these sculptures which were later named by Marcel Duchamp. The word, X is synonymous with ‘Kinetic art’. Id X
MOBILE
25This person is a Hungarian-American computer software executive who was head of Microsoft's application software group. Now he heads his own company Intentional Software, with the aim of developing and marketing his concept of programming. While working for the Microsoft, he developed a software named ‘Bravo’ , which is said to be the predecessor for Microsoft Word. But he is more popular as a space tourist and is the second Hungarian in space. Identify.
Charles Simonyi
26• Id the product or tell me what’s unique about
this product.
Haathi Chaap
This is a brand of paper produced from Rajasthan, obtained from elephant dung. The water from the dung is used as fertilizer in fields and the dung is dried up and is used to make paper.
27These creatures are named in memory of whom?
Both are named after Steve Irwin
Elseya irwini(Irwin’s turtle)
Crikey steveirwini
28A curve is defined as follows:Starting with a fixed circle, a point O on the circle is chosen. For any other point A on the circle, the secant line OA is drawn. The point M is diametrically opposite to O. The line OA intersects the tangent of M at the point N. The line parallel to OM through N, and the line perpendicular to OM through A intersect at P. As the point N is varied, the path of P gives the curve.Id the curve which is named after the French lady on the right..(images follows)
Curve of Agnesi or Witch of Agnesi
It was studied by Fermat, Guido Grandi and then by Maria Agnesi
In Italian, the curve is called la versiera di Agnesi which means "the curve of Agnesi". Early on, this was read by a Cambridge professor as "l'avversiera di Agnesi", where "avversiera" meaning "woman contrary to God" was then identified as "witch," and the mistranslation stuck.
29Holy Bible consists of 4 Gospels- Gospels according to Mathew, Mark, Luke and John……But who wrote ‘Gospel according to Jesus Christ’??
Jose Saramago
30• Id the person from the picture given on the
Right Hand Side.
Wilbur Scoville
He is the creator of Scoville organoleptic scale, to measure the spicy heat(piqance) of chilli and pepper……
