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Friday, August 29, 2008

QUIZ 10




Q1
This country's top level domain (TLD) .cym means "ruler". With Internet
TLDs opening up, and suffixes such as .london and .dubai becoming
available, the country has spent $50,000 to try and find ways of
protecting its .cym so that it is not picked up by some other party
through the popular usage of CYM, the internet abbreviation for "Check
your mail." Which country?

Q2
Legend states that one of the Mughal Emperors, probably Akbar was on a
journey to Kashmir. On the way, his caravan stopped at a spring in
Punjab to quench their thirst. Remarking at the quality and purity of
the water, Akbar said the local language equivalent of `Wow!' That
spring became known as `Wow' and the city gets its name from this
event. Which city?

Q3
The bolts came at 9.69 seconds, 19.30 seconds and at 37.10 seconds.
They also came together for the first time since 1984. What am I
talking about?

Q4
In 2003, it became the first African country to issue polymer
banknotes. Which country?

Q5
He turned 65 on 11th August 2008. He was born in the old walled city
of Delhi in a house believed to have been the home of a "Wazir"
(Minister) in the court of Bahadur Shah Zafar — the last Mughal
emperor of the 18th century. He revealed in his memoirs that he was
critically injured after falling from a mango tree as a teenager, and
he considers this his first direct experience with death. He has since
survived many assassination attempts. Who are we talking about?

Q6
He was originally called 'Jumpman' but 'Jumpman' did not have his name for very long, however. The company had to prepare for America, which included naming the characters. As the story goes, they were mulling over what to name Jumpman when the landlord, Segale, arrived at the warehouse, demanding the overdue rent payment. When he left, the staff had a new name for Jumpman: what?

Q7
Ever heard of a person called Philip the Arab? Who was he?

Q8
Nicknamed the "Gray Lady" for its staid appearance and style, it is
often regarded as a national newspaper of record, meaning that it is
frequently relied upon as the authoritative reference for modern
events. Founded in 1851, the newspaper has won 98 Pulitzer Prizes,
more than any other newspaper. Which newspaper are we talking about?

Q9
According to Wikipedia, he is the third bestselling poet in history
after William Shakespeare and Lao Tse. He was born in Lebanon (at the
time, Mount Lebanon district was in Syria) and spent most of his life
in the United States. Who are we talking about?

Q10
Ever heard of a mathematician and astronomer writing poetry? One of
his most famous and most quoted lines:

"The Moving Finger writes: and, having writ,
Moves on: nor all thy Piety nor Wit
Shall lure it back to cancel half a Line,
Nor all thy Tears wash out a Word of it."

Identify the poet.

Q11
Identify the person who created the two images.

ANSWERS

Thursday, August 28, 2008

QUIZ 9




Q1
Ida Minerva Tarbell (November 5, 1857–January 6, 1944) was an author
and journalist. She was known as one of the leading "muckrakers". Her
famous expose of the nefarious business practices of an oil company
established her as a pioneer of investigative journalism. The
reputation of the Oil company in the public eye suffered badly after
publication of her expose in 1904, leading to a growing outcry for the
government to take action against the company. By 1911, with public
outcry at a climax, the United States Supreme Court ruled that the Oil
company must be dissolved and split into 34 companies. Which was this
oil company?

Q2
The history of this retail chain can be traced back to the 1940s when
its founder began his career in retailing. He began working at a JC
Penney store in Des Moines, Iowa on June 3, 1940 where he remained for
eighteen months. In 1945, he met with Butler Brothers, a regional
retailer that owned a chain of variety stores called Ben Franklin.
Butler Brothers offered him a Ben Franklin store in Newport, Arkansas.
He achieved higher sales volume by selling products with slightly
smaller markups than most competitors and in 1962, opened his first
store in Rogers, Arkansas. Name it.

Q3
The company was originally established as _______ on June 4, 1892, as a small waterfront shop at No.36 South Street in downtown Manhattan, New York. Wealthy New York lawyer named Ezra was one of the regular customers. In 1900, Ezra left his law practice and bought a major share into the growing company, thus becoming co-founder. Afterwards, __________ moved into larger quarters at 314 Broadway, and Ezra began to implement experimental ideas to renovate the store. In 1904, Ezra's surname was incorporated and so the official name was changed to.........what? (Personal Favorite :))

Q4
He is the son of an orthodontist and grew up in a well-to-do Jewish
family. He had his first encounter with a computer at the age of 15
when he broke down a brand new Apple II computer and rebuilt it, just
to see if he could. He attended Memorial High School in Houston,
Texas, where he did not excel scholastically. Reportedly one of his
teachers, still currently teaching there, commented to him that he
"would probably never go anywhere in life." In the 2005 publication of
the Forbes 400, he was listed as the 4th richest man in the United
States and the 18th richest in the world with net assets of around
US$18 billion. Who are we talking about?

Q5
Its corporate name honors the four founding brothers, emigrants from
Poland. The three elder brothers began in the exhibition business in
1903, having acquired a projector with which they showed films in the
mining towns of Pennsylvania and Ohio. They opened their first
theatre, the Cascade, in New Castle, Pennsylvania in 1903. Which
organization is this?

Q6
In 1907 19-year-old Jim Casey founded the American Messenger Company
in Seattle, Washington with $100 borrowed from a friend. In 1913, Jim
Casey and Evert McCabe agreed to merge. Merchants Parcel Delivery was
formed and focused on packages. In 1919, the company expanded beyond
Seattle and changed its name to?

Q7
Richard was a railroad station agent in Minnesota when he received a
shipment of watches which were unwanted by a local jeweler. He
purchased them himself, sold the watches at a nice profit to other
station agents up and down the line, and then ordered more for resale.
Soon he started a business selling watches through catalogs. The next
year, he moved to Chicago, Illinois where he met Alvah, who joined him
in the business. In 1893, the corporate business name became?

Q8
Its role as pioneer, innovator and visionary in mobile communications
is well-known. Originally founded as the Galvin Manufacturing
Corporation in 1928, it has come a long way since introducing its
first product, the battery eliminator. For more than 75 years, it has
proven itself a global leader in wireless, broadband and automotive
communications technologies and embedded electronic products, and has
become a company recognized for its dedication to ethical business
practices and pioneering role in important innovations. Name it.

Q9
In 1886, Charles Martin Hall, a graduate of Ohio's Oberlin College,
discovered the process of smelting aluminium, almost simultaneously
with Paul Héroult in France. He realized that by passing an electrical
current through a bath of cryolite and aluminium oxide, the then
semi-rare metal aluminium remained as a byproduct. This discovery, now
called the Hall-Héroult process, is still used 117 years later. With
the help of financial backers, Hall started the Pittsburgh Reduction
Company, which changed its name to?

Q10
It began when John moved to Grand Detour, Illinois in 1836 to escape
bankruptcy in Vermont. Already an established blacksmith, he opened a
1,378 square feet shop in Grand Detour in 1837 which allowed him to
serve as a general repairman in the village, as well as a manufacturer
of small tools such as pitchforks and shovels. This company is today
the leading manufacturer of agricultural machinery in the world. Name it.

Q11
She's responsible for the name of a brand which caters to customers who want 'the best or nothing'. Identify the girl or the brand bearing her name in the above image.

ANSWERS

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

QUIZ 8





Q1
Founded in 1889, and named after the street in which it is located, it
is nicknamed the Maroon and Green Brigade. It had a commemorative
stamp issued by the postal department of India during the centenary
celebrations of 1989. The stamp showed bare footed Indians and booted
Englishmen
. What am I talking about?

Q2
A javelin plunged into his shoulder during a bizarre and horrible training session in 2007. He feared that his career was over and had the javelin hit a few inches farther left and punctured his throat, his life would have been over. Nevertheless, he still won gold at the world championships and also qualified for Beijing 2008. Who?

Q3
A not very well known fact is, that in 1944, during a promotional tour of Liverpool, England he actually signed for Liverpool Football Club as a player. As of today the records still state that he was on the books and is classed as having been a Liverpool player. Who?

Q4
He was a devout Lutheran whose explicit Christian beliefs shaped his
philosophy of science. During his university studies he felt a deep
calling from God to study philosophy and mathematics, rather than more
lucrative pursuits. He wrote in a letter to a Dominican priest in
early February 1896, "From me, Christian philosophy will be offered
for the first time the true theory of the _________." The integers
considered as a completed set were his first demonstration of his
theory, followed by his hierarchy of what he called ordinal numbers.
Who, and what concept?

Q5
This author broke into writing in 1922 with a collection entitled
"Life, My Sister" but attained fame posthumously, when his second work
was banned in the Soviet Union, and first issued by an Italian
publisher. In 1958, he was forbidden to accept the Nobel Prize. Who?

Q6
D.A. Pennebaker made a film entitled "Don't Look Back" which was
inspired by the letters to, from and about Byron in the years at Pisa
with the Shelleys. The film was based on a legend in his own right,
and featured Allen Ginsberg and Alan Price. Who was the subject of the
film?

Q7
Once an Indian disciple of Tagore met this person. In a letter to Lady
Gregory in America, he mentioned that he had told the disciple that
Sarojini Naidu's brother was unhappy that Tagore wrote a poem
welcoming King George V, namely the Jana Gana Mana. On the same day,
on December 12th, King George V had proclaimed the annulment of the
partition of Bengal. Who was this person, who brought out the real
background of the National Anthem, Jana Gana Mana?

Q8
On board this historic journey, two infants were born. One's name was
lost in time and the other was named Oceanis Hopkins. Which journey?

Q9
He spent his entire life playing with microscopes and himself, not
necessarily in that order. He was the first to describe the
spermatozoa and he reported the discovery very nervously to the
authorities and nearly lost his job because his discovery was thought
to be obscene. Who?

Q10
Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, "Build a better one and the earth will
be at your door." 300 people and 20 years have improved on it, making
it the most reinvented machine according to the US Patent office.
Lavish ones come with a profusion of gears, levers, springs etc. What
are we talking about?

Q11
Identify the logo in the above image.

ANSWERS

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

QUIZ 7




Q1
This tiny island country has been called a "melting pot" and its
linguistic situation is very complex. While English is the official
language of parliament, traffic regulations, and school
administration, it is spoken by only 3% of the population. French is
the native language and is used by the mass media. Eighty percent of
the newspapers are written in French, which also dominates the
advertising field. Creole, is the national language and is spoken by
the majority of the population. Nearly the entire population knows and
uses it for communication. Which country?

Q2
A member of a famous acting clan, she was seven when she snagged a
role in Steven Spielberg's hit film E.T. (1982). Success bred excess:
by age 10 she was using alcohol and marijuana, by 13 she was in rehab,
and by 17 she was posing nude for Interview magazine. Who?

Q3
Established in March 21st 1891, the Chelsea Arts Club was a private
club for artists of all genres, founded in 1891 at the suggestion of
the painter James McNeil Whistler. It is one of today's leading art
exhibits, featuring over 1600 artists. Arts include painting,
sculpting, musicians, photography, etc. This particular scientist was
admitted to the membership of the club after he made "germ paintings,"
in which he drew with a culture loop using spores of highly pigmented
bacteria. The bacteria were invisible while he painted, but when
cultured made bright colours. Name him.

Q4
Norville Rogers and his Great Dane are better known as?

Q5
Which organization did Dr. Mikel Harry & Richard Schroeder found in
1994 at Scottsdale, Arizona? (it is more of a concept than an
organization).

Q6
Name the wife of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.

Q7
Who invented the electrical Air-Conditioner?...Clue: Later went on to become the
head of the company named in his honour.

Q8
She missed the bronze medal in the 400 metre hurdles by a fraction at
the Los Angeles Olympics. She recently said that had she learned how
to put her head down while crossing the finish line, she may have won
the medal for India. Who are we talking about?

Q9
She was Thomas Carlyle's first love. She is the Blumine of his "Sartor
Resartus" and the Rosegodess of his "Reminiscences". She is also half
Indian. Name her.

Q10
In 1924, Sir John Marshall added another chapter to the early history
of India. What did he do?

Q11 Identify the person, whose only first-class cricket wicket was that of W.G. Grace's, in the above image. (Again, don't READ too much into the hint.)

ANSWERS

Monday, August 25, 2008

QUIZ 6



Q1
What makes King Khafre, son of Khufu, one of the most recognizable
faces in the world?

Q2
To call them integral to the operations of FORTUNE 500 companies would
be a gross understatement. Fact is, the entire U.S. economy would have
trouble functioning without them. They're stamped on your UPS and
FedEx packages and often on letters delivered by the U.S. Postal
Service. They're printed in library books, on documents in litigation,
and sometimes on your company ID. What are we talking about?

Q3
This Easter Egg appears in the movie "Octopussy". These eggs were
ordered by the Czars of Russia for Easter and were studded with
precious stones. Name the Egg.

Q4
X is the first, and still the most outstanding, example of a hill
passenger railway. Opened in 1881, it applied bold, ingenious
engineering solutions to the problem of establishing an effective rail
link across a mountainous terrain of great beauty. It is still fully
operational and retains most of its original features. Which railway?

Q5
`I learnt the lesson of non-violence from my _______." Gandhiji once
told John S. Hoiland. From who?

Q6
Jack Welch was given a nick name for his policy of cost cutting and
retrenchment. What was it?

Q7
X was quoted, in private, as saying 'How ugly is Y?! There is no point buying him, it isn't worth it. He's so ugly that he'd sink you as a brand. Between Y and Z, I'd go for Z a hundred times. Just look how handsome Z is, the class he has, the image. The whole of Asia has fallen in love with us because of Z. Y is too ugly.' Who are X, Y, and Z?

Q8
It is the world's lenghtiest written constitution (with 395 articles
and 8 schedules). Which constitution?

Q9
In June 1962 it became the world's first all-jet airline with the
retirement of the last L-1049A Super Constellation. Which airline?

Q10
Little known fact: It happened only once but a US president was forced to stay at the Soviet embassy. Which president, where and when?

Q11
Name the famous person, creator of the Amazon graphical text adventure game, in the above image. (Don't READ into the hint too much :))

ANSWERS

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

QUIZ 5



Q1
In October 1980, the author was on his way back to Australia after a
book signing when he stopped en route to the airport to buy a new
briefcase in a Beverly Hills luggage shop owned by Leopold Pfefferberg
- who had been one of the 1200 saved during the holocaust. In the 50
minutes the author spent waiting for his credit card payment to clear,
Pfefferberg persuaded him to go to the back room where the shopkeeper
kept two cabinets filled with documents he had collected. Pfefferberg
- who had told his story to every writer and producer who ever came
into his store - eventually wore down the author's reluctance, and the
writer chose to make the story into his next book. Which book?

Q2
To preserve the dramatic opening of the film, the director insisted on
moving all the credits to the end of the movie, thereby not intruding
on the iconic opening crawl. The Directors' Guild in particular took
issue with this, and demanded that he, at that time a DGA member,
follow Guild regulations and put the credits at the beginning or face
a fine. The director kept the film as is, paid the fine and promptly
resigned from the DGA after the movie's release. Who was the director
/ which movie?

Q3
In the Limited Edition DVD (and in the standard Region 2 edition)
allows the movie to be watched in the exact chronological order of the
events in the film. The first couple scenes of the regular cut of the
movie appear normal in this version, meaning they are not reversed.
However, this version of the movie is on Disc 2, is quite difficult to
reach (the user must answer several questions and solve a puzzle), and
forward, reverse and chapter skip capabilities are disabled.
Which movie?

Q4
The actor's strangled accent is based on the voice of Weegee, the
famous German-born crime photographer of the 1950s whose name was
given by New York police due to his uncanny ability to show up at
murder scenes before they did. The actor heard Weegee talking during
an on-set visit and adopted his strange German accent for the title
character. Clue: Some references show the date of this film as 1963.
Its world premiere was scheduled for December 12, 1963, but following
John F. Kennedy's assassination on November 22, it was felt to be
inappropriate to release such a film so soon afterwards, so it was not
shown until January 1964. Which movie?

Q5
This was the first western film made in and about the country to be
produced with full Chinese government cooperation since 1949. It was
also the first feature film granted permission by the Chinese
government to be filmed in the Forbidden City. Which film?

Q6
The film was unavailable for decades because its rights (together with
four other pictures of the same period) were bought back by Alfred
Hitchcock and left as part of his legacy to his daughter. They've been
known for long as the infamous "Five Lost Hitchcocks" among film
buffs, and were re-released in theaters around 1984 after a 30-year
absence. The others are The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956), Rope (1948),
The Trouble with Harry (1955), and Vertigo (1958). Name this "lost" film.

Q7
In filming the "Well of Souls" sequence, the producers scoured every
pet shop in London and the South of England for every snake they could
lay their hands on. Hence there are snakes that are identifiable from
many different geographical areas. However, once all the snakes were
on set, it became clear that there were not nearly enough of them, so
the director had several hoses cut into lengths, and these were used
as well. Looking closely, you can tell which are the real snakes and
which are not. Which movie?

Q8
There is a persistent myth that all the clocks in the movie are
set to 4:20 (although, certainly all the clocks on the wall in the
pawn shop are set to 4:20). However, in at least two scenes it is
obvious that this is not the case. The significance of the time 4:20
is that it is slang for smoking marijuana. Which movie?

Q9
The film was shot in Spain during the regime of Gen. Francisco Franco.
While the scene with the crowd chanting the Marxist theme was being
filmed (at 3:00 in the morning), police showed up at the set thinking
that a real revolution was taking place and insisted on staying until
the scene was finished. Apparently, people who lived near where
filming was taking place had awoken to the sound of revolutionary
singing and had mistakenly believed that Franco had been overthrown.
Which film?

Q10
Director Michael Curtiz' Hungarian accent often caused confusion on
the set. He asked a prop man for a "poodle" to appear in one scene.
The prop man searched high and low for a poodle while the entire crew
waited. He found one and presented it to Curtiz, who screamed "A
poodle! A poodle of water!" Which movie?

Q11
Identify the actress, in a photo from her youthful days, in the above image.

ANSWERS

Sunday, August 10, 2008

QUIZ 4



Q1
She hung her boots (in her case her tennis racket) many years ago after winning an amazing 22 Grand Slam titles. She is married to a seven time Wimbledon champ. Though she devotes a lot of time to her own kids, son - Jaden Gil, and daughter - Jaz, she lavishes a lot of attention on helping thousands of kids traumatized by war, persecution, violence and exile. Her charity, "Children for Tomorrow", has live projects running in Kosovo, Mozambique and South Africa. Name this woman still fondly called "Fräulein Forehand" in her country.

Q2
When the WPP Group of Martin Sorrel successfully took over Ogilvy and a new 'company telephone directory' was printed, the first name to figure along with a number by its side simply read "OLJ." When David Ogilvy inquired who this might be, what was Sorell's reply?

Q3
Combine American Express, Apple Inc., Converse, Motorola, Gap, Emporio Armani, Hallmark, Microsoft and Dell into one considerate brand.

Q4
Imagine this.... As a part of ad gimmick and PR stunt, this company in 1996, painted a Concorde aircraft blue which is their corporate color. Which company?

Q5
Who is the only person to hold a patent on a chemical element?

Q6
In October. 1973, Queen Elizabeth II formally opened the building. It was accompanied by a spectacular fireworks and a performance of Beethoven's Symphony 9. Alain 'Spiderman' Robert scaled the building's exterior wall on the way to roof using only his bare hands and feet without any safety device. Which building am I talking about?

Q7
Don Hoefler started his career in electronics journalism in Mountain view, California and then he became a reporter for Fairchild. He died in1986 at San Fransico. He is believed to have coined the famous phrase. What phrase is that?

Q8
Gary Boone who invented a single chip microcomputer (microprocessor) worked for this company. Initially started as a Seismic exploration Services company has become a big name in semiconductor industry. The first R&D center of this company opened outside US and Europe was in India. Which company?

Q9
At the age of 35, he became Vice President of Coca Cola's Technical Research and Development. He remains the youngest person to hold this position at The Company. He received a stunning appointment in 1979,to become President of The Coca-Cola Company after then officer J.Lucian Smith resigned. In March 1981, he assumed the chairmanship after Chairman Paul Austin retired. During his tenure, the Coca-Cola brand became the most well-known trademark in the world. He introduced the Coke slogan, "Coke is it!" He launched the Diet Coke brand, as well as the ill-fated New Coke. Name him.

Q10
His book Baby and Child Care was published in 1946, just in time for the post-World War II baby boom, and became a widely-accepted "bible"on child rearing. A little known fact: rowed on Yale's crew team, and with them won a gold medal in the 1924 Olympics. Name him.

Q11
Identify the person in the above image.

ANSWERS

Thursday, August 7, 2008

QUIZ 3



Q1
Most airlines employ a distinctive and internationally recognised call
sign that is normally spoken during airband radio transmissions as a
prefix to the flight number. For example, the call sign for African
Safari Airways is "Zebra". What is the call sign for Indian Airlines?

Q2
The message--simply the Morse-code signal for the letter "s"--traveled
more than 2,000 miles from Poldhu in Cornwall, England, to
Newfoundland, Canada. What was so great about this?

Q3
In 1919, Tarzan creator Edgar Rice Burroughs moved to an immense
540-acre ranch in southern California's San Fernando Valley, and named
it something. And when a city sprung up there in 1970, it inherited
this name. What did he name it?

Q4
Who in the bible, is the first musician and also the inventor of the
harp and the flute?

Q5
She has been described as having snakes as hair and so frightening that anyone who stares at her turns into stone. At one point of time she was a very beautiful sea-nymph and the wrath of a goddess was the reason behind her more famous hideous state. Who is she?

Q6
She is Canadian. She was born Eileen. She changed her name to a word
that means "I'm on my way" in the third most commonly spoken native
language in Canada, Obijwe language. The city where she grew up has
renamed a street after her as also built a museum in her honour. Who's
she?

Q7
This British Statesman was a hyperactive child, who entered Harrow as
a rock-bottom student. He improved slightly, but still failed the
entrance exams at Sandhurst twice, and was taken out of Harrow and
placed with a 'crammer'. Who are we talking about?

Q8
He is the only man to have been awarded the Nobel Prize and an Oscar. Who? (I'm not talking about Al Gore.)

Q9
There is an urban legend that this drink contains `prune juice'.
Contrary to the legend, it never has. The oldest bottling plant of
this drink is in Dublin, Texas. In 1960s, the plant owner refused to
change from cane sugar to less expensive corn syrup. Today, the plant
is still in operation, and is the only US source for this drink made
with real cane sugar. Contractual requirements limit the plant's
distribution range to a 40-mile radius of Dublin! What drink am I
talking about?

Q10
The mascots of the Beijing Olympics are know as the 5 what?

Q11
Identify the person in the above image.

ANSWERS

Wednesday, August 6, 2008

QUIZ 2



Q1
The first specimens were found for sale as meat at a market in
Thakhek, Khammmouan in Laos in 1996. Remains of three additional
animals were obtained in 1998 from villagers and in an owl pellet.
Several more animals were trapped in the region. What is so
significant about this?

Q2
Madonna and her partners, Guy Oseary and Ronnie Dashev, teamed up with
Warners in the late 1990s to form a recording label. Name it.

Q3
About which politician did one senator remark: If ignorance goes to
40 dollars a barrel, I want drilling rights to his head?

Q4
Its home base is the neighborhood of La Boca. The other football
team's home base is the neighborhood of Nuñez. Which city are they in?

Q5
It is a biological agent that can cause disease to its host. It's name
literally means "birth of pain". What is it?

Q6
In this country they celebrate Christmas on January 7. Where?

Q7
Calvin (yes, that six year old with the tiger) loves to don his mask
and cape and become superhero for the day. Our man (I can't think of
him as a boy somehow) has changed into his favourite hero to take a
history test and to run his babysitter around the yard. Who is the
alter-ego superhero of Calvin?

Q8
A popular saying which did the rounds during this inventors days was:
"God made all Men,______(inventor)made them Equal."

Q9
It has 1.2 million members in 165 countries. The Indian department of
Posts issued a special commemorative stamp of the occasion of its
centenary. Which organization is this?

Q10
He arrived in Hyderabad in 1795 as a cocky young imperialist
intending to conquer India. Instead he was 'conquered' by the Nawab's
teenage daughter and in spite of General Wellesley's wrath, converted
secretly to Islam and married her. He was adopted by the Nizam as a
son and was given the name 'Hashmat Jung'. He eventually became a
secret agent for the Nizam against the British. What was his name?

Q11
Identify the above image.

ANSWERS

QUIZ 1



Q1
It is one of the smallest state capitals in the US, with the
population of only 8,035 in 2006, and the only state capital without a
McDonald's and Burger King or an airport. Name it.

Q2
Career chart of a famous entrepreneur .... high school dropout,
ambulance driver, jazz pianist, real estate salesman, radio station
manager, paper cup salesman and then the occupation which made him
sort of legend. Who?

Q3
She was named after a department store. Although she is generally
considered African American, she is biracial, with a white
English-born mother and a black American father. Who?

Q4
I want the full name of these two people: the man who wrote Saare
Jahan Se Achcha… and the man who set it to the tune we sing it in now.

Q5
Name the creator of the Amar Chitra Katha & Tinkle comic book series.

Q6
The gay plump fashion designer, who suffered from heart trouble,
reportedly died of a heart attack while undergoing a weight-loss cure
at the spa in Montecatini, Italy, in an effort to make himself more
desirable to his young North African lover; the death reportedly
occurred in the lobby of the Hotel Pace after an after-dinner canasta
game. It has, however, been suggested that the fashion designer
actually died of a heart attack after a too strenuous evening spent
with two young men. Name him.

Q7
Its formula is R-C9H11N2O4S. What is it?

Q8
You were just caught pandiculating. What were you doing?

Q9
Which OTC brand developed in 1958 by Boots Company in Britain gets its
name from the bacteria Streptococcus?

Q10
Under what brand name did Bayer sell morphine in the early part of the
20th century?

Q11
Identify the above image.

ANSWERS

Monday, August 4, 2008

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