5. Q4
Who was honored with a posthumous
Grammy award for his contributions to the
music industry in area other than
performance?
6. Q5
“In an ever changing world, it is a single point
of consistency. If my life were expressed as a
function on a four-dimensional Cartesian
coordinate system, that spot, at the moment I
first sat on it, would be (0,0,0,0).”
Who on what?
7. Q6
This was recently quoted by the FM of India
during the financial budget- ‘I need to be cruel
to be kind.’
Where is this quote taken from?
9. Q8
The carboxyl group from lawsone, which is
negatively charged, reacts with the amide
group from keratin’s peptide bond, which is
positive. This reaction attaches the lawsone
molecule to the keratin protein and thus,
gives a permanent color from red to orange.
Where do you come across this in your day to
day life?
11. Q 10
Which song won the National Award for Best
Choreography for the year 2012?
12. Q 11
X began in 1994 as an ambitious attempt by
media moguls Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey
Katzenberg and David Geffen to create a new
Hollywood studio of which they own 72%. In
December 2005, they decided to sell the
studio to Viacom, the parent company of
Paramount pictures. In 2008 however, X
decided to end its partnership with Viacom
and signed a $1.5 billion deal with Reliance’s
ADA group. Id X.
37. 5.
“In an ever changing world, it is a single point of
consistency. If my life were expressed as a
function on a four-dimensional Cartesian
coordinate system, that spot, at the moment I
first sat on it, would be (0,0,0,0).”
Who on what?
43. 8.
The carboxyl group from lawsone, which is
negatively charged, reacts with the amide group
from keratin’s peptide bond, which is
positive. This reaction attaches the lawsone
molecule to the keratin protein and thus, gives
a permanent color from red to orange. Where
do you come across this in your day to day life?
49. 11.
• X began in 1994 as an ambitious attempt by
media moguls Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey
Katzenberg and David Geffen to create a new
Hollywood studio of which they own 72%. In
December 2005, they decided to sell the
studio to Viacom, the parent company of
Paramount pictures. In 2008 however, X
decided to end its partnership with Viacom
and signed a $1.5 billion deal with Reliance’s
ADA group. Id X.
75. 23*.
• This is what Marco Materazzi said to Zinedine
Zidane, who reverted back with a head-butt
on Materazzi’s Chest, during the World-Cup
2006 finals played between France and Italy in
Berlin Olympiastadion, Germany.
76. 24*.
This place was originally called
Mīdān al-Ismā‘īliyyah. Identify this place.
79. 25*.
• Hotel California – Eagles.
• The song “Hotel California” is considered by
many to be one of the greatest rock songs of
all time, it was ranked #49 on Rolling Stone's
list of the “500 Greatest Songs Of All Time”.
95. Q1
Also known as the Tokyo stadium the X
stadium is a stadium owned by the X
corporation, a much criticised company from
Japan which is facing criticism all over the
world because of the harmful effects claimed
to be caused due to the intake of this, plays
the home stadium for Tokyo FC. X is famous
for its product X which is scientifically known
as Monosodium Glutamate and literally
means "Essence of taste"
96. 1.
Ajinomoto
Recently added as the 5th basic taste, Umami
along with Sweet, Salty, Bitter and Sour.
97. Q2
X was born in a small village called Odek in
Uganda. His father was a preacher at Catholic
Church and his mother tended family farm.
While not a bright student, Joseph Kony was
well humored and polite. He showed skill in
soccer and was one of the best Larakaraka
dancers – a traditional Acholi dance – in his
village. He opted out of the schooling
eventually and joined his elder brother who
worked as a witch doctor. Id X.
101. Q4
With 12,500 seats it is London's second largest
indoor arena after the O2 arena and third
largest indoor concert venue after the O2 and
Earls Court, an exhibition hall which regularly
stages concerts. X was the first Indian singer to
perform at the Wembley Arena and the
Heineken music hall in Amsterdam.
103. Q5
The author's preferred title for this book was
"Four-and-a-Half Years Of Struggle Against
Lies, Stupidity And Cowardice" but the
publisher thought otherwise. In its first year in
1925, this book sold only 9000 copies.
However in another 8 years time, the book
sold an estimated 1.5 million copies. Name
the book and its author.
105. Q6
A ________ is a large cask of liquid (or, less
often, of a food commodity). More specifically,
it refers to a specified volume, measured in
either Imperial units or U.S. customary units,
primarily applied to alcoholic beverages such
as wine, ale, or cider.
108. Q7
X entered the Guinness Book of Records, as the
youngest Briton, at 23, to summit Mount Everest. He
entered television work with an appearance in an
advertisement for Sure deodorant. He was also used by
the UK Ministry of Defence to head the Army's anti-
drugs TV campaign. A best-selling author, his first book,
titled ‘Facing Up’, went into the UK top 10 best-seller
list. His television show went on to become the
number one cable show in all of America and now
reaches a global audience of over 1.2 billion viewers. In
March 2012, the channel terminated its productions
with X due to contract disputes. Id X.
109. 7.
Bear Grylls
We all know him for his “peculiar” food habits,
don’t we?
110. Q8
• The picture shows the character of Azazel
from the comic book Nephilim created by
Danny Wilson. Who was the character
modeled on?
• Poster on next slide.
119. 11.
Queens in the pack of playing cards.
• Queen of Spades: Athena
• Queen of Hearts: Judith (Biblical figure)
• Queen of Diamonds: Rachel (Biblical
figure)
• Queen of Clubs: Regina (Latin for “queen”)
120. 12.
• “Hesitating to act because the whole vision
might not be achieved or because others do
not yet share it, is an attitude that only
hinders progress.”- Mahatma Gandhi. What’s
the filmi connection?
124. • Who used to search through corpses to find
the decapitated heads of executed prominent
citizens during the French Revolution, from
which she would make death masks?
• Her death masks were held up as
revolutionary flags and paraded through the
streets of Paris.
132. It is believed that Lord Kubera credited money
to the God Venkateshwara (a form of the God
Vishnu) for his marriage with Padmavati. In
remembrance of this, which practice is
followed by the devotees of God
Venkateshwara?
133. Donation of money/gold in the Hundi at the
Tirupati Temple.
It is done so that God Venkateshwara can pay
back his loan to Kubera.
134. What did Victor Lustig, a Czech born conman
(famous for giving the “Ten Commandments
for Con Men”) sell on two separate occasions
at the price of Scrap metal?
145. 1.
In Western culture, the finger (as in giving someone
the finger or the bird), also known as the X finger or
flipping someone off, is an obscene hand gesture,
often meaning the phrases "up yours", "f*** off"
("screw off") or "f*** you" ("screw you"). It is
performed by showing the back of a closed fist that
has only the X finger extended upwards. In a more
common and less obscene use,] extending the
finger is the universal symbol of contempt. Id X.
146. 2.
• Y Kitten is an English pop girl group formed in Liverpool
in 1997. The group had three UK number one singles;
Whole Again, the fourth best-selling single by a girl
group of all time; Eternal Flame and The Tide Is High
(Get the Feeling)
• The group announced they were splitting in April 2004
although they got back together a year later to re-
release a new version of their single Cradle and also
made one off appearances in 2006 and 2008. On 4
March 2012, Natasha Hamilton confirmed that the
group would be reforming during the year.
147. 3.
• Z is the Greek transliteration of the Hebrew
name Elisheva, meaning "God's promise",
"oath of God","awesome one", or "I am God’s
daughter". Lisa, Lilly, Ella, Elsa, and Isabella are
etymologically related variants.
148. 4.
• Klakinn, masc.—literally the iceberg, Snjóland,
neu.—Snowland, Fjalladrottning, fem.—queen
of the mountain are its other names. The 2010
eruptions of Eyjafjallajökull were volcanic
events at Eyjafjöll here. Where?
149. 5.
• X might be connected with Venetian word for
glowing coals or German Brunst "fire", but it
could equally go back to, or be influenced by,
the Latin name Brundisium of the city of
Brindisi (Brundusinum, meaning copper of
Brindisi, is attested in Pliny). However, perhaps
it is ultimately taken from the Persian word for
brass, birinj. What is X?
