The document contains various trivia questions and their answers about topics ranging from history, geography, literature, movies, sports and more. Some of the questions answered include identifying the motto of Encyclopedia Britannica, defining the term "lycanthropy", naming the artist of the painting "Venus and Mars", and identifying the flag of Somalia.

2. WHICH PUBLICATION'S MOTTO IS: 'LET KNOWLEDGE GROW FROM MORE TO MORE AND THUS BE HUMAN LIFE ENRICHED'

3. ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITTANICA

4. WHAT IS DISCOMGOOGOLATION ?

5. FEELING STRESSED OR ANXIOUS AT AN INABILITY TO ACCESS THE INTERNET

6. IN FBI TERMINOLOGY WHO OR WHAT ARE “ POTUS” AND “FLOTUS”?

7. PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE FIRST LADY OF THE UNITED STATES

8. WHY DID LEON URIS TITLE HIS NOVEL “QB VII” ?

9. AFTER QUEEN'S BENCH NUMBER 7 THE COURT IN WHICH THE LIBEL TRIAL TAKES PLACE

10. IF MARUTHI ZEN IS DUBBED THE JELLY BEAN DESIGN, WHAT TWO WORD PHRASE DESCRIBES THE AVANTE GARDE DESIGN OF THE HYUNDAI SANTRO

11. THE TALL BOY

12. THE LASTING IMAGE OF THE DEED IS THE SKELETON OF A FAMOUS EDIFICE IN HIROSHIMA . NAME IT

13. THE INDUSTRIAL PROMOTION HALL The building was originally designed by Czech architect Jan Letzel . It was completed in April 1915, and the new building was named the Hiroshima Prefectural Commercial Exhibition (HMI). It was formally opened to the public in August that year. In 1921 the name was changed to the Hiroshima Prefectural Products Exhibition Hall , and again in 1933 to the Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall .

14. Identify the flag

15. The flag of Somalia was adopted on October 12 , 1954 . It was designed by Mohammed Awale Liban , [1] intended to be used for pan-Somali. Upon reunification of Italian and British Somaliland, the flag was used for the Somali Democratic Republic. The flag consists of a light blue field with a single white star in the center. According to Liban, the flag is intended to look like the flag of the United Nations . The United Nations helped Somalia gain independence from Italy , and the flag design was adopted in its honour. The blazon , or heraldic description, of this flag is: Azure, a mullet Argent .

16. WHAT IS A LYCANTHROPE

17. A WERE WOLF Lycanthropy is the ability or power of a human being to undergo transformation into a wolf, or to gain wolf-like characteristics. The term comes from Greek lykánthropos (λυκάνθρωπος): λύκος, lýkos ("wolf") + άνθρωπος, ánthrōpos ("human"). [1] The word lycanthropy is sometimes used generically for any transformation of a human into animal form, though the precise term for that is technically " therianthropy ". Sometimes, "zoanthropy" is used instead of "therianthropy". [2] The word has also been linked to Lycaon , a king of Arcadia who, according to Ovid 's Metamorphoses , was turned into a ravenous wolf in retribution for attempting to serve human flesh (his own son) to visiting Zeus in an attempt to disprove the god's divinity.

18. IDENTIFY THE ARTIST/PAINTER

19. English: Venus and Mars by Sandro Botticelli , 1483.

20. IN THE FILM VERSIONS OF BATMAN WHO PLAYED THE FOLLOWING ROLES: THE PENGUIN THE RIDDLER THE JOKER MR.FREEZE

21. DANNY DE VITO / PENGUIN JIM CARREY / RIDDLER JACK NICHOLSON / JOKER HEATH LEDGER / JOKER ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER / MR.FREZE

22. WHICH ROCK BAND'S NAME WAS INSPIRED BY A LOGO ON OLYMPIA BEER CANS

23. C.C.R. {CREDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL}

24. WHICH FAMOUS TWENTIETH CENTURY LEADER'S GERMAN AUTOBIOGRAPHY WAS ORIGINALLY ENTITLED 'A FOUR AND A HALF YEAR STRUGGLE AGAINST LIES, STUPIDITY AND COWARDICE' BEFORE BEING SHORTENED TO “MY STRUGGLE”

25. MEIN KAMF [ADOLF HITLER]

26. WHAT DO THE ENGLISH CALL THE GAME THAT THE GREEKS CALL “ PODOSFERO”

27. FOOTBALL

28. WHICH HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSON TALE BEGINS THUS “ THERE ONCE WAS A WOMAN WHO WANTED SO VERY MUCH TO HAVE A TINY LITTLE CHILD, BUT SHE DID NOT KNOW WHERE TO FIND ONE”

29. THUMBELINA

30. IN PERFUME COUNTERS WHAT DO THEY ASK YOU TO SMELL IN BETWEEN TWO DIFFERENT PERFUMES

31. COFFEE BEANS

32. WHICH COUNTRY'S NAME LITERALLY MEANS “ HOUSE OF STONE”

33. ZIMBABWE

34. WHICH OTHER TEAM APART FROM MANCHESTER UNITED, ARSENAL AND CHELSEA HAS WON THE ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE TITLE

35. BLACKBURN ROVERS Premier League champions Season Winner 1992–93 Manchester United 1993–94 Manchester United 1994–95 Blackburn Rovers 1995–96 Manchester United 1996–97 Manchester United 1997–98 Arsenal 1998–99 Manchester United 1999–2000 Manchester United 2000–01 Manchester United 2001–02 Arsenal 2002–03 Manchester United 2003–04 Arsenal 2004–05 Chelsea 2005–06 Chelsea 2006–07 Manchester United 2007–08 Manchester United

36. PHILIP ASTLEY DEVISED THE LENGTH OF SOMETHING AS 42 FEET SO THAT THE HORSES CAN GALLOP PROPERLY. WHAT ?

37. CIRCUS RING

38. IN THE OLYMPICS 2008, THE MARCHING ORDER OF THE ATHELETES IN THE OPENING CEREMONY WAS GREECE FOLLOWED BY GUINEA. WHY WAS THIS SO?

39. THE ORDER WAS BASED ON CHINESE SCRIPT

40. WHAT OBJECT WOULD YOU FIND ON TOP OF THE WIMBLEDON MEN'S SINGLES TROPHY

41. A PINEAPPLE The Gentlemen's Singles champion receives a silver gilt cup 18.5 inches (about 47 cm) in height and 7.5 inches (about 19 cm) in diameter. The trophy has been awarded since 1887 and bears the inscription: "The All England Lawn Tennis Club Single Handed Champion of the World." The Ladies' Singles champion receives a sterling silver salver commonly known as the " Venus Rosewater Dish ", or simply the "Rosewater Dish". The salver, which is 18.75 inches (about 48 cm) in diameter, is decorated with figures from mythology. The winners of the Gentlemen's Doubles, Ladies' Doubles, and Mixed Doubles events receive silver cups. The runner-up in each event receives an inscribed silver plate. The trophies are usually presented by the President of the All England Club, The Duke of Kent , and by his sister, Princess Alexandra, the Honourable Lady Ogilvy .

42. NAME THE ONLY BOND MOVIE IN WHICH IAN FLEMMING MAKES A CAMEO APPEARANCE

43. FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE THE SCENE IS WHEN BOND ESCAPES FROM THE TRAIN AT A LEVEL CROSSING FLEMMING IS WAITING NEAR A VEHICLE AT THE SAME CROSSING

44. WHICH MECHANICAL DEVICE TAKES ITS NAME FROM THE CZECH WORD FOR SLAVERY FIRST MENTIONED IN A PLAY BY KAREL CAPEK

45. ROBOT

46. IN THE WORKS OF SHAKESPEARE CORDELIA, GONERIL AND ROGAN ARE THE DAUGHTERS OF WHICH MONARCH ?

47. King Lear is ruler of Britain. He is a patriarchal figure whose misjudgment of his daughters brings about his downfall. Goneril (sometimes written Gonerill ) is Lear's treacherous eldest daughter and wife to the Duke of Albany . Regan is Lear's treacherous second daughter, and wife to the Duke of Cornwall . Cordelia (poss. "heart of a lion" [16] ) is Lear's youngest daughter and personifies truth. At the beginning of the play, she has yet to marry and has two suitors: the Duke of Burgundy and the King of France .

48. WHAT IS THE MODERN NAME FOR BYZANTIUM

49. ISTANBUL

50. WHICH SOFTWARE IS NAMED AFTER UNBURNT SUDRIED BRICKS

51. ADOBE

52. WHY DO THE NAMES OF SO MANY CITIES IN ENGLAND END IN 'CHESTER' 'CASTER' OR 'CESTER'

53. THE WORDS ARE ALL DERIVED FROM THE ROMAN WORD 'CASTRA' WHICH MEANS 'CAMP' THESE CITIES CAN TRACE THEIR ORIGINS TO THE ROMAN CAMPS WHICH CAME UP THERE IN ANCIENT TIMES

54. THE HINDUS AND THE BUDDHISTS GENERALLY USE 108 EACH, THE MUSLIMS 99, AND THE ROMAN CATHOLICS 150. WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT

55. THE NUMBER OF BEADS IN THE ROSARIES USED IN PRAYER

56. THREE WEAPONS ARE USED IN FENCING CAN YOU NAME ALL THE THREE

57. ··Foil — a light thrusting weapon; the valid target is restricted to the torso; double touches are not allowed (see priority rules below). ··Épée — a heavy thrusting weapon; the valid target area covers the entire body; double touches are allowed. ··Sabre — a light cutting and thrusting weapon; the valid target area includes almost everything above the waist (excluding the back of the head and the hands); double touches are not allowed (see priority rules below).

58. WHAT IS THE THIS ?

59. THE MOST VALUABLE SINGLE STAMP IN THE WORLD The "Treskilling" Yellow , or 3 skilling banco error of color (Swedish: Gul treskilling banco , Gul=yellow), is a postage stamp of Sweden , and holds the world's record auction sales price for a postage stamp.

60. WHAT IS THE MORE COMMON NAME FOR THE PARIS STOCK EXCHANGE

61. LE BOURSE

62. WHAT DO ARTICLES 12 THROUGH 35 OF THE INDIAN CONSTITUTION DEAL WITH

63. FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS

64. WHAT WOULD YOU BE AIMING TO DO IF YOU HAD TO PASS THE TEST CALLED 'THE KNOWLEDGE'

65. BECOME A LONDON CAB DRIVER THE KNOWLEDGE INVOLVES MEMORIZING 25000 PLACES OF INTEREST BEFORE A LICENCE IS AWARDED. INTRODUCED IN 1851 IT TAKES ON AN AVERAGE OF THREE YEARS TO MASTER. TRADITIONALLY A CABBIE WILL LET HIS FIRST PASSENGER TRAVEL FREE AFTER PASSING THE KNOWLEDGE

66. IT WAS FIRST MADE BY THE AMERICAN MANUFACTURER BECTON DICKINSON, FOR THE 1954 FIELD TRIALS OF Dr. JONAS SALK'S VACCINE FOR POLIO. IN THE INITIAL YEARS, THE PRODUCT WAS GLASS BASED, BUT LATER THE COMPANY CHANGED TO PLASTIC TO BECOME COST EFFECTIVE IN THE MARKET. WHAT DID THE COMPANY INVENT ?

67. THE DISPOSABLE SYRINGE

68. Who is depicted on the front side of the New Zealand 5 dollar note?

69. Edmund Hillary

70. It is commonly thought of as a jellyfish but is actually a colonyof polyps and medusoids. It has an air bladder or sail that allows it to float on the surface of the ocean. It has no means of propulsion and is pushed by the winds and the current. It gets its name from its air bladder, which looks similar to the sails of a fightingship of the 14th and 15th centuries. Name the creature.

71. Portugese Man O'War

72. What usually consists of 3-5 violins, 2-3 trumpets, 1-2 vihuelas (5 stringed guitars), 1-2 Mexican guitars, and a guitarron (a bass instrument)?

73. Mariachi

74. The term literally means "pearl of irregular shape". It is used denote a stylistic period in art & music, approximately between 1600 and 1750, and usually associated with Europe. It is seen as following the Renaissance period and preceding the Classical. The term only acquired currency in English in the 1940s. What?

75. Baroque

76. This 1984 movie won 8 Oscar awards. It was based on a stage play written in 1979, which itself was inspired by a short play by Aleksandr Pushkin. The Pushkin play was also adapted into an opera of the same name by Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov. Name the film.

77. Amadeus

78. This Padma Bhushan recipient was born in Bengal in 1887 into a middle-class family of land-owners. He was sent at 16 to study at the Govt. School of Art in Kolkata. He was taught to paint in the prevailing academic tradition but he realized that he needed to draw inspiration from his own culture and so he looked to folk and tribal art. His paintings have featured on Indian stamps. Who?

79. Jamini Roy

80. Published as an international standard ISO 2108 in 1970, it used to be 10 digits before 1st January 2007 and 13 digits since then. In the 10-digit version, the last digit must range from 0 to 10 (the symbol X is used instead of 10). In the 13-digit version, the last digit must range from 0 to 9. In both cases the last digit is a "check" digit. What is this describing? ISBN

81. ISBN number

82. He was assasinated during a military parade on 6 th october 1981.This man a son of a peasant became the President of a North African nation on his death carrying of live arms during gaurds of honour was prohibited who am i

83. Anwar Sadat 1918-1981 President of Egypt 1970-1981

84. 'Legend has this about me: Four hundred years ago, a man was washed up on a remote Bengal shore. He had seen his father killed and his ship scuttled by Singh pirates. He swore an oath on the skull of his father's murderer “to devote [his] life to the destruction of all forms of piracy, greed and cruelty”. He was the first ________ and the eldest male of each succeeding generation of his family carried on the tradition, and his unbroken line continued for centuries so that the Orient believed that he was always the same man who am i ?

85. The Phantom Over time Bengali became Denkali the villian Rama became Ramala and the Singh brotherhood of pirates became the Singa pirates. Lee Falk was a fan of Kipling !

86. I shot into prominence when I wrote an article saying that Lindbergh was not the first person to make a Transatlantic flight. Following public outrage, I showed that over 100 people had made that journey in zeppelins and dirigibles, and that Lindbergh was the first to fly solo across the Atlantic. This made me a household name for bringing to light astonishing but true facts. Who am I ?

87. Ripley of Ripley's believe it or not

88. He dropped out of school at the age of sixteen. When he was just twenty-six, he received the Padmashree award. He has started India's first cyber cafe, has produced films, and owns a gym, spa and oxygen bar. Name this versatile person who is also a boxer, poet, painter,skydiver etc.

89. Prithish Nandy

90. CAN YOU IDENTIFY THIS BIRD AND NAME IT

91. BIRD OF PARADISE

92. Known as Camphire in the Bible and as Lawsonia inermis to botanists. Its use as cosmetic dates as far back as ancient Egypt . archaeologists report that it was used to stain the fingernails of mummified bodies. Identify plant/product ?

93. Henna

94. IDENTIFY THE DIRECTOR OF THIS MOVIE WHAT WAS UNUSUAL ABOUT THIS FILM

95. ANDHA NAAL VEENA BALACHANDER NO SONGS

96. IDENTIFY THE MOVIE

97. DO BHIGA ZAMEEN

98. WHAT IS THE NAME OF THIS TROPHY AND CURRENTLY WHO ARE CONTESTING TO WIN IT ?

99. RYDER CUP GOLF TEAMS OF U.S.A AND EUROPE COMPETE FOR IT

100. NAME THIS LEGENDARY ROCK BAND AND THE KEYBOARD PLAYER WHO RECENTLY DIED OF CANCER

101. PINK FLOYD RICHARD WRIGHT DAVID GILMOUR NICK MASON ROGER WATERS