Welcome to the General Quiz December 5 2008 OMG!! Another boring session

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Content by www.quizzing.co.in Prelims by Rohit Nair Quintessential Theory

This appeared as a sign in the Times Square and was also mentioned in the US News and World Report in April 1986 " If United States is the melting pot, then ____________ makes it bubble. Fill in the blanks 1 http://bluespirits.org/

At various times called Sigma 6, the Megadeaths (or Meggadeaths), The Tea Set (or The T-Set), The Abdabs, and The Screaming Abdab, how do we know this band better? 2 http://bluespirits.org/

At one point of time, the Australian Cricket Squad had Shane Lee, Ian Harvey and Brett Lee in the respective batting order. This is turn gave Brett Lee a nickname. What was it? Funda. 3 http://bluespirits.org/

What role did Thandie Newton, Jada Pinkett-Smith and Catherine Zeta-Jones all turn down for identical reasons? Bonus point if you can give me the reason. 4 http://bluespirits.org/

How do we better know Abhas Kumar Ganguli? 5 http://bluespirits.org/

6 The award for bravery in journalism instituted in 2001 by the Los Angeles Press Club is named after whom? http://bluespirits.org/

Which capital city when literally translated means 'Father of Gazelle' 7 http://bluespirits.org/

"Do not come up, I will handle them." Importance? 8 http://bluespirits.org/

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He started his film career as an assistant director in the Telugu Film Industry. His first movie as a director was Shiva starring Nagarjuna. He directed and produced a number of movies after that. He also wrote the script for the Mani Ratnam film Thiruda Thiruda. Recently in the news, identify the personality 10 http://bluespirits.org/

Algeria, Angola, Ecuador, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Venezuela. These 13 countries constitute what? 11 http://bluespirits.org/

Shashi Tharoor wrote in The Guardian that "The risible attempt to claim the Mumbai killings merely confirms that wherever the killers are from, it is not the _______” Fill in the blanks 12 http://bluespirits.org/

1) Middlesex 2) Sailkot Stallions 3) Victoria Bush Rangers 4) Western Australian Warriors 5) Kwazulu Natal Dolphins 6) Pretoria Titans 7)‏ 8)‏ Fill 7 and 8.. 13 http://bluespirits.org/

A Japanese surname literally meaning 'little Beach' is now world famous thanks to the same African surname 14 http://bluespirits.org/

This is a financial term that was popularized by the media during the "credit crunch" of 2007 and involves financial institutions providing credit to borrowers deemed under-banked. What? 15

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In 1952, CBS made computer history by being the first to use computers for what ? 17 http://bluespirits.org/

"Christianity will go. It will vanish and shrink. I needn't argue with that; I'm right and I will be proved right. We're more popular than Jesus now; I don't know which will go first - rock 'n' roll or Christianity. Jesus was all right but his disciples were thick and ordinary. It's them twisting it that ruins it for me." Who said this? 18 http://bluespirits.org/

This test tube can be seen on display at the Henry Ford Museum. What is believed to be in this test tube? 19

The contenders were Ranchi, Jamshedpur, Dhanbad and Bokaro. Sources in the state HRD department said the Centre’s letter mentioned about identifying land taking into count the air and railway connectivity and availability of other modes of transport. The state government offered the no-objection certificate (NoC) for a 200-acre landsite near Kanke, 11 km from Ranchi. What the hell is going on? 20 http://bluespirits.org/

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