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BENCH QUIZ
I am the substitute they sent for the other
guy...

You can ask for clues as and when you please, unless
someone vetoes you down.
 ROUND 1 –DRIES (15)
 ROUND 2-TRAILBLAZER (1)
 ROUND 3- DRIES (15)
 ROUND 4 –3 in 1 (8*3=24)
 ROUND 5- DRIES(15)
 ROUND 6- THEME (6)
 ROUND 7- WRITTEN (20)
 +Another 103 slides ka ppt for backup  (FBI
Freeze!!)

For Sirjee: same story, have
around 150qns in around 500
slides –so tell me when its time to
stop 

Established in 1920 ;advertised by
taglines like 'a necessity for each
household';';trusted by millions
every since'
A______ is considered a symbol of
strength and this picture on the
package means that it offers
strong protection.
 Macho ______, who formed the
_______ Cavalry Guards , are
believed to have inspired the

NEGRO IN THE ZINDA TILISMATH LOGO
 Or should we say 'black man' to be politicall
correct
 The Negro in this logo was inspired from the
African Cavalry Guards of Nizam

 Qn) This was invented as early as 1890.
 But the first commercial display of the modern
versions, circular and U-Shaped didnt occur as late as
1939 Newyork world fiar.
 Spiral version was invented in 1973 as a response to
oil crisis, but the parent company refused to market
it. That turned out to be a huge mistake because in
1995 some chinese companies got wind of this, and
made millions since then.
 Single-turn double helix, double-turn, triple-turn,
quad-turn, circular, and butterfly are currently the
standard shapes of this.
 What are we talking about?

 Qn)
 This has a network of over 33 branch offices, 208
customer relation centers and 41 depots spread
across India.
 Once discontinued in 1998, the X was brought
back by the company in 2004 but now apparently
the time has come to move on.
 At the time this was launched, doing this was a
matter of pride for Indians.
 Things have changed in the last 20 years due to
liberalisation which has expanded market for
both domestic and global brands as well as
spending capabilities and doing this is no more a
subject of ______ _______ and
 Hence Siddharth and Ritu

 TV is no
more an
OWNER’S
PRIDE.
 Hence
Siddharth
and Ritu
are the
two new
couple
who are
endorsing
Onida
Ads

 In Ramayana, ______ was said to be born when Hanuman
while extinguishing his burning tail in the ocean, a drop of his
sweat fell into the waters, eventually becoming _______, who
perceives Hanuman as his father.
 But later during the war when Rama and Lakshmana are
captured by ahiravan and kept prisoners in Patala, hanuman
who comes hunting them meets _____as guarding
patala.When Hanuman introduces himself to _______, the
latter asks his blessings, but fights him to fulfill the task of
guarding the gate. Hanuman defeats and imprisons him to
gain entry.After rescuing Rama and Lakshmana, on Rama's
behest Hanuman crowns ______ as the king of Patala.
 _______ is a well-known inorganic preparation of the
Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia. Chemically, it is red sulphide of
mercury and gold in uncombined form. It is a sublimed
product made from pure mercury, sulphur and gold.A
valuable tonic in debilitating conditions and convalescent
patients after acute illness, in failing circulation and cardiac
asthenia; it increases the red blood corpuscles and improves

Qn) Apparently one who has a ____ ____
___ displays fortitude in the face of
adversity, or exercises self-restraint in
the expression of emotion. The phrase
is most commonly heard as part of the
idiom keep a ____ ____ ___, and has
traditionally been used to describe an
attribute of (particularly upper middle
and upper class) British people, who
are sometimes perceived by other
cultures as being reserved and brave
Clue next slide if needed

 ____ ____ ___, Jeeves is a novel by P. G.
Wodehouse, published on March 22, 1963

● This started on 18 February 1946 and found
support throughout British India, from Karachi
to Calcutta.

● This was initiated by the ratings on 18
February 1946. It was a reaction to the
treatment meted out to ratings in general and
the lack of service facilities in particular.They
were joined by thousands of disgruntled
ratings from Bombay, Karachi, Cochin and
Vizag.

● It started with Akbar, then spread onto
Talwar,Hindustan ,Bahadur,Kathiawar ,Kumaon
,Chamak and Himalaya.

● What are we talking about?

●Talwar,Hindustan ,Bahadur,Kathiawar
etc were HMIS –viz His Majesty’s Indian
Ships

 Qn) Currently having half a million customers, EFY
Enterprises Pvt. Ltd. was set up in 1969 at New Delhi
with the initiative of Mr. S.P. Chopra (Chairman) and
his son Mr. Ramesh Chopra (Managing Director). Mr.
S. P. Chopra had an extensive experience in
journalism whereas Mr. Ramesh Chopra is an alumni
of India’s premier technology institute – IIT Madras.
 Infact recently at their 41st anniversary they came up
with an ad which read "Thankyou IITMadras, because
it was in one of your hostel rooms that the idea for
_____ was conceived“
 They proudly say that even Television manufacturing
started in India after they came out with their first
version in1969

ELECTRONICS FOR YOU
MAGAZINE
 EFY group

 SMS and MMS (that’s what friends call
them) are both vegetarians, teetotallers,
and devout followers of the Radha Soami
Satsang in Beas.
 Since they look very alike, to avoid being
dressed identically this adding to the
confusion for others, they inevitably
ringup each other every morning.
 They pay to use their own jets because
‘it’s a business venture, not a lifestyle
statement’.

RANBAXY BROTHERS
 SMS- Shivinder Mohan Singh
 MMS- Malvinder Mohan Singh
 5 Point for Ranbaxy,5 for SMS and MMS

Qn)
Butea monosperma, known as
Polash/Polashi in West Bengal, is an
extravagant red flowering tree.
Known as the Flame of the forest, in
West Bengal it is associated with
Spring, especially through the
poems and songs of Rabindranath
Tagore, who likened its bright
orange flame-like flower to fire.
What was the most important
contribution by this tree in Indian

BATTLE OF PLASSEY
 Since the british cudnt pronounce Polashi,
they started calling it PLASSEY

Qn) What area/jurisdiction,
currently ending at False Divi
Point at eastern coast of
India, would have in
800-1300 AD been extended
from Maldives to Malay
Archipelago.
Interestingly it is now
famous in another area, viz
finance ?

CHOLAMANDALAM
 Literally ‘the jurisdiction of Cholas’
 Current name is Coromandel coast.

Q 26
Released around
an year back by
Mattel, This toy
comes with the
hammer and you
are expected to
make it to pieces
with all the anger
you can muster.
Who is made as
this toy ?

Qn) This company, oldest of it’s
kind in India, was originally founded
by Abdul Karim Abdul Shakur Jamal
under the name of Jamal's
_____Company limited. Later it was
renamed in 1909.
This company was originally based
out of Burma. But they were forced
to relocate to India with
headquarters in Kolkota ,during
WW2 because the then British govt
wanted to bombard and destroy the

IBP PETROL
 India Burma Petroleum Co. Ltd

• Mythology: Vaivasvata, the seventh incarnation
of Manu, once found a tiny fish in his bathing
water. The fish told him to look after it with
devotion, for one day it would do him a great
service. The seventh Manu cared for the fish
until it grew so huge that he released it into the
sea. Before departing, the fish warned Manu of
an impending deluge when the entire world
would be submerged and bade him to build a
seaworthy ark. Manu and the gods were towed
to dry ground atop a mountain by a giant fish,
which was the seventh `avatar' of the god
Vishnu. He is supposed to have survived when
the world was drowned in Flood.
• Legend has it that after the flood sage Manu
stepped off his ark at this place and hence it got
its name______

TRAILBLAAAAZEEEERRR
 On paper
 8 Ids A to H

 The Mentor A was the First Chancellor of AllahabadThe Mentor A was the First Chancellor of Allahabad
UniversityUniversity
 Incidentally, he was also the only Non-HinduIncidentally, he was also the only Non-Hindu
nominated to the GauRaksha ( Cow – Protection )nominated to the GauRaksha ( Cow – Protection )
committee by B, the second "Sarasanghachalak" orcommittee by B, the second "Sarasanghachalak" or
Head of the RSS.Head of the RSS.
 The Mentee C is youngest offspring of E, one ofThe Mentee C is youngest offspring of E, one of
India's Finance MinistersIndia's Finance Ministers
 The Mentor, established this Institution D in 1965 &The Mentor, established this Institution D in 1965 &
headed it for the next 33-odd years. C currentlyheaded it for the next 33-odd years. C currently
heads the institution though C and A fell apart afterheads the institution though C and A fell apart after
nearly thirty years of association.nearly thirty years of association.
 F,Uncle of A,F,Uncle of A, served as India's First Railway
Minister and subsequently as India's Finance
Minister.

A- AMUL/VERGHESE KURIEN
B- M.S.GOLWALKAR/GURUJI
C- AMRITA PATEL
D – NDDB(AMUL)
E- H M PATEL
F – JOHN MATHAI
G- RAVI JOHN MATHAI
H- IIM Ahmedabad

 X means clay pot and Y means fourth night
after the full moon. It gets this name because
this happens on fourth night after the full
Moon in the month of kartik in the Hindu
calendar
 One of the Purported origins go like this:
 Once X’s husband was caught by a crocodile.
X bound the crocodile with a cotton yarn. She
then asked Yama to send the crocodile to
hell. Yama refused. X threatened to curse
Yama. Yama, afraid of being cursed by X,
sent the crocodile to hell.
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• Nandlal Bose was one of the leading lights of the
renaissance of art in India.
• He served as the principal at Kala Bhavan,Kala
Bhavan in Santiniketan, Santiniketan between 1922
and 1951.
• His works have been displayed at several national as
well as international exhibitions. Some of them include
those at Crystal Palace of England, Societe des
Peintres Orientalistes Francais at Grand Palais in
Paris, The Netherlands & Imperial Institute of England,
Indian School of Oriental Art, American Federation of
Art, Athenee Gallery of Geneva, Centenary
Retrospective Exhibition, National Gallery of Modern
Art in New Delhi, etc.
• His partner was better known than him though-
who/what did they two do together?

THEY WROTE THE CONSTITUTION OF
INDIA
Calligraphy by Prem Behari
Narain Raizda, illuminated by
Nand Lal Bose. ...

• Qn)
• Fill in this quote by the 18th century philosopher and
satirist François-Marie Arouet, better known as Voltaire:
• “
• The instruction we find in books is like fire. We fetch it
from our neighbors, _________it at home, communicate
it to others, and it becomes the property of all.”

Qn )
Ezekiel 25:17
“The path of the righteous man is beset
on all sides by the inequities of the
selfish and the tyranny of evil men.
Blessed is he who in the name of
charity and goodwill shepherds the
weak through the valley of darkness,
for he is truly his brother's keeper and
the finder of lost children. And I will
strike down upon thee with great
vengeance and furious anger those
who attempt to poison and destroy my

PULP FICTION
 This is the dialogue Samuel Jackson says before
he ‘pumps in metal’ in Pulp Fiction

Cerveja do Brasil, was originally
produced in Brazil by the Companhia
Cervejaria ______ which was founded
in 1888 . The ______ website states
that ______ was created by Joseph
Villager. ______ shares its name with
______, which is one of in Sao Paulo's
most famous locations.
Apart from all this, some sources say
that the founder Joseph Villager was a
huge hindu spiritual guy, and hence
named it after gods from Hindu

• Qn)
• The term ____ _____is frequently applied to
semiconductor laser diode based on gallium
nitride. These new devices have applications
in many areas ranging from optoelectronic
data storage at high-density to medical
applications
• These things usually operate at 405
nanometers but in general the operation of
these devices was demonstrated between 360
and 480 nm. It is worth noticing that the most
popular 405 nm laser is not in fact ______, but
appears to the eye as _____, a color for which
a human eye has a very limited sensitivity.

• Qn)
• Bwana Devil is a 1952 drama
based on the true story of the
Tsavo maneaters
• It stars Robert Stack, Barbara
Britton and Nigel Bruce.
• The film's tagline was: The Miracle
of the Age!!! A lion in your lap! A
love in your arms!
• Why did they say so?

• It should’ve been any of the ones
shown above. But in the current
one the animal is screaming in
pain as its head has been severed
from its body while red blood
oozes from its eyes and mouth! 33
bullets are kept around the head
as if to indicate the number of
remaining cartridges after killing
the animal
• What are we talking about?

• Qn)
• The conference was hosted by X on the
auspicious day of Janmashtami in 1964. Several
representatives from the Hindu, Sikh and Jain
faiths were present in the meeting, as well as the
Dalai Lama. X explained that "all faiths of Indian
origins need to unite", saying that the people of
"Hindustan” applied to adherents of all the above
religions
• It was further decided that it shall be a non-
political organization and that no office bearer of
any political party shall be simultaneously an
office bearer in this.
• Master Tara Singh was one of the co-
founders,S.S.Apte the first general Secretary and
Y the first President.
• Who/what am i talking about?

VHP-VISHWA HINDU
PARISHAD
• X- S.S. Gowalkar
• Y- Swami Chinmayanada
• VHP was started as an
organization for people of
Hindustan

The eldest one Jim plays the
keyboard, his immediate sibling
Sharon, the violin, and the other
two siblings, Andrea and Caroline
play Tin Whistle and Drums
respectively.
Who/What am I talking about?

• Qn)
• The scientific name of this animal is
Tamias
• Minimus.
• Tamias is Greek for "storer," a reference
to the animals' habit of collecting and
storing
• They were also referred to as ____
_____possibly in reference to the sound
they make while making food for winter
use

CHIPMUNK
 Chip and Munch/Munk

 Splashing, swirling and swishing in the rincer
la bouche are considered improper.
 Flower petals can be used as an ingredient,
but lemon is what is mostly used.
 Typically given on a doily.
 What are we talking about?
 Clue next slide if no veto

 Qn)
 This was invented initially as a compliment to
the rich men who visited villages, that they
didnt have to leave their seat before the
whole process is over.

 The foundation of the _______ Group was laid
back in 1971, when Padmashree Dr. BV Rao
gave shape to his vision by setting up this -
the flagship company of the _______ Group.
The group's greatest success has been its
ability to indigenize the Babcock (layer)
breeds,
 Apart from the main portfolio, they have a
human bio theraputics portfolio also.The
Forbes business magazine of USA ranked
_______'s (India) Limited as 67th among the
100 best global small companies in the year
1999-2000. Uttara,Shivalik, Eastern, are other
names associated with this.
 The Latin motto of Y is "Arte et labore",

VENKY’S AND BLACKBURN
ROVERS
 VEncobb

French word for "lightning" is
surprisingly used in an entirely
different field now, viz a long
thin pastry made with choux
dough filled with a cream and
topped with icing.
In India it is known for a similar
thing-A sign in front of whose
factory describes it as "the
sweet with heart on the inside

● We are looking at two related words.

● The first word X comes from the Greek for,
"madness"

● The second word Y comes from Greek for 'I
SPLIT'

● Since the symptoms of both are very
similar, doctors have a tough time
generally differentiating one from another.


 Different English Language Options on
Facebook
 English (US), English (UK), English (Pirate),
English (Upside Down)

STATE FLAGS IN INDIA
 J&K, Karnataka

YOU ONLY LIVE
THRICE
 Three CLUES
 Wont pass
 +30-5
 +20-5
 +10-5
27/08/10

CLUE 1
 Robert George ________Willis MBE,
known as Bob Willis is a former
English cricketer who played for
Surrey, Warwickshire, Northern
Transvaal and England. A right-
handed and aggressive fast bowler
with a notably long run-up, Willis
spearheaded several England bowling
attacks between 1971 and 1984,
across 90 Test matches in which he
took 325 wickets at 25.20 runs per
wicket, at the time second only to
Dennis Lillee
 In addition to the Test arena, Willis
played 64 One Day International
matches for his country, taking 80
wickets, and was a prolific List-A (one

CLUE 1
When Jakob von Uexkull
approached the Nobel
Foundation with a proposal to
establish two new awards he
was turned down.

 1984
 Self-Employed Women's Association /
Ela Bhatt- India
 Wangari Maathai / Green Belt
Movement Kenya
 1985
 Lokayan / Rajni Kothari India
 1986
 Ladakh Ecological Development Group
/ Helena Norberg-Hodge India
 1987
 Chipko movement India
 1991
 Narmada Bachao Andolan India
 1993
 Vandana Shiva India
 1994
 Dr. H. Sudarshan / VGKK
(Vivekananda Girijana Kalyana
Kendra) India
 Ken Saro-Wiwa / Movement for
the Survival of the Ogoni People
Ogoniland, Nigeria
 1996
 People's Science Movement of
Kerala (Kerala Sasthra Sahithya
Parishad) India
 2004
 Swami Agnivesh / Asghar Ali
Engineer India
 2006
 Ruth Manorama India
 2008
 Krishnammal Jagannathan and
Sankaralingam Jagannathan
LAFTI India

CLUE 2
 He then established the ______________,
sometimes referred to as "The Alternative
Nobel Prize".

 John Denver wrote a song called Calypso as a
tribute to ________, the ship, and her crew
 Vangelis (who was heavily involved with
________ in the 1990s) released albums
including original numbers honoring ________:
 In Star Trek, the captain's yacht of the USS
Enterprise-E is named ________.
 In 2007, the International Watch Company
introduced the IWC Aquatimer Chronograph
"________ " Special Edition. The timepiece
incorporated a sliver of wood from the
interior of ________'s Calypso research vessel.

 He was a French
naval officer,
explorer, ecologist,
filmmaker,
innovator,
scientist,
photographer,
author and
researcher who
studied the sea
and all forms of
life in water. He
co-developed the
aqua-lung,
pioneered marine
conservation and
was a member of
the Académie
française.

CLUE 2
 Guido van Rossum ALSO known as Benevolent
Dictator for Life (BDFL).

 The programming
language PYTHON
invented by Guido van
Rossum was named after
his favorite show

 X literally meaning "restructuring",refers to
major changes to the structure and function
of both the political and economic control
allowing more independent actions from the
various ministries and eventually to the
dismantling of the planned economy and its
replacement with a market economy.
 Y literally meaning 'Openness'was the policy
of maximal publicity, openness, and
transparency in the activities of all
government institutions in together with
freedom of information
 sTechnical definitions of what?

 Qn) After his ascension of office in 1985, he
became increasingly popular in a not so
expected place, viz Germany (the so-called "Y
mania"), particularly in connection with
German unification in the late eighties.
 But Henkell Soehnlein had sold X since 1960
(X is the German spelling of Y). In the
seventies and early eighties, annual sales of
the brand hovered around 2 million. During
Y's presidency, sales catapulted to more than
10 million bottles and remained at that level
even after he left office and became
unpopular in Germany
 What brand, having a recent foray into India,
are we talking about?

 A port-wine stain or naevus flammeus is a vascular
birthmark consisting of superficial and deep dilated
capillaries in the skin which produce a reddish to
purplish discolouration of the skin. They are so
called for their colour, resembling that of port wine.
It is part of the family of disorders known as
vascular malformations, specifically an
arteriovenous malformation.
 The two terms are not always equated. Sometimes
the term "naevus flammeus" is divided into two
categories: port-wine stain and salmon patch
 The crimson birthmark and coarse black spider-like
hairs on the top of his head were the source of
much satire among critics and cartoonists.Though
some suggested that he have it surgically removed,
X opted not to, as once he was publicly known to
have the mark, he believed it would be perceived as

STAIN ON THE FOREHEAD OF
GORBACHEV

PERSTROIKA AND GLASNOST
 Two reforms by Gorbachev

 _____ has an odd facility for accurate assumptions, as
every wild guess he makes turns out to be true. As a
student at Cambridge University he attempted to acquire
money by selling exam papers for the upcoming tests.
His fellow undergraduates were convinced that he had
produced the papers under hypnosis, whereas in reality
he had simply studied previous papers and determined
potential patterns in questions. However, while innocent,
he was arrested and sent to prison when his papers
turned out to be exactly the same as the real ones, to the
very comma
 _____ bills himself as a "holistic detective" who makes use
of "the fundamental interconnectedness of all things" to
solve the whole crime, and find the whole person. This
involves running up large expense accounts and then
claiming that every item (such as needing to go to a
tropical beach in the Bahamas for three weeks) was, due
to this "interconnectedness," actually a vital part of the
investigation.
 _____ _____ (real name Svlad Cjelli, also known as _____

● He earned a Monty Python writing credit for a sketch called
"Patient Abuse"; he was one of only two people, outside the
original Python members to get a writing credit .Hez had two
brief appearances in the fourth series of Monty Python's
Flying Circus
● Since he had difficulty selling jokes and stories, he took a
series of odd jobs, including as a hospital porter, barn
builder, and chicken shed cleaner.
● script editor for Doctor Who
● A memorial service held for him at St. Martin-in-the-Fields
Church, Trafalgar Square, London became the first church
service of any kind broadcast live on the web by the BBC
● the last song played during his funeral program was
paperback writer by Beatles

 In his work, he included a direct reference to Pink Floyd , in
which he describes the main characters surveying the
landscape of an alien planet while their android companion,
hums Pink Floyd's "Shine on You Crazy Diamond".official
biography shares its name with the song "Wish You Were
Here" by Pink Floyd.He was friends with Pink Floyd guitarist
David Gilmour and, on the occasion of his 42nd birthday he
was invited to make a guest appearance at Pink Floyd's
concert at Earls Court in London, playing guitar on the songs
"Brain Damage" and "Eclipse".chose the name for Pink Floyd's
1994 album, The Division Bell, by picking the words from the
lyrics to one of its tracks, namely "High Hopes". Gilmour also
performed at his memorial service following his death in 2001.
 TOWEL Day is celebrated every 25 May as a tribute by
fans of this late author . On this day, fans carry a TOWEL
with them to demonstrate their love for HIM

 Having made his film debut in the 1985 film The
Good Father, OTHER appearances include in A
Fish Called Wanda;narrator in the 2005 film
version of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the
Galaxy;V for Vendetta;Stormbreaker;was
offered a role in Valkyrie but was unable to
participate;starred in the Tim Burton version of
Alice in Wonderland,;will play Mycroft Holmes in
the sequel to Sherlock Holmes directed by Guy
Ritchie.
 has become known to American audiences for
his recurring guest role as Dr. Gordon Wyatt on
the Fox crime series Bones.

 As of August 2010, he is the highest paid actor in a drama
series on US television
 1980 Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race+member of the junior
coxed pair that won the British national title before
representing Britain's Youth Team at the 1977 Junior World
Rowing Championships.Forced to abandon rowing during a
bout of glandular fever, he joined the Cambridge Footlights,
which has been the starting point for many successful British
comedians.
 plays the piano, guitar, drums, harmonica and saxophone.
 has written one full-length novel, The Gun Seller, which has
undergone multiple printings from several publishers. His
second novel, Paper Soldiers (US: The Paper Soldier), was
scheduled for September 2009, but has yet to appear.

 He has two older brothers, Rodney, a
Eurosceptic economist who narrowly lost the
United Kingdom Independence Party leadership
election in 2000, and Rupert.studied electrical
engineering at Newcastle University. first met
Sunetra Sastry in the 1980s, who was working
as a make-up artist with the BBC
 tHE name ____ may refer to two of the species
1) Vipera berus, a venomous viper species
found in Europe and Asia.2) Heterodon
platirhinos, a non-venomous snake found in
the United States.tHE other claim to fame of
this name is __________ITC, an OpenType font

 All the 3 guys atkinson, fry and hugh laurie
debuted through TV Series black adder

CLUE 1
 Niccolò di Bernardo dei ________ was an
Italian philosopher and writer based in
Florence.He was a diplomat, political
philosopher, musician, and a playwright, but
foremost, he was a civil servant of the
Florentine Republic. Wrote two treatises -art
of war, and The Prince.

CLUE 2
 in psychology, it denotes a personality type

CLUE 3
 Sixteenth-century contemporaries adopted
and used the adjective ________an (in the
sense of devious cunning), often in the
introductions of political tracts offering more
than government by “Reasons of State”,
most notably those of Jean Bodin and
Giovanni Botero. Contemporary, pejorative
usage of ________an is a misnomer
describing someone who deceives and
manipulates others for gain; (personal or not,
the gain is immaterial, only action matters,
insofar as it affects results).

 Le Duc Tho a Vietnamese revolutionary, general,
diplomat, and politician, and _____ are the only
two people to do this thing.

 Jean-Paul Charles Aymard ______was a French
existentialist philosopher, playwright,
novelist, screenwriter, political activist,
biographer, and literary
 critic.
 He was awarded the 1964 Nobel Prize in
Literature but refused the honour.

■ Qn)
■ _____was the 25th President of the United States.
He was the first president to be assassinated in
the 20th century, with John F. Kennedy being the
last.

■ But he is still remembered for a name given to
something in Alaska by an aide of his, during the
1897 Presidential campaign.This aide, during his
campaign,ostensibly had met many silver miners
who zealously promoted Democratic presidential
candidate William Jennings Bryan's ideal of a
silver standard, inspiring him to retaliate by
naming the ______ after a strong proponent of
the gold standard. He said he wanted to name
something much big and conspicous that people
cant forget it.

MT. MCKINLEY
 The tallest peak in North America, named
after William McKinley, the 25th President of
the United States

■ This is the picture of whom as in Vanity Fair, October
1876.
Who?
more clues next slide if needed

■This is the picture of one Sir Mir Turab Ali Khan,
_____ ____ I, as appeared in Vanity Fair,
October 1876.
■He was an Indian statesman , descendant of a
family which had held various appointments,
first under the Adil Shahi kings of Bijapur, then
under the Delhi emperors .He was considered
the greatest Prime Minister of ______.
■What title was awarded to him by the President
of the country for his contributions in various
wars/campaigns?

■ _____ ____ _____ _____ is an American western folk
ballad where the words are those of a bereaved
lover singing about his darling, the daughter of a
miner in the 1849 California Gold Rush.
■ The melody for the song has become popular as
the rhythm for a number of chants by sports
supporters, such as the Barmy Army
■ We know it as the music of one of the most
famous Hindi music song, what song?
■ What song?

OH MY DARLING CLEMENTINE
 'Ae Dil Hai Mushkil' from the 1956 movie CID
is inspired by this song-"Aye dil hai mushkil
jeena yahan-Zara hat ke zara bach ke, yeh
hai Bombay meri jaan

■International burger giant McDonald's and soft
drinks major CocaCola sponsored the function
Nov 2009 in Mumbai while cookery experts
tested the ____ using various parameters like
hygiene, preparation methods, quality of oil
and consistency in taste
■The function featured a competition among 27
professional ____ makers to find one that could
be used as the standard for the branded ____
to be launched at 100 outlets soon, said
(MVVS) president Sanjay Gurav.
■This will be apparently branded "Shiv ____" and
he has promised to make it a global
phenomenon soon

SHIV VADA PAV
■ The function featured a competition among 27
professional vada-pav makers from Mumbai,
Thane and Baramati that could be used as the
standard for the branded vada-pav to be launched
at 100 outlets January 23 next year, said
Maharashtra Vada-Pav Vikreta Sena (MVVS)
president Sanjay Gurav.
■ SHIV as in SHIV SENA :-)

■ 1. Witness something truly
majestic
■ 2. Help a complete
stranger for the good
■ 3. Laugh till I cry
■ 4. Drive a Shelby Mustang
■ 5. Kiss the most beautiful
girl in the world
■ 6. Get a tattoo
■ 7. Skydiving
■ 8. Visit Stonehenge
■ 9. Spend a week at the
Louvre
■ 10. See Rome
■11. Dinner at La
Chevre d'Or
■12. See the Pyramids
■13. Get back in touch
■14. Visit the Taj
Mahal
■15. Hong Kong
■16. Victoria Falls
■17. Go on a safari
■18. Drive a
motorcycle on the
Great Wall of China
■19. Sit on the Great
Egyptian Pyramids
■20. Find the Joy in
your life

● A ______ is a literary or other artistic genre that is a
"hodge-podge" or an imitation. The word is also a
linguistic term used to describe an early stage in
the development of a pidgin language.

● For example, many stories featuring Sherlock
Holmes, originally created by Arthur Conan Doyle,
have been written as ______ since the author's time.

● "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen is unusual as it is
a ______ in both senses of the word, as there are
many distinct styles imitated in the song, all
'hodge-podged' together to create one piece of
music

● The films of Quentin Tarantino are often described
as ______s, as they often pay tribute to (or imitate)
pulp novels, blaxploitation and/or Chinese kung fu
films, though some say his films are more of an

The X is a mechanical engine , invented by
Joseph Marie X in 1804, that simplifies the
process of manufacturing textiles with complex
patterns such as brocade, damask, and
matelasse.
The X is controlled by punched cards with
punched holes, each row of which corresponds
to one row of the design.
The ability to change the pattern of the X's
weave by simply changing cards was an
important conceptual precursor to the
development of computer programming.
Specifically, Charles Babbage planned to use
cards to store programs in his Analytical engine.

■wHERE will you find the story of
Hank Morgan, a 19th-century
resident of Hartford, USA who, after a
blow to the head, awakens to find
himself inexplicably transported back
in time to early medieval England ?

CONNECTICUT YANKEE IN KING
ARTHUR'S COURT
■ Mark Twain

 In the early 1970s the U.S. Department of
Defense commissioned the development of
this that could perform concurrent
processing.
 In 1980 the _____Joint Program Office was
created to launch and maintain the _______,
named in ______’s honor.
 Its documentation became a national
standard and is stored in document
number MIL-STD-1815 to honor the year of
_______’s birth

named after Ada
lovelace
ADA Programming
Language

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