2. 1. This is Franz Anton _______ physician and astrologist at work.
He produced an "artificial tide" in a patient by having her swallow a preparation
containing iron, and then attaching magnets to various parts of her body. She
reported feeling streams of a mysterious fluid running through her body. Among
other things, he inspired the development of hypnosis.
For which English word is his surname the root word?
3. 2. This painting by Robert Gibb depicting a famous military action is of the
British Army in the Battle of Balaclava sometime in 1854, during the Crimean
War. Which phrase, was originated from this military action?
4. 3. What did the man in picture
create accidently at the place
shown in the map when he
wanted to create the material
shown in the picture?
5. 4. The person in picture erstwhile
King, used to keep a telescope at the
place shown in the pic. But the bird
shown used to defile the place with its
droppings. Annoyed the king ordered
killing of all these birds but was
stopped by his close friend Flamsteed
who reminded him that the killing
these birds would lead to the king
losing his throne (a popular belief
which exists even now). How did the
king solve this problem.
6. 5. Originated in Netherlands in 17th Century and its name derived from
the fruit which is juniper berries shown in the picture which flavors it. It was
sold in pharmacies and was used to treat medical problems such as
kidney ailments, lumbago, stomach ailments, gallstones, and gout. It
spread to England after the Glorious Revolution put William of Orange on
the British throne. What is being talked about?
7. 6. Which modern day item of weaponry gets it’s name from this
fruit?
8. 8. 119 entries, in 2005 vied to win a competition for which
they needed to design the flag of their nation. This was
parallelly run with a proposed change in the national crest
and the anthem. They especially wanted to remove X from
the flag which signified the nation’s struggle for
independence. Identify the country and X. This was their first
ever flag.
13. 11. X’s acquired 1846 territory was actually written by Y in 1973 during their drive
through the Z, contrary to a popular misnomer of the reverse. Y never visited X.
Solve
14. Q 13
• 110 – Cartoon Network
• 107 – Greatest Bar on Earth
• 104 – Channel 4
• 83 – Taipei Bank
• 82 – New York Metropolitan Transportation Council
• 65 – Boeing Aviation Technical Services
• 53 – AIG
• 51 – AT&T
• 46 – China Chamber of Commerce
• 40, 39, 38 – Lehman Brothers
• 11, 10 , 9 – Bank of America
• What?
