1. 3. In October 1994, an unidentified user of Prodigy's Money Talk bulletin board created a
postwhich claimed that X, a Long Island securities investment banking firm, committed
criminaland fraudulent acts in IPOs. X sued Prodigy and the unidentified poster for
defamation. Thishad wide legal implications as since then online service providers can be
held liable for thespeech of their users. X and its founder are in the news lately.
7. The career path of X has gone something like this:
German Bakery> Jiffy Lube> Tax and Retirement firm> Pediatric Nurse> Y> Z.
X is a dual citizen of Canada and USA. X?
11. On it's release in 1920's, a male journalist said: "no more bosom, no more stomach, no
morerump…Feminine fashion of this moment in the 20th century will be baptized lop off
everything."(Men now will disagree of course). It's rise could be attributed to several cultural
phenomenon –the number of deaths after World War I, the need for economy during the
great depression, therationing of textiles during World War 2, Hollywood vixens and later
heroines – becoming popularas the look for Holly Golighly, Wallis Simpson, Edith Piaf and
many a other femme fatales. Whatare we talking about?
15. Despite primarily being a Theravada Buddhist society, the national epic is Ramakien - a
derivative of the Ramayana in which many elements such as the clothes, weapons,
topography, and elements of nature have been transposed to the local context. The
influence of the Ramakien is so high that even the present reigning monarchs of the nation
claim to belong to the line of King Ramas. Which nation am I talking about?
16. Rare Ltd. is a British video game developer that has created successful titles such as
Wizards & Warriors, Battletoads, and R.C. Pro-Am for the Nintendo platform as a second
party developer. In 2002 the company was purchased by one of the gaming giants. Its most
major contribution to this company has been the development of a software technology
released in November 2010 which has taken the gaming world to a whole new dimension.
Which technology am I talking about?
21. If and when completed, "Haidar" (announced in 2013) will be the third in a particular
series. This will be set in Kashmir, while the first two were set in Mumbai and Meerut (and
nearby areas) respectively. What were the first two? (No part points, No funda)
26. Trigeminal neuralgia is a neuropathic disorder characterized by episodes of intense pain in the face.
It has been described as the most painful condition in existence. A patient resource group for this
condition have adopted a particular work as a symbol of the condition. What work, whose imagery has
also been compared to an individual suffering from depersonalization disorder experiences or a feeling
of distortion of the environment and one's self?
28. X is where Baron Pierre de Coubertin, the founder of the IOC, first decided to create the modern
Olympic games. Baron Pierre de Coubertin visited the town in 1890 and took inspiration from the annual
Games organized by Dr William Penny Brookes.

2. Y is the birthplace of the Paralympics movement. The first organized athletic event for disabled athletes,
the 1948 International Wheelchair Games, was organized here.
X and Y. (Hint: This question would have been much better if it was asked a couple of years earlier.)
22. This type of cap is typically worn in rural areas. It is often worn for hunting, and especially
worn during the stealthy pursuit of a particular animal. This latter activity also leads us to its
name. What type of cap, something we would be seeing or hearing about again because of recent
events?
8. Indian meaning: "Goddess Lakshmi”
Scandinavian meaning: "Beautiful & victorious." Or “Fair victory”
Swahili meaning: "Secret."
Which word am I talking about? (Think tech!)