3. Starrer of the day : [ 00 ]
This is a very popular word in the world
of entertainment
of various origins. According to B.H Smart’s
work of 1836 ‘X’
is a type of puzzle ; one whom cannot make
out ; an odd one . Someone said that it was
originated from a joke , ‚A play -house manager
of Dublin named Daly made a bet on creating
something
meaningless among the people ; and jokingly ‘X’
won the bet, and the letters of the word were
chalked in the walls of Dublin‛. Give me ‘X’??
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4. Q.1
The topic was in news recently and
still a matter of controversy.
in twitter some anonymous said, “ „x‟
translates to prostitute in Spanish
eh? Man, I need to learn that
language real fast. And does
anyone want to buy a prostitute ?
that‟s what you are getting if you buy
the _________ „X‟.” give me „x‟ and fill up
the blank?
5 + 5 = 10
5. Q.2
Sidney Edward Paget , a writer and
illustrator of Victorian era famous for
doing illustration of „x‟s „y‟ in the strand
magazine.
he was credited with something that made „y‟
more special and now a days we can see him
with the unique thing that Mr. Paget gave in
his illustration. One of Paget's original
10.5x 6.75 inch drawing of “ „y‟ and „z‟ in
mortal combat at the edge of _______________”
was sold in 2004. id. „x‟, „y‟ and „z‟ and fill up the
blank? [Bonus mark if you can id. The
specialty.]
2.5 + 2.5 + 5
+ 5 + 5 = 20
6. Q.3
as depicted in chinese folklore , „x‟ is a poor
MAN ; FAT AND BALD. HE HAS A VERY FEW
POSSESSION AND ARE EMBEDED IN HIS CLOTH
SACK. HE IS OFTEN DEPICTED ENTERTAINING OR
BEING FOLLOWED BY ADORING CHILDREN . IN
JAPANESE FOLKLORE HE HAS RESEMBLENCE
WITH THE JAPANESE DEITY OF HAPPINESS
„hotei‟ . id. „x‟???
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7. Q.4
Slaughterhouse – Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. is still considered
one of the best novels of this era. It is a story of a soldier
through a journey named Billy Pilgrim . But it has been
challenged many times and had a ban of keeping in the
schools and libraries as the book contain something weird . It
was a word that the characters used to utter during the
entire story. Of course it wasn’t the main cause of the ban
but it was a dirty mind’s thing. The writer in an interview
expressed ,” ever since that word was published, way back in
1969 the children have been attempting to have intercourse
with the _______. When it will stop; no one knows.” Id. The
word and give me the blank space??
{ Clue : Samuel L. Jackson }
5 + 5 = 10
8. Q.5
X : born in 1970.
Father was a management Executive in
Tata steel.
Mother was a manager in bank of
India.
Sister was a software engineer.
„x‟ won the Indian Championship for
public speaking & was selected to
represent India at the young
Businessmen Conference in Tokyo, 1992.
Give me „x‟ ?? { Clue : bollywood actor }
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9. Q.6
According to Hindu mythology , when
Vishnu took the avatar of Mohini ;
Lord Shiva had an intercourse with
her ,hence „x‟ sprang out from shiva‟s
semen. mohini left the baby „x‟ in
shame and fear . „x‟ was adopted by
king rajasekhara . „x‟ is also known
as „ayonijata‟ which literally
means “the one who is not born
from vagina”. „x‟ was created by
Vishnu and Shiva to kill Mahisi , the
daughter of mahisasura. id. „x‟ ???
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10. Q.7
the company „vodafone‟ got it‟s
name from 3 words „x‟ , „y‟ , „z‟, chosen
by the company to “ reflect the
provisions of „x‟ and „y‟ services
over mobile phone”. id. „x‟ , „y‟ & „z‟
???
5 + 5 + 5 =15
11. Q.8
“ thanks, mr. president
For all the things you have done
The battles that you have won
The way you deal with U.S Steel
And our problems by the ton
we thank you so much”
these lines were heard at “old madison
square garden” on may 19,1962. who is the
composer and give me the occasion ??
5 + 5 = 10
12. Q.9
the term „x‟ was derived from the
french word „y‟ , which means „glue‟ . This
term was coined by both Georges
Braque & Pablo Picasso in the
beginning of the 20th century, when „x‟
became a distinctive part of modern
art. identify „x‟ & „y‟??
5 + 5 = 10
19. Q.16
“ twinkle, twinkle , little bat !
how i wonder what you‟re at !
Up above the world you fly,
Like a tea tray in the sky.
Twinkle , twinkle, little bat !
how i wonder what you‟re at !”
It was a parody of the famous poem
“twinkle, twinkle, little star”. It is seen
being recited in a hollywood movie by „x‟ to
distract stayne from discovering „y‟. id. „x‟, „y‟
and the movie ???
4 + 4 + 2 = 10
Clue : Based on a famous novel
20. Q.17
28 th June & 22nd
October are annually
marked as
“international x days”
as parody holiday first
noted in 2000. id. „x‟ .
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