Class eight to ten.ppt [autosaved]

RULES
 4 Rounds in Total
 1st Round –DRY
 2nd Round- AV
 3rd Round – DRY
 5th Round –with Negative Marking

 Where would you be if you were attending
“Ideas Worth Spreading”?

3. This slang that originated from
Massachusetts Institute of Technology has
several meanings in the technology and
computer science fields: a clever or quick fix to
a computer program problem; a clumsy or
inelegant solution to a problem; or a
modification of a program or device to give the
user access to features that were otherwise
unavailable to them.
Which popular slang is being talked about?

4.
 After a major mishap when his factory blew up killing
his brother, the inventor discovered that a porous
substance ‘kieselghur’ produced a mixture that was
much safer to handle. He named his invention after
the Greek word meaning “power.”How do we know it
today

5)
• What connects the emergence of Dhanvantari from
the churning of the ocean with a container filled with
amrit, the triumphant return of Rama to Ayodhya after
defeating Ravana and his coronation at Ayodhya, the
emergence of Goddess Lakshmi from Kshira Sagar
during the Samudra manthan and her marriage with
Vishnu, Krishna killing the demon Narakasur, Krishna
defeating Indra after lifting mount Govardhan and
Vamana’s victory over Mahabali?

6) If you were in South America what would you call this
“cowboy” and the harness?

 1._____________ , is the biggest private employer in
the world with over 2 million employees.

2.
What internet project was released on April 1, 2004 by its
creators with the idea that no one would be sure if the
new features it offered were an April Fool’s Day joke or
not?

3 . According to the Guinness Book of World Records, Y
is the most recognized song in the English language,
followed by "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow".

 5. You will see similar blurbs on Navneet’s new line of eco-friendly notebooks.


• What is bagasse?

Bagasse is the fibrous matter that remains
After sugarcane
stalks are crushed to extract their juice
It is currently used as a biofuel and in the manufacture of pulp
and paper products and building materials.

VON TRAPP FAMILY of SOUND OF MUSIC

1.

There is something being explained.
What is it called?

2

Who is the actress here?

RINKE KHANNA,Daughter of Rajesh Khanna

3.

Who is saying these words?

5.

In which recent advertisement would you have
heard this Song?

6

Which hollywood actor?

1)He was born on January 17, 1706. was one of
the Founding Fathers of the United States. A
noted polymath, he was a leading author,
printer, political theorist, politician, postmaster, scientist,
musician, inventor, satirist, civic activist, statesman,
and diplomat. As a scientist, he was a major figure in
the American Enlightenment and the history of physics
for his discoveries and theories regarding electricity. He
invented the lightning rod, bifocals, a
carriage odometer, and the glass 'armonica‘. He formed
both the first public lending library in America and the
first fire department in Pennsylvania . He became a
national hero in America when he spearheaded the
effort to have Parliament repeal the unpopular Stamp
Act.

3)
Aliaune Thiam better known by his middle and
stage name , is an American singer-songwriter,
record producer, businessman, and philanthropist
of Senegalese origin. He rose to prominence in
2004 following the release of "Locked Up”, the first
single from his debut album Trouble. He is the first
solo artist to accomplish the feat of holding both
the number one and two spots simultaneously on
the Billboard Hot 100 charts twice. How do we
know him better?

South Sudan became an independent state on 9 July 2011

 5) Rajiv Rao, executive creative director, South Asia, Ogilvy
India, says there is no apparent reason for naming
_________

According to him - "The name just had to be something
fun, memorable and catchy, and nothing too clever or
difficult to pronounce.“

 They are in fact real small-bodied, thin women covered in
layers of fabric. The body was made using a special
material stuffed with foam in some places while the head
was created using a harder material called Perspex.

6) X was born into a Jewish family and was orphaned at a
very young age. With the help of his uncle, he managed to
finish education and started a business. His business
expanded steadily and today he is a billionaire and the
main owner of private investment company Millhouse LLC.
Forbes magazine ranked him as the fifteenth richest
person in the world with a net worth of US$23.5 billion.
Despite all this, he is better known as the owner of Y after
he purchased Y from Ken Bates in 2003. Identify X & Y.

X – Roman Abramovich
Y – Chelsea Football Club

1) Who is being portrayed by this actress?

2)
 In ancient time, _________ were the secret keepers of
the rich and famous, often instructed to perform tasks
in secret for their masters. This is the origins of a
particular word referring to a particular class of people.
Fill in the blank.

3)
 It is said that when X visited the Apollo Hotel, he was
denied entry as he was a Non European. This enraged X
and he built Y. Soon Y became the centre of attraction and
it put Apollo out of business. Y became a landmark for the
city and is considered to be one of the best in its league in
the world. Identify X & Y.

X – Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata
Y- Taj Mahal Hotel

4)
 During the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, X was posted at the
border in the Khem Karan sector. He was the sole survivor
of an enemy attack—variously claimed to have been a
bomb, an aerial assault and an exchange of fire at the
border—while he was driving a truck. The experiences of
wartime, coupled with the poverty from which he had
come, affected him. He considered suicide at one point but
turned instead to pondering the meaning of life and death.
He said of the truck attack, "It sent me thinking. I felt that
God wanted me to stay alive for some reason. I was reborn
in the battlefield of Khem Karan. And I decided to dedicate
my new life to serving people.“ X?

5)
 This religious symbol means in sanskrit “to be good”

6)
 X is a concentrated drink. It was formulated by Hakeem Hafiz Abdul Majeed
and manufactured by the companies founded by him and his sons, Hamdard
(Wakf) Laboratories, Pakistan since 1906 and Hamdard (Waqf) Laboratories,
Sri Lanka, since 1948. It is often mixed with milk and ice.It is traditionally
made in preparation for breaking the fast during Ramadan the holy month of
fasting for Muslims.

 The Ingredients include
 Herbs: Pigweed ("Khurfa seeds", Portulaca oleracea), Chicory, wine-grape
raisins (Vitis vinifera), European white lily (Nymphaea alba, blue star water
lily (Nymphaea nouchali), lotus (Nelumbo), Borage and Coriander
 Fruits: orange, pineapple, carrot and watermelon
 Vegetables: spinach, mint and (Luffa aegyptiaca)
 Flowers: rose, keora (Pandanus fascicularis), lemon and orange
 Roots: vetiver (Chrysopogon zizanioides)

1.A
 Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta ; born March
28, 1986)

1.B
 Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta ; born March
28, 1986)
 Has sold an estimated 23 million albums and 64
million singles worldwide, Has achievements include
five Grammy Awards and 13 MTV Video Music Awards

1.C
 Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta
 Has sold an estimated 23 million albums and 64
million singles worldwide, Her achievements include
five Grammy Awards and 13 MTV Video Music Awards
 The Fame (2008), which was a critical and commercial
success that topped charts around the world and
included the international number-one singles "Just
Dance" and "Poker Face". After embarking on the The
Fame Ball Tour, she followed the album with The Fame
Monster (2009), which spawned the worldwide hit
singles "Bad Romance", "Telephone" and "Alejandro".

2.A
 He came through La Masia, the Barcelona youth
academy, and impressed from an early age. He
made his first-team debut in 2002, aged 18.

2.B
 He came through La Masia, the Barcelona youth
academy, and impressed from an early age. He made
his first-team debut in 2002, aged 18.
 He played for Spain at Under-16, Under-19 and Under-
21 levels, before making his international debut in
2006. He was selected for the 2006 FIFA World Cup,
playing one game, as Spain went out in the second
round. He helped Spain qualify for Euro 2008, and
played an important role in the side as they went on to
win the competition, playing every game and being
selected in the UEFA Team of the Tournament.

2.C
 He came through La Masia, the Barcelona youth academy, and
impressed from an early age. He made his first-team debut in 2002,
aged 18.
 He played for Spain at Under-16, Under-19 and Under-21 levels, before
making his international debut in 2006. He was selected for the 2006
FIFA World Cup, playing one game, as Spain went out in the second
round. He helped Spain qualify for Euro 2008, and played an important
role in the side as they went on to win the competition, playing every
game and being selected in the UEFA Team of the Tournament.
 He was selected for the 2010 FIFA World Cup and was a key member of
the victorious Spanish side; he scored the winning goal in
the final against the Netherlands, also being named Man of the Match,
and was selected in the tournament's All-Star Team. He was also
the Man of the Match for two other World Cup games. He currently plays
as a central midfielder for La Liga club FC Barcelona, and the Spanish national
team.

3.A
 He was born in San Francisco on February 24, 1955 to
two university students, Joanne Carole Schieble
and Syrian-born Abdulfattah "John" Jandali who put
the baby up for adoption because the mother’s family
objected to their relationship

3.B
 He was born in San Francisco on February 24, 1955 to two
university students, Joanne Carole Schieble and Syrian-born
Abdulfattah "John" Jandali who put the baby up for adoption
because the mother’s family objected to their relationship
 In 1974, he took a job as a technician at Atari in Los Gatos,
California. He traveled to India in mid-1974 to visit Neem Karoli
Baba at his Kainchi Ashram with a Reed College friend Daniel
Kottke, in search of spiritual enlightenment. When they got to
the Neem Karoli ashram, it was almost deserted as Neem Karoli
Baba had died in September 1973.Then they made a long trek up
a dry riverbed to an ashram of Hariakhan Baba. In India, they
spent a lot of time on bus rides from Delhi to Uttar Pradesh and
back, then up to Himachal Pradesh and back.

3.C
 He was born in San Francisco on February 24, 1955 to two university students,
Joanne Carole Schieble and Syrian-born Abdulfattah "John" Jandali who put the
baby up for adoption because the mother’s family objected to their relationship
 In 1974, he took a job as a technician at Atari in Los Gatos, California. He
traveled to India in mid-1974 to visit Neem Karoli Baba at his Kainchi Ashram
with a Reed College friend Daniel Kottke, in search of spiritual enlightenment.
When they got to the Neem Karoli ashram, it was almost deserted as Neem
Karoli Baba had died in September 1973.Then they made a long trek up a dry
riverbed to an ashram of Hariakhan Baba. In India, they spent a lot of time on
bus rides from Delhi to Uttar Pradesh and back, then up to Himachal
Pradesh and back.

 In October 2003, he was diagnosed with cancer,and in mid-2004, he
announced to his employees that he had a cancerous tumor in his pancreas.
He earned only $1 a year as CEO of one of the world’s most famous companies

4.A
 He was awarded India's highest civilian award,
the Bharat Ratna in 1992, some 38 years after
the Legion of Honour from the French government in
1954.

4B
 He was awarded India's highest civilian award,
the Bharat Ratna in 1992, some 38 years after
the Legion of Honour from the French government in
1954.

 He founded India's first commercial airline in 1932,
which in 1946 became Air India, now India's national
airline.

4C
 He was awarded India's highest civilian award, the Bharat
Ratna in 1992, some 38 years after the Legion of Honour from the
French government in 1954.

 He founded India's first commercial airline in 1932, which in
1946 became Air India, now India's national airline.
 He was the trustee of the Sir Dorabji Tata Trust from its
inception in 1932 for over half a century. Under his guidance, this
Trust established Asia's first cancer hospital, the Tata Memorial
Center for Cancer, Research and Treatment, in Bombay in 1941. It
also founded the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS, 1936),
the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR, 1945), and the
National Center for Performing Arts.

5A
 X won the Best Spoken Word Album Grammy
Awards for abridged audiobook versions of Dreams
from My Father in February 2006 and forThe Audacity
of Hope in February 2008

5B
 X was born August 4, 1961 to Stanley Ann Dunham in
Honolulu Hawaii though did most of his school
education in Indonesia and later Harvard Law School.

5C
 X was born August 4, 1961 to Stanley Ann Dunham in
Honolulu Hawaii though did most of his school
education in Indonesia and later Harvard Law School.
 Lives with wife Michelle and daughters Sasha and
Malia

6.A
 He was born on 26 August 1743 in
Paris, an administrator of the Ferme Générale and a
powerful member of a number of other aristocratic
councils. All of these political and economic activities
enabled him to fund his scientific research. At the
height of the French Revolution , he was accused
by Jean-Paul Marat of selling watered-down tobacco,
and of other crimes and was eventually guillotined a
year after Marat's death.

6.B
enabled him to fund his scientific research. At the height of
the French Revolution , he was accused by Jean-Paul Marat
of selling watered-down tobacco, and of other crimes and
was eventually guillotined a year after Marat's death.
 He was the "father of modern chemistry ",was a French
nobleman prominent in the histories of
chemistry and biology

6.C
enabled him to fund his scientific research. At the height of
the French Revolution , he was accused by Jean-Paul Marat
of selling watered-down tobacco, and of other crimes and
was eventually guillotined a year after Marat's death.
 He was the "father of modern chemistry ",was a French
nobleman prominent in the histories of
chemistry and biology
 He named both oxygen (1778) and hydrogen (1783) and
helped construct the metric system, put together the first
extensive list of elements

 It is so easy, even a child can use it; and they do. The Soviets
put it on a coin. Mozambique put it on their flag. Since the
end of the Cold War, the _________ has become the
Russian people's greatest export. The creator of this also
has his own recipe of vodka, which is the said to be created
by combining salt, sugar, vanillin and glycerin.Though the
inventor went on to write six books and has continued to
write poetry all his life

What am I talking about?

• Born Shivaji Rao Gaekwad, Q is an Indian film actor,
media personality and cultural icon. He made his debut in
a regional film directed by K. Balachander who re-
christened his name to Q after a character in his play. Q is a
recipient of the Padma Bhushan, India's third highest
civilian honour, for his contribution to Indian cinema. He
was named one of the most influential persons in Asia
by Asiaweek. While acting in many Indian languages, he
has also appeared in the cinemas of other nations,
including in that of the United States. He initially played
antagonist in most of his movies but his breakthrough role
was that of a solo hero in which he enthralled and
mesmerized audiences by his unique style.

 A temple was built in Benaras in 1936 by Shiv
Prashad Gupt and was inaugurated by Mahatma Gandhi.
The temple contains no image of any god or goddess.
Mahatma Gandhi said, "I hope this temple, which will
serve as a cosmopolitan platform for people of all
religions, castes and creeds including Harijans, will
go a great way in promoting religious unity, peace and
love in the country." Who is the presiding deity of
this temple?

 It’s a traditional Central Asian team sport played
on horseback. The steppes' people were skilled
riders who could grab a goat or calf from the
ground while riding a horse at full gallop. The goal
of a player is to grab the carcass of a headless goat
or calf and then get it clear of the other players and
pitch it across a goal line or into a target circle or
vat.
 It was shown in films like “Khuda Gawah” and
“Kabul Express”.
 Identify the sport.

12

He has done more
to change the face
of mankind. Who?

 Which expression derives from the world of horse
racing, where a jockey's win is so assured that he
relaxes his grip on the reins when nearing the finish
line?

 The first battle of Haldighat was fought between Rana
Pratap and Akbar. What is known as the “second battle
of Haldighat”?

 The Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR)
challenging the grant of a patent in the United States
for use of haldi for wound healing.

 The garden had been laid by Raja Man Singh of Amber
and now belonged to his grandson, Raja Jai Singh. By a
royal firman, the Emperor gave Jai Singh four havelis
in exchange for the garden. The site was also chosen
because it was located on a bend in the river, and so
could be seen from Emperors personal palace further
upstream. What stands in this garden?

He is most famous for a solitary invention. Many other
inventions marked his later life including groundbreaking
work in hydrofoils and aeronautics. His own home used a
primitive form of air conditioning, in which fans blew
currents of air across great blocks of ice. In 1888, he was
one of the founding members of the National Geographic
Society.

He is also credited with the invention of the metal detector in
1881. The device was hurriedly put together in an attempt to
find the bullet in the body of U.S. President James Garfield.

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