3. 1 Novak Djokovik enjoyed an unbeaten streak of 43 matches over 8 months between November 2010 (London Masters) and June 2011 (French Open). Name the players who beat him on either side of this run.
7. 3 Biggest Bollywoodgrossers of each decade with their box office returns (inflation corrected). Which were the biggest grossers in the 1980s and 2000s? Kismet 1943 65,36,00,000 Mother India 1957 117,30,00,000 Mughal E Azam 1960 132,69,00,000 Sholay 1975 162,97,00,000 ______ 1981 84,77,00,000 Hum AapkeHainKaun 1994 309,26,00,000 _____ 2001 286,55,00,000
9. 4 He is a 19th century American businessman, senator and education administrator. He was distantly related to Benjamin Franklin. He founded Western Union and co-founded a famous university. Name the university.
13. 6 What is the Japanese term for the traditional style of Japanese bedding consisting of padded mattresses and quilts? In the day time, these are typically folded and kept away. The term is used slightly differently in the West.
18. 8 The Trademark Registry in India has started including sound marks. This year it granted registration to ICICI Bank Ltd for the tune of its jingle. ICICI Bank thus became the first Indian entity to obtain a sound mark registration. Which was the first sound mark to be granted registration by the Trademark Registry in India?
24. 11 The last time the music house SaReGaMa India Ltd. did this was for the movie Dil To PagalHai in 1997. After 13 years, they have revived it for the music of Jhootha Hi Sahi. What?
25. Music on LP record – John bought the first LP!
26. 12 Tapioca pearl is made by passing the moist Tapioca starch through a sieve under pressure - it separates into small pearls. It is a common ingredient in desserts across Asia. In some cultures it is called Boba. What is it called in Hindi? What is the etymology of the name?
28. 13 He was a leading Australian sportsman of the 1920s and 1930s, captaining the Australian cricket team (rated the best fielder in the world) and the South Australian football team, representing Australia in baseball and South Australia in golf, winning the South Australian state tennis title and a leading local player in lacrosse, basketball and swimming. His fame amongst quizzers is for a more indirect triple achievement. Who?
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30. 14 The first British cantonment in India was built in 1772 in which town?
32. 15 Which word now more associated with political parties and the advertising industry originated as a Scottish Highland war cry? The word literally means ‘army shout’ in Scottish Gaelic.
34. 16 Einstein’s theory of relativity was vindicated in his lifetime (1919) by the demonstration that light from distant stars is “bent” by the mass of the sun, just as predicted by the theory’s equations. What empirical evidence spectacularly validated Newton’s theory of gravitation and Newtonian physics, three decades after his death?
38. 18 With respect to the Pulitzer prize for Letters & Dramas (awarded in six categories covering fiction, general non-fiction, history, auto/biography, poetry, drama) what 8-letter word provides a unique Indian connect?
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40. 19 How does he outwit Pong? Ad for whom? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5s4SM-yuyps
48. 23 PankajaThakur, the CEO of the Central Board for Film Certification defending one of her certification decisions: “The I&B ministry sent us a complaint that was filed on their website. And yes, we have also received a few complaints from people. But that’s okay. We even received objections to Sheila KiJawaani and MunniBadnaamHui as well.” Despite the ministry's intervention, Thakur was not ready to give up, “we do not certify backwards.” What is she talking about?
54. 26 Probably, the most popular aquarium fish in the world, it gets its name from a Trinidadian clergyman who supplied the first specimens to the British Museum. Name the fish.
