This document contains 40 trivia questions and their answers on various topics including movies, sports, music, history and business. Some of the questions ask about the first music video on MTV, famous people who appeared in the Billy Joel song "We Didn't Start the Fire", and the newly appointed CEO of Tata Motors.

1. THE QUIZZICAL CHALLENGE Quizzically Challenged May 2 nd , 2010

2. 1. “Good Luck Mr. Gorsky”... Who Said this? Neil Armstrong on landing on the moon… As a kid retrieving a baseball, he once overheard his neighbour, Mrs. Gorsky telling her husband, “You want Oral Sex ? You’ll get oral sex when the kid next door walks on the moon!!!”

3. 2. He made his Cinema debut in the Marathi movie “Premachi Savli”… Sunil Gavaskar

4. 3. The Quarrymen, Johnny & the Moondogs, The Silver _______… History knows them better as…. The Beatles

5. 4. This former No. 1 Tennis player accidentally killed a linesman during the US Open Boys championship Stefan Edberg

6. 5. The Logo BIC

7. 6. The 1 st Music Video to be played on MTV Video killed the Radio Star

8. Your Lotus Notes start up 7. Where would you see these visuals?

10. Prahlad Kakkar 8. Which famous personality owns the Papa Panjo’s Restaurant?

11. 9. Six of One, Insomnia Café, Across the Hall were shortlisted names for... FRIENDS

12. 10. Link Malcolm Nash, Tilak Raj and Daan Van Bunge All share the dubious distinction of being hit for 6 sixes in an over in cricket… Nash was hit by Gary Sobers, Tilak Raj by Ravi Shastri and Van Bunge by Herschelle Gibbs. You can also add Stuart Broad to that list – famously clobbered by Yuvraj Singh

13. 11. Born in Scottland in 1930 to a cleaning woman and a lorry driver, his first job was that of a milkman. A decent footballer, he impressed Matt Busby, then Manager of Manchester United during a local game in 1953. Busby reportedly offered him a contract of 25 Pound per week, which he declined. Whom are we talking about? Sean Connery

14. 12. Originally named Florence Nightingale Graham, she went on to become one of the World’s leading cosmetics baronesses. Identify her… Elizabeth Arden

15. 13. You may have seen him at a lot of Cricket Matches. His name? Sudhir Kumar Chaudhury from Bihar. He’s been given lifetime free entry into all cricket matches in India

16. 14. Connect John F Kennedy to Ayatollah Khomeini, Joe Dimaggio, Elvis Presley, James Dean and Peter Pan They all feature in the Billy Joel song “We Didn’t Start The Fire”

17. 15. Link Oman to the Farhan Akhtar Movie “Rock On”… Sinbad the Sailor

18. 16. If on 1 st Jan 2010, you were on Alpha Proxima, our 2 nd nearest star and 4 light years away, what would you see on Earth. The New Year celebrations of 2006. ( PS : Alpha Proxima is 4.2 light years away to be precise. )

19. 17. What is the study of fish called. ( Hint : Starts with I ) Ichthyology

20. 18. If you decide to wade through the dead sea, which country would you be in. Jordan

21. 19. Only One Nobel Prize is awarded by the the Nobel Prize Committee of Norway. Which is it? The Nobel Peace Prize.

22. 20. “A writer must refuse to allow himself to be transformed into an institution, even if it takes place in the most honourable form.” Who said this when refusing the Nobel Prize. Jean Paul Sartre while refusing the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1964.

23. 21. Today with 13% of the world trade, the USA dominates. Which country dominated world trade in the 1600s. India with an estimated 80% of the world trade. ( When the trade routes to India got disturbed, the Europeans desperately set out to find an alternative sea route. America got discovered then accidentally.

24. 22. Who is the present Chairman and CEO of General Motors. Ed Whitaker Jr.

25. 23. What is the study of flags ( Hint: starts with a V ) Vexillology

26. 24. The Curies are a couple who have both been awarded the Nobel prize. Name the other couple Gunnar Myrdal( Economics ) and Alva Myrdal ( Peace)

30. 28. Who are we referring to.. ? The only statue of Mahatma Gandhi at Johannesburg depicting Him as young, grown barrister, practicing in Johannesburg & Cape Town.

31. 29. Famous creator working on one of his works? Who & What The Doppler Effect ! (Austrian physicist Christian Doppler in 1842)

43. CHEERS!!!