Ender Bender 2014

1. QFI Ender Bender - 2014
By Srinath Bhashyam

2. We know that the word for the Turkey bird is different in different
countries. The Dutch word for Turkey is ‘Kalkoen’. This is named after a
city that the Dutch traded a lot in the 16th and 17th century?
Which city?

3. Answer Follows

4. A. Calicut

5. What is the name given to this penguin variety?
Their name derives from the narrow black band under their heads which
makes it appear as if they are wearing black helmets, making them one
of the most easily identified types of penguin.

6. Answer Follows

7. A. Chinstrap Penguin

8. Connect FC debut of person on left, with test debut of person on right

9. Answer Follows

10. A. Both of them replaced their brothers in the team

11. The Bankside Power Station is a former oil-fired power station, located
on the south bank of the River Thames, in the Bankside district of
London. It generated electricity from 1952 to 1981. Since 2000, what
does it house?

12. Answer Follows

13. A. The Tate Modern Art Gallery

14. This person won the Nobel prize for physiology in the year 1904 for his
path breaking work on the human digestive system and for having
carried out path breaking experiments on digestive glands.
However, arguably he is famous for another reason.
Who?

15. Answer Follows

16. Ivan Pavlov

17. The design of the Hawa Mahal is supposed to mimic what from the
world of mythology?

18. Answer Follows

19. Lord Krishna’s crown

20. The building in picture is the Leadenhall building in London. Its gets its
nickname from its distinctive shape which reminded people of
something in kitchen. What is its nickname?

21. Answer Follows

22. A. Cheesegrater building

23. Which animal primarily has two subgenuses?
1. Hippotigris
2. Dolichohippus

24. Answer Follows

25. A. Zebra

26. The Mary River turtle is an endangered short-necked turtle that inhabits
the Mary River in south-east Queensland, Australia. In the 1960s and
1970s, they were popular as pets in Australia, with about 15,000 sent to
shops every year during a 10-year period. They were originally known as
the "penny turtle"[2] or "pet shop turtle”.
They have another name because of the unusual growth on their head.
What?

27. Answer Follows

28. A. Punk Rock turtle

29. Which city gets it nickname because its elevation is exactly 5280 ft
above sea level? What is the nickname?

30. Answer Follows

31. A. Denver; Mile High City

32. Which American’s autobiography is called ‘Known and Unknown’?

33. Answer Follows

34. A. Donald Rumsfeld

35. Who was the only amateur in the American basketball ‘Dream Team’ in
the 1992 Barcelona Olympics?

36. Answer Follows

37. Christian Laettner

38. The word "Yona" in the Pali language, and the analogues "Yavana" in
Sanskrit, Malayalam, Marathi, Kannada, Telugu and Tamil; and "Jôbon"
in Bengali, are words used in ancient India to designate Greek speakers.
How do we commonly know them?

39. Answer Follows

40. Ionians

41. Which popular European tourist attraction gets its name because it is
found at the junction of three roads?

42. Answer Follows

43. A. Trevi fountain

44. Which West Indian cricketer is named after an American President, a
Russian Prime Minister and an American defense secretary?

45. Answer Follows

46. A. Nixon Alexei Mcnamara Mclean.
And he has brothers called Reagan and Kissinger, plus a sister called
Golda.

47. What was the name given to such stamps because of what they
resembled?

48. Answer Follows

49. A. Persian Rug stamps

50. In ancient Roman religion and myth, he was the horned god of the
forest, plains and fields; when he made cattle fertile he was called
Inuus. He came to be equated in literature with the Greek god Pan.
What in the world of Flora and Fauna derives its name from this god?

51. Answer Follows

52. A. The term Fauna itself

53. The Clyde Auditorium is a concert venue in Glasgow, Scotland . The
building also served as the venue for the weightlifting competitions of
the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
What is it commonly called?

54. Answer Follows

55. A. The Armadillo

56. Which American show’s Arabic version is set in ‘Rabeea’

57. Answer Follows

58. A. The Simpsons (Equivalent of Springfield)

59. Where have you more famously seen her?

60. Answer Follows

61. A. Grant Wood’s American Gothic

62. The flag of Ohio state is a rare example of a particular type of civil flag.
What is unique.
More famous example of this type of flag

63. Answer Follows

64. A. Non-quadrilateral flag; Nepal being the other

65. Which are the only two square country flags in the world?

66. Answer Follows

67. A. Switzerland and Vatican City