What was the 1st live coverage of a sports event in
the history of TV?
A: Parts of 1936 Berlin Olympics were beamed live in a
show of technical prowess. Photofinish cameras were
used as well, not sure if for the first time.
Name the most famous governess on Cherry Tree Lane.
A: Mary Poppins.
Aragorn, Gimli, Gandalf, Boromir, Sam, Frodo,
Merry, Pippin and Legolas make up what? (specific
answer)
A: The Fellowship of the Ring.
Sir Richard Burton is credited with the translation
of which Indian text to English?
A: Kama Sutra.
This compound can be highly corrosive in the vapour
form. Al salts in a solution of this compound lead to
Alzheimers disease, Pb eroded by this compound leads
to brain damage, the selenium and tellurium and
sulphur equivalents of this compound are violently
toxic, ion exchange mechanisms are used to purify the
compund for industrial use. Name the compound.
A: Water.
Chamonix 1924, Calgary Albertville Lillehammer
Nagano ??
A: Salt Lake City.
"Determinism does not guarantee predictability" -
cornerstone of which overhyped theory.
A: Chaos Theory
Connect : Zakiruddin, Nasiruddin, Jalaluddin,
Shihabuddin, and Moinuddin.
A: Moghul emperors : Babar to Shah Jahan.
In the 1st filmfare awards, who won the Best
Actress award?
A: Meena Kumari ( Baiju Bawra ).
Bob Hope has done it the maximum no. of times, but
in recent years Billy Crystal and Rosie O'Donnell have
also done it. What ?
A: Hosting the Oscar Awards.
Why is Frank Worrell Day celebrated in Bengal?
A: Frank Worrell was among those who donated blood
when Nari Contractor was hit on the head by a bouncer
on tour. Sir Frank died of Leukemia, tragically, at
age 42. He was detected with Leukemia in Calcutta in
1966.
Easter time. Fat Tuesday - how is it popularly
known and which city leads the Fat Tuesday
celebrations?
A: Mardi Gras, New Orleans.
Name the only other Indian film to win the Golden
Bear beside Monsoon Wedding.
A: Aparajito.
The 1934 GP gave rise to the legend of the
Mercedes Silver Arrow. When the cars were brought to
the arena, all the Mercedes cars had other colours.
What happened to give rise to the legend?
A: The cars were 1 kg overweight. On the orders of
Team Leader Alfred Neubaeur, the paint was scraped off
the cars to get them race-fit and hence the silver
bodies of the cars.
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