The Tower Of London now houses the crown jewels, and other gems. What was its use during the World Wars?
A : As a prison
The Eiffel Tower was built in 1889. Why?
A : To commemorate the French Revolution.
Chuck Barris was a TV producer by day and a CIA assassin by night. Based on his true story is this forthcoming film.
A : Confessions Of A Dangerous Mind (this is also George Clooney's directorial debut)
The Duke of Beaufort had an estate in Gloucestershire from whose name a game has been named. Which game?
A : Badminton
Which famous film's opening lines are : 'I believe in America'?
A : The Godfather
Name Lata Mangeshkar's gharana.
A : Bhendi Bazar Gharana
The initial surname of Jawaharlal Nehru's family was something different. It was Kaul. How did the change occur?
A : The Kashmiri pandit Raj Kaul was driven out from Kashmir. Thereafter he got a jagir near Allahabad by a canal (Nahar). Nehru comes from Nahar.
Whose autobiography is : 'Take It From Me, Life Is A Struggle, But You Can Win'?
A : Erin Brockovich
The band 'NSYNC has changed its name to something else. What?
A : *NSYNC
Whose autobiography starts with : 'An only son of prosperous parents is apt to be spoilt, especially so in India.'?
A : Jawaharlal Nehru
To whom did Rabindranath Tagore dedicate his book of nonsense poems, Khaapchharaa
A : Rajshekhar Basu
The motto of Hogwarts is 'Draco Dormiens Nunquam Tittilandus'. What does this mean?
A : Never tickle a sleeping dragon.
The tune 'Kaliyon Ka Chaman' has been found to be initially composed by whom?
A : Bappi Lahiri
The funerary temple of Ramses II has the ruins of his statue. Which literary creation has been inspired by this?
A : The poem Ozymandias by PB Shelley
This English word comes from the Latin meaning 'white' and is derived from the ancient Roman practice of displaying public notices engraved on white marble slabs.
A : 'Album'
What is sponsored by a magazine called AIR?
A : The Ignobel prizes (AIR stands for Annals of Improbable Research)
The producers of the Bond series of films are a British/Swiss company called Eon Productions. What is the full form of Eon?
A : Everything Or Nothing
In Dante's Divine Comedy, a person called Sinon suffers the greatest punishment - being held permanently between Satan's jaws. What had he done to deserve this punishment?
A : He convinced the Trojans to accept the Trojan Horse, causing Troy's destruction.
There is a popular Bengali poem called : 'Sakaale uthiya aami mone mone boli' (every moring I pray in my mind). Who is the author?
A : Kusumkumari Devi, the poet Jibanananda's mother.
By Satabdi Das (BCSE II)
Name the champion boxer who was apparently denied a berth on the First Class of the Titanic because he was a Negro, and he refused to travel in a lower class.
A : Jack Johnson
Which famous astronomer threatened legal action against Apple when he learned that the company was using his name as the internal code name for its PowerMac 7100/66 ?
A : Carl Sagan.The company changed the computer's codename to BHA--for Butt-Head-Astronomer.Not surprisingly,it was forced to change the name yet again. this time to LAW, Lawyers Are Wimps.
Russell Crowe, the Australian actor is also part of a rock band. Which band?
A : 30 odd foot of grunts
What connects Nina Blackwood, Mark Goodman, Alan Hunter, J J Jackson and Martha Quinn?
A : They were mtv's first vjs when it started on august1, 1981
LTTE'S Black Tigers are the suicide bombers who blow themselves up while completing their mission. From which English movie did LTTE chief Prabhakaran get this idea?
A : Death Wish II(a woman blows herself after killing a world leader)
Connect Vitalstatistix of Asterix Comics fame and the statement 'We have discovered the secret of Life'?
A : The statement was made by Crick after discovering the structure of the DNA to be a 'Double Helix'. Vitalstatistix has a brother-in-law called 'Dubblehelix'
44 What relevance does the term "The Little 20th" have to Tintin?
A : It is the translation of La petit vingtieme, the magazine as whose reporter Tintin starts his career
Only two Indian batsmen have batted on all five days of a Test match. One is Ravi Shastri. Who is the other? A : M.L jaisimha
Only five persons till date have been awarded honorary life membership of the Madras Cricket Club. Kapil Dev,Sachin Tendulkar, Leander Paes, Mahesh Bhupathi are four of them. Who's the fifth ?
A : Nasser Hussain, who is a NRM-Non Residential Madrasi
What precious gemstone is associated with the 45th wedding anniversary?
A : Sapphire
Which American criminal was named "Public enemy number one" by the FBI in the 1930's?
A :John Dillinger
Who was the referee for the 422nd Quidditch World Cup final?
A : Hassan Mostafa of Egypt
When Neil Armstrong stepped onto the moon and said his famous pre-written line; he missed out an important word. What word was it?
A : a (He was supposed to say "One small step for A man, one giant leap for mankind")
A famous airport is named after a man who shot down airplanes. In a famous battle in the Pacific in WWII, while flying his plane, he found himself alone in the air as six enemy aircraft appeared. He shot down all six and became a hero. Which airport?
A : Chicago�s O�Hare airport(named after Edward o' hare)
"Choose life. Choose a job. Choose a career. Choose a family. Choose a f****** big television, Choose washing machines, cars, compact disc players and electrical tin openers..." so does the opening voice-over says. Identify this cult movie ?
A : Trainspotting
About what logo did its designer Peter Scott, remark: 'We wanted an animal that is beautiful and one loved by many people in this world for its appealing qualities. We also wanted an animal that had impact with black and white printing to save money on printing costs ?
A : Chi-Chi - the Panda -mascot of WWF
What is the most famous product made by the R.S. Owens Company of Chicago, Illinois?
A : The Oscars.
What incident makes the 1885 Oval test match between England and Australia unparalleled in sportsmanship ?
A : Australian captain Murdoch took the catch of Scolt, who was the last Aussie bats-man to be dismissed. Murdoch was then fielding for England as a substitute. Eventually England won the test match
What is omitted from this list : Chester , Cornwall , Rothesay , Carrick , Renfrew , The Isles , Scotland ? A : Wales. The list comprises the titles of Prince Charles, who is Earl of Chester, -Duke of Cornwall, Duke of Rothesay, Earl of Carrick, Baron Renfrew, Lord of the -Isles, Great Steward of Scotland, and, of course, Prince of Wales.
For which Hollywood blockbuster when dubbed into Hindi was the title translated as "murdon ki kahani bachon ki zubani"?
A : The Sixth Sense
"This is Hollywood where all dreams come to an end but keep on dreaming"which movie was advertised with these lines?
A : Pretty Woman
Shakespeare was a devoted punster. Macbeth contains at least 114 puns and there is list of his puns docketed by Helge Kokeretz, which runs into 89 pages. My favourite is from Antony & Cleopatra, when Antony asks Cleopatra, whether she was in love with him, what was her answer? The answer is a pun on the name of a famous poet.
A : Oh Marc I am
What are computer hackers called, who use their skills for good purposes, like exposing and improving a company's security?
A : White Hat Hackers
Which product that made in debut at Andy Capp's bar in Sunnyvale, California in 1972 had just one instruction "Avoid missing ball for high score"?
A : pong
Profile applicable to a small group of people: they are small built, under 5'8" and 150 lb, unattached, otherwise unknown and aged between 25 and 39. Their professions vary from workers to white collar political aspirants. Who does this profile describe?
A : US presidential assassins
At the Vintage car rally organized in Bangalore in April 2001, the winner of "Best Maintained Car" went to a jet black Morris minor called "Killer Ghost". Who was the original owner of that car ?
A : Nathuram Godse
Rani Rushmoni handed over this piece of land to the Maharajah of Cutch Behar. Later it was in the hands of Lord Auckland who was the Governer General and it was taken care of by two of the members in the family who made it into a park. Today it is named in the memory of the two. Which place?
A : Eden sisters .Eden Gardens.They also took care of eden park in Auckland(which is named after lord Auckland.
Connect Arnold Swazzeneggar, a slotting machine, a pink rabbit, a pair of lips, Robert De Niro, Jack Nicholson, a bee, a sheep, a cash register and the moon.
A : Genie in Aladdin
Connection - Ananthavijaya, Paundraka, Devadatta, Sughosha and Manipushpaka.
A : Conches of the Pandavas
Words
By Satabdi Das (BCSE II)
We know "break a leg" is a superstition. From where is this phrase derived?
A : It is a superstition against wishing an actor Good Luck! Popular etymology derives the phrase from the 1865 assassination of Abraham Lincoln. John Wilkes Booth, the actor turned assassin, leapt to the stage of Ford's Theater after the murder, breaking his leg in the process. The logical connection with good luck is none too clear, but such is folklore.
What word derived from the French for 'lightning' is used to describe a cake long in shape but short in duration, with cream filling and chocolate or other icing ?
A : Eclair as in Cadbury's Eclairs.
13This word was originally Negro slang for roadhouses. Louis Glass applied it to his 1899 invention which was sold to such establishments. What did he invent ?
A : Jukebox
What popular concert instrument gets its name from a Persian word meaning 'sweet' ?
A : Sarod
By Debamitro Chakraborti
This word, related to the entertainment world, means 'ladder' in Latin.
A : 'Climax'
This English word comes from a Latin word meaning 'white', and is derived from the ancient Roman practice of displaying public notices engraved on white marble slabs.
A : Album
Special topic : Indian Literature
By Debamitro Chakraborti (BCSE II)
Bengali writers/poets have received the Jnanpith Awards 5 times. Four of them are Mahashweta Devi, Ashapurna Devi, Bishnu Dey, and Subhash Mukhopadhyay. Who's the 5th?
A : Tarashankar Mukhopadhyay
Michael Madhusudan Dutta published a partial translation of a foreign work called 'Hector Badh'. Name the original.
A : The Iliad
Vikram Seth had written a novel in verse. Name it.
A : The Golden Gate
The Kamasutra says that women should study 64 arts, including cooking, dressing etc. Art no. 45 is mlechchhita-bikalpa. What is this?
A : The art of secret writing.
The Captive Ladie and Visions Of The Past are English books of poems by which Indian author?
A : Michael Madhusudan Datta
'An only son of prosperous parents is apt to be spoilt, especially so in India'. Start of whose autobiography?
A : Jawaharlal Nehru
Acrostic Round
First half : G_O_L_NE_S
Turning down Sam Goldwyn's offer to buy the screen rights of his plays, he said: "The trouble, Mr Goldwyn, is that you are only interested in art and I am only interested in money." Who?
A: George Bernard Shaw
Which famous author proclaimed at New York customs, "I have nothing to declare but my genius"?
A: Oscar Wilde
His wife Tove was six times Karate champion of Finland. He became famous for something he wrote as a student at the University of Helsinki. Name him.
A: Linus Torvalds
What is the study of clouds called?
A: Nephology
Which musician�s original name is Marshall Bruce Mathers III?
A: Eminem
What is the common name for the ailment dysphemia?
A: Stuttering
Overall question : Krishna Bharat thought of this after 9/11. It materialized later on, recently. What are we talking about?
A: Google News
Second half : T_A_KY__M_M
The MGM logo features a roaring lion. In which MGM production is the lion replaced with another animal?
A: T& Jerry
In the TV cartoon series "The Simpsons", what is the name of the Indian convenience store owner who lives in the same street as the Simpsons ? (the name is a dedication to one of India's greatest contributions to world cinema)
A: Apu
In Maharashtra it is called �Tu Tu Tu� while in Madras it is called �Chudy Cudu�. How do we know it as?
A: Kabaddi
What was launched in 1994 as 'Jerry's Guide to the World Wide Web' ?
A: Yahoo!
Which company was previously known as the Galvin Manufacturing company?
A: Motorola
What is common between these 3 actors Steven Bauer, Don Johnson and Antonio Banderas?
A: These three actors were married to the actress Melanie Griffith, obviously at different points in the latter's life
Overall question : The Oxford English Dictionary says this term was inspired by the fact that hitting potholes or teeth-rattling bumps in the road causes persons passing over it in a vehicle to nod the head involuntarily, as if in acknowledgement of a favour. What ?
A: Thank you M'am
Visuals
By Satabdi Das 1--> 2--> 3--> A famous book written in prison. 4-->Connect the pic to the movie Chariots of Fire 5-->This person killed an "album cover" 6-->This gentleman loved the science of boxing although he wasn't a boxer by profession 7-->Identify By Debamitro Chakraborti 8-->This is the logo of a famous organisation 9-->Identify the film from the poster 10-->Logo of ? 11-->Connect a band with the two given pictures 12-->
Answers:
Lee Harvey Oswald
John Wilkes Booth
Mein Kampf by Adolf Hitler
emblem of the prince of wales is shown in the pic.->lady diana->dodi-al-fayed->produced chariot of fire
Mark david chapman-assassinated john lenon
Nelson Mandela
Louise May Brown - world's first test-tube baby
PEN
The Seven Samurai
SETI Institute
Alan Parsons Project. The first pic is of Alan Parsons while the second one is of the band lead singer Eric Woolfson
Simon Singh
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