Which fictitous characters name was at first given as Mortimer ?
A : Mickey Mouse.
What is common to the states Indiana, Ohio, West Viginia of USA, East Transval and Nothern province of South Africa and West Bengal ?
A : They all have a place named Calcutta.
Isihara Plate tests are used to determine what ?
A : Colour blindness.
The movie Border is based on a war scene of which place in India ?
A : Longewala.
India's first mobile phone call, made by Sukhram to .... ?
A : Jyoti Basu.
Expand SIM in 'SIMputer'.
A : Simple, Inexpensive, Multilingual.
Name the proposed brand of bottled water that is to be launched by the Railways shortly.
A : Rail Neer.
How do we better know Arthur S. Jefferson ?
A : Stan Laurel.
Who live in 742 Evergreen Terrace ?
A : The Simpsons.
How do we better know Oswald Cobblepot ?
A : The Penguin (Batman).
What feature did German film director Fritz Lang include for the first time in the film "The Woman in the Moon" which has today become a standard part of space-launch protocol?
A : The backward countdown.
What does VHS stand for as used in video tapes and recorders?
A : Video Home System.
Which term in english (used in investigations) derived its name from an item used in Brish sport of Fox Hunting ?
A : Red Herring.
What is italian made western movies known as ?
A : Spaghetti westerns.
Who is the rather unusual murderer of Stephen Norton ?
A : Hercule Poirot.
Which company was founded when, on the afternoon of May 7, 1946, some 20 people gathered on the III floor of a burned-out department store building inwar-devastated downtown Tokyo ?
A : Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering Corporation which later became Sony Corporation.
What is the punchline of Nike, as the underlying theme of its new e-biz sales pitch targeted at NRIs, expats and Indians working abroad ?
A : �It is all about loving your parents�, (The K3G punchline)
Connect the two movies : "The Empress(1932)" & "Jesse James(1939)" ?
A : Due to these two films started the now familiar disclaimers "Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental" and "No animals were harmed in the making of this motion picture."
What is the full name of JRD Tata ?
A : Jehangir Ratanji Tata.
What is the "Fifth Veda" ?
A : The Mahabharata.
What did theatrs in China do, when the chinese were frightened to come to Cinema hall due to "The Moving Spirits" ?
A : They paid the customers.
Who is the only Indian to captain Bayern Munich ?
A : V. Anand.
Name the first Tom & Jerry movie .
A : "Puss gets the boot".
The start and end credits of Ghost World (2001) *ing Tora Birch and Steve Buscemi roll up against which song in the background?
A : Md. Rafi's "Jaan pehchaan hai" from Gumnaam (1965).
By Sayan Sircar
This started as "Fourscore and seven years ago----." What did it end with?
A : "Democracy is government of the people, by the people and for the people" -Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address
What are:B for Biwi,C for Chor ,L for Laws & T for Tarzan? A : MTv Filmi Fundas
Who wrote the following lines.."you never write to me at all, you do not love your husband; you know the pleasure that your letters give him, yet you cannot even manage to write him half a dozen lines,dashed off in a moment!" in a passionate love letter to his wife? A : Napoleon, in a letter to Josephine
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower cited four weapons that helped most to win the Second World War. One was the C47 Skytrain / Dakota Transport. What were the other three ? A : The Jeep, the Bazooka and the Atomic Bomb
The official name of this famous structure is Torre Pendente De _____ and its original architect was Bonanno Pisano. How do we better know this structure ?
A : Leaning Tower of Pisa
The Changing of the Guard takes place in the forecourt of Buckingham Palace at 11.30 a.m. daily in summer and every other day in winter. The New Guard marches to the Palace from Wellington Barracks with a Guards band, the Old Guard hands over in a ceremony during which the sentries are changed and then returns to barracks. When was the first ever time that the US national anthem was played during the Changing of the Guard ceremony ? A : September 12,2001
The Indian School of Business, Hyderabad, founded by a galaxy of Indian and NRI businessmen, was originally supported by which two world famous management schools ? A : Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and, Kellogg school of Northwestern University
Beijing recently won the bid to host the 2008 Olympics. Which city came in second ? A : Toronto
Which play opened on November 25, 1952 with Richard Attenborough and his wife Sheila Sim among the lead players ? A : 'Agatha Christie's 'The Mousetrap'
Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck are some of the famous characters owned by Walt Disney Inc. Who owns the Indian mascots: 'Piyush the Parrot', 'Riki the Rhino', 'Goldie the Peacock', 'Mimi the Fawn' and 'Anand' ? A : Esselworld,Mumbai
In France, it is known as 'Alerte A Malibu'. Venezuelans call it 'Guardianes de la Bahia'. The Hebrew title is 'Mishmar Ha - Mifratz'. How do we know it ? A : Baywatch
She is fresh-faced, has green-blue eyes and silver ponytails, and is clad in metallic pastel colours and trendy platform shoes. Asian in origin, she is single, and has a mind of her own and is fluent in English, Hindi and Mandarin. Finally, she freaks out with friends, fun and music. Who are we talking about ? A : 'LiLi', a virtual interactive VJ created by Ericsson Communications Ltd
Cyber Round
By Sayan Sircar
The World Wide Web was not Tim Berners-Lee's first choice of name for the Internet. He preferred a name which was an expansion of the acronym TIM. Expand TIM. A : The Information Mesh or The Information Mine.
Which Internet technology developed at UC Berkeley is named after the mythological spider of the Plains Indians? A : Inktomi
Where do most of us listen to one of the works of Brian Eno? A : The Windows startup sound "Ta Da..."
Where would you find these:HKCR,HKCU,HKLM,HKU,HKCC,HKDD? A : Main keys in the Windows Registry: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT, HKEY_CURRENT_USER, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, HKEY_USERS, HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG, HKEY_DYN_DATA
Some say the personal computer era began when a micro computer appeared on the cover of January 1975 issue of Popular Electronics. What was the computer? A : Altair 8800
Only 220 examples of this computer were produced at $666.66 apiece. What was the computer? A : Apple 1
What are special about all these chip designs from Intel: McKinley, Madison, Montecito and Chivano? A : All have a 64bit architecture and none are yet released in the market (as of 30.3.02)
What is the name given to a graphical icon that represents a real person in a space system ? A : Avatar
Just as 'Project Manhattan' was the codename for developing the first atomic bomb, what was 'Project Chicago' all about ? A : Windows 95
What is the name of the two-storey office block off Route 101 in Silicon Valley that houses the offices of the software company 'Google' ? A : Googleplex
What is a three-finger exercise ? A : Pressing Ctrl-Alt-Del
The designer of the first Basic Interpreter implemented in India is a living legend in Indian IT circles. Who ? A : N R Narayana Murthy of Infosys
What is considered to be the first computer language program written for a personal computer ? A : Bill Gates and Paul Allen's BASIC for the MITS (Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems)
What was co-authored by Collins Hemingway ? A : Bill Gate's Business @ the Speed of Thought.
Sports Round
By Dhiman Ghosh
How was Lee Germon appointed as captain for NZ in World Cup 96 ?
A : A newspaper report was given out as - Wanted NZ captain. Lee applied.
Which club celebrated its 100 years 6th march this year ?
A : Real Madrid.
What 'original' was discovered by members of the Wiltshire Queries Cricket Club at a clearance sale in London over a year ago ?
A : The original Ranji Trophy. They have decided to return it to the Saurashtra Cricket Association.
Complete the series: Richard Chee Quee, Brad McNamara, Gavin Robertson, ______________, _______________.
Brett Lee, Shane Lee, A : members of the band Six and Out.
Recently, Chaminda Vaas has made the world record for best bowling figures in an ODI. Murali is in 2nd place, breaking Aaqib Javed's record against India. Who is in the 3rd place ?
A : Waqar Younis.
Which English Premiere League team was originally known as "Thames Ironworks" ?
A : West Ham United.
What is common between Budhi Kundaran and Sunil Gavaskar ?
A : Both have opened Bowling as well as Batting in tests.
Which sporting event takes palce at the theatre in Sheffield named "The Crucible" ?
A : World Snooker Championship.
In which sport you might adopt the "Egg" position ?
A : Skiing.
Who were the first company to sponsor Man United's shirts ?
A : Sharp.
Which sportsperson is nicknamed "The Real Deal" ?
A : Evander Holifield.
What is significance of the year 1936 in Olympic history ?
A : The Olympic torch.
Brazil dedicated their 94 World Cup victory to which famous sportsperson ?
A : Ayarton Sena.
What is umpire Frank Chesters claim to fame ?
A : He once refused to give a batsman a run, while he deliberately padded a ball. Thus the rule became a part of the game.
Topics Round
By Sayan Sircar
Ad-world
Which Ad agency made the recent Coke ad featuring Aishwarya Rai? A : Leo Burnett
Which car advertised / advertises itself as 'the ultimate driving machine' ? A : BMW Adwor
Michael Schumacher, Martina Hingis and Alexander Popov all endorse the same watch brand. Name it. A : Omega
Buzzwords
The management jargon "Small is Beautiful" originates from the book of the same name by a famous author. Name him. A : E.F.Schumacher
We've heard of Blue Collars and White Collars. What are Velvet Collar crimes ? A : Criminal acts in takeover bids
In Silicon Valley parlance, what is 'Ladder Bypass' ? A : A typical Silicon Valley maneuver where you leave a job at a big company to join a small company. In the small company, you gain valuable experience and then rejoin the earlier company at a level significantly higher than the one at which you left
Finance
Which city is the headquarters of the European Central Bank ? A : Frankfurt
Insurance companies known for issuing all kinds of policies have of late begun offering K'n'R policies. What is special about these ? A : Kidnap & Ransom policies
Which mercantile institution has had the motto "My word is my bond" since 1801 ? A : London Stock Exchange
James Bond
Six actors have played James Bond so far . Four of them are Sean Connery, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton and Pierce Brosnan. Who are the others ? A : 'George Lazenby (On Her Majesty\'s Secret Service) and David Niven (Casino Royale
The son of one of the actors who played Bond, also played the role of Ian Fleming in a movie. Who ? A : 'Jason Connery, Sean's son (The movie was The Secret Life of Ian Fleming a.k.a. Spymaker)
The real life wife of one of the Bonds also acted in a Bond film. Who and which movie ? A :
The late Cassandra Harris, wife of Pierce Brosnan , in For Your Eyes Only
Literature
In literature, what are Minitrue, Minipax, Miniluv and Miniplenty? A : The various ministries in the novel 1984. Minitrue - propaganda, Minipax - Wars and Conquests, Miniluv - policing and Law and Order and Miniplenty - economic affairs.
Opening lines of a famous book:
No one would have believed, the last years of the nineteenth century that human affairs were being watched keenly and closely, by intelligence far greater than man's and yet as mortal as his own; that as men busied themselves about their affairs they were being scrutinized and studied, perhaps almost as narrowly as a man with a microscope might scrutinize the transient creatures that swarm and multiply in a drop of water.
Identify the book. A :
HG Wells' "The war of the worlds"
Whose autobiography begins as :
"Some facts about my timing: I was born in 1918 in a small town called Far Rockaway, right on the outskirts of New York, near the sea. I lived there till 1935, when I was 17. I went to MIT for 4 years ,and then I went to Princeton, in about 1939. During the time I was at Princeton I started to work on the Manhattan Project..." A :
Richard P. Feynman," Surely You're Joking Mr. Feynman!"
Pot Luck
Before it became a world leader in computer games, what product did the Japanese company Nintendo make ? A : Playing cards(Pot Luck)
Many companies are intimately linked to their towns, for e.g., Boeing is to Seattle as Coca-Cola is to Atlanta. What town is linked to Ford Motor Company ? A : Dearborn,Michigan(Pot Luck)
What was invented by Daniel Peter, who sold the concept to his neighbor Henri ?
A : Milk Chocolates, "Henri" as in Henri Nestle(Pot Luck)
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Simon and Garfunkel
Sphinx
6 and out
Citicorp Centre , NY
Bernini (painter)
Helen Brodie
Clive W Tombaugh , discoverer of Pluto
Sam Mendes (American Beauty)
The Arc de Triumphe , Paris
Pierre Cardin
Great Barrier Reef
The Temple of Artemis Diana at Ephesus
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