How do we know Robert Leroy Parker and Harry Longbaugh better?
A : Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
How did the American General, Lieutenant-General Leslie J McNair die in 1944 ?
A : He was killed by his own Bombers in Normandy
What is the name of the official London residence of the Queen Mother ?
A : Clarence House
Over the years 'Lux', the Unilever bathing soap has used beautiful women, especially famous actresses, as models in its advertisements all over the world. Who was and remains to be the only man ever to model for Lux ?
A : Paul Newman
Which superhero, created by Jack Kirby and Stan Lee, is the alter ego of Dr. Bruce Banner ?
A : The Incredible Hulk
When Harry read Tom Riddle's diary, he witnessed a conversation between Riddle and which professor?
A : Prof. Dippet,Dumbledore
The colors of the flag of Somalia are based on the colors of which flag?
A : UN
What organ was left inside the body cavity of Egyptian mummies?
A : Heart
In football, which Brazilian was known as 'The Little Bird'?
A : Garrincha (Real name Manoel Dos Santos Francisco)
Why is Rama named so in "Rendezvous with Rama" ?
A : According to custom they were naming celestial objects after mytholigical characters and they were thourough with all Greek gods.
Which film company is owned by Rastapopulos in Tintin comics ?
A : Cosmos Pictures
Become what you are' is the advertising line of which company?
A : Lacoste
When there are two full moons in the same month, what is the second called?
A : Blue moon
What is Triskadekaphobia?
A : Fear of no. 13
Which mythological figure flew so close to the sun that the wax on his wings began to melt?
A : Icarus
In "The Simpsons" where does Homer Simpson work?
A : Nuclear Plant
In the fashion world who/what are mules?
A : Shoes
Whose turkeys have included "Rhinestone" (a country musical comedy) and "Over The Top" (a drama about arm-wrestling)?
A : Stallone
In The Mexican, who/what is the Mexican?
A : A gun
Who was the original subject of Elton John's song Candle in the Wind ?
A : Marylin Monroe
Months which begin on a Sunday will always have what?
A : Friday the 13th
Cyber Round
By Sayan Sircar (CSE II)
2 one-liners of Tom Cruise in "Color of Money" were used in the names of 2 wildely popular computer games. name them?
A : "Need for Speed,Doom"
What does the chat/email acronym RTFM stand for?
A : Read the fucking manual
With reference to the Net, what happened when the Russians launched Sputnik in 1957 ?
A : The U.S. Dept. of Defense created the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA), the starting point for the creation of the Internet
Which was the world's first fully computer-animated feature film ?
A : Pixar's Toy Story
If '.in' is the toplevel domain for India, which country's top level domain is '.aq' ?
A : Antartica
What are Simon King and Badri Seshadri known for ?
A : They are the founders of Cricket.Org (or CricInfo.Com
In the lobby of Cyrix Corp.'s corporate HQ, there is a mausoleum. What is inscribed on the mausoleum ?
A : Intel Inside
What term, integral to the Net, did Ted Nelson coin in his book 'Literary Machines' ?
A : Hypertext
Who or what was born on January 12, 1997 ?
A : HAL 9000
What was co-authored by Collins Hemingway ?
A : Business@the Speed of Thought
Who owns the MP3 format ?
A : It is the intellectual property of the Fraunhofer Institute, Berlin
where did the word Robot originate?
A : 1923 Czeck play Rossum's Universal Robots
Topics Round
By Sayan Sircar (CSE II)
Words
What is a group of snakes called ?
A : Den
Lyssophobia is fear of � ?
A : Insanity
Literature
Who is the author of 'The Land Of My People' and 'Freedom In Exile' ?
A : Dalai Lama
Mystery novels are usually classified into one of two possible types. One of them is 'the hard - boiled', which is a thriller usually set in an urban jungle. What is the second classification which is usually a detective story or has a domestic crime setting ?
A : Cosies
Art & Architecture
Whose official residence is the Lambeth Palace in London ?
A : Archbishop of Canterbury
What relics of the Egyptian sun cult centered in Heliopolis stand in Central Park, in New York City, and in London ?
A : Cleopatra's Needles
War
On which monument would you find the inscription, 'Sleep In Peace. Mistakes Will Not Be Repeated.' ?
A : A monument at Hiroshima
During World War II, B.O.A.C. used to fly mail planes from Australia to the U.K. via Calcutta. But these planes were not allowed to land at Calcutta's Dum Dum airport. Why ?
A : As they were boat - planes, i.e., amphibious, they were routed to the harbour instead
Business Trivia
Metro Goldwyn Mayer trademarked its lion's roar way back. Which other American company has also trademarked another special sound peculiar to its business ?
A : Harley Davidson:The full throated growl of the engines
This company was founded in Zlin, Czechoslovakia in 1894. It is currently headquartered at Don Mills, Ontario. Name this company which has a major presence in India also.
A : Bata
Current Affairs
Which famous personality was recently offered the post of the president of The Czech Republic ?
A : Madeline Albright
If it is Chris Tarrant in the UK and Regis Philbin in the USA, who is the equivalent in India ?
A : Amitabh Bachchan
Visuals
By Sayan Sircar (CSE II)
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Answers:
Carly Fiorina
Liz Taylor being made a dame
Stanley Kubrik
The assassination of Robert Kennedy
Jhumpa Lahiri
Mika Hakkinnen
Ajanta Caves
Craig Barrett, CEO of Intel
Star Wars Episode I
Quake 3 Arena
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