1) The full naam of this organization is ' Ha _______, le Modiyn ve le Tafkidim Mayuhadim '. And have 'By way of deception, thou shalt win war' as their motto. Fill in the Blanks? (Thanx to Saugata Chatterjee for the Q) ##Mossad 2) Connect: Six neckties, an antique paperweight, a silver tabletop holder, a pair of sunglasses, a casual shirt, a mug, a frog figurine and a letter opener depicting a frog. ##Gifts Monica gave Clinton. Only Shailesh Murali got this one. >From the Starr Report... "Many of the 30 or so gifts that she gave the President reflected his interests in history, antiques, cigars, and frogs. Ms. Lewinsky gave him, among other things, six neckties, an antique paperweight showing the White House, a silver tabletop holder for cigars or cigarettes, a pair of sunglasses, a casual shirt, a mug emblazoned "Santa Monica," a frog figurine, a letter opener depicting a frog, several novels, a humorous book of quotations, and several antique books. He gave her, among other things, a hat pin, two brooches, a blanket, a marble bear figurine, and a special edition of Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass." 3) One of the authors of The Center Fresh Book of Cricket Lists is Mudhar P Athreya, the famous analyst and newspaper reporter. Who is the other? (Not one of my favorite questions) ##Barry O'Brien 4) The text found in chapter 3, verse 16, of most books in the Bible is a typical verse with no special distinction. But when X examined what leading scholars throughout the centuries have written about those verses, he found that there is a fascinating story to be learned in every case, full of historical and spiritual insights. This book presents jargon-free introductions to each book of the Bible and in-depth analyses of what people from many different religious persuasions have said about the texts found in chapter 3, verse 16, together with 60 original illustrations by many of the world's leading calligraphers. Name the author X. ##Donald E Knuth. #Hits 0. The name of the book is 3:16. Don has given a series of lectures as part of MIT's God and Computers project. A big part of these lectures talk about his experiences writing a book on a theological theme. http://web.mit.edu/bpadams/www/gac/. They were also be web-broadcasted by Dr. Dobb's Journal. To listen to these lectures goto http://technetcast.ddj.com 5) My friend Dudley Wright suggested "Au Fait" (as my nom de plume/brush), which means "it is done" in French. I spelt it O-f-e-y, which turned out to be a name the blacks used for "whitey." But after all, I was whitey, so it was all right. One of my drawings was a portrait of a beautiful blonde nude model from art class, which I called "Madame Curie Observing Radiations from Radium". One art-lover at my exhibition came over and started up a conversation with me: "Tell me, do you draw from photographs or from models?" "I always draw directly from a posed model." "Well, how did you get Madame Curie to pose for you?" WhoamI? ##Richard Feynman. Andy Warhol was the popular answer. 6) If Sox is Bill Clinton's cat, which world leader's dog is Baltic, who led his master's funeral procession in 1996? ##Francois Mitterand. Yitzkah Rabin was the popular answer. 7) What does "to do a Melba" mean? (Thanx to Mitesh Agarwal for the Q) ##Retiring and making a comeback. If I remember right it is named after Dame Melba who did the same. She was supposed to be BBC's first newsreader. Does she have to do anything to do with the Peach Melba? Wasn't the Peach Melba named by an Aussie Chef in honor of an Opera Singer? Does anybody have info on the origin? 8) Who played Santa Claus at Beur Jail, distributing sweets and cheer to all the prison in-mates last Christmas? ##Laloo Prasad Yadav 9) "Some scientists say that the major building block of the universe is hydrogen because it is the most plentiful element, but my theory is that the universe is made up of stupidity because it is more plentiful than hydrogen." Whose words? ##Frank Zappa. Only Keerthi Raghavan got this one. If anybody is interested I can send the 130K wav file of the quote. 10) Sorry long Q: He was born on February 19, 1948 in Aston, Birmingham, England. Although he began playing accordion, it wasn't long before he was inspired by Cliff Richards and the Shadows (Hank Marvin on guitar) to begin saving for his first guitar at the age of 14. At the age of 18, his band booked its first gig in Germany. He gave notice to his job at a machine shop to pursue his career, only to have a devastating accident on his very last day of work. He caught his right hand in one of the machines, tearing off the tips of his middle and ring fingers. Although doctors told his playing days were over, a friend returned his faith by bringing him a recording by Django Rienhardt, a gypsy guitarist who also injured his hand. Although Django had only two fingers on his fretting hand, his music was brilliant. Newly inspired, he designed a type of thimble to fit his fingertips, and added leather pads for better grip. Using this, he relearned how to play guitar. Looking back, he feels the accident definitely had influence over his future guitar stylings. He had to compensate for the lack of feeling in his fingertips, so he played the notes "over vibrato", which resulted in a fuller sound. Who ease he? (Thanx to Sankalpa Bhattacharjya for the Q) ##Toni Iommi of Black Sabbath. Iommi and Ozzy were in rival gangs and couldn't see face to face before they formed the band. #Hits: 0 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.Ram got married to Sita:Lakshman to Urmila:Bharat to Mandavi and Shatrughan to Shrutkirti:the question is, who was the father of Mandavi and Shrutkirti?(it was not janaka but his brother!!) # Kushadhwaja (Tups:Kushadhwaja. Incidentally, Janaka's real name is Seeradhwaja all kings of Mithila were titled Janaka). 2.On top of which type of tree did Hanuman sit and observe Sita after reaching Ashok vatika in Lanka?? #Shingshapa (Shishu-tree) 3.what is the significane of the following mantra in Ramayana? 'Jai tvam devi Chamunde , jai bhootarti harini! Jai sarva gate devi,kaalratrinamostute"!! #probably the toughest question in this quiz as noone cracked this blinder.the above mantra is a collosal example to illustrate Hanuman's knowledge and intelligence.legend has it that when the war with ravana was on ,ravana arranged for a maha chandi yajna.if ravana had succeeded in conducting the yajna peacefully, then he would have become invincible and rama would have certainly lost the battle.hanuman got to know about this from his spies and decided to interrupt the yajna.posing as a priest,he influenced the priests there to change the 'ha' to 'ka' in the first line of the mantra.(this minor alteration change the meaning completely:the original meaning was' O godess of victory chamunda ,one who rids the distressed of fear,i salute u in the night'..the alteration changed the meaning to 'O godess of victory chamunda, one who creates fear in the distressed,i salute u in the night'.. ravana himself was a sanskrit scholar but failed to notice this change.the alteration not only nullified the effect of the mantra but rendered ravana helpless. 4.Though Hanuman had taken vows of celebacy he however had a son:legend has it that when he doused his burning tail in the sea after burning Lanka,a drop of his sweat fell down and was inbibed by a fish:the fish became pregnant and gave birth to a son when she was brought to the kitchen of Ahiravan.later this boy helped his father hanuman rescue Rama and Lakshman when they were abducted to paatal by ahiravan.just name hanuman's son??? # makardhwaja..lot of u said matsyaputra,matsyajiv etc!! 5.Dasharath also had a daughter from Kaushalya .she was married to sage rishyaringa who performed the famous yagnya for dasharath.just tell me the name of Rama's sister??? #only tups and shivakumar spotted the googly here.tups answer below is simply brilliant. Shanta is probably the answer you are looking for - but if so, I have a bone to pick. Shanta was actually a daughter of Dasharath's brother Lomapada (hairy-foot?). The story goes thus - Lomapada's kingdom was not getting rain, so he used some prostitutes to get Rishi Vibhandaka's naive son Rishyasringa to come to his kingodom. When it duly poured cats and dogs, he married his daughter off to the sage. At that time, Dasharath came to his brother's kingdom and invited his brother and the newly-weds to come to his kingdom for the Putreshti Yajna and also persuaded Lomapada's son-in-law to be the yajnik-in-chief. Valmiki describes at length how the party came to Ayodhya and how delighted the people of Ayodhya were to see the wide-eyed (vishalakshi) Shanta for the first time. This clearly indicates that Shanta was Ram's first cousin, not sister. I know this myth has been going around for some time, but it's time someone put it to rest. 6.legend has it that valmiki composed his first verse while involuntarily overcome with grief on seeing a bird dying from a hunter's arrow.which bird ?? #Krouncha (tups:Krouncha ("yat krounchamithuna dekam / abadhi kamamohitam..." This was also the first verse in Sanskrit poetry composed in (ahem!) Anustup chhanda) 7.what was the ''chandrahasa''?? # the mighty sword given by shiva to ravana.suresh was the first to crack this one:-) 8.what was the name of janaka's bow used in Sita's swayamvara?? # Kindhura..only kowsik got this one..i was looking for the name though most of u did mention shiva's bow. 9.A garland of which creeper did Rama ask Sugriva to wear on his neck to enable Rama distinguish him from Vali?? # A garland of gajapushpa. 10.If Hanuman lept from the Mahendra mountain for lanka ,on which mountain in Lanka did he land/alight??? #Lamba (tups:Lamba (as in 'perpendicular'). Lankapuri was on the adjacent Mount Trikoota. ) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1. Who is the only actor to have worked with someone or the other in the four generation of Kapoors (Prithviraj Kapoor's family) in feature films? ## Lot of actors have worked with Raj Kapoor's generation (ie Raj, Shammi and Shashi) and Randhir Kapoor's generation ( Randhir, Rishi, Rajeev, Karan and Kunal). So the funda lies in the fact that this person MUST have worked with BOTH Prithviraj Kapoor and Karishma Kapoor. The only person is AJIT(the Loyan). He acted with Prithviraj Kapoor in AnandaMath and with Karishma in Police Officer and Jigar. He has also worked with Randhir, Rishi and Shashi Kapoor(if not the others) Ans : AJIT $$(2), Satyaki & Siddhartha 2. There's this song which has created quite a craze throughout the nation - Kya Soorat Hai by the Bombay Vikings. The original song is Zaroorat Hai by Kishore Kumar. Name the film and the composer. Ans : Film : MANMAUJI Composer: MADAN MOHAN I've given part markings as well. Lot of you mentioned a film called Shriman Shrimati/Shrimati(??) $$(2) Shardul and Aniruddha 3. Who scored the background music for BR Chopra's two songless hits Kanoon and Ittefaq ? Ans ; Who else but the best in the trade - SALIL CHOWDHURY. His sense of background score has been unrivaled (perhaps except by Hemant Kumar). $$(5) 4. Who is common to: Rudali, Dalapathy, Saza-e-Kalapani, Gardish, Barsaat, and Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani? (Should be quite easy) Ans. SANTOSH SIVAN shot all the films. Three of them were South Indian productions. I thought that would be a strong clue. Plus currently he's the most sought after technician in India. $$(4) 5. A question on Filmfare awards: There are awards for Best Film(General Category) and Best Film (Critics Choice). Only once has the same film won both the awards. (Clue : The year is in the 1970's). Name the film. Ans. RAJANIGANDHA(1974),prod: Suresh Jindal, dir: Basu Chatterjee. The only director to do so.Thats why his films were called the middle of the road cinema. Incidentaly, Shekhar Kapur won two Filmfare awards (in consecutive years!!!) for Bandit Queen. In the awards of 1996 he won the award for directing the Critic's choice for the best film. In 1997 he won the Best Director's (General Category) award. $$(4) 6. What are the christian names of the two main characters(played by Naseeruddin Shah & Ravi Baswani) of 'Jaane Bhi do Yaaron' and what is the reason behind it? (Clue: check history of people concerned) Ans : VINOD and SUDHIR after the two close friends of Kundan Shah. During the struggling days, they had decided that whoever gets the break first will name the two main characters of the film on the other two. Incidently, Sudhir Mishra was the Writer & Assistant Director and Vidhu Vinod Chopra was the Production Controller of 'Jaane bhi do Yaaron'. $$(9) 7. Anthony Gonzalves(Amitabh Bachchan in Amar Akbar Anthony), on seeing somebody run very fast says.." Aaisa to aadmi life mein doiichh baar bhagta ha,....." Finish the line.( Clue: he says two things which rhymes together) Ans. Olympic ka race ho ya police ka case ho. I've given points for minor changes in the dialogue. Given half pts as well to anyone who mentioned police / olympics. $$(11). No wonder the film is one of those with 100% repeat value. 8. Hrishikesh Mukherjee's film "Anand" is dedicated to __________ and __________. fill in the blanks.(.5 pts each) Ans. RAJ KAPOOR and the CITY OF BOMBAY. Again half pts given. $$(5) 9. There is a a very well known film of the 50's called CID(starring Dev Anand). It is still very popular for its wholesome entertainment and terrific music. Who was the Producer and Director of the film. I want both the names. No half points. Ans. This question got most of you guessing among four or five people (who emerged from the Navketan camp).The catch is that although Dev Anand is the hero of this very Navketan-ish film, the film has been produced by GURU DUTT(Films Pvt Ltd.). The second catch is GuruDutt, known primarily as a director has let his protege RAJ KHOSLA direct it. Hope you enjoyed this interesting piece of trivia. $$(6) 10. Generally we dont have rival audio companies in India sharing the same film title. [One example was 'Pyar To Hona Hi Thaa' (Time Audio and Baba Audio) mainly because Baba Audio was the production company as well.]But sometime back there was a film title that was shared by two rival companies, because of the large amount the producer was asking for. Name the film. (Giveaway Clue: The songs were a big hit even before the negotiations had started, that was the obvious reason for the enormous price the producer asked for.) Ans : It has to be a South Indian hit( as the songs were a big hit even before the negotiations for the hindi audio rights had started) and most probable is that the music director is AR Rahman or Illayaraaja. Well if you make a list of very few films in this category, you'll see that the film is KT Kunjomun & Shankar's"HUMSE HAI MUQABLA"starring Prabhudeva and Naghma, the remake of Kaadalan. Venus and Time Audio brought down their differences to share the title. $$(2) Piyush and Sriram 11. Name the Hindi copies of these English Films: a) The Hard way (Carbon Copy) b) If Looks Could Kill (80% copy) Clue: The production banner of the Hindi films is the same. Ans : a) The Hard way (Carbon Copy) - MAIN KHILADI TU ANADI, recycled by: Sameer Malkan b) If Looks Could Kill (80% copy) - BAADSHAH; recycled by: Abbas-Mustan Both films are produced by United Seven (Venus Records and Tapes) $$(0). No one got Badshah. Prashant, Pramod and Yeshwant got MKTA right, got 0.5 each. 12. In Sunny Deol's debut film(Betaab, 1983) and Bobby Deol's debutfilm(Barsaat, 1995), there is a person who worked in both the films but did different jobs( e.g. suppose he has edited one film and acted in theother). Incidently he is the only one apart from Dharmendra and Sunny Deol who's worked(in a possible award winner category i.e either as an actor or as a technician) in both the films. He's a part of Dillagi as well. He is very popular not only in India but among Indians throughout the world. Who is this person. (Tough, but can be worked out) Ans. He played Sunny's younger version in Betaab and sang a couple of songs in Barsaat. He sang in Dillagi as well. He is the musical ambassador of Zee TV for Indians throughout the world. Yes, SONU NIGAM is the answer. $$(0) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1. Syd (a platypus ) , Milee (an ekinda) and Oly ( a kookaburra) will be in the news in the coming year . What are they ? They are the mascots of the Sydney (Syd) 2000 (Milee) Olympic Games (Oly) 2. Which Tennis player was the first to be ranked Number One by the A.T.P ranking ? Ilie Nastase 3. In the financial world what is 'The Bourse' ? The Paris Stock Exchange (.5 granted for Stock Ech.) 4. Which is the only country in the world to issue stamps in the shape of banana ? Tonga 5. 'On the track' was a magazine published by the fans of which folk-rock star ? Bob Dylan 6. In 1950 the press sarcastically referred that Indian Parliament has 3 houses . The Lok Sabha , The Rajya Sabha and The Tarlok Sabha . What was this Tarlok Sabha ? The Planning Commision (The man responsible for Planning Commision) (Only uncracked Qs in the Quiz ) 7. How is Rajendra Nikhalje better known in Mumbai and the rest of the country ? Chota Rajan 8. Which US state's name can be inferred as being round at two ends and high in the middle ? Work this out , it's easy .... ! Ohio 9. Which notorious organisation was formed on April 7 , 1979 at RangGhar in Sibsagar district ? ULFA (United Liberation Front of Assam) 10. Other Voices(1971) , Full Circle(1972) and ______ (1978) was the last three albums of this group . Name the album released in 1978 ? An American Prayer (Poems by Jim Morrison , DOORS) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Questions 1.Who described Mao Ze Dong as the margarine marxist? Hint. He was named ‘the man of the year’ in 1942 by the Times Magazine. 2.Name the only British P.M. to be assasinated. Where was he assasinated? 3. Name the four american presidents to be assasinated. 4.I was born in 1881in UK and died in 1975. I was a famous novelist and have been suspected by many to have been a german spy during World War2. Who am I? 5.I have been suspected by many to have been a KGB spy. I had a russian wife called Marina and I purchased my .22 rifle by mail order. Who am I? 6.I was a famous novelist and a homosexual. I have been suspected by many to have been the Jack the ripper. Who am I? 7.Name the rumanian gymnast who posed nude for the Playboy recently. 8.Who was the only member of the royal family to be assasinated by the I.R.A? Who was his assasin? 9.To whom did Michael Jackson dedicate his album, History Past Present and Future? 10.M.K.Gandhi has been named the asian man of the century. Who was his nearest rival to the title? 11.Name the four asians who were among the top 10 military leaders named by BBC. 12.Connect Ramon Benitez and Adolfo Mena. 13.The atom bomb which was dropped on Hiroshima had the photograph of an american actress on it. Name the american actress. 14.Who wrote ‘Why I am an atheist’? 15.Who is the only musician to have his name in the german dictionary? Answers 1.Stalin 2.Spencer Percival in the lobby of the House of Commons. Note the word in italics. 3.Lincoln, JFK, McKinley and Garfield. 4.P.G.Wodehouse 5.Lee Harvey Oswald. 6.Oscar Wilde. 7.Corina Ungureanu.Everyone thought it was Nadia Comaneci. 8.Lord Mountbatten. Thomas MacMahon.No one could name his assasin. 9.T.A.Edison.No one could crack this one. 10.Deng Xiao Ping. 11.Chu The, Vo Nguyen Giap, Moshye Dayan and Gen.Chowdhury. 12.Both these persons were Che Guevara in duisguise.No one could get this one either. 13.Rita Hayworth. 14.Bhagat Singh. This was only cracked by Mihir. 15.Yudi Menuhin +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Q.1 Who uses the adline: "Its a universal law that children walk to school but run home" ? The answer as most of you got right,is British Airways (15 hits) Q.2 Who was the top goal scorer in the 1974 Football World Cup? The answer is Gregorz Lato of Poland with 7 goals,and NOT Gerd Muller as a couple of guys insisted!! (3 hits) Q.3 Connect "The Blue Danube" by Strauss and Tejan Diwanji. Should have been easy.This is the Ajanta Clocks ad.I've given half points for BPL,Titan,etc.Tejan Diwanji,incidentally,is the chap once dubbed the "Indian Macaulay Culkin". (3 hits) Q.4 If Eden Park is in Auckland and Green Park is in Kanpur,where is Goodyear Park? Goodyear Park is in Bloemfontein,South Africa.Lots of people came as close as Harare and Bulawayo.Some seemed to have confused it with Woodley Club Ground in LA.Only Anand Shivashankar got it right. Q.5 During India's tour to England in August 1990,who commented: "I'm still at the crease although the bowling has been a bit hostile lately"? Another googly!This was actually Margaret Thatcher. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Q1 Name the futuristic villain band featured in the movie “ Sgt Peppers Lonely Heart Club Band” . hint : a well known band takes it’s name from this . AEROSMITH Q2 Connect Eva Gardner, Nancy Sinatra,Mia Farrow,and Barbara Marx. All wives of FRANK SINATRA. . Q3 Name the only opera composed by Beethoven. FIDELIEU.. Q4 After the actor’s first screen test , it was reported “ Can’t act, Can’t sing, slightly bald, can dance a little”. Who are we talking about ? FRED ASTAIRE . ( who else ?)( maximum hits ) Q5 A series of prize winning articles in the new york times in 1949 inspired this movie.Also supposed to be inspired by the book “ What makes Sammy run” . Which movie . ON THE WATER FRONT . Q6 Connect : The Doors and the book “Heart of darkness” by Joseph Conrad . The movie APOCALYPSE NOW . This movie by Francis Ford Coppola was based on The Heart of Darkness . The Doors featured a song THE END in this movie. I got another interesting answer for this from ……( oops I forgot!). Van kilmer stars with brando in the island of dr. moreau . brando plays colonel kurtx in apo now and van kilmer played jim morrison in the movie the doors.however I think this is a lil weak. Q7 We have heard of Oscars, and Grammys. What are the razzies ? Awards given for WORST ACTORS ./ MOVIES Q8 How do we better know Tracy Draco’s only husband ? JAMES BOND Q9 In the movie “Back to the future – III” Michael J Fox travels back in time to the wild west in 1885 .When asked for his name he replies . My name is _______ .” EASTWOOD , CLINT EASTWOOD.( I feel this was guessable !) Q10 In 1932 Japan planned to kill two americans to provoke US into war. One was Joseph Chinrew who was the American Ambassador . Who was the other ? ( remember this is a movie quiz ) CHARLIE CHAPLIN.( a lot of people guessed GABLE but I am not so sure if GABLE had made it big time as early as ’32) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1) The company was founded in 1984 by a husband-and-wife team of Stanford University academics, Leonard Bosack and Sandy Lerner, who devised a means to connect incompatible computer networks at Stanford. Their ingenious solution was to have a specialized microcomputer that sits between two or more networks and acts as a postal service. When a computer on one network wants to send E-mail or any digitized data to a counterpart on another, this device - the router - figures out the location of the destination device and delivers the data. Which company? Cisco Systems. 2) About what demonstration he saw in 1993 did the NCSA director Larry Smarr, say as follows: "When I saw it, I thought 'This will change the world.' ". Marc Andreesen’s(Netscape founder) presentation of the Mosaic browser(the first browser). 3) He was born into a well-to-do Philadelphia family in 1856. From his childhood, he sought to improve everything he touched. He was viewed by other kids as a crank, since he seemed more interested in laying out the ball field correctly than in playing ball. As an adult he designed an "improved" golf club and a spoonlike tennis racket. He also won the U.S. Open for doubles in 1881. Who? Frederik Taylor,proponent of Scientific Management. 4) Washington Wentworth Sheffield was a dentist in New London, Connecticut in the mid-1800s, who developed a tooth-cleaning powder that was quite popular with his patients. His son Lucius, also a dentist, helped him modify the formula to make Dr. Sheffield's Creme Dentifrice. What first did Dr. Sheffield's Creme Dentifrice establish? It was the first commercially marketed toothpaste. 5) In an anecdote recorded by Peter C. Newman, Samuel said: "Tell me, Edgar, are we buying all this stock in M-G-M just so you can get laid?" "'Oh, no, Pop,' was Edgar's classic reply. 'It doesn't cost 40 million to get laid.'" Which business family are we talking about? The Bronfman family, of Seagram. 6) The legend goes something like this: One evening in 1983, the chemist Kary Mullis was winding his way down a mountain road in Northern California, mulling over ways to speed up a sluggish synthesis he performed each day in his lab at Cetus, a small biotech company. He turned a corner on the road when he suddenly thought about it. He slammed on the brakes, pulled out a notepad, scribbled out a few calculations – and realized he had changed the world. What had he created? He had created PCR. PCR stands for the Polymerase Chain Reaction, a recipe for brewing huge batches of genetic material. In a single afternoon the polymerase enzyme can spur a DNA fragment to replicate itself 100 billion times. With a PCR kit on their desk, scientists can quickly turn a little DNA into a lot, generating fodder for detailed analysis. 7) Born in 1837, descendent of Welsh ancestors who came to Massachussetts in 1636, he began his career in 1856. He disliked and disagreed frequently with Theodore Roosevelt, and when the President was off on a safari in Africa, he is alleged to have said ‘I hope the first lion that he meets does its duty’. He was once asked for money by a friend in need. He took the friend for a walk all around New York and after an hour, told him ‘Now that you have been seen with me, you will have no problems getting a loan’. A churchman called him ‘Pierpontifex Maximus’. The Wall Street Journal called him ‘the undisputed leader who has stood between the business of this country and disaster’. Who? J.Pierpont Morgan. 8) This is an American soft drink that contains the equivalent of two cups of coffee, has a large following among prorammers, college students, and Internet surfers. Some describe it as the "fuel on which the Internet is run". Its devotees have created special web pages; Yahoo lists nine, including several in Sweden and Australia and one page in German. There is an offical fan club for this drink and another page that displays a graphic comparison of the drink’s caffeine content with that of other soft drinks. Which drink? Jolt Cola. It was closely followed by Surge Cola. 9) The following is a quote by Claudius Galen, the eminent Greek physician and scholar: "Every animal is sad after a coitus except the______ and the rooster." Fill in the blank. Human female. 10) A Connecticut native not known for his financial prowess, he was determined to make rubber commercially viable. While incarcerated in debtors' prison, he began mixing raw rubber with everything from witch hazel to cream cheese. In 1839, he accidentally spilled a drop of rubber and sulfur on his burning stove. He had discovered the process of vulcanization, named for the Roman god of fire, and set the stage for the business boom spurred by the advent of cars. Who? Charles Goodyear, who unfortunately did not get the rights and died in heavy debts. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1. He was headed to West Point and a career as a soldier or doctor, but got derailed by his love for music, and was practically disowned by his father. At early point in career, he went to Nashville to pursue his dream of becoming a popular songwriter. he attended Pomona College in Claremont, California. Some short stories were published in his years of college alias Kris Carson. After the years in Oxford when he returned to America he was called up for military service and he performed his exercise as a helicopter pilot in Germany. He began to write songs and played on guitar in military clubs. He published 2 albums along with Rita Coolidge among the lot of solo albums that he made. He was also Nominated for an Oscar for Best Music, Original Song. Also Nominated for the Blockbuster Entertainment Award Favorite Supporting Actor - Horror and the British Academy Awards BAFTA Film Award Best Newcomer. he finally won a Golden Globe Best Motion Picture Actor award in 1976. Who? A. Kris Kristofesson. Almost every one got this. Thought this one would be the tough one to crack but then....... Answers included Woody Allen, Frank Sinatra, Pat Boone, Jack Nicholson, David Bowie 2. He was ranked #14 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list. In 1953, he entered the Mr. Universe contest, finishing third in the tall man's division. He was voted PEOPLE's "Sexiest Man Alive" in 1989. And now resides in Spain. He has two small tattoos on his right arm, made when he enlisted in the British Navy at the age of 16. At the age of 19 he was a nude model. Took dancing lessons for 11 years. Worked as a coffin polisher, as a milk delivery man. Who? A. The sitter of the lot. The answer is Sean Connery (who else could it be?). Only Kunal Vaed and Shardul Deo failed to get it. 3. EVerbody is aware of the haunting number from `Upkaar' ``kasme wade pyar wafa'' sung by Manna Dey. Originally the music directors Kalyanji-Anandji approached another singer to render the song. But he refused. Now there are two different versions for his refusing. What i want is the name of that singer. and if possible the two versions but no xtra points for that. A. The answer is Kishore Kumar. As for the two versions on why he refused. One goes that since the song was to be picturised on Pran, an eastablished villan, Kishoreda refused. The other one is that on being told how the song should be sung, he backed out stating that Manna Dey was the only one with the depth, voice, etc to sing that song. I personally feel that the second reason may be the true reason 'cos Kishoreda has in fact sung for Pran in the movie Half-ticket. Answers included Mohd. Rafi, Mahendra Kapoor, Hemant Kumar 4. Connect The Matrix, There Is Something About Mary and Bazigaar. A. The directors. rather the director duo brothers. 7. the matrix: Andy and Larry Wachowski, there is something about mary: Bobby and Peter Farrelly adn Bazigaar: Abbass and Mastan. A couple of answers stated that the connection was brown contact lenses. Dunno about that. will appreciate clarifications. Another interesting connection has been given by Gaujrav Pant. Produced here: Virgo - Keanu Reeves is a virgo as is Cameron Diaz and Shilpa Shetty-serious no fudging. 5. Connect the songs, ``ramaya wasta waya'' (shri 420), ``dum dum diga diga'' (chalia) and ``ek, do, teen...''(tezaab). it's a technical connection. bit tough but can be guessed. so try anyway. A. Dummy words is the answers. This happens when a tune is first set and then words are fitted to that tune. So during practice or when no words seem to fit the tune the music directors, lyricts use dummy words to be replaced at the final recording. But in these cases the dummy words were themselves retained as the original lyrics. SCHMRD came close so have awarded points. 6. Maine Pyar Kiya. The first complete film to be recorded in four track stereo sound in india. But the honour for the first song recorded in that mode goes to somebody else. Just name the song and the musician/s. (enough clues in the last word). A. The song is Om Santi Om from the movie Karz and the music directors are Laxmikant Pyarelal. Answers included Disco Dancer/bappi Lahiri, Shiv Hari 7. Connect Topper Harley to Sylvester Stallone. A. Topper Harley is the character that Charlie Sheen plays in the film Hot Shots Part Deux which is spoof on Rambo III, a character played by Slyvester Stallone. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1   Who gave Lance Klusener his nickname of 'Zulu'? > A: MALCOLM MARSHALL This was a dedication q 0 hits >2   Who died aboard Shadow V, a solid fishing boat on  27Aug 1979 when >it was blown up?(with John and Pamela Brabourne, their twins Timothy and >Nicholas near Mullaghmore in Ireland) >A: Lord Louis Mountbatten 15 hits >3   What is the claim to fame of :  tomlinson@bbn_tenexe  ? > A: twas the first private e-mail id used by Ray Tomlinson lotsa folks gave me fundas on this 11 hits >4   What literally means 'pelican', was the site for the first permanent >military fort on the West Coast(as in the USA!) and in 1972 became part >of the Golden Gate National Recreational Area ? >A: ALCATRAZ 13 HITS >5   Whose first play was 'Love in St. Nicolai Church Tower' in 1832, and >most sold novel was 'The Improvisation' in 1835 ?( He is most famous, >however for another kind of writing) > A: HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN ONLY SMITHA GOT THIS ONE >6  Which contemporary Indian cricketer was a child-model for Boost and >Horlicks in the 80's?(His father Harinder was a member of the volleyball >team in the 1964 Olympics and a torch-bearer in the '82 Asiad, and >mother Shalini was a coach with NIS, Patiala..In addition, his brother >acted in a famous TV serial) >A: NIKHIL CHOPRA 6 HITS lotsa folks guessed Harbhajan Singh and even Robin Singh >7  Who/what do/did the Russians call 'our Tavarish Bradyaga'? > A: RAJ KAPOOR some said ;'Awara' but as the story goes , 'tavarish bradyaga' translates in Russian to mean 'comrade vagabond' 6 HITS >8  This Haryana legislator crossed the floor so many times after the >1967 General Elections in the expectation of office from one party to >another that his name lent itself to a celebrated Hindi pun.Name him. >A: GAYA RAM I've awarded 1 to all who have Gaya Ram as part of the answer and 0.5 to those who have just Ram, that's why so many halves >9  Which is the most famous song/lyrical piece about Anacreon, a Greek >lyrical poet who was known as the Teian Bard and wrote of wine and love? >A: STAR SPANGLED BANNER 5 HITS >10  What is common to Sanji Roi, Belinda Boyd, Veronica Porshe and >Yolanda Willam ? A: WIVES OF MUHAMMAD ALI(AS IN CASSIUS CLAY) NO HITS ANSWERS RANGED FROM NICKNAMES OF MARILYN MONROE TO THE VICTIMS OF JACK THE RIPPER > >11  Ramya Neelamegham and Pradeep Chintagunta( of the University of >Colarado) have developed a hierarchical Bayesian model using the >theories of Operations Research. What does the model intend to predict? >A: it predicts whether a film will or will not be a hit using >various parameters such as past record of Director, actors, kind >of movies etc etc no hits >reply to +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1. What is “Triskaidecaphobia” the fear of? THE FEAR OF THE NUMBER 13 2. This city was once the greatest city in the world. It had a population of 2 million and was larger than Babylon. Its most glamorous and legendary period began in 786 AD when Harun Al Rashid ascended the throne. The name of this city ? BAGHDAD 3. This consists of 6 interlocking modules and resembles a giant cross, about 25 meters long on each side of its two main wings. In Feb 97, a defective oxygen generator sparked a 14-min fire. Then the cooling system began to leak. Then the CO2 removal system broke down. Then a crewman yanked a cable while repairing the solar panel. What are we talking about ? MIR SPACE STATION 4. This statue was first erected in Paris where on July 4, 1884 the Government of France presented it to the United States. 5 months later, the French dismantled the statue and shipped the carefully numbered pieces to New York aboard the warship “Isere”. The statue is the work of the Austrian Sculptor Fredric Auguste Bartholdi. What ? STATUE OF LIBERTY 5. Only 1 of the 81 stable chemical elements is named after a human being. It is named after a Finnish chemist who first studied the mineral from which no less than 14 elements were isolated . The chemical element ? GADOLINIUM , AFTER JOHANN GADOLIN ( very few of you got it , the ones that got this right have an asterix appearing in front of their name ) 6. For years, the German chemist Friedrich August Kekule Von Stradonitz tried to figure out how the atoms in the molecule of a important chemical were arranged. In 1865, he was on a horse drawn bus and fell into a semi doze in which he saw atoms whirling in a dance; suddenly the tail end of one chain attached itself to the head end and formed a spiral ring. Which chemical? BENZENE - C6H6 7. Migrating geese fly in a specific formation to save energy. A goose’s wings churn the air and leave an air current behind. In the flying wedge, each bird is in a position to get a lift from the current left by the bird ahead. It is easy going for all, except the leader. To compensate for this, the geese take turns at the lead position. What formation do they fly? 'V' FORMATION 8. Which sport was invented by James Naismith , an Instructor at the YMCA training school in 1891 in Massachusetts because his students complained about the boring daily gymnasium class in marching and calisthenics? BASKETBALL ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1. it was devavratha or bhishma.he was one of the 8 vasus who had stolen vashishta's cow.the others were released from the curse as soon as they were born as ganga had released them into the river when they were born(the shantanu episode).since prabhasa was the one who had stolen the cow he was cursed to live a long life as a mortal. 2.it was vidura.cursed by sage mandvya lord dharma was reborn as vidura.i could not find any reference of vidura's soul entering yudhishtra's on the former's death. 3.a brahmin's vessel as sage bhardwaj found him in one. 4.uloopi.almost everyone got this. 5.that arjuna would be killed by his son .it was babruvahana who kiiled him & ullopi brought him back to life. 6.pasupata.i got quite a few answers saying that it was the gandiva bow which was in fact given by indra. 7. it was rukmi bro of rukmini. 8.yayati who was the ancestor of the pandavas.his story is very much a part of the mahabharata. 9.the samsaptakas.i have given half a point for mentioning only susharma. 10. he was cursed that he would never attain moksha & continue to wander the earth as a vagabond.he was also made to give away the jewel on his forehead. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1)What do bullet proof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers and laser printers all have in common? ANS: Almost 90 % of the answers involved Kevlar , but the material IS used in bullet proof vests. It is fire resistant , but nothing to do with fire escapes. Winshield wipers are ordinary stuff made of metal/plastic. The ACTUAL answer : ALl were invented by women. Sorry , no one got this one ! # All are made by Hewlett packard ( I never knew HP had diversified so much ! ) # Nylon !!! # they are all banned in Afghanistan!! ( People are reading the hijacking news too often nowadays ) # Ink 2) who or what would give great satisfaction to interested parties if accumulating 10 out of 10 on the "Apgar Score"? Ans: A new born baby , 0 to 2 on five scales for colour, heart, muscle tone, breathing and response to stimulation devised by Virginia Apgar # Scoring in Beauty contests ( then Ash hets 10 !! ) # Terrorists Effciency ( Same "Afghanistan" guy's answer ! ) 3) What is the Churchill Family motto ( Winston Churchill ) ? Ans: Fiel Pero Desdichado" (Faithful But Unfortunate) # Never say Die # United we stand , divided we fall # We shall overcome # Servics before self 4)It was given as a wedding gift to King Charles I, It was the headquarter of the British East India company till 1708, name this city ! Bombay ( Mumbai ) not pondicherry, calcutta, chennai etc. 5)Who did a certain Mehmet Ali Agca attempt to kill with a 9mm pistol around 16 years ago ? Pope John Paul II OK , As one person pointed out , I was wrong in the year factor , it is around 18 yrs ago and not 16 yrs ao, but does it make a lot of difference??? 6) What is the unit for measuring movements of the mouse on the computer screen Ans: mickeys # Clicks # Pixellos ! 7) IN AD JARGON WHAT IS BG AND AG? (INDIAN CONTEXT) Ans: BG - BEFORE GATTU. AG - AFTER GATTU. GATTU, THE ASIAN PAINTS BOY STARTED INFORMAL ADVERTISING IN INDIA # Before/After Gandhi ( Lots of them gave this answer ) # After/Before Gupta ( Who is this Guptaji ?? ) # Before/After God ( The topper's choice ! ) # B/A Ghauri ( Changing girlfriends ?? ) 8) CONNECT PINGALI VENKIAH AND ADIDAS Ans: ITS TRICOLOR. PINGALI VENKIAH CONCEPTUALIZED THE INDIAN NATIONAL FLAG (REFERRED AS TRICOLOR). ADIDAS MANUFACTURED THE FOOTBALLS FOR FRANCE-98 WHICH WERE NAMED AS TRICOLOR. Lot of them got the tricolor funda right , but tricolr is got to do nothing with adidas' logo/ Sachin ad 9) WHOSE BAT SCORED THE FASTEST ONE DAY CENTURY ? Ans: WAQAR YOUNIS'. SHAHID AFRIDI USED WAQAR'S BAT WHEN HE SCORED THE FASTEST ONE DAY CENTURY. I thought no one would get this one, but quite a few got this !!! # Kookabura bat of Afridi # BDM 10) TAJ MAHAL, PYRAMIDS OF GIZEH, GREAT WALL OF CHINA, STATUE OF LIBERTY ALL FOUGHT FOR THIS HONOUR. HOWEVER IT ULTIMATELY WENT TO A SMALL VILLAGE IN ENGLAND. WHAT HONOUR WAS THAT? Ans: THE HONOUR WENT TO GREENWICH. ALL FOUGHT FOR THE INTERNATIONAL STANDARD TIME # The 8th wonder 11) In a few words, what is/was the connection between Waldi the daschund ; Amik the beaver ; Roni the racoon ; Vucko the wolf and Hodori the tiger cub ? Ans: Olympic Games Mascots at Munich, Montreal, Lake Placid, Sarajevo and Seoul respectively NOT Asian games mascots 12) Father is called Earl and mother is called Kutilda. He was born Eldrick but has for years used a first name that had once belonged to a friend of his father in Vietnam. What is the first name by which this multi millionaire is now very famously known? Ans: Tiger woods 13) Where among many others can you find "Beethoven", "Chopin", "Coleridge", Milton", "Pushkin", "Shakespeare", "Mark Twain" and "Van Gogh"? Ans: OK, the most doubtful of them all. None of you got this , may be I have to accept that the question maybe had more than 1 answer. Almost all of you gave Madam Tussad's museum as the answer . I tried to disprove it by checking out whether any one of the list in the question is not present at the museum , but i couldn't get any details on the net . My answer was "All are names of craters on Mercury" May answers were Mars, Jupiter, moon etc .. # On the "internet" ( Sorry Anirban , I can't prove u wrong !! ) 14) Men Very Easily Make Jugs Serve Useful Nocturnal Purposes is a mnemonic that should enable you to remember, in a few words, what? Ans:This was quite a easy one , This mnemonic stands for the nine planets. the starting letters are the starting letters of the planets. # Speed of light ( Nice try !! ) # 346445688 some constant ??? 15) what is the name (in English) of Calle Ornemark's 337 foot high wooden sculpture which can be seen near Jonkoping in Sweden? Ans: The Indian Rope trick ( Only GAUTAM got this one ) 16) By what name is Manya Sklodowska, who was born 130 years ago, far better remembered? Ans: Marie Curie ( Almost all got this ) # Catherine II , Joan of ARC 17) Assuming she is still alive (she was in March 1998!), what is the claim to fame of the bizarrely named Winnifred Quick Vantongerloo who was born in 1903? Ans: Was/IS longest surviving survivor of Titanic! # Anastasia ( Commom Answer ) # Last living Pygmy !!!!! ( I guess the last time this guy went to a circus was long long ago !!! ) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1)She was born in a rich aristrocratic banking family.Studied alongside >Linda Eastman(McCartney)at one of the most expensive schools of that >time-the Sarah Lawrence school.Knew 6 languages by the time she was >18.Attempted suicide in 1961.Her second husband was an American >avante-garde >filmmaker.Who? > THE ANSWER IS YOKO ONO.NOBODY GOT THIS ONE RIGHT.THE NAME OF HER SECOND HUSBAND WAS TONY COX. >2)This phrase was first made popular in an ad for Morton's Salt which >showed >a girl carrying a packet of the salt in the rain showing that Morton salt >flowed freely even in damp weather.Which phrase? > MANY OF YOU GOT THIS ONE RIGHT.THE ANSWER IS THE POPULAR PHRASE "IT NEVER RAINS,IT POURS" >3)What was the name of the steam engine built by the English inventor >George >Stephenson? >ALMOST EVERYBODY GOT THIS.THE ANSWER IS "ROCKET" >4)The prototype for the Godzilla monster for the Hollywood movie of the >same >name was chosen by the makers of the movie from a certain specific >island.Which island? >ZERO HITS.THE ANSWER IS THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS. >5)Who made his musical debut singing for "The Mottoes"? OBLIGATORY FLOYD QUESTION.THE ANSWER IS SYD BARRETT. ************************************************************************* 1)An Easy one to begin with.. What can be "vulgar", "simple", "common", "proper" or "improper"? A: Many of you answered nouns , but as far as i know ( though I couldn't check it up ) , I don't know of any "vulgar" noun . The correct answer is Fractions.( around 10 people got it ) # Latin # cheap??? (Sorry, I didn't understand ! ) 2)As in a "flock" of sheep, "murder" of crows etc, what is the collective noun for a group of boars? This is kind of unexpexted answer . It is a singular of boars !!! # An obleisk of Boars ( Nice guess !! ) 3)I like mnemonics a lot maybe because I work with assembly language a lot !!!! "How I want a drink, alcoholic of course, after the heavy lectures involving quantum mechanics" is a mnemonic for remembering...what? A: 3.1415... The value of Pi # Remembering nothing ?? # Features of an OS ( An experienced s/w engineer !!! ) # The bohr series 4)A little extension... Connect the mnemonic in the previous question to Albert Einstein. pi is 3.14 A: Sorry for this one. If you had noted the question number , you would see that the num 4 repeats . This is because I added this at the last moment due to the insistance of a friend who had noted this coincidence. Well for the answer , The value of pie is 3.14 and the birth date of Einstein when written in mm/dd format is 3/14 ( March 13th ) . Very sorry for this !!!! 4)For the Chemistry People out there .. What letter does not appear anywhere on the periodic table of elements i.e. in the symbols ? A: As expected many people gave Q , but the letter Q appears in Ununquadium ( no 114 symbol Uuq ). Other answers , "X" appears in Xe ( Xenon ). Well , the answer is the letter 'J'. One smart person's reply " J. If you were thinking of q, it comes in un-nil-quadium.(unq) " . Pity he got his stuff wrong !!!!! 5)Ford had a problem in Brazil when the Pinto wouldn't sell. Ford later found out Pinto was Brazilian slang for what? A: Lot of guesses for this one , but the answer is "Small Male genital" # Murder thro a hitman # It won't run ( Nice guess ! ) 6)Yesterday ( Thursday ) , a Former Beatles member and his wife were stabbed at their home ( in hospital now ! ). Name them . A: All you had to do was look into the papers . It was George Harrison and his wife Olivia ! 7)I'll give you the moon and you name the planet. Nothing much abt this one ! a) Amalthea Jupiter b) Miranda Uranus c) Deimos Mars d) Ananke Jupiter e) Rhea Saturn 8)What has an average life expectancy of 10 days? Taste buds A: Yet another controversial one. I agree as one person pointed out there might be numerous answers to this one. Sorry abt that , but the answer i was expecting was "Tastebuds". Only the topper got it !!! # Male mosquitos ( Why this gender difference ??? ) # a new TV set in a hostel! 9)If you were travelling in the former Yugoslavia and asked for "Pljeskavice" (always assuming you could pronounce it!) what would you be requesting? A: Again a lot of guesses varying from "Asking directions" to "Nescafe" , but the answer is "Hamburger" . Only Shardul Deo got it . 10)Where, rarely and only briefly at that, can you see Bailey's Beads? A: The Moon , spots of sunlight that appear around the moon before and after a total eclipse. 11)There has been news in the world of contraceptives recently. a) What French drug has been found effective as a "morning- after" pill? A: RU-486 # Viagression b) Depo-Provera has just received FDA approval for use as a contraceptive for women. name the company which holds the patent on Depo-Provera( Can be worked out !!!) A: Lot of answers were "pfizer" , the answer is UPJOHN Pharmaceutical 12)Cricket..... Sir Lawrence Rowe, The great West Indian Cricketeer quit cricket for a strange reason, what ? A: Allergic to green grass .One person had an objection to it saying that this allergy only prevented him from making a particular tour , but he continued playing after that. I am not sure abt this cos almost all of the others seem to raise no objection. 13)Whose first dialogue in movies was "Is this Bairavis house? I am Bairavis husband" ( ofcourse in the particular regional language ) Ironically this question 13, but this person was very lucky and made it big in the cine field ! A: "Gurudutt" , "Kamal" were common guesses , but the answer is RajiniKanth. 14)Waving a yellow flag is an international symbol for what ? A: A sign for infectious/contagious disease 15)The rights to a four-line ditty written in 1893 by two Louisville schooteachers as a classroom greeting were sold for $25 million in 1988. Name this song. A: Happy Birthday to u # Twinkle Twinkle l. star # Ring - o - ring - o - roses ( I am not sure whether it should be a ring - a or a ring-o !!!! 16) On December 5, 1926 she left her home in Berkshire, saying that she would not return that day. The next morning her car was found at the edge of a cliff and searchers spread out for miles, finding no traces of her. Many feared her dead, but nine days later she was found in a Yorkshire health spa, suffering from amnesia.Name her. A: A fairly easy one , Agatha Christie 17)Chemistry again.. Hope this doesn't turn out to be a mystery ! Its chemical name is ortho-benzosulfimide; it was discovered accidentally in 1879 by Remsen and Fahlberg.Identify this substance. A: Lot of obscure guesses , but the answer is Sacchharin A puzzle question..sorry if this is against the LAWS of quiznet. 18)Actually this qualifies for a quiz, for you can make questions out of this question.. Find the next number in the series 10^3,10^9,10^27,10^2,1,? 10^9 stands for Billion i.e it is 10 to the power 9 a clue : 10^27 is called Octillion. A: Acc to me , the toughest of them all , 2 of them got it ! The funda goes something like this .... the series when written in english becomes thousAnd,Billion,oCtillion,hunDreD,onE,? The letter 'A' first comes in the number 1000 i.e. when numbers are written in english , the letter 'B' first in billion and so on. So , the ans is '4' ( Four ) 19) Connect Shakesphere and Uranus !!!! A: Almost all got it. The moons of Uranus are named after Shakespherean Charcters. 20) Who is the only Nobel Prizewinner to have played first-class cricket (clue: Literature 1969)? A: maybe I shouln't have given the clue !!! Samuel Beckett 21) Another "What scale.." question ... What is the measured/rated by the SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE ? A: Strength of Hurricanes are rated thro 1 to 5 on this scale. 22)An easy one to finish the quiz.. What is unique to the zodiac sign Libra ? A: It is the only non-living symbol . ************************************************************** Theme 1 - Just Something 1. "In a hole in the ground, there lived a _____". A bored English prof. scrawled these words on one of the many answer papers he had to correct. They were the first words of his first published book. Who and what book ? (Filling the blank will give the answer.) A. JRR TOLKIEN, THE HOBBIT (IN A HOLE IN THE GROUND THERE LIVED A HOBBIT) 2. Which book starts with the lines - "There was me, Alex and my three droogs" (roughly - don't remember the exact words- put it down to a sieve-like memory) A. A CLOCKWORK ORANGE. 3. In which book would you find the line - " Two plus two is five" repeated again and again ? A. 1984 - GEORGE ORWELL. THEME -BASICALLY INVENTED(NEW) LANGUAGES FOR THE BOOKS - QUENYA,SINDARIN AND WESTRON FOR "THE HOBBIT", NADSAT FOR "A CLOCKWORK ORANGE" AND "NEWSPEAK" FOR 1984. Theme 2 - Just Something(roughly, a strato of sorts) 1. Teams for a baseball match - Team 1 - King Arthur, the King of Northgalis,.... Team 2 - King Ban, King Lot of Orkney, .... Once again, in which book was this team composition shown ? (Easy one- Work on the fact that it's baseball and that King Arthur's playing it) A. A CONNECTICUT YANKEE IN KING ARTHUR'S COURT. 2. The three main characters of this book were called Macumazahn, Incubu and Bougwan by the natives. The latter two were known to the outside world as Sir Henry Curtis and John Good. Which book ? A. KING SOLOMON'S MINES. 3. This mummy was taken from its tomb by the foll. 7 people - Sanders- Hardiman(the leader of the team), Clarkson(the photographer), Professor Reedbuck, Mark Falconer(a big-game hunter), Professor Cantonneau, Dr.Midge(curator of the Darwin Museum) and Professor Tarragon. As usually happens, the curse of the mummy got to them and a rescue force had to go and find the solution. Who was the mummy(when alive) ? A. RASCAR CAPAC ("THE SEVEN CRYSTAL BALLS" AND "PRISONERS OF THE SUN") THEME -THE IDEA OF AN ECLIPSE BEING THE WRATH OF THEGODS IS USED IN ALL 3 BOOKS BY THE HEROES(SIC!) TO OUTWIT THE POOR NATIVES(WHO SWALLOW IT ALL - HOOK,LINE AND SINKER) IN A CONNECTICUT YANKEE - HANK MORGAN USES THE ECLIPSE TO GET OUT OF PRISON... IN KING SOLOMON'S MINES - ALLAN QUATERMAIN AND CO. USE THE ECLIPSE TO OUTWIT THE NATIVES IN PRISONERS OF THE SUN - TINTIN USES THE ECLIPSE TO GET THE INCAS TO RELEASE HIM AND THE OTHERS. Dry question - The chapters of this book have fairly famous titles - such as "Dulce Domum", "Like Summer Tempests Came his tears" and "The Return of Ulysses". The most famous title of the lot is ___________ A. THE PIPER AT THE GATES OF DAWN. (THE FIRST PINK FLOYD ALBUM) ************************************************** 1. What's Ayn Rand's real name ? How did she change > her name to Ayn Rand ? ANS : ALISSA ROSENBAUM : Ayn is thename of a finnish writer. She had read no book of his. Rand is the make of her typewriter. And hence the name. only Shardul got this right > 2. Lara Croft, designed by Adrian Smith, is the > central character of the game tomd raider. According > to the story she is an archaeologist and got her > degree from the Prince Charles university. What's > the irony here ? ANS :The prince charles university is a all male university. Only ravi and ramesh got this > > 3. Who said this and when : > If I reach Paris I won't need this anymore, if I > don't > well I won;t need this anymore either. ANS : Charles Lindbergh before his trans atlantic flight. He was reffering to the bread he was carrying along. To make his plane 'the spirit of St. Louis' light he carried a limited amount of ration. > > 4. Why is the no. 13 so notorious? ANS : refers to the last supper > > 5. What is a dead spot ? ANS : Is a place in an auditorium where nothing of what's going on the stage can be heard. > > 6. This inventor saw a snake catching its tail ? > This > gave way to a path breaking dicovery. Who is he and > what did he discover. > ANS: Discovery of the benzene structure by Kekule. > 7. What is the "Salic Law" ? ANS : Law which forbids a women to inherit the throne. > > 8. "The Italian Navigator has entered the new world > " > What event does this line refer to ? ANS : Enrico Fermi's conducting the first controlled nuclear reaction > > 9. What do you have to do to enter the eva > fraternity? > ANS : eva - extra vehicular activity. It's a NASA jargon and refers to a space walk. > 10. What is the Stockholm Syndrome ? > ANS : Affection between the kidnapped and trhe kidnappers. > 11. The Japenese war cry is Banzai . What does it > mean ? > ANS : May you live ten thousand years. > 12. In which unit is beauty measured ? > ANS : helen. > 13. What are crocodile tears really ? ANS: crocodile tears are basically secretion from the > saline glands which are located very near to the eyes ******************************************************** Modern Indian Generals 1.Who was the first Field Marshall in independent India? SHFJ Maneckshaw;1.1.72.Gen Cariappa, though senior to him, was elevated later. 2.Who wrote "Slender was the Thread" on the 1948 Pakistan attack on Kashmir? Brig (later Lt Gen) LP Sen, the commander of 191 infantry brigade which fought off the raiders. 3.Who was the common C-in-C of the Pakistani and Indian armies when the Pakistanis attacked J&K in 1948? Field Marshall Auchinleck; the position was changed soon thereafter. Gen. Bucher was the commander of the Indian army. 4.Which general was sent to "throw out the Chinese' in 1962 and later wrote "The Untold story"? Maj. Gen. BM Kaul 5. The above General was finally replaced to contain the Chinese by this Brigadier on promotion as the first of several important career moves of this famous living person called…? Brig ( Maj. Gen.) SHFJ Maneckshaw who later became the army chief and Field Marshall. 6.What is common to generals Thimmaya, Premchand and Nambiar? All commanded international/UN forces, in Korea,Namibia and the former Yugoslavia 7. Who commanded the Indian Peace Keeping Forces in Sri Lanka? There are commanders at several levels but the longest exclusive command at one operational level was with Lt Gen AS Kalkat. The GOCin C Southern Command had overall command but the operational command during most of the deployment was with Gen AS Kalkat, who later set up the Training Command. 8.Which late General commanded the Western Command during the 1965 war with Pakistan? Lt Gen Harbaksh Singh who passed away in November this year. 9.Which general commanded the combined Indian and nascent Bangladeshi forces in the Eastern sector in 1971? What public position did he last hold? ( 2 points). Lt gen JS Aurora; later a Rajya Sabha MP 10. What is common to Generals JFR Jacob. VK Nayar,TS Oberoi, BN Chibber and KV Krishna Rao ? All became Governors/Lt governors of Goa/Punjab; Manipur; Andamans; Punjab; J&K. Some answers suggested that they were all BJP acolytes! Others have been Gen OP Malhotra, Gen RS Dayal, Air Ch Marshall Arjan Singh. Brig HKL Kapoor, Admiral RKS Gandhi… ******************************************************************** 1> Who was the only person to photograph the assassination of John F. Kennedy on 22nd November 1963? Ans = Abraham Zapruder. 2> What major contribution did Fatima Nevic of Sarajevo make to the world? Ans = She gave birth to a baby boy making it the sixth billionth inhabitant on Earth. 3> Who had drawn the cartoons of the Guru Dutt movie “Mr. and Mrs. 55?” Ans = Bal Thackeray. 4> Winston Churchill was not allowed to use the word ‘lie’ in Parliament. What word did he use instead? Ans = Terminological Inexactitude. (Only Ujjwal Deb got this one) 5> Which authoress used to reside at Greenway House on the banks of Dart River in Devon and was born in Torquay in 1890? Ans = Agatha Christie. (Almost everyone got this one) Ujjwal Deb pointed out that Sir Walter Raleigh also lived in Greenway House years ago. I am not so sure of his fact myself. 6> Which is India’s first cartoon character? Ans = “Gayab” and the serial was “Gayab Aaya”. It was about a ghost called “Gayab” who was like “Casper”. 7> Abraham Lincoln was assassinated after he came out from a theatre. What play was he watching which turned out to be the last play he ever watched? Ans = Our American Cousin by Tom Taylor which was being shown at the Ford Theater in Washington D.C. 8> Whom did John F. Kennedy Jr. get to pose as George Washington on the cover of the first issue of his magazine ‘George’? Ans = Cindy Crawford. 9> Which popular comic character was known as Tryphoon Tournesol in the original language in which the comic was first published? Ans = Professor Cuthbert Calculus by Hergé. 10> During the Indo-Pak war of 1965, what was special about words like Fazal, Sandesh etc? Ans = As the Pakistanis pronounced them differently; the Indians used these words to identify Pakistani agents. Similarly, Lollapalooza was used by the Americans to identify Japanese soldiers in the Philippines. ************************************************ 1. What are “angel clubs”? # CEO’s,investment bankers,businessmen etc. rushing to put their disposable income into startups with individual investments from Rs 5 lac to Rs 5 crore- mostly software startups. 2. The MTR brand was created way back in 1924 when Parmeshwar Maiyya set up a restaurant called MTR in Bangalore. This has several firsts to its credit in 1955 - sterilizing vessels and utensils, displaying the calorific value of every item in the restaurant and to allow public to see the kitchen. The question is – expand MTR? # Mavalli Tiffin Rooms 3. Institutional and individual investors led by Morgan Stanley have bought a 60% stake in this 52-year-old children’s monthly magazine which has been out of print for a year due to labour problems. The B. NagiReddy family, which originally created this childrens magazine, holds the balance 40% stake. Name this magazine printed in 12 languages? # Chandamama 4. A Post graduate in chemical engg from Cincinatti University, he was a trusted lieutenant of the legendary JRD Tata. He is credited with the introduction of polypacks for tea and his 52 year business career was described in his own words as “ 470 man years at the top of 37 various companies”. Name him. # Darbari Seth 5. “Sundrop” the footwear range for the young lady from Bata has grossed a sales growth of over 500% since this star has started to lend her name to it. Name her? # Rani Mukherjee ( most of you got it as Renuka Shahane!) 6. Indian nationals travelling as tourists to Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal and Spain need only a single visa issued by any one of the above embassies. What is this visa called? # Schengen Visa (Addl info conributed by Mr SM Sundaram : the visa has to be issued by the country where the person will first enter the Schengen region or in whichever country a person will spend the maximum duration of his stay. It is a multiple entry visa by nature.) 7. Arun Netravali, an IIT graduate is considered to be one of the leading experts in multimedia communications and holds 60 patents. He has been appointed President of one of the world’s leading R&D organizations. Which organization? # Bell Labs 8. This company was established in 1884 and launched the 60hp “Silver Ghost” which was hailed by the British Motoring Press in 1906 as the best car in the world. After having supplied a number of cars for the British royalty, it was granted the right to display the Royal Coat of Arms with the words “ By appointment to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II motor car manufacturers”. According to this company, only 1000 cars need to be sold worldwide every year for the company to make a profit. The brand? # Rolls Royce 9. It is the ultimate symbol of love and romance and its value depends on its 4C’s – cut, color, clarity and carat. In the international market, the Rappaport report provides an indicative dealer-to-dealer price list. What are we talking about? # Diamonds 10. Mark Mobius is the fund manager for $12 billion worth of assets for a mutual fund firm that is into equity investing in developing countries. At 63, he is called the “Indiana Jones of the investment world”. He travels 250 days a year in his Gulfstream $20 million corporate airplane. What fund does he manage? # Templeton 11. IBM recently unveiled a $100 million plan to build the world’s fastest super computer.This envisions a new RS/6000 computer named ‘Blue Gene’ which is 1000 times more powerful than Deep Blue that beat the world chess champion Garry Kasparov in 1997. What is this machine being built for ? # To understand how proteins fold, considered important to understanding diseases and finding cures 12. Till 1971, Phil Knight’s shoe distribution company, Blue Ribbon sports was selling a haphazard assortment of shoes. Then Knight asked an arts student Carolyn Davidson to design a stripe for this shoe. After this was done , customers started placing orders for “ the shoe with the swoosh”. What was the shoe? # Nike 13. Life Insurance Corporation has a unique innovative concept. It has a policy that covers the most valuable employee in your firm . It protects the business enterprise against financial loss in case of the employee’s premature death? What is the name of this policy ? # Keyman Insurance ******************************************** Q1. "Zindagi ek safar hai suhana ", a great composition by Shankar Jaikishan from the movie Andaaz. It was based on a Tamil film" Mounga Raagam" , one of the early works of Mani Rathnam. Who plays Hema Malini's parellel in this movie? ans: Revathi. Q2. The new version of the movie Aankhein( onewith Govinda & Chunkey) is modelled on which of the mehmmod's movie which apparently didn't do as well as the re-modelled version ? ans: Do Phool ( Govinda : Mehmood : : Chunkey : Vinod Mehra ). Q3. Remember the great ABBA's song "Winner takes it all ". Now you have to answer which hindi movie song is being, so-called inspired by it or atleast you can tell the hero it's picturised upon. ans: Remember our own Mr. Kishen Kumar singing : " neend mujhko aayee nahin, jab ye socha raat mein ; kaali kaali raat mein, aap naaraaz hain ek zara si baat pe to i am sorry, to i am sorry" in the movie Kasam Teri Kasam. ( only K Srinivasan got this one ) Q4. There is no "real" song situation for this song because this song was edited, out from the film. However it is found on the cassette/CD of the film. The aim of the final problem is to guess the film , the song and the director associated with it. The scenario where the song was to occur is described in the clue. If it helps you the screenplay is written by Inder Raj Anand. This film was a suspense thriller and few films have been made till date which match the hysteria this film generated. The film begins with a couple of phone calls and a murder. This is the first or one of the first films in which the titles appear on the screen after a couple of scenes have taken place. Here is the scenario: Our hero is a cop. He is investigating a murder. With the help of a small time pickpocket, he nabs the murderer. The murderer is a small time crook acting on the directives of a "boss". Since the murderer is in our hero's custody, the hero is called to a palatial house where the vamp is waiting for him. The vamp asks the hero about his interest in parrots. The hero tells her that he loves parrots and he has one which speaks a lot. The lady replies that she wants to buy a dumb parrot which the hero possesses (indirectly referring to the murderer in custody). She is willing to offer a large sum for that "parrot". The hero understands the whole game and says "No thank you". At this point he turns to leave but the vamp tries to stop him. This is the point where the song was supposed to be. All we get to see is a phone call being made to tell the mastermind that the effort has failed. The final price quoted for the "parrot" was Rupees 50,000. which was refused by the hero. Later, the lady informs her boss that the hero is lying unconscious. She is instructed to leave him in the same state near the Bombay - Agra highway. The tune of the song plays through the entire sequence. The song is a female solo. The film was a Golden Jubilee hit. ( See if this could help you - the dir. of the film was one-time assistant of the prod. of the film who himself was a very accomplished director.) ans: Song : Jaata Kahaan hai deewaane, sab kuchch yahaan hai sanam Film : C.I.D Personality: Guru Dutt, who produced the film, directed by his assistant Raj Khosla. ( only Shardul Deo got it all perfect ) Q5. Which movie carried these lines in the credit for one last time: Produced & Directed by GuruDutt. ans: Kaagaz Ke Phool Q6. Friends, you probably remember the beautiful & ever haunting song from the movie " Khamoshi" which goes like " Tum Pukar lo....." composed & sung by the great dreamy-voiced Hemant Kumar. The song is filmed on Dharmendra & during the song we see Wahida Rehman slowly walking towards Dharmendra while holding a hardback book in her hands. You have to tell the Title of the book. ans: Meghdoot Q7. Two kids, by singing " Naani Amma Naani Amma maan jaao " are trying to coax their sulking grand-mother to eat. Who do the playbacks for the two kids? ans: Singers: Asha Bhonsle & Kamal Barot ( Film: Gharaana) ( only Shardul Deo got both singers correct ) Q8. The legend of Radha and Krishna has enjoyed enduring popularity in Indian art, literature and subsequently in Indian movies - this dance song relates a lover's tiff between these eternal lovers. Radha is angry with Krishna and would not talk to him because he broke her pot when she was filling water at the Jamuna. How is Krishna going to pacify her? The movie, an Indianized Robinhood tale, is a remake of a Tamil film starring M.G.R. and P. Bhanumati, with a blazing script by Mu. Karunanidhi. The Hindi version is ofcourse sans the political innuendo, and stars MeenaKumari and Dilip Kumar in heart-warming light performances. It came out in 1955, a period when the relationship between C. Ramchandra and Lata Mangeshkar was at its melodious best. ans: Song: " radha na bole na bole na bole re ghunghat ke pat na khole re" Film: Azaad Q9. The heroine here, trying to placate her husband (who happens to be the real-life brother of an evergreen romantic star) is considered one of the best actresses of the Hindi screen. I have never been too impressed though - all she ever does is pull her sari-ka-pallu tightly around her shoulders. My views aside, the song you have to guess appears in the infant stages of the trouble between the married couple, the root cause of the trouble being the interference of the heroine's mother in the financial matters of the couple. The heroine does not succeed in placating the hero with this chirpy Lata solo from Kalyanji-Anandji though. The trouble just escalates finally leading to separation. However, all ends well. The couple reconcile when they meet in a railway station after many years. ans: Song: roothe roothe piya manaoon kaise Film: Kora Kaagaz Artists: Jaya Bachchan & Vijay Anand Q10. Want to hear a PJ? Heroine: Tum jaise maskhare ke saath do char ghadi hans khelna doosri baat hai, par zindagi guzaarna? Chee! Hero: Kise kaha maskhara? Heroine: Tumhe Hero: KISE? Heroine: Bas baba bas! Hero: Aji memsaab, bus toh yahaan nahin hai lekin cycle haazir hai! Chaliyega? The heroine is furious and the hero is cracking lame jokes?!! Well not only that, he wants her to continue being angry so that he can continue cajoling her. He finds it quite adorable, he says. What does the heroine say?? Surprisingly, she seems to agree that some disagreements add spice to life. (A Lata-Mukesh duet set to music by Shankar-Jaikishan.) ans: Song: tum roothi raho main manata rahoon, ke in adaon pe aur pyar aata hai Film: Aas Ka Panchhi Artists: Vyajanthi Mala & Rajendra Kumar +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1)Cricket to start off with... Back in 1884, what happened for the first of only two instances in the history of Test cricket? (It was at the Oval) A: All 11 members of a side (England in this case) bowled in the same innings they were pretty desperate as the Aussie's made 551! Thanx to B.Sreeram for the elaborate details on that particular test ! The following things happened in that test : > > (a) All the 11 pommy guys bowled. This happened again in Aus v Pak > in 1979/80. Faisalabad, I think, Taslim Arif scored 210* and > Pakistan 382/2. > (b) Hon. Alfred Lyttleton (the 11th bowler), bowing underarm, > recorded the best ever bowling performance by a wicketkeeper (4/19) > (c) Only time that the openers both kept wickets, and both bowled > (WG Grace & Lyttleton) > (d) Grace became the first and so far the only wicket keeper to take > a catch off the first ball that he kept (that of Billy Midwinter down > the legside, off the first ball bowled by Lyttleton ! ) > (e) Walter Read recorded the highest score ever by a No.10 batsman > (117) (This feat was later emulated by Reg Duff (104 in 1901/2) and > Pat Symcox (108 against Pakistan in 1998 January). Read's 151 stand > for the ninth wicket with Bill Scotton was then a WR (stood so until > 1967), and still the best for England against any country. > (f) Bill Murdoch scored the first double hundred in test cricket and > Australia recorded the first 500 in tests. # Haircut on the Field !!! # Some guy died during the match ! 2)Oops, cricket again... In cricket , what is the position right behind the wicketKeeper called ? A: Long stop Many argued that there is no such position, but I checked it up, there is. # the bye-wicketkeeper # third leg - The topper's choice !! 3)WHY DOES THE BACARDI LOGO CARRY A BAT ( Not cricket this time , this bat is the animal !! )? Ans: THE GRAPES FOR PREPARING BACCARDI RUM ARE BROUGHT FROM A CARRIBEAN ISLAND. IT IS BELIEVED THAT THE GRAPES IN THIS ISLAND GROW ON BAT'S DROPPINGS. ( sorry Bacardi Fanatics !! ) # The guy who founded Bacardi was named Bruce Wayne so Batman 4)What is the more common name for the malaise " Circadian Rhythm Stress" ? A: Jet lag.This can be derived from the root meanings of the words invloved. 5)Two parts to this question... a)When was the first ever Oscar awards ceremony held ? Give dd/mm/yy oops, dd/mm/yyyy ( My quiz is y2k compliant! ) A: 16th May 1929 b)Which Hotel in Los Angeles was the venue for the first ever Oscar Awards ceremony? A: Roosevelt hotel, Hollywood Surprisingly , amny people passed this one ! 6)More on Oscars.. Which is the only momento presented on the awards night which is not in the form of the famed statuette ? A: Irving G. Thalberg Memorial award 7)Mystery Chemistry... What is "Dephlogisticated air" ? A: Oxygen and not "without oxygen" as many responded. 8)An easy one, I suppose ! Motto of FBI ? A: "Fidelity, Bravery , Integrity" 9)What living being has the largest penis size in proportion to its body size ? ( No names of persons for this question please !!! ) CLUE : Not Man !!! A: No one got this one .Answers ranged from Elephants to Horses to even ants. The correct answer is Flea. 10)What was set right on Jan 2 , 1984 by the NBC nightly news ??? A: No one got this one too.Until Jan 2 , 1984 the globe shown was rotating in the wrong direction.It was corrected then. 11)Identify the relation and fill in the blank ! Jawaharlal Nehru is Indira Gandhi's father's _______ . A: A fun question, but I got lot of answers I expected. I feel some answers may be out of desperation. The answers I got were "Father","uncle","clone!!!","self". But the correct and simple answer is Jawaharlal Nehru is Indira Gandhi's father's NAME !!!! 12)Who in his or her profession is entitled to wear the "traje de luces"? A: Bull Fighter, not the pope 13)Motto again.. Whose motto is " Let knowledge grow from more to more and thus be human life enriched" ? A: Encyclopedia Britannica 14)Claim to fame of Stephanie Rahn (in 1970 ) ? A: No one got this one. Stephanie Rahn was the First "Page 3 girl" in SUN 15)Identify each of the following creatures from their tell-tale scientific names. (a) A bird, Didus ineptus Dodo (b) A mammal, Equus asinus Ass (c) A bird, Apteryx australis Kiwi (d) A nocturnal beetle, Lampyridae Firefly (e) An insect, Musca domesticus HouseFly (f) An insect, Ephemerida Mayfly 16) The soda wars are fought between Coke and Pepsi, but two countries have fought a war in the early 1960s over the Soda Plains along their border. a) In what mountain range are the Soda Plains? b) What two countries fought this war ? A: Yet again, no one got this one . All of you thought internationally while the answer was within India itself. A: Soda Plains are in the Karakoram range. India and China fought this war. 17) ACCORDING TO ISLAM ONLY A CERTAIN KIND OF PEOPLE CAN GROW RED BEARD. WHO ARE THEY? A: Many got this one . Haj Pilgrims 18) HIS FIRST BOOK ANALYZED THE ROOTS OF NAZISM. HIS SECOND BOOK LED GENERAL MOTORS TO INVITE HIM TO ANALYZE THEIR TOP STRUCTURE AND CORPORATE POLICIES. WHO IS HE? A: Peter Drucker 19) WHEN SATYAM CINEPLEX WAS OPENED IN NEW DELHI, A RESEARCH WAS CONDUCTED TO KNOW THE MAIN REASONS WHY PEOPLE VISIT THEATRES PLAYING ENGLISH MOVIES. THEIR ADLINE IS BASED ON THE TOP FOUR REASONS. THE FIRST THREE ARE ACTION, COMEDY AND ROMANCE. WHAT IS THE FOURTH REASON? A: Many thought the obvious answer was "sex". Unfortunately, it is not so.( U have judged Indian people wrongly!! ). The fourth reason is "Popcorn" !! 20)Clothes make the man, or so the saying goes, here you have to identify the following Olympic track and field stars from their distinctive clothing (or lack thereof) (a) Her long fingernails and daring one legged bodysuits not only propelled her to three gold medals in Seoul but also earned her an appearance on the Cosby Show Florence Griffith-Joyner (b) After capturing his second decathlon gold in Los Angeles, this athlete, upset with the Carl Lewis media blitz, wore a T-shirt saying "The world's second greatest athlete is gay" Daley Thompson (c) Unlike Joe Jackson, this shoeless Ethiopian runner is highly respected after back-to-back marathon wins in Rome and Tokyo. Abebe Bikila 21) What was the full name under which Marlyn Monroe's birth was registered on June 1 , 1926 ? Norma Jean Baker Mortenson 22) The thousandth one is named Piazzia and number 1001 is Gaussia. Others are named Washingtonia, Hooveria, and Rockefilia. what are they? A: Asteroids and not craters on moon, mars etc. 23) Connect Renaissance and Chelonia. A: Raphael, Donatello, Michealangelo and Leonardo are all, of course, artists of the Renaissance. But this is also the collective name of a rather unique group of highly talented young members of the class Chelonia. The name of these crime-fighting characters is TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES. Only mandy got this one !!!! 24)Sony's president at the time, Norio Ohga, reportedly forced company technicians to increase the maximum length of a CD's playing time from 60 minutes to 80 minutes for some specific reason , what ? A: He wanted to be able to listen without interruption to the ninth Beethoven symphony( Choral), with a running time of 74 minutes. Most of u got close to this , but giving different intrepetations. 25)Where are the Islets of Langerhans found? A: Pancreas, not in Lakshwadeep !!!! 26)ok, the last one.... A Brannock Device is used to measure what part of the human body ? ( No, not what some people think !! ) A: FEET or FOOT , it's used in shoe stores to determine shoe size.