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Farewell QuizGOOD BYES DON’T COME EASY
Q.1 What is happening in the red ellipse ?
Answer:
The Marvel and Sony Deal which paved the way for including Spiderman in Marvel’s Cinematic Universe.
Q.2 Which “special” city ?
The full ceremonial name of this city, which came into use during the reign of King Mongkut, reads as follows:
Krungthepmahanakhon Amonrattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilokphop Noppharatratchathaniburirom Udomratchaniwetmahasathan Amonphimanawatansathit Sakkathattiyawitsanukamprasit
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The name, composed of Pali and Sanskrit root words, translates as:
“City of angels, great city of immortals, magnificent city of the nine gems, seat of the king, city of royal palaces, home of gods incarnate, erected by Vishvakarman at Indra's behest.”
Answer:
Bangkok
Q.3 Who?
He has brought the old world back with totally head over heels.
He offers joints to his haggard father. He drinks beer on the streets and vandalizes walls along with his friends.
He gets straight A’s in Chemistry by tricking his teacher by dropping some acid.
He is a total synonym of his name.
Answer:
Adarsh Balak
Q.4
When Gulzarsaab wrote:
“Tujhse milna purani Dilli mein Chhod aaye nishani Dilli mein Ballimaran se Daribe talak, teri meri kahani Dilli mein”,
To which former resident of this two-storey haveli at the end of GalliQasim Jaan was he probably giving a reverential nod
Answer:
Mirza Ghalib
Q.5 Connect
Answer:
Jata Kahan hai Deewane Song
Originally Sung by Geeta Dutt in C.I.D, used by Coca Cola in its homecoming ad and remixed in Bombay Velvet.
Q.6 Which proof ?
The Principia Mathematica is a three-volume work on the foundations of mathematics, written by Alfred North Whitehead and Bertrand Russell and published in 1910, 1912, and 1913.
It was an attempt to describe a set of axioms and inference rules in symbolic logic from which all mathematical truths could in principle be proven
One of the axioms in this books gives the proof to the most fundamental equation that any student taught when he/she learns about Mathematics.
Answer: 1+1=2
Q.7 Apocryphal origin story of what ?
According to the typical version of the story, Lady Godiva took pity on the people of Coventry, who were suffering grievously under her husband's oppressive taxation.
Lady Godiva appealed again and again to her husband, who obstinately refused to remit the tolls. At last, weary of her entreaties, he said he would grant her request if she would strip naked and ride on a horse through the streets of the town. Lady Godiva took him at his word, and after issuing a proclamation that all persons should stay indoors and shut their windows, she rode through the town, clothed only in her long hair.
However, an unlucky soul did otherwise and hence termed a X.
In the end, Godiva's husband keeps his word and abolishes the onerous taxes.
Lady Godiva
Answer:
The term “Peeping Tom”
Q.10 Who ?
In Buddhism, X (Sanskrit and Pali for "without waves" — Japanese and Chinese: 無間地獄 , Wújiàn dìyù and 阿鼻地獄 , Ābí dìyù) or modified X, is the lowest Level of the Naraka or "hell" realm, into which the dead who have committed grave misdeeds may be reborn. X is often translated into English as "interminable" or "incessant",[3] due to the idea that those beings which have been sent there languish there eternally.
A famous music artist uses a distorted spelling of X as his stage name because it sounded cool.
Artist image on next slide.
Answer:
Swedish Producer and DJ Tim Berling better known as Avicii
X is Avīci
Q.11
Erysimum cheiri is commonly called the English _____ because it is often found in old castles and ruins. The common name is shared with a word that refers to a social misfit.
Fill in the blanks.
Q.12
Nosism, is a term that is derived from a Latin pronoun, is a type non-standard usage of any language. Although using it in everyday English is sure to raise a few eyebrows, millions of Hindi Speakers do this, particularly in the eastern part of the Hindi speaking belt.
This is what Mark twain had to say about the nosism.
“ Only _______, _______, ______, and people with tapeworms have the right to use the ________ _______.”
How do we better know the nosism?
Answer:
Majestic plural, Editor’s plural, Royal We, and many other variations. Refers to the referring yourself in the plural form.
The famous( infamous; your choice) usage of “Hum” for both singular and plural first person by Hindi Speakers.
Q. 13
The following images are pictorial representation of elements of a lawsuit documented by Ian Frazier in New Yorker (1990). The defendant is an organization whose 85 mail-order purchases have accused the plaintiff “ personal injuries, loss if business income, and mental suffering” due to “defects in manufacturing or improper cautionary labelling”.
Name both the plaintiff and the defendant, or the title of Frazier’s piece.
Answer:
The plaintiff is Wile E. Coyote
The defendant is Acme Co.
Q.14 Who is X ?
X was the son of great scholar and astrologer by the name Pani. One day, a great scholar, astrologer and palmist visited Pani. He asked to see his son’s palms and exclaimed that his son had no Education Line in his palms. Hearing this the young boy went outside and came back with deep line on the place where the education would have been and blood oozing out from his hands.
To attain more knowledge, X meditated on Lord Shiva. Impressed by X, Lord Shiva appeared before X. X was so engrossed in his meditation that he did not notice the Lord’s arrival. In order to wake Panini, Shiva sounded his Damaru.
X is believed to have formulated the rules of _______ grammar in fourteen verses, which are believed to be the sound of Shiva’s Damaru.
Answer:
Panini; creator of Ashtadhyayi.
Q. 15 Which case ?
This case piqued the interest of the common middle class of Bombay in 1959. Crimes of passion, as this case was termed, were unusual, especially in the upper echelons of the society and that too by a highly decorated officer.
The weekly tabloid Blitz , run by R. K. Karanjia, publicised the story, ran exclusive cover stories and openly supported X, portraying him as a wronged husband and upright officer, betrayed by a close friend.
Influential Parsis held regular rallies in Mumbai, to support X.
X’s closeness with the Nehru family helped him get a pardon from sister of the person he murdered and he was subsequently released.
Answer:
K.M. Nanavati v/s. State of Maharashtra Case
Q.16 Which event ?
Hum Dekhenge is a popular Urdu nazm written by Faiz Ahmed Faiz, with a revolutionary theme. It was considered a response to a certain event.
It was known for its rendition by Iqbal Bano, one of Pakistan's best loved singers and artists. In 1985, She sang Hum Dekhenge to an audience of 50,000 people in a Lahore stadium wearing a black sari.
Some lines from the poem are
“hum dekhenge
jab arz-e-Khudaa ke kaabe sesab but uthwaaye jaayengehum ahl-e-safaa mardood-e-harammasnad pe bithaaye jaayengesab taaj uchhaale jaayengesab takhth giraaye jaayenge
hum dekenge”
Answer:
General Zia Ul Haq’s regime in Pakistan.
Q. 16 Whose gifts and FITB ?
1. He will be forgiven from the first moment his blood is spilled;
2. He shall see his seat in Paradise and be protected against the punishment of the grave;
3. He shall be safe from the Greatest Terror [the rising of the dead];
4. He shall be crowned with the diadem of dignity, one ruby of which is worth more than the entire world and its contents;
5. ________________________________________________
6. He shall be granted to intercede for seventy of his relatives.
Answer:
A Martyr in Islam will receive these gifts
And the most important gift the 72 virgins.
Q. 17 If they are the entries, what is the list about ?
1. Mickey Mouse
2. Bugs Bunny
3. Donald Duck
4. Woody Woodpecker
5. Snow White
6. Tinker Bell
7. Winnie-the-Pooh
8. Shrek
9. The Simpsons
10. Rugrats
Answer:
Animated characters who have a Walk of Fame Star to their name.
Q.18 X any Y please.
X is an American Academy Award–winning motion picture visual effects company that was founded in May 1975
It is the special effects division of the film production company, Y, which totally revolutionized the craft of film making(IMHO)
. For many years, particularly during the widespread inception of computer graphics in film during the 1980s, X was considered the leading industry standard production house for computer graphics in film; many studios sent scenes to the studio for CGI.
It is also the original founder company of the animation studio Pixar.
The filmography of X includes the ______________, the Indiana Jones series, the Harry Potter series, the Jurassic Park series, the Back to the Future trilogy, many of the Star Trek films, Ghostbusters II, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, the Pirates of the Caribbean series, the Terminator sequels, the Transformers series and many more.
Answer
X=Industrial Light and Magic
Y=Lucas Film
Q.19 Connect
Q. 20
X is a character from a short story which has been made into two movies- one in the 40s and another in 2013- although neither is really true to the short story
It is believed that the character was largely based on the author himself. Neurologists have suggested that the author may have had a neurological condition that causes vivid and bizarre hallucinations even in blind patients, which would explain what happens to X.
Name the short story in which X appears.
Answer
The secret life of Walter Mitty.
Q. 21 What was the result ?
On January 22, a fishing vessel named Daigo Fukuryu Maru (Lucky Dragon 5) set sail from the city of Yaizu. However, the trip was plagued with incredibly bad luck.
On March 1, Lucky Dragon neared Bikini Atoll, the notorious cluster of islands that served as a testing site for nuclear weapons. Unfortunately for the fishermen, American scientists were about to detonate Castle Bravo, the first dry fuel H-bomb. While the Japanese government ordered boats to stay away from the atoll, the Lucky Dragon never got the memo.
When the bomb blew at 6:45 AM, fire illuminated the dark sky, leading the Japanese to dub March 1 as “the Day the Sun Rose in the West.” And the crew of the Lucky Dragon was right there to witness the blast.
However, the crew was quarantined, their radioactive fish was sold. This event led to widespread protest and inspired something iconic in Japan.
Answer
Godzilla or Gojira
Q. 21 What’s with this weird equation ?
Michael Steiner=Shah Rukh Khan
Eliese Steiner= Priety Zinta
Jaya Bachchan= Madhu Kishwar
Saif Ali Khan= ___________________
Answer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XK3BVXbVsU
The Bollywood tribute video made by the German Embassy
Q. “X” is so innocent that if he is thrown in a sea of breasts, he will come out sucking his own thumb” Navjot Singh Sidhu on whom?
Parthiv Patel
Q.
The Power Macintosh 7100’s internal code name was ‘X’. The inside joke being that it would make billions and billions. Following a Letter by X, Apple changed the name to “BHA” ( for butt headed astronomer).
Carl Sagan
Q.Indiana jones and the last crusade: Walter DonovanStar Wars EP5:Gen.Maximilian VeersFor your Eyes only:Aristotle KristatosChamber of secrets : Aragog(voice)Game of Thrones: ?
Grand Master Pycelle
Q. Captain Phasma , an officer of the first order is a character in the new star wars movie.Id the actor playing the role
Brienne of TarthGwendoline …something??
Q. Lyrics of which song?
A large gatheringa great sporting eventThe main eventThey are the bestthese are the X.
The Champions!!!!
Champions league
Q.Nawazuddin Siddiqui commented the following regarding what? “haan main ‘X’ hun, it’s true. The person whose brainwave this handle was, should be ashamed of passing racist remarks in the guise of jokes.
Gareeb Aadmi
Q.For a cornfield scene, X sought to grow 500 acres of corn, which he learned was feasible from of Man of Steel (2013). The corn was then sold and actually made a profit.
Nolan, interstellar
Q. Where did we see a part of this documentary recently?
Interstellar!
Q. A jaded Japanese woman discovers a hidden copy of X(1996) movie on VHS, believing it to be a treasure map indicating the location of a large case of money.Which movie
FARGO
Q. Connect Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Walton Goggins, Demián Bichir, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen and Bruce Dern.
The hateful Eight
Q.Before he was born, his parents had three sons and a daughter, with all three boys dying in their infancy. Fearing a curse that targeted male children, young Ramachandra was brought up as a girl for the first few years of his life, including having his nose pierced and being made to wear a nose-ring (nath in Marathi). It was then that he earned the nickname “X". After his younger brother was born, they switched to treating him as a boy.Who?
Nathuram Godse
Q. Hindi words choli (blouse) & pallu (end piece of a sari) has been derived from the names of which two dynasties?
Cholas and Pallavas
Q. The indian Snacks X are banned in Somalia as they resemble the shape of the Christian Holy Trinity.Which snack?
Samosas
Q. Why was the Nobel Peace Prize not awarded in the year 1948?
In 1948, the Nobel Peace Prize was not awarded. It would have been awarded to Mahatma Gandhi, however, due to his assassination, it was left unassigned in his honor.
Q. Anyone driving west from Washington DC towards the Allegheny Mountains will arrive before long in a vast area without mobile phone signals. This is the National Radio Quiet Zone - 13,000 square miles (34,000 sq km) of radio silence
It's the planet's largest land-based movable object - the Robert C Byrd Green Bank Telescope (GBT) - 2.3 acres in surface area, and taller than the Statue of Liberty.
Q. October 14-16, 1994Weekend
Q.Why this peculiar sign board?
420 Mile Board kept getting stolen!
Q. Identify the person
John Nash
Q. In the initial Muhurat shot for the movie Sholay, One of the main actors was initially missing and replaced with another one . Identify both The Actors.
Danny Denzgongpa was intially supposed to play the role of Gabbar
Q. Identify this man, Stark compliments in Iron Man 2.
Elon Musk
Q.
LIMBO
Q.Give his legendary nickname
Red Baron
Q. What is this grin called?
Cheshire grin(Cheshire cat in Alice in wonderland)
Q. This ‘HIGHLY IRONICAL’ post is in reference to which movie?
So long and thanks for all the Quiz.SIGNING OUT