Which English word, meaning disappointed, do we get from a technical term used in competitive cock-fighting?

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Crestfallen

X is a critically acclaimed, best-selling book by Dr. Seuss, first published on August 12, 1960. As of 2001, according to Publishers Weekly, it was the fourth-best-selling English-language children's book (novel) of all time. The vocabulary of the text consists of 50 words and was the result of a bet between Seuss and his publisher. The storyline is relatively simple revolving around a strange dog-like creature that finds himself being constantly pestered by a smaller being known as "Sam I Am" who insists that he taste a bizarre type of cuisine. Id X.

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He was born on June 13, 1928, in Bluefield, West Virginia. After attending Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie Mellon University) and completing his masters at an age of 20 in mathematics, he accepted a scholarship to Princeton University where he pursued his doctorate in mathematics. At Princeton, he worked on his now famous equilibrium theory. He earned a doctorate in 1950. The thesis contained the definition and properties of what would later be called the “X". He was admitted to the McLean Hospital in 1959, where he was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. His next 12 years were spent taking medication and shock therapy. However, he miraculously recovered from the degenerative disorder, and was awarded in 1994, the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics for his path-breaking work in competitive, non-cooperative economics. Who is this person being talked about? What is X?

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John Forbes Nash Jr.

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BOFORS Nobel was the owner of BOFORS from 1894 till his death in 1896.

Ottavio Quattrochi was a representative of the Italian oil firm ENI in India. Rajeev Gandhi, along with Quattrochi was implicated in the BOFORS scam.

In 1982, a British live-action/animated musical film directed by Alan Parker was released. What is special about it is the fact that it is based on the 1979 album by a famous band. The screenplay was written by the band’s vocalist and bassist, X. The film is highly metaphorical and is rich in symbolic imagery and sound. It features very little dialogue and is mainly driven by the music of the band. The film depicts the construction and ultimate demolition of a metaphorical wall, representing alienation. The protagonist (who shares his name with the band) is a rock star, who goes through a series of flashbacks before a concert. We see the things that took place, leading to his detached and depressed state of mind, and ultimate breakdown. Identify the band and X.

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This particular person can be briefly described as follows: He was the leader of one of the most feared nomadic conquerors of history. During his reign he was the most feared enemies of the Western and Eastern Roman Empires. He crossed the Danube twice and plundered the Balkans, but was unable to take Constantinople. He also attempted to conquer Roman Gaul (modern France), crossing the Rhine in 451 and marching as far as Aurelianum (Orléans) before being defeated at the Battle of the Catalaunian Plains. Subsequently he invaded Italy, devastating the northern provinces, but was unable to take Rome. He planned for further campaigns against the Romans but died in 453. Who am I talking about?

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Attila the Hun

The original name of the song was meant to be "War Song for the Army of the Rhine". Written in Strasbourg in 1792, it was dedicated to a French officer born in Bavaria. It got it's more famous name when the federes first sung it in this city in the Provence-Alps-Cote-D-Azur region. What song am I referring to?

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La Marseillaise

The inspiration for this comes logo comes from Siren, a Greek mythological creature which was part woman and part bird. They were dangerous creatures as they lured the sailors with their seductive singing, by attracting them with their beauty and then killing them. Which company’s Logo?

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Starbucks

It has the highest gross domestic product per person in the world according to the CIA World Factbook. It is the only German-speaking country not to share a common border with Germany. It is one of the few countries in the world with more registered companies than citizens. It has developed a prosperous, highly industrialized free-enterprise economy and boasts a financial service sector as well as a living standard which compares favorably with those of the urban areas of its large European neighbours. Which country am I talking about?

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Liechtenstein

X’s original story is established in ‘Vengeance of X’. X was born in the fictional Carribbean republic of Santa Prisca in a prison called Pena Dura. In prison he read as many books he could , learnt to fight, and to speak Portuguese, Spanish, English and Latin. He committed his first murder at the age of 8. IGN lists him at #34 in comic book villains of all time. He was much in news a few months back. Who is X ?

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Bane

Connect and ID all these google earth pictures

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This is God's Eye view. Mythical places created using google earth images. 1.Adam & Eve's garden. 2.Ararat Mount. 3.Moses splitting the sea. 4.Jesus crucifixion

This term was coined by US Secretary of State, John Foster Dulles, during the Cold War. It refers to the act of pushing a dangerous situation close to the verge of disaster, in order to derive the best advantage. It was used as a tactic during the Cuban missile crisis. In Dulles own word's this means "The ability to get to the verge without getting into the war". Name the term.

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Brinkmanship

This movie formed a part of the delusional fantasy of John Hinckley, Jr. which triggered his attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan in 1981, an act for which he was found not guilty by reason of insanity. Hinckley stated that his actions were an attempt to impress actress Jodie Foster, on whom Hinckley was fixated, by mimicking the protagonist’s mohawked appearance at the Palantine rally. His attorney concluded his defense by playing the movie for the jury. Name the movie.

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Famous for its powerful drumming, a galloping bass line and an overdubbed orchestral guitar arrangement (the dozen or so guitar tracks having been recorded in Munich in a single session), this song is an outcome of a band at their peak. Lyrically, the song was inspired by X's experiences in Morocco. He specifically refers to Morocco's Atlas Mountains in the line: "The mighty arms of Atlas hold the heavens from the Earth". This is a double-meaning to imply the Atlas mountains in a physical sense seeming to hold up the sky, as well as the reference to the Titan Atlas and his task to hold up the sky on his shoulders and thus separate it from the Earth. The lyrics were also inspired by some of the poetry he was reading at the time, which includes William Blake. "Albion remains/sleeping now to rise again" is a reference to Blake's engraving The Dance Of Albion. The name of the song refers to a great Greek hero with a peculiar weakness.

Identify the song, or the band, or the lyricist (who is the vocalist too).

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Robert Plant

Born as Ramkrishn in Saiyad Alipur, Haryana, this famous entrepreneur and author is now primarily a social and political activist, although he is more famous for his hand in the rise in popularity of an old trend in India. His controversial statements and actions have kept him in the news consistently. Identify him.

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It was a popular Hindi TV serial that aired on the Indian Television channel DD National in 1986 - 87. It was co-directed by Kundan Shah and Saeed Akhtar Mirza, and was written by Prabodh Joshi. It starred Dilip Dhawan, Rama Vij, Pavan Malhotra, Sangeeta Naik, Avtaar Gill in lead roles. The serial received tremendous response from the viewers and some of the characters such as Khopdi, Kaderbhai and Ghanshu Bhikari became household names. It was one of the three most popular TV serials on Doordarshan in the eighties; the other two being "Hum Log" and "Buniyaad". Each episode was based on an every-day issue of the lower income group. Some episodes ended on hope and positive consolation and some on a sad but realistic conclusion. The treatment was based on simplicity and reality thus making every episode endearing. Identify this TV serial.

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Which musical instrument was legally declared an instrument of war in the 18th century?

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Bagpipes

There are only three instances of this. 1.Green: Earth Day, April 2008: Somewhat like the Iwo Jima photograph 2.Black: ? 3.Silver: September 2011: Tribute in Light memorial

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TIME magazine covers not to have a Red border. Black: September, 2001

As an intern and guest of Universal Studios, X made his first short film Y for theatrical release in 1968 ,the title of which X later took as the name of his production company, Y Entertainment. Identify Y.

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Steven Spielberg (who made this movie) would name his production house after it

This Raj Comics creation seems to get his name from the man on the right. Who??

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• Anthony Gonsalves

Anthony Gonsalves

A poster for which corporate entity?

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Air India

X named Y after an American bird expert and stated he chose the name because he wanted Y to be "an extremely dull, uninteresting man to whom things happened...I thought by God, Y is the dullest name I ever heard." Today, the name Y alludes to anything but dull. Give me X and Y.

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X- Ian Flemming Y- James Bond

A Recruitment event. Eight companies came calling and interviewed 46 candidates. Fourteen were given job offers. Agarwal Packers and Movers picked up seven candidates for positions such as marketing executive, assistant manager, supervisor and data entry operator, Vedanta Foundation and Good House Keeping recruited two inmates each. JRA & Associates and ASP Sealing products made an offer each. What was special about this recruitment event?

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Recruitment in Tihar Jail

This term in anthropology is derived from the Ojibwe language and describes any emblem which either stands for an entire community or for their ancestry. We might also run into a phrase based on this term in reference to the ways in which indigenous communities of North America put Western Red Cedar trees to use. The term was made famous in a blockbuster movie of 2010. Give either the term or the phrase

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Totem

It originated in China and was brought to India during 1841 by Dr. Campbell, a civil surgeon of the Indian Medical Service. It became the first Indian product to receive a GI(Geographical Indications) tag in 2004-05 through the Indian Patent Office. Which product am I talking about?

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Darjeeling Tea

This is a scene from a 2010 episode of the cult British TV series “Doctor Who”. The Doctor goes back in time to meet this famous person, and also brings him to the future to show him how famous he would become. Which person?

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Vincent van Gogh

The name literally meaning "the Institute“. It is responsible for intelligence collection, covert operations, and counterterrorism, as well as protecting a particular community worldwide. It is allegedly responsible of a number of assassinations and kidnappings, the most famous being the assassination of those responsible for the Munich Olympics massacre. Identify this extremely secret group.

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The French political group “the Jacobin Club” was responsible for the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution under its leader Robespierre. In fact, the word terrorism originated from the happenings under the reign of terror. Which Indian ruler was considered a founding member of the Jacobin Club?

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Tipu Sultan

Ralph Alpher, then a physics PhD student, and his advisor George Gamow created a paper regarding physical cosmology. The work, which would become the subject of Alpher's PhD dissertation, argued that the Big Bang would create hydrogen, helium and heavier elements in the correct proportions to explain their abundance in the early universe. Gamow decided to add the name of his friend—the eminent physicist Hans Bethe, even though he had no part in the paper. Alpher, at the time only a graduate student, was generally dismayed by the inclusion of Bethe's name on this paper. He felt that the inclusion of another eminent physicist would overshadow his personal contribution to this work and prevent him from receiving proper recognition for such an important discovery. However, Gamow said he had a reason to put in Hans Bethe’s name in the paper. Explain the reason.

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To create the whimsical author list of Alpher, Bethe, Gamow, a play on the Greek letters α, β, and γ (alpha, beta, gamma). Bethe was listed in the article as "H. Bethe, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York." In his 1952 book, The Creation of the Universe, Gamow explained Hans Bethe's association with the theory thus: The αβγ paper with the figure referred to in the text “ The results of these calculations were first announced in a letter to The Physical Review, April 1, 1948. This was signed Alpher, Bethe, and Gamow, and is often referred to as the 'alphabetical article.' It seemed unfair to the Greek alphabet to have the article signed by Alpher and Gamow only, and so the name of Dr. Hans A. Bethe (in absentia) was inserted in preparing the manuscript for print.…The close fit of the calculated curve and the observed abundances is shown in Fig. 15, which represents the results of later calculations carried out on the electronic computer of the National Bureau of Standards by Ralph Alpher and R. C. Herman (who stubbornly refuses to change his name to Delter.)

He is a famous football coach, manager, and former player, nicknamed “Der Kaiser” because of his elegant style, his leadership, his first name (which is reminiscent of the Austrian emperors), and his dominance on the football pitch. He is the only one to win the football world cup as captain and coach: He lifted the World Cup trophy as captain in 1974, and repeated the feat as a manager in 1990. Name this great footballer.

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Franz Beckenbauer

There was an unofficial force of street urchins which worked for Sherlock Holmes from time to time. It was first introduced in “A Study in Scarlet”. What was it popularly known as?

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This substance is made primarily from cinnabar which is the natural ore of mercury. The chemical structure of the substance is HgS mercuric sulfide; like most mercury compounds it is toxic. It also has concentrations of lead tetraoxide which lead the US FDA to recall this product. However, its use continued to flourish in India, and probably will never diminish.

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Sindoor

14 years before the event took place, in 1898, a novel “Futility” by Morgan Robertson released which described incidents incredibly similar to those involving the incident. What incident does the novel speaks about ?

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The Wreck of the Titan The Titan and its sinking have been noted to be very similar to the real-life passenger ship RMS Titanic, which sank fourteen years later !

Last year, the district administration of Satara, Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan’s home district, identified 222 girls under the age of 18 and either renamed them or gave them the option of picking a new name for themselves. They all had a common name. Identify the name, and the reason.

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Nakusha, or Nakushi. It is a derogatory given name that means "unwanted" in Marathi, given by some parents in rural Maharashtra, to unwanted female children, in the belief that doing so will ensure that their next child is a boy.

For a long time, the only person outside Coke who knew the secret formula was Tobias Geffen. In the early 1930s, Geffen told Coke he had to know the formula, and after explanations, it was given to him. Geffen published a “Teshuva ” in 1935, after he found out the formula. What specific reason or explanation did Geffen give Coke?

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He wanted to know whether Coke was kosher.

Perhaps the person with the weirdest wikipedia introduction, Theodore John "Ted" Kaczynski is an American mathematician, social critic, anarchist and much more. Kaczynski was born in Chicago, Illinois, where, as a child prodigy, he excelled academically from an early age. Kaczynski was accepted into Harvard University at the age of 16, where he earned an undergraduate degree, and later earned a PhD in mathematics from the University of Michigan. He became an assistant professor at the University of California, Berkeley at age 25, but resigned two years later. In 1971, he moved to a remote cabin without electricity or running water, in Lincoln, Montana, where he lived as a recluse while learning survival skills in an attempt to become self-sufficient. This is when trouble started, and he started something that would make him (in)famous. What do we know him popularly as?

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Theodore John "Ted" Kaczynski (born May 22, 1942), also known as

the "Unabomber", is an American terrorist, mathematician, social critic,

anarchist, and Neo-Luddite. Between 1978 and 1995, Kaczynski

engaged in a nation-wide bombing campaign against modern

technology, planting or mailing numerous home-made bombs, killing three people and injuring 23 others.

Basic qualifications for something. Identify the country? Catholic - Single male citizens of a particular country. - Received basic training from the country's army. - Have certificates of good conduct. Must have a high school diploma and a professional degree. - Be between 19 and 30 and be at least 5”8” in height.

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Switzerland. Qualifications for the Vatican Swiss Guards