The Squareheadsknowing IS fun, no?
Jane Eyre
The earliest forms of _____ were made of wood and then later clay.
Ox-bone _____ were in common use in Europe, ivory was favored since at least 1627 until the early 20th century; the earliest known written reference to _____ is in the 1588 inventory of the Duke of Norfolk.
By the mid-19th century, elephants were being slaughtered for their ivory at an alarming rate, just to keep up with the demand for high-end _____ – no more than eight _____ could be made from a single elephant's tusks.
The related industry realized that the supply of elephants was endangered, as well as dangerous to obtain. Inventors were challenged to come up with an alternative material that could be manufactured, with a US$10,000 prize being offered by a New York supplier.
Billiard Balls
"The Sun King," Louis XIV of France, was intrigued and delighted by the colorful silk _____ worn by Croatian
mercenaries.
Many experts believe the French word for _____, cravat, is a corruption of "Croat." In fact, French kings
maintained an elite regiment, the Cravate Royale, until the French Revolution of 1789.
While these early _____ did serve a function (tying the top of their jackets that is), they also had quite a
decorative effect – a look that King Louis was quite fond of.
Tie
In Volleyball one player of a team wears a contrasting jersey color from his or her teammates and cannot block or attack the ball when it is entirely above net
height. _____ Italian meaning of the word is ‘free’.
Libero
Invented by the Indian Sufi saint Amir Khusro in the 13th century originating from the need to be played
from the top in the sitting position to enable the more complex rhythm structures that were required for the
new Indian Sufi vocal style of chanting and Zikr.
Dayan,Bayan, Syahi are part of this.
Tabla, not Sitar
In 1871, William Chester Minor after working in the American army as a surgeon moved to England, in a slum of London. However, his past misdeeds didn’t allow him to live peacefully as he was visited quite often by the widow of the man he had killed. Although, now he devoted most of the remainder of his life in volunteering, reading through his
personal library and compiling quotations that illustrated the way particular words were used. Over time he became one of
the largest contributors to _____.
Oxford English Dictionary
“I take off on my right, or outside, foot rather than my left foot. Then I turn my back to the bar, arch my back
over the bar and then kick my legs out to clear the bar.”
Despite the warnings of his coaches, he perfected the technique over the next few years and got selected to represent the USA at the 1968 Mexico Olympic Games.
“I have a bad back,” said ______ after his victory, “and I lost a big patch of skin on the back of my left heel.
Then I tripped on some stone steps the other day and strained a ligament in my right foot. I guess I use
positive thinking. Every time I approach the bar I keep telling myself, ‘I can do it, I can do it.’
Dick Fosbury
On 20 December 1973, students of L.D. College of Engineering, went on strike in protest against 20% hike
in hostel food bill. An indefinite strike started on 7 January in educational institutes. Their demand was related to food and education. People from middle
class and some factory workers also joined protests. Protesters demanded Chimanbhai Patel's resignation.
Due to pressure of protests, Indira Gandhi asked Chimanbhai Patel to resign. Fresh elections were conducted and Janata Morcha won 88 seats and
Babubhai J. Patel became Chief Minister.
Identify the andolan.
Nav Nirman Andolan, the only successful agitation in history of free India that resulted in dissolution of an elected
government.
It is called-
TaTa Box in South AfricaMetegol in ArgentinaKicker in Germany
Fla-flu in BrazilFutbolin in Spain
What is the common English name?
Table Football
Channapatna toys are a particular form of wooden toys (and dolls) that are manufactured in the town of Channapatna in the Bangalore Rural district. This traditional craft is protected as a geographical indication under the World Trade Organization.
____ ______ invited artisans from Persia to train the local artisans in the making of wooden toys. For nearly two
centuries, ivory-wood was the main wood used in the making of these toys, though rosewood and sandalwood were also
occasionally used.
Tipu Sultan
Can you get all four robots across the river safely?
A maximum of two smallbots or one tallbot are allowed in the boat for each crossing.
The boat will not move if there is not a robot in it.
1 2
3 4
9 moves
The modern name for the site, simply means Mound of the Dead. The city's
original name is unknown, but analysis suggests a possible ancient Dravidian name, Kukkutarma ("the city [-rma] of
the cockerel [kukkuta]").
Cock-fighting may have had ritual and religious significance for the city, with domesticated chickens bred there for
sacred purposes, rather than as a food source. _____ may have been a point of
diffusion for the eventual worldwide domestication of chickens.
Rakhaldas Bandyopadhyay is credited with the discovery of which famous
archaeological site in 1922.
Mohenjo-daro
"..AJAY THANK YOU FOR BEING A GREAT CLIENT FROM ALL OF US AT DDB MUDRA MAX"
biz seeps in
‘The Last Telegram’ campaign
what word follows…
Identify the voice.
The only time the legendary character of 'THE TRAMP’ make his voice heard
and it is a gibberish Italian song.
ironies *deep breath*
–Avinash Maurya
“Thank you. …and thank you Know-Q-Out.”