1) The document provides a general quiz with multiple choice and fill-in-the-blank questions about topics ranging from history and geography to arts, entertainment, and science.
2) It includes questions about famous people, companies, inventions, sports, foods, and other concepts from around the world.
3) The questions are intended to test the reader's knowledge and many require identifying names, places, or other key details mentioned in the question prompts.
3. 1) 'x' adopted his stage name from his grandfather
and revolutionized the advertising industry with
his 'y' advertising inspired by Brooke Bond
painted
wagons. It took x 14 years to complete his work
using a mixture of black oxide and fevicol.
Give me x and y
5. 2) X was introduced in 1999 and made a
profound impression at the time. The name X is
Japanese for "peregrine falcon", a bird that often
serves as a metaphor for speed due to its vertical
hunting dive, or stoop.In particular, the choice of
name was made because the peregrine falcon
preys on blackbirds, which reflected the intent of
the original X to unseat the Y as the world's
fastest. whats x and y ?
9. 4) In 1971-72 James _____ was the governor of
Nebraska. A company was planning to undergo a
rebranding exercise so that it could revert to its
old 4-letter name format. But since the surname of
the Governor would have matched the new name
of the company, the management added an extra
letter to the name.Its merger in 1999 with X has
resulted in the largest company by revenue.The
company X was ranked #1 globally in Forbes
Global 2000 list in 2012. Name the company and
the company X
15. 7) The name of this dessert loosely translates
from italian to make “me happy” or “lift me up” . It
is made of ladyfingers dipped in coffee, layered
with a whipped mixture of egg yolks and
mascarpone cheese, and flavored with Marsala
wine and cocoa. The recipe has been adapted
into many varieties of puddings, cakes and other
desserts. Some confectioners were said to have
created it in honour of Cosimo III on the occasion
of his visit to the country.What is it ?
17. 8) The word X is derived from a Tupian word
meaning 'hit'. Over time, the word found its way
into the Brazilian Portuguese language.
Originally, X was played at times of celebration
with dances and songs. Gradually, this play
became more of a sporting activity. The game has
been passed down through several generations
by the Brazilian ancestors and has developed
considerably along the way.
18. When Brazil was present at the 1920 Summer
Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium the Brazilian
athletes took with them some shuttlecocks for
amusement on the ship and during the intervals
between games. The game of X fascinated
athletes from many other countries who wanted
learn the rules of the game. The problem was that
there were no rules - it was just for pleasure.X is
now one of Brazil's fastest growing sports closely
behind football and volleyball. Name X
21. 1) The French philosopher Denis Diderot was
visiting Russia on Catherine the Great's invitation.
However, the Empress was alarmed that the
philosopher's atheism was influencing members
of her court, and so X was asked to confront the
Frenchman as X was known for his arguments
regarding religion . Diderot was later informed that
a X had produced a proof of the existence of
God.X stated that since e^(pi * i) + 1 = 0 God
existed to which the philosopher stood
dumbstruck. Who is X? Bonus 10 points if you
can give me an explanation as to why he said
that.
23. 2) According to some Islamic scholars, the rock is
the spot from which Muhammad ascended to
Heaven accompanied by the angel Gabriel.
Further, Muhammad was taken here by Gabriel to
pray with Abraham, Moses, and Jesus.After
Muhammad's return, he called all who would
believe him to join with him and be Muslim.
24. The Foundation Stone and its surroundings is the
holiest site in Judaism. Just as Muslims pray
towards the Kaaba at Mecca, the holiest site in
Islam, Jews pray towards the raised platform on
which X stands. Jews have traditionally regarded
the location of the stone as the holiest spot on
Earth, the site of the Holy of Holies during the
Temple Period.Name X and the city of its location.
(picture on the next slide)
27. 3) The company was founded in 1999 by Chris
Barton, Philip Inghelbrecht, Avery Wang and
Dhiraj Mukherjee in berkeley .It has since then
launched off across various platforms as one of
the most downloaded music apps of the the
appstore as well as the ovi store. It uses a special
fingerprint techology which is based on a
spectrogram. So what is it ?
29. 4) It is believed to have originated in Middle
East .It was introduced to the Arabian
subcontinent in the 13th or 14th century by
traders from the region.
Amir Khusro , a scholar and the royal poet of the
Delhi Sultanate, wrote in around 1300 that the
princes and nobles enjoyed the "X prepared from
meat, ghee, onion and so on".
The Bengali version of X is called a Shingara and
is normally much smaller
30. Ibn Battuta, the 14th-century traveller and
explorer, describes a meal at the court of
Muhammad bin Tughluq where x, a small pie
stuffed with minced meat, almonds, pistachio,
walnuts and spices, was served before the third
course, of pulao
Whats the dish ?
32. 5) born on September 1, 1925 X is an American
theoretical physicist. x is the Mallinckrodt
Professor of Physics at Harvard University and
Adjunct Professor of Optical Sciences at the
University of Arizona. After his sophomore year X
was recruited to work on the Manhattan Project,
where (at the age of 18) he was one of the
youngest scientists at Los Alamos. His work
involved calculating the critical mass for the atom
bomb. After two years at Los Alamos, he returned
to Harvard, receiving his bachelor's degree in
1946 and his PhD in 1949.
33. X was familiar to audiences of the Ig Nobel Prize
ceremonies, where he took a bow each year as
"Keeper of the Broom," sweeping the stage clean
of the paper airplanes that have traditionally been
thrown during the event. X missed the 2005
event, though why? And who is X
34. He was being awarded the nobel prize- Roy
Glauber
51. 1) In 1926 three brothers, Adriano, Marcello, and
Bruno X founded Societa Scientifica Radio
Brevetti X in Bologna to produce vacuum tubes,
condensers and other radio components,
becoming successful enough by 1935 to construct
a new factory in the Borgo Panigale area of the
city. Production was maintained during World War
II, despite the X factory being a repeated target
for Allied bombing.Today it is world famous in a
completely different field with the 'Multistrada
1200' being one of the company's greatest
achievements
53. 2) X is an eclectic/hybrid system and philosophy
of life founded by Y in 1967 with direct, non
classical, and straightforward movements. Due to
the way his style works, X practitioners believe in
minimal movement with maximum effect and
extreme speed. The system works on the use of
different 'tools' for different situations. These
situations are broken down into ranges (Kicking,
Punching, Trapping and Grappling), with
techniques flowing smoothly between them.
54. It is referred to as a "style without style" or "the art
of fighting without fighting" as said by Y himself.
Unlike more traditional martial arts, X is not fixed
or patterned, and is a philosophy with guiding
thoughts. It was named for the concept of
interception, or attacking your opponent while he
is about to attack. Name x and y
58. ● Crown Prince Ludwig, later to become King
Ludwig I, was married to Princess Therese of
Saxe-Hildburghausen in , 1810. The citizens of
Munich were invited to attend the festivities
held on the fields in front of the city gates to
celebrate the happy royal event. The fields
were named Theresienwiese in honor of the
Crown Princess, and have kept that name ever
since, although the locals have since
abbreviated the name simply to the "Wies'n".
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59. ● Horse races in the presence of the Royal
Family marked the close of the event that was
celebrated as a festival for the whole of
Bavaria. The decision to repeat the horse races
in the subsequent year gave rise to the tradition
of the X.what is X
61. In the 1870s, Russian chemist Constantin
Fahlberg worked in the lab of Ira Remsen at
Johns Hopkins University. Remsen's team
experimented with coal-tar derivates, seeing how
they react to phosphorus, chloride, ammonia, and
other chemicals. (Not exactly the most appetizing
profession.) One night, Fahlberg returned home
and started to chow down on dinner rolls.
Something was off. The rolls tasted curiously
sweet.
62. He ran back to Remsen’s laboratory, where he
tasted everything on his worktable—all the vials,
beakers, and dishes he used for his experiments.
Finally he found the source: an overboiled
beaker.Fahlberg had actually created X before,
but since he never bothered to taste-test his
concoctions, the chemist had no idea. What is X