1. AC1
1. X is a theory of mental content based on an analogy with Darwinian evolution, originatingfrom the popularization
of Richard Dawkins' 1976 book The Selfish Gene. Proponents describe X as an approach to evolutionary models of
cultural information transfer.
2. The X layout is the best-known alternative to QWERTY. It was named after its inventor,August X. There are also
numerous adaptations for languages other than English, and single-handed variants. It has numerous properties
designed to increase typing speed, decreaseerrors, and increase comfort, though testing has failed to confirm any
advantage to the enduser. The most prominent property involves concentrating the most used English lettersin the
home row where the fingers rest, thus having 70% of typing done in the home row(compared to 32% in QWERTY).
3. The video game titled X: the World Is Yours, a quasi-sequel to the film X, features analternate ending in which
___ survives the assassination attempt but still loses most of hispossessions. He detects his would-be assassin and
shoots him before escaping his mansion.
The end of the first mission shows that he lost $65,884,703 (which is how much X made inbox office) and 2,500
kilos of cocaine. X had mixed response initially but is now considered acult classic in mob genre
4. The word X is seldom used solo today, though its combination with either of two prefixes isvery common. It is a
common medieval English sea term meaning “to capsize”, probablyinfluenced by 'helmen' which meant “to cover”.
Hence, the meaning is someone drowning, such as “ aswimmer ________ in a raging storm”. What is X?
5. John Updike's poem in the July 16, 1960 New Yorker, titled “Meditation on a News Item” wasinspired by a
photograph coming from the inaugural ___________ fishing contest.
“As strange to me as if there were found,
In a Jacobean archve, an unquestionably authentic
Woodcut showing Shakespeare presenting the blue ribbon
For Best Cake Baked to Queen Elizabeth”
Who is Updike comparing to Shakespeare and who to the Queen? The ____________ is theShakespeare
comparison.
6. The numbers seven to ten. Two Roman Gods and Goddesses each. Two Emprerors. There aremore elements on
this list, which has changed with time. What list?
7. January 2014 marked the demise of pan-Indian IST with the Assam CM’s announcement that Assam will be
moving 1 hour ahead from the rest of India. But few know that Assam already has an informal tradition of a local
time set ahead of IST called “X”, which is observed on the tea plantations and makes more efficient use of daylight
hours. Gogoi’s announcement only brings the entire state formally to this practice. What is this local time called?
8. He was hired by Muammar Gaddafi to act as a football coach for his son, Al-Saadi Gaddafi, who aspired to join
an Italian football club. Al-Saadi ultimately did join an Italian team but was sacked after one game when he failed a
drug test. He also briefly acted as trainer for legend Diego Maradona in 1997. Who?
9. This occupational surname of Germanic origin was often given to one who transported produce or other goods via
high-sided wagons or carts. It was also used to denote a wainwright(wagon builder). Which surname is this, which
would remind us of a famous musician?
10. Bad-Anon is a villain’s support group led by Clyde (from Pacman) and attended by Bowser, Dr.Robotnik (from
Sonic) and several Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat villains. Video gamevillains attend these weekly meetings
when they feel dissatisfied with their role as the "badguy" and to also receive support from other attendees. The two
Bad-Anon meetings thatX attends are used as the bookends for the film (the prologue and the epilogue). Give
theOscar nominated animated movie, whose trailer itself had a dozen game references.

2. 11. X was the host of the public television series The Joy of Painting. The show started in 1983 but still continues to
appear in reruns in many broadcast areas and is a popular YouTube presence. He also had to find a way to cut back
on spending, so he decided to have his hair permed, just so he could save money on haircuts. The perm hairstyle was
not comfortable for him, but ultimately became an iconic feature of the painter. Google celebrated the 70th
anniversary of his birthday with a Google Doodle on October 29, 2012.
12 X's great-grandfather, Frederick, was co-founder of appliance manufacturer and marketer Whirlpool Corporation.
As a young equestrian, X showed up at the American Paint Horse Association and competed at the national level.
With her horse Roanie Pony, she won three APHA Reserve World Championships. She made her acting debut in the
film “Tower Heist” and later made a cameo in “The Three Stooges”.
13 ______ is a Persian word and it was given as an honorary title to a person who has achieved a mastery over
languages, especially in British India. It became a surname to those people whose ancestors had received this title.
Which Indian author, who is arguably one of the most famous, holds this title?
14 What commonly used word is believed to have been originally used to describe reputedly low-quality jokes that
were formerly commonly printed in mail order seed catalogues?
15. The naming of X in 1969 is described as a “naming dilemma” with the producers franticallysearching for a
name. They finally settled on the name that they least disliked drawinginspiration from the Arabian Nights, despite
concerns that the name might be toodifficult for young children to pronounce. What is this by now iconic name in
the so-called“educational” arena?
16. This joke form is often credited to Yakov Smirnoff, aUkranian-American comedian. It relieson inverting the
subject and object of the first phrase in broken English without usingarticles to invoke images of a 1984 style
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17 The Kurihara family had ownership over all of these places for more than a decade until recently, when they sold
part of it to a government for $26 million. This triggered a huge row, which is continuing till date. What
controversy, and what are these places called?
18. He once explained his unusual surname thus: "To take one's ___ is to take on a certain mystery, a certain
possibility of power in the eyes of one's peers and one's enemies ... The ___ announced what you had been and what
you had become: Ex-smoker, Ex-drinker, Ex-Christian, Ex-slave." Who?
19. When Henry Ford died, amongst his last possessions was a test tube. What did it supposedly contain?
20. Company
Price
Place
Day
Time
Event
: Bulova
: $4
: New York
: July 1, 1941
: Before the baseball game between the Phillies and the Dodgers.
:?