2. Q1
• __________ was a person or agency considered to
be a wise counsel or prophetic predictions of the
future inspired by gods
• ___________ were thought to be portals through
which the gods spoke directly to people. In this
sense they were different from seers who
interpreted signs sent by the gods through the bird
signs, animal entrails and other various methods
4. Q2
• In classical education the four difficult subjects were
arithmetic, geometry, music and astronomy.
• The three relatively simpler subjects were
logic, grammar and rhetoric.
• What were these three subjects together called?
10. Q4: Why is this place called Al-
Maghtas in Jordan a site of
pilgrimage?
11.
12. • This is where Jesus was purportedly baptized
by St. john
13. Q5: The route from Kargil to Leh is one of the most dramatic anywhere in
the world. The stretch from the Lamayuru monastery (4000mts) to
Khalste(3100mts) takes one through a series of 23 hairpin bends in just 32
kms and is oficially called the Gata loops/ Hangru loops. What is the stretch
unofficially known as?
16. Q6
• In medieval times in Europe,
• 1/3rd
• of taxes used to go the King,
• 1/3rd
• to the nobility and 1/3rd
• to the
• common man. How has this tradition
• been kept alive?
17.
18. • Baa, baa, black sheep,
• Have you any wool?
• Yes, sir, yes, sir,
• Three bags full;
• One for the master,
• And one for the dame,
• And one for the little boy
• Who lives down the lane
22. Q8
The following were some of the alternatives considered in a paper
published in the July 1960 issue of “The Bell System Technical Journal”
What was chosen
23.
24.
25. Q9
• After graduating from Montclair High School in
1946, __X__ turned down a full scholarship offer from
the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and went
to the United States Military Academy at West
Point, New York.
• The nickname “__Y__" originated in childhood: the
younger of his two elder sisters mispronounced
"brother" as "buzzer", and this was shortened to
__Y__, which he later made it his legal first name in
1988
29. • A ___ is a printed or online directory found
at American universities consisting of individuals’
photographs and names. In particular, it denotes
publications of this type distributed by university
administrations at the start of the academic year
with the intention of helping students get to know
each other.
• FITB with the name of a website.
30.
31. • According to legend, after the 1890s discovery of
the mummy of a Priestess of Ammon Ra in
Egypt, the purchaser of the mummy ran into serious
misfortune. The mummy was reportedly donated to
the British Museum where it continued to cause
mysterious problems for visitors and staff. The
mummy was eventually purchased by a
journalist, who dismissed the claims of a curse as a
myth. The legend claims that he arranged for its
removal to New York in Apr 1912 and concealed
the mummy on the underside of his car.
• What supposedly resulted ??
32.
33. • A X is a stock character of a mysterious and seductive
woman whose charms ensnare her lovers, often leading
them into compromising, dangerous, and deadly
situations. She is an archetype of literature and art. Her
ability to entrance and hypnotise her victim with a spell
was in the earliest stories seen as being literally
supernatural; hence, the term X today is still often
described as having a power akin to an
enchantress, seductress, vampire, witch, or
demon, having power over men.
• A X tries to achieve her hidden purpose by using
feminine wiles such as beauty, charm, and sexual allure.
In some situations, she uses lies or coercion rather than
charm.
34.
35. • In preparation for his role as X, Y hid away in a motel
room for about six weeks. During this extended stay
of seclusion, Y delved deep into the psychology of
the character. He devoted himself to developing X's
every tic, namely the voice and that sadistic-
sounding laugh. Y told Sarah Lyall of The New York
Times that he viewed that film's version of the
character as a "psychopathic, mass
murdering, schizophrenic ____ with zero empathy."
• Give X and Y
37. • The X was sewn roughly one thousand years ago. It
is battered and old; it's patched, frayed, and
extremely dirty. In order to speak and sing, a tear
along the brim opens like a mouth. It speaks in a
small, quiet voice to the wearer and it can read
thoughts and respond to them. What?
41. • This album was on the Billboard 200 for a staggering
741 straight weeks, the longest run for any album
ever.
• It was a concept album, where all the songs in the
album were unified by a theme that explored the
complexities of human consciousness.
• The album's themes include
conflict, greed, aging, death and mental
illness, and made some of the most advanced
studio techniques of the time, including multi-
tracking, analogue synthesizers, and tape loops.
• Which album and the band?
45. • The X logo is an extremely simple logo, and the
arrow underneath looks like a smile. The arrow
represents that X sells everything, and the smile on
the customers face when they buy a product.
• Whose logo ?
46.
47. • It is a small village, south of Birmingham, England. It was
developed as a model village by GeorgeCadbury to give the
company’s workers improved working conditions.
• While other suburban Birmingham railway stations feature
the normal yellow and green corporate livery, its railway
station is instead painted in Cadbury's purple.
• Which village ?
49. • The goal is to climb a greased pole with a ham on
top. As this happens, the revellers work into a frenzy
of singing and dancing whilst being showered in
water from hoses.
• Once someone is able to drop the ham off the
pole, the start signal for the tomato fight is given.
The signal for the onset is at about 11 when a loud
shot rings out, and the chaos begins.
• What event is being described here?
51. • X purchased a stereo system and was disappointed
with its performance. This led him to research the
importance of reverberant (indirect) sound on
perceived audio quality.
• Valued at $ 2.28 billion, the majority of the firm's
share was donated to Massachusetts Institute of
Technology in 2011 by X for scope of better
research.
• This company has a reputation for being particularly
protective of its patents and trademarks, and very
defensive of its brand.
• Which company?
52.
53. • Though records of this practice date long back to
the 3rd century B.C. by chinese and babylonian
traders, a certain Nicholas Barbon is credited to
have started the modern version of this concept
after the Great Fire of London had devoured more
than 13000 houses in 1666.
• What am I talking about ?
