6. Failing to secure a sponsor for their shirts this season, the club have come up with
an interesting solution to fill the gaping whole on the jerseys with their Twitter
handle, becoming the first sports team to do so.
7. 4.
X ("one who yawns“) was a prominent Native American leader of
the Chiricahua Apache who fought against Mexico and the United
States for their expansion into Apache tribal lands for several
decades during the Apache Wars. In 1886 X surrendered to U.S.
authorities after a lengthy pursuit. As a prisoner of war in old age he
became a celebrity and appeared in fairs. X died in 1909 from
complications of pneumonia at Fort Sill, Oklahoma.
X became extremely popular in early 2011.
8. X- Geronimo
The United States military used the code name "Geronimo" for the raid that
killed the al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden in 2011; but its use upset some
native Americans. "Operation Geronimo" was subsequently reported to
be named or renamed "Operation Neptune Spear".
11. 6.
___ _____ uses two infra-red cameras positioned on opposite
sides. These cameras sense and measure heat from friction generated by a
collision. Using a subtraction technique a series of black-and-white
negative frames is generated into a computer, precisely localising the point
of contact on the object.
___ _____ is used in the military for tank and jet fighter tracking. It was
founded by French scientist Nicholas Bion, before being worked upon by a
many different companies in Paris and been bought and adopted by the
Nine Network Australia.
14. The logo and brand identity were designed by Wolff Olins (of
London Olympics fame). The TV Ad was directed by Anurag
Kashyap and the anthem composed by AR Rahman.
15. 8.
In the 19th century houses had thatched roofs–thick straw,
piled high, with no wood underneath. It was the only place for
animals to get warm, so all the small animals lived in the roof.
During a large rainstorm, it became slippery and sometimes
the animals would slip and fall off the roof–hence the saying.
17. 9.Connect and blank
• 1950 The American fighting-man
• 1956 The Hungarian freedom fighter
• 1960 American scientists
• 1966 Baby Boomers
• 1969 Middle Americans
• 1975 American women
• 1982 The Computer
• 1988 The endangered earth
• 1993 The Peacemakers
• 2006 The Good Samaritans
• 2009 ___
23. 12.
The first time this event was held on May 16, 1929,
at a private brunch at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
with an audience of about 270 people. The post
event party was held at the Mayfair Hotel. The cost
of guest tickets for that night's ceremony was $5.
27. 14.
In 19th and early 20th century America, a XY was exactly what
it sounds like, a Y, usually horse-drawn, which carried a X. XYs
were used in circuses, to lead parades, and at political rallies.
Hence to join the XY was to follow the crowd, and in a political
context with the connotation that one was there for the
entertainment and excitement of the event, rather than from
deep or firm conviction.
What phrase came out of this?
33. 17.
Having observed people helping one another in friendly, social and trusting
communal ways on the Internet via the WELL, MindVox and Usenet, and feeling
isolated as a relative newcomer to San Francisco, X Newmark founder of
_______ decided to create something similar for local events. In early 1995, he
began an email distribution list to friends. Most of the early postings were
submitted by Newmark and were notices of social events of interest to software
and Internet developers living and working in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Soon, word of mouth led to rapid growth. The number of subscribers and postings
grew rapidly. There was no moderation and Newmark was surprised when people
started using the mailing list for non-event postings. People trying to get technical
positions filled found that the list was a good way to reach people with the skills
they were looking for. This led to the addition of a category for "jobs". User
demand for more categories caused the list of categories to grow. The initial
technology encountered some limits, so by June 1995 majordomo had been
installed and the mailing list resumed operations. Community members started
asking for a web interface. Newmark registered “_______.org", and the web site
went live in 1996.
Blank?
58. Dey was once recognised only by classified group of police officials, intelligence agencies sleuths or police
informers. However, he suddenly appeared on cyber platform, television news channels and newspapers for his
latest offering Zero Dial, a book on police informers unveiled by actor Ajay Devgn and PWD Minister Chhagan
Bhujbal. According to a police source close to Dey, this is how he could have got recognised by the assailants
who ordered his killing.
59. 29.
In the early 1700s, English critic and playwright John
Dennis devised a new method of simulating the sound
of _______ for his play Appius and Virginia. The play
was deemed a failure and its run at the Drury Lane
Theatre was cancelled but Dennis’s invention caught on
and was used in other productions without his
permission, prompting him to protest. His exact words
are unconfirmed but it is generally accepted that he
said something which became a popular phrase.
What is the phrase?
61. 30.
"Montezuma's revenge" in Mexico
"Pharaoh's Revenge in Egypt
"Kurtz Hurtz" in Uzbekistan
"Hershey Squirts" or "The McShits" in North
America
"Down Under Butt Chunder" in Australia
"Karachi crouch" in Pakistan
"Suryavarman's Revenge" in Cambodia
“Kabulitis" in Afghanistan
“_____ _____" in India.
62. Delhi Belly - Colloquialisms for travelers’ diarrhea.
63. 31.
In April 2011, Godrej and Boyce shut down its plant
in Mumbai, ending production with just a few
hundred of its products left in the stock. It was the
last company left in the world that was still
manufacturing the product. What is the product?
65. 32.
X composed music for the first time in 1955 for
Marathi movie Ram Ram Pavhane and later in the
60s composed music for 5 Marathi movies under the
pseudonym Anand Ghan.
72. Anthony Craig Horowitz is an English novelist and screenwriter. He has written many children's novels,
including The Power of Five, Alex Rider and The Diamond Brothers series and has written over fifty books. On
19 January 2011, he was announced by the estate of Arthur Conan Doyle to be the official writer for a new
Sherlock Holmes book, to be published by Orion Books.
73. 36.
Who is the first and only batsman to score a
century in all ten Test playing nations?
77. 38.This ad was appeared in some magazines in March of this
year. What is its significance?
78. If you watch closely you can see that she has little bags under her eyes
and the discolouration and shadow on her right arm - something that
might normally be smoothed out by an airbrush.
83. 41.In 1782, James Gillray published his satirical cartoon Judge Thumb. The cartoon
lambastes Sir Francis Buller, a British judge, for a ruling he gave. This is the origin of a
phrase which means a principle with broad application that is not intended to be
strictly accurate or reliable for every situation. It is an easily learned and easily applied
procedure for approximately calculating or recalling some value, or for making some
determination.
84. Rule of thumb.
The judge allegedly gave a ruling that a man
may legally beat his wife, provided that he
used a stick no thicker than his thumb.
85. 42.Whose words? In what context?
“I don’t believe in this whole ‘fair skin’ concept. The bias
against dark complexion is unfair. I don’t think changing your
colour changes the person you are. Why should we be made
to apologise for how we are or be judged by the colour of our
skin?”
87. 43.
On its release in 1998, the film X had to be withdrawn from theaters due
to complaints received by the Central Board of Film Certification from
college girls who were appalled by the excessive violence, sex and
obscenity in the film. The film had earlier been rejected by the Central
Board for Film Certification due to use of filthy language and obscenity, it
was later passed with an A certificate after the film makers made changes
to the film. It was alleged that the version running in theaters prior to the
withdrawal was the unedited print. The cases filed from Mumbai and
Bangalore have since been withdrawn and the movie has also been
cleared. The movie came in highlights after writer and columnist Chetan
Bhagat in his Times of India column claimed that contemporary movies
have better content than films like X. This drew protests typically on blogs
and twitter amongst X fans. X fans have strongly reacted against Bhagat's
comments, asking him to leave writing books, in the style of a clichéd
Hindi movie script. The movie has broke many records at the box office.
According to the latest reports the gross box collections for the movie are
estimated to be around Rs.30.6 crore.
88.
89. 44.
English translation of an excerpt from the Holy Quran:
He is not only the Possessor of all things and creatures in the world of existence,
but also, "Originator (is He) of the heavens and the earth; ..."
And He has created all of them without any previous design, preparation, or
without being in need of any pre-existing material.
What necessity is He forced by to have a child while everything is immediately
ready for Him?
"... and when He decrees a matter to be, He only says to it ' Be' and it is.(___
_______ ___in Arabic)"
Even though Quran at various places says that the Earth and Heaven were created
in six days, from the part that mentions ___ _______ ___ it seems that as per the
holy book that is how this world was created, instantly, with the phrase ___
_______ ___.
91. 45.
The “____ ___, ____ ____” policy that prohibited gays
from serving openly in the US military came to an end
on Sep 20, 2011. Credit for coining the phrase goes to
the late Charles Moskos, a military sociologist and
professor from Northwestern University. The phrase,
which was later expanded to “____ ___, ____ ____,
Don’t Pursue, Don’t Harrass,” came about during the
first term of the Clinton administration. At the time,
the policy was viewed as a kind of compromise. It
allowed gay men and women to serve in the military,
provided they did not openly admit to their sexual
preference. It also prohibited other military personnel
from asking questions.
93. 46.
In 1907, Eugène Schueller, a young French chemist, developed a
hair dye formula called ______. Schueller formulated and
manufactured his own products, which he then sold to Parisian
hairdressers. On July 30th 1909, Schueller registered his company,
the Société Française de Teintures Inoffensives pour Cheveux ("Safe
Hair Dye Company of France" literally "French Society of Inoffensive
Tinctures for Hair"), the original X. The guiding principles of the
company, which eventually became X, were research and
innovation in the field of beauty. In 1920, the small company
employed three chemists. By 1950, the research teams were 100
strong; that number reached 1,000 by 1984 and is nearly 2,000
today.
X?
95. 47.
This phrase, meaning completely or thoroughly, is another phrase
originally referring to firearms. In this case, it refers to the three
major parts of a musket, the firing mechanism or X, the Y which
rests against the shoulder, and the Z. The phrase was originally
reversed, first appearing in an 1817 letter by Sir Walter Scott as Y, X,
and Z:
Like the High-landman’s gun, she wants Y, X, and Z, to put her into
repair.
The current sequence dates to 1842 in William T. Thompson’s
Major Jones’s Courtship:
All moved, X, Y, and Z.
97. 48.
X asked for its logo to be removed from any scenes
of Slumdog Millionaire shot in the slums. According
to Danny Boyle, the company feared that such an
association with a poverty-stricken area would dent
its image as a luxury brand.
99. 49.
Jone Samuelsen is a Norwegian football midfielder, who plays
for Odd Grenland in the Norwegian league. Samuelsen came
to international attention in a game against Tromsø IL on 25
September 2011. For what?
100. Samuelsen scored a header from his own
half (into an open goal). The club has
plans to nominate his goal to the Guinness
book of world records. It was measured at
57.3 metres by the local police.
102. 50.Video2(pause at 1:50)
This video was posted on YouTube on July 23,
2011, hours before a very tragic happening.
(Complete video is 12 mins)
Who posted it?/ What happened?
103. Video2 (play from 1:50)
On July 23,2011 Anders Behring Breivik who
detonated a bomb in Oslo before killing at
least 85 people on Utoya island posted this
video.
