2. 1. 'X' is a word taken
from the name of Y (in
the picture),a British
statesman who was so
fond of gambling that
he was reluctant to get
up from the table for a
meal. Instead he asked
for something which we
call 'X' now.Identify X
and Y.
3. 2.Manufactured at the HAL , Bengaluru, this
is one of India‘s first indigenous combat
helicopters, ‗ DHRUV ‘.It is a two seater pilot
helicopter capable of multiway navigation
.Currently it is not used for the purpose it
was actually made for ….
What purpose does it serve now ?? What its
squadron called ???
5. 4. According to the Greek Mythology, He lends
the origin of an English word which means
something that is mockingly out of reach. A
chemical element which due to its difficulty of
isolating the pure metal from the ore also got its
name thus. Who is being depicted in the image
below?
6. 5. David Zincavage asserts that a very
popular phrase ‗X‘ (of Scottish origin)
"Inimicus animo‖ is a Latin verse that
translates as "enemy of the soul."
The second line uses "nigger" and this goes
to early depictions of the devil as black, as
opposed to the modern red.
The phrase says ,If you catch the devil by
its ‗Y‘, it won't cause his cloven hoof any
pain. If, you've pinched a human's Y
instead, he'll yelp.
What are X and Y?
9. 8.Tom Swift is the protagonist in five series,
totaling over 100 volumes, of American
juvenile science fiction and adventure
novels that emphasize science, invention
and technology. Most of the various series
focus on Tom‘s inventions, a number of
which anticipated actual inventions.
X was a NASA researcher who developed
the tool/weapon Y in 1969. By 1974, X had
completed the device, which he named
after his childhood hero Tom
Swift(specifically the book Z).
12. 11.X participated in a magnum opus reality
show which led to him being a youth icon ,
despite his enormous fame he was defeated by Y
who turned out to be the winner of that
particular season of the show .When X released
his first album it went out to be a US biilboard
and Vh1 chart acer completely surpassing the
popularity of Y . X was later also called on the
very same show as a mentor judge .Identify X(
singer of this song ) and Y.
16. 15. The December 31, 1999 issue
of the TIME magazine named
Albert Einstein the Person of the
Century. It also named two
persons as the runners up. One
was Franklin D. Roosevelt. Who
was the other?
18. 17. What term was introduced in the
Wall Street Journal editorials
starting on 20 November 2002,
referring to Americans who pay no
federal income tax because their
income level is below the tax line?
19. 18.Meryl Streep has received 15
Academy Award nominations, but
won only twice. For which films and
respective categories did she win?
21. 20.In 1908, a pub owner from Leeds, Yorkshire,
by the name of Foot Anakin was taken to court
for allowing this ‗game’ in his establishment,
because games of chance in public houses were
earlier prohibited by legislation. He challenged
this ruling by challenging one of the court
officials to a game. The court official failed to
win and so, the judge deemed it to be a game of
skill rather than a game of chance. This ruling
arguably was a turning point in the game's
growth.
Which game are we talking about?
23. 22. Hanna spray-painted "X
.
Smells Like Y" on X's apartment
wall. Y was the name of a
deodorant; Hanna joked that Y
smelled like it. Y, unaware of this,
initially interpreted the slogan as
having a revolutionary meaning
and titled the song Z after it.
X, Y and Z?
28. 1. 'X' is a word taken
from the name of Y (in
the picture),a British
statesman who was so
fond of gambling that
he was reluctant to get
up from the table for a
meal. Instead he asked
for something which we
call 'X' now.Identify X
and Y.
30. 2.Manufactured at the HAL , Bengaluru, this
is Indira‘s first indigenous combat helicopters
DHRUV .It is a two seater pilot helicopter
capable of mulyiway navigation .Currently it
is used not for the pupose it was actually
made….
What purpose does it serve now ?? What its
squardon called ???
34. 4. According to the Greek Mythology, He lends
the origin of an English word which means
something that is mockingly out of reach. A
chemical element which due to its difficulty of
isolating the pure metal from the ore also got its
name thus. Who is being depicted in the image
below?
36. 5. David Zincavage asserts that a very
popular phrase ‗X‘ (of Scottish origin)
"Inimicus animo‖ is a Latin verse that
translates as "enemy of the soul."
The second line uses "nigger" and this goes
to early depictions of the devil as black, as
opposed to the modern red.
The phrase says ,If you catch the devil by
its ‗Y‘, it won't cause his cloven hoof any
pain. If, instead, you've pinched a human's
Y instead, he'll yelp.
What are X and Y?
41. 7.The "Mr. Monopoly" character that
appears on the game boxes and the
Chance and Community Chest cards
(originally named Rich Uncle
Pennybags) is based on J. P. Morgan
42. 8.Tom Swift is the protagonist in five series,
totaling over 100 volumes, of American
juvenile science fiction and adventure
novels that emphasize science, invention
and technology. Most of the various series
focus on Tom‘s inventions, a number of
which anticipated actual inventions.
X was a NASA researcher who developed
the tool/weapon Y in 1969. By 1974, X had
completed the device, which he named
after his childhood hero Tom
Swift(specifically the book Z).
43. 8. X is Jack Cover .
Y is Taser (an electroshock
weapon that uses electrical current
to disrupt voluntary control of
muscles )
Z is ―Thomas Swift and his
electric rifle‖
48. 11.X participated in a magnum opus reality
show which led to him being a youth icon ,
despite his enormous fame he was defeated by Y
who turned out to be the winner of that
particular season of the show .When X released
his first album it went out to be a US biilboard
and Vh1 chart acer completely surpassing the
popularity of Y . X was later also called on the
very same show as a mentor judge .Identify X(
singer of this song ) and Y.
56. 15. The December 31, 1999 issue
of the TIME magazine named
Albert Einstein the Person of the
Century. It also named two
persons as the runners up. One
was Franklin D. Roosevelt. Who
was the other?
60. 17. What term was introduced in the
Wall Street Journal editorials
starting on 20 November 2002,
referring to Americans who pay no
federal income tax because their
income level is below the tax line?
66. 20.In 1908, a pub owner from Leeds, Yorkshire,
by the name of Foot Anakin was taken to court
for allowing this game in his establishment,
because games of chance in public houses were
earlier prohibited by legislation. He challenged
this ruling by challenging one of the court
officials to a game. The court official failed to
win and so, the judge deemed it to be a game of
skill rather than a game of chance. This ruling
arguably was a turning point in the game's
growth.
Which game are we talking about?
70. 22. Hanna spray-painted "X
.
Smells Like Y" on X's apartment
wall. Y was the name of a
deodorant; Hanna joked that Y
smelled like it. Y, unaware of this,
initially interpreted the slogan as
having a revolutionary meaning
and titled the song Z after it.
X, Y and Z?
73. 23. If you visit Google's homepage when
you are signed in and it's your birthday,
you'll see a special doodle that links to
your Google profile,but it wont be on the
universal google homepage.