66

Connect this lady tennis player to the man. What is her famous incredible feat?

The interesting case of Renee Richards, born a boy, Richard Raskind and won a legal battle against Tennis Authority in USA to be allowed to play in women's tennis, after undergoing gender change surgery, thus becoming he first and probably, only person to play in both men and women tennis at US open. The two photographs are of the same person.

65

This device, developed by Thomas Drummond in 1820s, is outdated now, but the popular term associated with it is still used. Which term?

Calcium oxide is quicklim and this device was used to focus a narrow beam of light on a person performing on theater. The beam was called Limelight, a term used widely in literature in various senses.

64

Being X’s former employee, Henry Ford was especially fond of X, and when X was on deathbed, he demanded X's son to catch his final breath in a test tube. The test tube can still be found today in Henry Ford Museum.

Thomas Alva Edison

63

Which very popular Nursery rhyme is supposed to be associated with the 1665 Great Plague of England and gives hidden details of the symptoms and eventual death from the disease?

Ring-o-Ring-o-Roses.

62

Identify the person and the town named after him.

Mahakavi Vallathol Narayan Menon.

61

What is special about these chocolates?

Chocolates made by Camel milk.

60

Logo of?

Wikimedia Commons.

59

Which former RBI governor and later union Finance minister, resigned from his cabinet post to protest against the inclusion of Bombay in state of Gujarat, instead of the Marathi majority Maharashtra?

C. D. Deshmukh

58

Started in 1855
Renamed to its present name in 1861
Reduced its product price from four annas to one anna in 1915 due to drastic dynamics in the industry
Changed its logo from the Lion and Unicorn logo of Imperial Britain to its present logo. What?

Times of India, Bennet Coleman company.

57

Cine Blitz is the largest selling fortnightly Hindi film and gossip magazine. Its tounge-in-cheek tagline is an indirect reference to which celebrity?

The tagline says: C to Z of Bollywood - because everyone talks about AB - Amitabh Bachhan.

56

Among the many nicknames used for US president George W. Bush, one is 43. Why?

To distinguish him from George H. W. Bush, the senior, his father. George bush was the 43rd President.

55

This organization's main objective is empowerment of women by providing them employment opportunities. Started in 1959 with a seed capital of Rs. 80, by 7 semi-literate Gujarati housewives, it has an annual turnover of around Rs. 650 crore. It uses an Indianized Bunny rabbit as its mascot What?

Shri Mahila Gruh Udyog Limited.

54

Who are these people and why the commotion?

This is the Indian army at the end of Liberation of Goa 'Operation Vijay'

53

The raga is believed to have been created by goddess Parvati to calm Shiva, when the lord Shiva was outraged and was not calming down after Tandav in rage of Sati's sacrifice. Its name comes form the combination of two Sanskrit words which means "he who wears serpents like garlands" —the god Shiva.
Which Raga?

Malkaus.

52

Which former England batsman, whose domestic career spanned over 20 years was born in Rhodesia (present day Harare, Zimbabwe)?

Greme Hick.

51

This well known area, a favorite nesting site for exotic sea animals, 140km North of Sumatra in Indonesia was devastated by the Tsunami of 2004 and was considered completely wiped out of the world map. An Arial survey conducted one year later, confirmed that the waters had started receding, though some part is still believed to be submerged under water. What?

Indira Point.

50

The earstwhile president of India X, in an award ceremony, called the name of Y. Y did not come on the stage and among thunderous claps, the president saw the discomfort of Y and went down the stage to hand him the award. The awardee, accepted the award and collapsed, breathing his last breath. ID both and the award.

R Venkatraman, Raj Kapoor, Dadasaheb Phalke award.

49

Started in British India in 1929 with a small factory in the Mumbai suburb ____ _____, this immensely popular food brand, still sold in its ubiquitous wax paper wrapper is named after the Suburb. Which?

Parle - G

48

• X is an acidic liquid produced from the fermentation of ethanol in a process that yields its key ingredient, acetic acid (ethanoic acid).
• The Old Testament of the Bible, it is mentioned as unpleasant to drink. Jesus was offered a mixture of X while on the cross.
• In Islamic traditions, X is one of the four favored condiments of the Prophet Muhammad, who called it a "Blessed seasoning".

Vinegar.

47

Which company is named after these three guys?

DHL.

46

• This activity started on 10 April 1802 with the measurement of a baseline near Madras. It was piloted in its initial stages by William Lambton, and later by George Everest (after whom Mount Everest is named).
• The major accomplishments of this activity was demarcation of the British territories in India and the measurement of the height of the Himalayan giants: Everest, K2, and Kanchenjunga. What was this activity called?

The Trignometric Survey of India.

45

• The makers of this food product say that they have named it __X__ __Y___ because ‘Y’ is one of the first discernible words that a baby learns to speak first.
• Which celebrity sued this company in June 2011, on the pretext that the word __Y__ in her name was being purposely used to cash in on her fame to promote a food product, that has not yet been proved to be healthy for human consumption?
• What is this all about?

Lady Gaga and Baby Gaga. Baby Gaga is an Ice-cream made of human breast milk.

44

 Her birthday is celebrated as International Nurse day. Who?

Florence Nightingale.

43

With which sporting contest, held every year on the second Saturday of August, would you associate the 'Nehru Trophy'?

The kerala Snake Boat Race.

42

What is the popular term for ancient Greek unit of length ranging in value from 607 to 738 feet, associated with almost all international sports?

Stadium.

41

Which South American said this on 09 November 2011?
“When I was 7 years old I came to Los Angeles for the first time and we passed by the Walk of Fame with my mother. And I remember how my mother told me then, ‘Dear ______, one day, your name will be here.’ And, she was right. Here we are today”.


Shakira, on being honoured the Hollywood Hall of fame.

40

Beaten badly during Simon Comission boycott, he never really recovered. He coined the phrase 'Simon Go Back' and more popularly, later coined the phrase 'Quit India' in 1942. Name this unsung hero of Indian Freedom Struggle.

Yousuf Meherally (Merchant).

39

This is about a Geological structure, that has features named after these two cricketers. What is this all about?

Port Saeed and Port Taufeeq are the North and South ends of Suez Canal, which is called 'Highway to India'

38

What connects:
1) Akbar the Great.
2) Amitabh Bachhan, Govinda, Shah Rukh Khan, Saurav Ganguly.. (Not exhaustive)
3) BHEL, NTPC.. (Not Exhaustive)

Navaratna. Akbar's court had a team o Navaratnas, Amitabh and many more superstars have featured in ad for Navaratna oil, and some of the Navaratna PSUs.

37

Considered to be the richest man in world during his days, which Indian Geological structure is named after him?


Osman Ali Khan, the last Nizam of Hyderabad. The Osman Sagar lake in Hyderabad is named after him.

36

Which car model takes its name from a branch of Mahayana Buddhism, whose  name is derived from the Sanskrit word for 'Meditation'?

ZEN

35

Which historically significant product, discontinued in major Indian cities since April 2010, is sold in Pakistan under the brand name 'Mehran'?


Maruti 800.

34

What is blanked and why was this book in news recently (September-2011)?

Edwin Drood.

33

This old dance form was revived by England cricket team during 2010 Ashes series. What is this dance called?


Sprinkler Dance.

32

What is the connect?


Python, the giant reptile in Greek Myth, Monty Python, the English comedy and Python programming language, created by Guido van Rossum.
Connect is Python.

31

Who is supposed to be on the middle chair?

Liu Xiaobo.

30

This mathematician suffered a toothache, which kept him awake at night. In an effort to take his mind off the pain he focused on the cycloid, the curve traced by a point on the circumference of a rolling circle. He solved the problem of the area of any segment of the cycloid and the center of gravity of any segment.
Who?

29

He is called the  "Father of American Scholarship and Education.”
Who?

28

Connect this sport trophy with the red marked boundary. 

Answer: Durrand Line, the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan and Durrand Trophy in India is named after the same person, Mortimer Durrand.

27

This form of cloth headgear takes its name from a major venue in Crimean war as British soldiers were the first ones to use it to protect from cold during the war.
Lately, militants in different parts of the world have used it for hiding their identity. What is it called?


Balaclava.

26

Connect.

 Legend of Pandora’s Box and Pandora Island in Avatar.

25

Whom is the actress portraying in this movie?

Amelia Earhart.

24

A popular shade of a colour for Sarees, in South India is roughly explained as: "Darker than Copper Sulphate with a touch of sky blue". This shade of colour is named after a legendry artist. What is the shade called and whom is it tribute to?

MS Blue, named after MS Subbalakshmi.

23

Shimla and Zurich(Switzerland) happened to withdraw.
Jaca(Spain), Almaty(Kazakistan) were among the rejected.
Out of the shortlist, Salzburg, Austria ended up last, Pyeongchang, South Korea was second.
Who won?


Sochi, Russia won the bid for Winter Olympics 2014

22

In the Stockholm Convention held in April 2011, a global ban on manufacture and use of ___________ was negotiated because of its known threats to human health and environment. More than 80 countries have already banned this substance and India happens to be its most extensive user.


Endosulphan

21

During the canonization process of the Roman Catholic Church, the Promoter of the Faith, popularly known as the ______ ________, was a canon lawyer  appointed by Church authorities to argue against the canonization of the  candidate. It was their job to take a skeptical view of the candidate's character, to look for holes in the evidence, to argue that any miracles attributed to the candidate were fraudulent, etc.

Devil's Advocate

20

A crystalline mineral and a company, making suitcases and toiletries is named after him. Who?


Samsonite, Samson

19

Who?

Jhumpa Lahri

18

The personal assistant of this English stage actor turned a great author and created a very famous character, inspired from him. The character has since been portrayed in many literary geners, theater shows, films, TV shows etc. Who and Which character?


Sir Henry Irving, Dracula

17

Identify and connect.

Earl Tupper, Tupperware

16

Identify all!

15

What is this gadjet?

The Quran reading pen.

14

What was the common medium of exchange in ancient USA when Red Indians used the barter system, the reason, the word ____ is still associated with paper money till date today?

Buck, Buckskin


The protagonist of this book is "Balram Halwai". The _____ ____ is a nickname earned by Balram who is deemed as the smartest boy in the village by an education inspector.
Balram is told that he is like a _____ _____; a rare animal that is said to come only once per generation. Later on when Balram becomes an entrepreneur, he names his taxi company "The _____ _____ Drivers". Which very famous book?

The White Tiger, Arvind Adiga

What was started as an aftermath of 1st world war, on the recommendations of the Hilton Young commission in 1935?

Reserve Bank of India

After which Asamese freedom fighter and Bharat Ratna is the Guwahati International airport named.

Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi


For Historic and juristic reasons, what was accepted by the Supreme court of India as a non human entity that should replace the Gurus after the 10th Sikh Guru Shri Guru Gobind Singh Ji?

Guru Granth Sahib

13

1. In Hindu belief, who is the physician of the Devas
Dhanvantari
2. In Hindu belief, who is the Guru of the Asuras?
Shukracharya
3. In her fierce Mahakali avatar, goddess Kali is depicted as standing on whose corpse?
Shiva
4. Name of which popular Uniliver product is the combination of German word for Water and Italian word for Oil?
Vaseline
5. Which dangerous chemical element with atomic number 94 shares its name with a disney cartoon of a pet dog?
Plutonium
6. Bitten by which breed of fish did the famous crocodile conservator Steve Irvin die in 2006?
Stingray
7. Which German city hosted a series of military tribunals for prosecution of prominent members of political and military leadership of Nazi Germany?
Nuremburg

12

Flag for?
Jammu and Kashmir

11

What is the occasion? Timeline is around April 2008.

This is A Raja and Jyotiraditya Scindia, launching the new Logo for Indian postal services in April 2008. The Indian postal service was also re-branded with a more ‘cool’ name – INDIA POST

10

What is the connect?


Gregory Roberts, a fugitive from Australia, fled to India and wrote a novel called ‘Shantaram’. The 1st pic is V. Shantaram.

8

Which form of Indian poetry, is called so because it gives a curt philosophical message in only 2 lines and shares its name with an Asian national capital?

7

The Pyramid lake in Nevada in USA serves as a default background of which screen?

The Apple i-pad 2.

6

What is happening?

The photograph captured, just before asassination of Anwar Sadaat.

6

“Dear Mr. Osama bin Laden allow me to introduce myself. I am _____ _______, the World chess Champion. First of all you should know that I share your hatred of the murderous bandit state of "Israel" and its chief backer the Jew-controlled U.S.A. also know [sic] as the "Jewnited States" or "Israel West." We also have something else in common: We are both fugitives from the U.S. "justice" system.” WHO?

Answer: Bobby Fischer.

6

This president of USA is credited with giving one of the many mathematical proofs of the formulation depicted in the stamp. What?

Answer:
THE STAMP IS IN MEMORY OF THE PYTHAGORAS THEOREM, A WORK OF THE GREEK PHILOSOPHER PYTHAGORAS.
JAMES GARFIELD, A FORMER US PRESIDENT IS CREDITED WITH PROVIDING ONE OF THE MANY PROOFS OF THE PYTHAGORAS THEOREM.

5

Who completes this list in the chronological order?

Answer:
NELSON MANDELA – PEOPLE TO HAVE WON BOTH, THE NOBEL PRIZE AND BHARAT RATNA.

4

Who would connect these pictures?

Answer:
The connect is R K Laxman. Pic 3 – Cartoons shown in Mr and Mrs 55 are designed by him. The famous Gattu mascot for Asian Paints (Pic 2) is his creation, as are the cartoons for Malgudi days (Pic 1)

3

Subhas Chandra Bose was instrumental in tapping the talent of X as a dedicated music director. On his personal request, X composed the tunes for “Kadam Kadam Badaye Ja”, the Indian National Army’s marching song.
X also composed the tune for “Subh Sukh Chain ki barkha barse” (or the Qaumi Tarana as it was known), the National Anthem adopted by Azad Hind.
Identify this unsung hero of Indian freedom struggle who has composed the present tune of the National Anthem.

Answer:
Ram Singh Thakur – The composer of the tune of Indian National Anthem

2

Which element in the 4th row of the periodic table would you associate with this ad?



Answer:
The ad campaign is for Google Chrome. The open source project under which Chrome was launched is called Chromium, the element with atomic number 24.

1

Plenty of Valiance and brilliance in the name of this Indian cricketer. Who?





Answer: Napoleon Einstein.

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