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1)Karsten ________ was born in Austrheim north of Bergen, Norway. His father was a shoemaker, and the family emigrated to Seattle in the United States. He became an engineer and founded Karsten manufacturing. He applied  scientific principles to the design of a type of sports instrument, which  had previously been based largely on trial and error and was also instrumental in starting something in 1990. What?

2)The British Chess Player John Cochrane played almost 450 games with Moheshchunder Bannerjee from 1848 to 1860 in Kolkata. Bannerjee was a very strong player, although he couldn’t excel at modern European chess. What is his most significant legacy to the Chess World?

3)Hormasji Dorabji __________ played cricket for the Parsees from 1900 – 1922. He later became the President of the Mumbai Cricket Association from 1930 – 1934 and again from 1943 till his death in 1946. After his death, the association decided to commemorate him a special way. What did they do?

4)The stadium in Kaiserslautern is named after a guy who played all his life for the club and also captained his country to it’s first World Cup win. Who is it named after?

5)X is depicted, but not named, by Vladimir Nabokov in his novel Lolita. He appears as a has-been tennis champion with “a harem of ball boys”, whom Humbert Humbert hires to coach Lolita, knowing that he will not try to seduce her due to his homosexuality.

6)Chap represented Karachi as well as Pak Crescent Club (famous for producing Zaheer Abbas.)He is eldest of three brothers. His younger brother , Raheel , is a Professional First Class Cricketer .He decided to go into the sport he is now famous for because of his uncle. Who is this guy?

7)On 1st May , 1971 , the day after the Milwaukee Bucks won the NBA championship , the Arabic term for ” generous, servant of the all-powerful” became an household name. What is this Arabic term?

8)What is common to Brad Klegg (Golf , 2008) , Michael Simmons(Football 1995) and Shiv Kumar Thind (cricket , 1997)?

9)If Paavo Nurmi was the ‘Flying Finn’ , who was the ‘Flying housewife” ?

10)This chap started racing quite late . He initially started with snowmobiles and finally ventured into Formula one.

Who?

On December 8, 1963,X Jr. was kidnapped . X paid the kidnappers’  250,000$ dollars as ransom demand , and his son was released unharmed. Because the kidnappers demanded that X call only from payphones, X carried a roll of dimes with him throughout the ordeal, and this became a lifetime habit. The kidnappers were subsequently apprehended and convicted. A movie called “Stealing X “was made taking the incident into account.

Who is X

2.

Cast and crew of the TV show X. Picture spoofs a famous painting Y. Identify both

3.

Marvin’s lullaby goes as follows. The blank refers to a work of science fiction

Now the world has gone to bed

Darkness won’t engulf my head

I can see by infra-red

How I hate the night

Now I lay me down to sleep

Try to _____ _______ ______

Sweet dream wishes you can keep

How I hate the night

Fill in the blanks

4.

Blanked Out?

5.

Whose picture hangs on the wall behind in this still from the Darjeeling Limited ?

6.

Cover of an issue of Promethea.

Inspired by which famous work of art?

7.

This is actor Jamie Bell, seen with his co-star at the Rome Film Festival earlier this month to promote his movie.

What role did he play?

8.

The X rose is a rose variety bred artificially for its beautiful look; it does not have any smell.

It has the same as that of an album of a famous psychedelic rock band .

Id X.

9.

When filling out internet forms specific to the US, what is the zip code most commonly given by non-Americans?

(Hint: Why will it be in an Entertainment Based Set?)

10.

About halfway through the film No Smoking a character says a dialogue, while launching his cigars in India, which goes something like

“ Beedi Jalaai le’ ke is ‘____’ desh mein, cigar ‘____’ “

FITB.

1)Connect :
Indian Gymkhana
Lyon
BSN
Telekom Malaysia
Abhahani Limited
Stuttgart Kickers

2)Two forms of the game, Association and Golf, have rules that are agreed internationally and are played in many countries around the world.

More unusual variations of the game include Mondo, eXtreme, and Bicycle. Unlike most sports, men and women compete and are ranked together in this sport. Which sport?

3)This guy(pic below) got into a number of accidents in his career, but survived all of them. Ironically he died in car crash eleven  years after he retired while driving to go watch the French Grand Prix.

4)This chap played for Portsmouth as a youth and later went on to make a career with Southampton and Tottenham Hotspur.

He was slow on the field and the last match he played for England was the 6-3 thrashing they got at the hands of Hungary in 1953.
Who?

5)On 25th March 1934 , Italy beat Greece 4-0.

What is unique about this match ?

6)In 1989 Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, X’s 147 created a world record. However, like Kapil’s epic 175, unfortunately there is no footage of the accomplishment, because the Doordarshan camera crew covering the event had stepped out for a tea break.

Who?

7)In 2000 John Ian Wang was flown in from his residence in Bucharest to be given a special honour at the Sydney Olympics. This honour was since he suggested an innovation in the Olympic protocol at the 1956 Olympics in order to alleviate tensions during the Cold war era.

What innovation?

8)Friends turned foes.Identify both.

9)Connect

10) Despite his recent lack of sucess, X is one of the most popular players  on the PGA tour. He is known primarily for his “zero to hero” victory in the  1991 PGA Championship and his driving distance off the tee, where he  consistently hits 350+ yards. He claims to have hit the ball 806 yards. It  is said that, weather permitting, he is the only player in the world who can  hit across the English Channel. Who?

This is a Simpson Parody of a very famous artwork X by Y

Id.

2.

_________________
Often have you heard that told.
Many a man his life hath sold
But my outside to behold.
Gilded tombs do worms enfold

FITB.

3.

The ________ theorem in the field of optimization states that all algorithms that try to find the maximum or minimum of a cost function perform exactly the same, when they are averaged over all possible cost functions. This is essentially because there is an inherent bias in each algorithm, as it tends to perform extremely well over a certain range, and then falls away rapidly over other cost functions outside its optimum range – thus averaging to a constant. The theorem gets its name from an adage popularized in 20th century literature , and is also used freely in economics.
What is the theorem called?

4.

It is called “Montezuma’s Revenge”, “Turistas” or “Aztec Two-Step” in Mexico, “Pharaoh’s Revenge”  or “Cairo Two-Step” in Egypt,  “Kurtz Hurtz” in Uzbekistan, and “Kabulitis” in Afghanistan. The Canadians call it “Beaver Fever”. A recent local term in Thailand is “Thai-dal Wave”. It was in the news with reference to CWG 2010 and a certain famous release.

What is the local rhyming phrase for this?

5.

In 1961, this painting by Goya was stolen from the London National Gallery. The missing masterpiece appeared the next year in a movie displayed on the wall of the archvillain’s home giving rise to the “_____ theory” that many missing masterpieces decorate the homes of criminals.

Name the movie.

6.

A French finance minister X imposed harsh economic demands on his country in 1759 to fix France’s credit crisis during the seven years war. One of his artistic hobbies – making inexpensive paper portraits – led to his name being used mockingly for something cheaply done.

What was his surname?

7.

Pierre Boulle, a Frenchman, used his wartime experiences to pen a novel which made into the film The Bridge on the River Kwai for which he won an Oscar. Another book by him proved so popular that it is now a film franchise with about seven films.

Name the franchise

8.

What is so special about this particular Science Fiction article in 1933?

9.

Inspiration for what?

10.

This was supposed to be the largest ever run of  X.

Id X

Which movie is being talked about?

Robert Logue, a grandson of Lionel, doubted the film’s depiction of Lionel, the …………. stating “I don’t think he ever swore in front of the …. and he certainly never called him “Bertie”.

Q2.

Connect

For god so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son; and whoever believes in him will not perish but have everlasting life

Q3.

A famous cartoon/video-game/movie/comic franchise once used this picture to promote their video game for windows using this picture –

(Concentrate on the colours)

Q4.

Complete this quote from Boman Irani (Recent)

“ No R.I.P. for ___ ______”

Q5.

Connect –

Q6.

Connect

Hint : These are the relatives of two insanely viral people, both famous due to the same reason.

Q7.

A swimmer, X set the 50m national record for Greece at the young age of 14.

Although his better achievements sound more interesting.

Responsible for the second best selling music video of all time, X has 35 platinum and gold albums to his credit globally. The best part is, X has had no formal music training, although X holds a BA in psychology. Now the obvious question is, id the genius.

Q8.

Who on himself?

I don’t have prejudice against meself. My father was a white and my mother was black. Them call me half-caste or whatever. Me don’t dip on nobody’s side. Me don’t dip on the black man’s side nor the white man’s side. Me dip on God’s side, the one who create me and cause me to come from black and white

(next two, courtesy Abhijeet Somani)

Q9.

Everybody’s got a date. Even you, Mario, going after Princess Peach. And what am I doing? I’m just enabling you.

Who here, did not have a date, until recently.

Q10.

May 25, 1977
May 21, 1980
May 25, 1983
May 19, 1999
May 16, 2002
May 19, 2005

Exhaustive list. Give funda.

1.  Also known as Meenakshi, the name of which mythological figure means “large or winnow-like nails” in Sanskrit?

2. The Paisley pattern is often used in designs across the world. Though it originated in the Middle East and India, it gets this name from the Scottish town of Paisley, because their weavers were once the leading producers of shawls bearing this pattern. In India, this motif is associated with a fruit which it closely resembles. Which fruit?

3.  The livery of each coach is painted in bold primary colours and is based on the paintings of Mamta Banerjee. Also seen are a pair of running legs in blue among greenery, to indicate “speed”. This was introduced in 2009. What?

4.  Which radio show sponsored by Cadbury began airing on April12,1972 and was hosted first by Hamid Sayani and later, by Ameen Sayani, his brother?

5.  Examples from this set are

1.

The first two of its kind were -

A red Red Fender Lead II belonging to X and a guitar with the words “Mine’s as good as his! Love, Pete” on it donated by Pete Townshend the moment he heard about X’s gesture.

2.

O Wonder!

How many goodly creatures are there here!

How beautious mankind is!

O _____ ___ _____ !

That has such people in it.

Miranda’s speech from The Tempest. Act V Scene I

The blanks are the name of an epic novel and a brilliant rock song and album

3.

The above inspired the appearance of the villains in which iconic franchise?

4.

He arrived in New York from Europe as a child to escape being killed because his father’s enemy wanted to get rid of him. At immigration, he was asked his name. Not knowing English, he replied with the name of the place he was from. The officer recorded that as the name. What was this name?

5.

This is a district of London located to the west of the centre and close to the north-western corner of Hyde Park. It lies within the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.

It has a reputation as an affluent and fashionable area, but also houses the Portobello Road antique market, a major tourist attraction.

What is also well known about the area is that there are some bookshops around

Which area?

6.

Mel Blanc was the voice for many famous cartoon characters including Bugs Bunny and Barney Rubble. What would you find engraved on the headstone of his grave?

7.

If four out of the set are

The Warlock’s Hairy Heart

The Wizard and the Hopping Pot

The Fountain of Fair Fortune

Babbitty Rabbitty and her Cackling Stump

___ _____ __ _____ _______ .

Fill in the blanks to give the title of the most famous one in the set

8.

Gore Vidal’s novel The Smithsonian Institution is a fictional account of the adventures of “T.” as he helps a group of scientists in the basement of the Smithsonian create the neutron bomb, and encounters historical figures such as President Abraham Lincoln, Charles Lindbergh, Eleanor Roosevelt and Mrs. Grover Cleveland.

Vidal has supposedly claimed that this was the inspiration for _ __ _____ __ __ ________.

9.

These are the Bare Naked Ladies ( Really? ) , an alternative rock band from Canada. They are known for a very famous song related to the earth cooling and autotrophs drooling.

What  song?

10.

X is a wooden walkway for pedestrians, often found alongside beaches, coastal dunes, marshes and wetlands or other such sensitive areas.

X’s are very common in cities along the East coast of the US and typically these X’s are waterfront pedestrian entertainment areas.

One of the earliest and till date the longest was designed and opened June 26,1870 in Atlantic City.

Therefore a TV show set in the area, was titled X ______