Q1) Which are the only defending champions in FIFA World Cup history to refuse defending their title at a subsequent World Cup?
Q2) This phrase supposedly originated from the name of a tax levied on the Irish by the Danes in the 9th century. Those who did not pay had this part of the body cut off. What is the phrase?
Q3) This Company had humble beginnings in the workshop of Ole Kirk Christiansen, a poor carpenter from Billund, Denmark. Ole Kirk started creating wooden toys in 1932, but it wasn't until 1949 that the company's most famous product was created. Christiansen coined the company name from a Danish phrase meaning, "Play well". This famous product of this company comes in thousands of varieties, the most common being primo and duplo. They recently changed their company tagline from ‘Just Imagine’ to ‘Play On’. Which company?
Q4) In the Harry Potter books who filled the position vacated by Ogg at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry?
Q5) “Out - beyond question or wrangle!
Homeward he lurched to his lunch!
His bat was tucked up at an angle,
His great shoulders curved to a hunch.”
Arthur Conan Doyle describing whose dismissal?
Q6) Which famous product, at its launch, was called "Stevie's little wonder"?
Q7) It has a nearly half-million square mile area, roughly demarcated by Fort Lauderdale, Florida, the island of Bermuda and Puerto Rico. It has been made famous especially by the work of author, Charles Berlitz. Identify this place.
Q8) This place was originally an extensive, shallow embayment called Wai Momi or Pu‘uloa by the Hawaiians. Pu‘uloa was regarded as the home of the shark goddess Ka‘ahupahau and her brother, Kahi‘uka. The harbor was teeming with oysters until the late 1800's. In the years following the arrival of Captain James Cook, it was not considered a suitable port due to the shallowness of the water. In 1887, Hawai leased this place to the US in return for exclusive rights to allow Hawaiian sugar to enter the United States duty free. Which place?
Q9) In the late 16th century, when Altan Khan, the ruler of the Mongols met Sonam Gyatso, they exchanged titles. Sonam Gyatso conferred the title "Chhoskyi Gyalpo" (“Righteous King”) on Altan Khan. What title did Altan Khan bestow on Sonam Gyatso?
Q10) His real name was Robert Nesta _________. He formed his first music group with Bunny Livingston and Joe Higgs. His racial identity was always under crisis since he was born of a white father and a black mother. His famous quote to answer to a racial offender was, "I don't have prejudice against myself. 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." Identify him.
Q11) Which iconic American television show gets its name from a 1956 Cole Porter song featured in the soundtrack of the Hollywood movie ‘High Society’?
Q12) In Greek mythology, this creature was mythical monster, which was half horse, half dolphin and pulled Poseidon’s chariot. In medical terminology it’s the part of the brain located in temporal lobe and plays a major role in memory and navigation. Which word?
Q13) He traveled a record 1,247,613 km, that is 3.24 times the distance from the Earth to Moon. He visited 129 different countries & territories read more than 20,000 addresses from 100,000 pages & held meetings with 1600 political leaders, including 776 with Heads of States & 246 with Prime Ministers. Who?
Q14) What results when the Circadian Rhythm and Nychthemeral Rhythm get out of sync?
Q15) Which dish is called ‘Jewish Penicillin’ as it a remedy for colds and similar infections?
Q16) He uses the profession of a fashion photographer as a cover for his secret identity. In reality he's a secret agent who was frozen in the 1960's and revived in the 1990's to fight his archrival. He gets his briefings from Basil Exposition. Who are we talking about?
Q17) The origin of the name is uncertain, but it is known that it appeared in an 1898 London police report. One theory has the name coming from an Irish troublemaker from London named Patrick __________; another has it coming from a street gang in Islington, a third lists it as an Irish word which means a wild, spirited party. What word is this?
Q18) Which current member of the Australian cricket set up once had the nickname ‘Ned Flanders’ due to his uncanny likeness to The Simpsons’ friend?
Q19) How do we better know the professional wrestler Ritesh Bhalla?
Q20) He lives at No 7, Saville Row, Burlington Gardens, London. He is a member of the Reform Club. His main pastime is reading newspapers and playing a game of Whist. He fired his servant James Forster, for bringing shaving water four degrees below normal. Name this eccentric fictional character.
Q21) ___________ Narmadensis, which roughly translates to ‘Regal lizard of the Narmada’ is the largest carnivorous dinosaur species to have been discovered in India. Scientifically, it is a close cousin of the more famous Carnotaurus and measures 9 meters(30 ft) in length and about 3 meters (10 ft) in height. The majority of its remains are housed at the Geological Survey of India, Kolkata. Name this dinosaur.
Q22) Six and Out: Brett Lee :: Ordinary Fear of God: _____________?
Q23) This eccentric Nobel Prize winning physicist once took up painting (even gaining some success) under the pseudonym “ofey”. He also learned to play drums (frigideira) in acceptable samba style in Brazil by persistence and practice, and participated in a samba school He even translated some Mayan hieroglyphics and was notorious among his colleagues at Fermi labs for being an expert safecracker. Who?
Q24) These everyday items are usually provided with small solid plastic bits called ‘aglets’ which makes their entry through a series of small holes called ‘eyelets’ easier. What everyday item?
Q25) In Formula 1 terminology, who or what is a ‘dopieta’? (Its only appearance last year was at the United States Grand Prix)
Q26) X was born in 1899 in a Chicago suburb. In 1917 He joined the Kansas City Star as a reporter. In 1924 he resigned from journalism to devote himself to fiction. His first two published works were ‘Three Stories and Ten Poems’ and ‘In Our Time.’ He was passionately involved with bull fighting, big game hunting and deep-sea fishing and his writing reflected this. He was awarded the Noble prize for Literature in 1954. Identify this famous writer.
Q27) Electric rays are fish that have a rounded body and a pair of organs capable of producing an electric discharge, which is used to stun or kill prey. Perhaps the most known members are those of the genus _____, also called crampfish and numbfish. The genus name comes from a Latin word meaning to be stiffened or paralyzed, referring to the effect on someone who handles or steps on a living electric ray. A modern day device/weapon takes it name from this genus name. What is it?
Q28) ’India's Export Trends and Prospects for Self-Sustained Growth’ is a book written by this 1987 Padma Vibhushan awardee. His/her Ph.D. thesis was on ‘India's export competitiveness.’ He is also a life member of The Gymkhana Club, New Delhi. Who?
Q29) In the 1700's, public eateries in France would display the famous quotation from St.Matthew's (XI 28) "Come unto me all ye, that are hungry and I shall restore you". Which word has this practice contributed to the English language?
Q30) In 1984, 11 computer scientists in Beijing created a company to bring the advantages of information technology to the Chinese people. The researchers set up shop in a loaned space - a small, one-story bungalow in Beijing. In 2003, the company they founded changed its brand name to _____ taking a part of its previous name and adding the Latin word for "new," to reflect the spirit of innovation at the core of the company. Identify the company.
Q31) The idea of X came up in 1894 when William Keath _______ was trying to improve the vegetarian diet of hospital patients. He was searching for a digestible bread substitute using the process of boiling wheat when an accident led to his invention. Which company did he found to market his invention (his surname)?
Q32) A talented, self-taught artist, he sold his first drawing to Life magazine when he was only 14! He was also a natural athlete who longed for a career in baseball, but his dreams of pitching in the Big Leagues were shattered when he broke his arm while playing his first professional game. He became a sports cartoonist and created a strip called "Champs and Chumps", which was renamed later. The cartoon was an instant hit. What is this cartoon series called today?
Q33) He declared himself King of Scotland and appeared at a Royal Saudi Arabian funeral in 1975 wearing a kilt. He also referred to himself as the "Conqueror of the British Empire", using the letters CBE after his name, and awarded himself the Victoria Cross and the Military Cross. He once proposed marriage to Princess Anne. He was the President of Organization of African Unity from 1975 to 1976.Who is this weirdo?
Q34) On November 30th, 1939, the Soviet Union unilaterally invaded Finland, beginning what would be called the Winter War. In a propaganda radio broadcast, however, the Soviet foreign minister claimed that the Soviets were not dropping bombs, but rather were delivering food to the starving Finns. In response, the poorly equipped but hardy troops of the Finnish Army began saluting advancing Soviet tanks with _______ ________. What?
Q35) The following line in Julius Caesar gives this novel’s name: "Cry havoc and let slip the ____________". It is about the story of a group of mercenary soldiers hired by a British industrialist to overthrow the government of a fictional African country called Zangaro. Also the name of a song by Pink Floyd. Fill in the blanks.
Q36) What is the Sith name of the Emperor/ Chancellor Palpatin who is the main villain in the Star Wars franchise along with Darth Vader?
Q37) Arthur _____ & Co. is a brewery founded in Dublin, Ireland in 1756. The brewery's most famous product is a dark stout beer known widely as ______. The company also sponsors another product, as a result of a debate involving its managing director Hugh Beaver. This product went on to become a huge success all over the world. Name it by filling the blanks.
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Q38) “The matrix has its roots in primitive arcade games. _______: A consensual hallucination experienced daily by billions of legitimate operators, in every nation, by children being taught mathematical concepts. A graphic representation of data abstracted from banks of every computer in the human system. Unthinkable complexity. Lines of light ranged in the nonspace of the mind, constellations of data. Like city lights, receding”. What is being described here?
Q39) The first person to procure this title was Charles Lindberg in 1927. Franklin D Roosevelt won it a record 3 times and other notable awardees include Hitler, Gandhi and George W Bush (twice). What title?
Q40) This modern day phrase has an unclear origin. Some believe that it dates back to Roman times when it was believed that the star Sirius added its heat to that of the Sun on certain days of the year. Another popular belief is that the saying came about as a result of the death of the Greek playwright Euripides, when he was mauled to death by a pack of dogs. The Greek biographer Plutarch recorded this phrase for the first time in 'Moralia' (A.D. 95). Which phrase?
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