1. The Birmingham Small Arms Co., a firm of rifle makers seeking work to keep their staff fully employed diversified into a different field in which it became more popular. What is the major product of this company?
2. The Sun newspaper once dubbed him as WORM (Well Worn Rag-Trade Moghul). He lived with his now estranged wife Valentina Pedroni for 7 yrs at St. James’ Court on Marine Drive. His German mother Gunar left his dad and set up a flourishing export line. He dated model Vanessa Vaz in the 80s and also modelled for a Raymond ad campaign. Who?
3. Her real name is Nilanjana Sudeshna __________. But she is better known by the pet name that her parents used to call her by. Who?
4. He has a football stadium named after him. He still retains an M 47 tank from his early days in the army. He shot to fame in 1977 with a documentary produced by George Butler. A few of his favorite things are a mansion in Brentwood, a ski lodge in Sun Valley Idaho, a Boeing 747 he leases to Singapore Air, a small fleet of Hummers, Coheba cigars and Indian Chief motorcycles. Who?
5. This world champion sportsman, famous for having broken his own world record 52 times, famously said, "My only competitor is gravity". Who?
6. I founded this company in 1886 and named it after my surname. The first product was an instant soup, which was a dried pea-and-bean-flavoured mixture developed by me. In the same year I created a spicy sauce with the name Wurze. In 1947 my company was bought up by Nestle and its products are presently sold under the Nestle tag. Also my brand is traditionally linked to the colours red and yellow. Name my company.
7. Switzerland is well known as a neutral country. After the Treaty of Versailles, Switzerland’s soldiers were banned from serving as mercenaries to other countries, with an exception. Which is the only country can they serve as mercenaries of?
8. Roger the Golem, Lobster Johnson, Abe Sapiens and Liz Sherman. Who’s their leader?
9. “I come not, friends, to steal away your hearts.” This is a line from Julius Caesar Act III, scene ii. Where in Windows would you find this quote?
10. It was invented by a graphic designer, Harvey Ball for an insurance company in the 60's when the company underwent a merger. To keep employee morale up, the company started a campaign for which this symbol was created. It became hugely popular and the U.S post office even issued a stamp on it. What are we talking about?
11. The name of the cassette and record company TIPS is an acronym for what?
12. The daughter of a prosperous fabric store owner, she graduated from Wellesley College (1969) and Yale University Law School (1973). In 1975 she married a fellow Yale Law School Graduate. In 1991, The National Law Journal named her one of the 100 most powerful lawyers in America. Who?
13. A recent happening in the word of sports led to the coining of the "______" principle which says, 'I walk, therefore I am'... Fill in the blank.
14. This place derives its name from the Ukranian name for the mugwort plant (Artemesia Vulgaris) and when translated means black grass, although in an article which appeared in the New York Times in 1986, it was claimed that the name derives from another Ukranian word referring to the wormwood plant used for making absinthe. Which place?
15. A few years back the Royal Society of Chemistry commissioned Quest International, a fragrance and flavor company with expertise in the chemical and physical make up of drinks, to research a particular drink? What?
16. This architectural entity is not of the colour indicated by its name. Instead it bears a colour called International Orange which was chosen for its visibility in fog rather than for any aesthetic reasons. Identify this architectural marvel?
17. What is known as “The Great Loop “in France?
18. He served his time amidst Arab oil merchants and textile traders in the port of Aden in the 1950's. After eight years including five years at Burmah Shell, he returned to Mumbai at the end of the 1950's to start his own business. His company was originally in commodities trading. Later he moved into textiles and made his mark. Who?
19. Franklin Roosevelt called it the "sacred cow", Harry Truman called it "Independence", and Eisenhower called it "The Columbine". How do we know it as?
20. What is common to the following cricketers: Jacob Oram, Hashan Tillakratne, Lance Klusener, Russel Arnold, Chris Gayle, Manjural Islam?
21. We have identities from ‘Sigma 6’ via the ‘T Set’, ‘the Megadeaths’, ‘the Architectural Abdabs’, ‘the Screaming Abdabs’, and ‘the Abdabs’. Our career schizophrenia can be spelled as an equivalent of “living fast and dying young - living fast and becoming an acid casualty”. Who are we?
22. This was a poster put up by IBM in 1978 explaining something. What is being explained?
* If it's there and you can see it - it's real
* If it's there and you can't see it - it's transparent
* If it's not there and you can see it - it's ________
* If it's not there and you can't see it - you erased it!
23. Veisalgia is the medical term for the condition. Depending on severity, the symptoms may include dry mouth, headaches, irritability, bloodshot eye, sensitivity to light and noise, or nausea and vomiting. Which condition?
24. This term was first used by the British military during the Boer War (1899-1902). Facing attack by Boer guerrillas, British forces rounded up the Boer women and children as well as black people living on Boer land, and sent them to 31 places scattered around South Africa, effectively using the families of suspected guerrillas as hostages. Which term?
25. Scotland Yard's crime database is called “Home Office Large Major Enquiry System”. The training program is called "_________________" in honour of a great detective. Fill in the blank.
26. A courtier in some European countries during the Middle Ages was in charge of keeping the horses of his lord. He had a specific title in Latin which gave rise to this common English word. What is it?
27. Though running 8:03 in length, this is the most played rock song on American radio, if not the most popular rock song of all time. Ironically, it never charted because it was never released as a single to the general public. Radio stations received promotional singles which quickly became collector's items. This epic solo was actually recorded in bits and pieces, and the guitarist only learned to play all of it later for live shows. Name the song and the band.
28. Benjamin Franklin once said about this invention, “This shows that there is a God, and that he loves us.” Which invention?
29. Who/What does this emoticon represent?
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30. Fill in the Blanks :
On July 2nd, they arrive
On July 3rd, they attack
July 4th is ________________
31. In the world of sports, which word is Spanish for “Crown”?
32. There is an annual cricket match held for the Raghuramiah Cup. Which two teams vie for this trophy?
33. Who was described by a friend as thus:
Knowledge of Literature — Nil.
Knowledge of Philosophy — Nil.
Knowledge of Astronomy — Nil.
Knowledge of Politics — Feeble.
Knowledge of Botany — Variable. Well up in belladonna, opium, and poisons generally. Knows nothing of practical gardening.
Knowledge of Geology — Practical, but limited. Tells at a glance different soils from each other.
Knowledge of Chemistry — Profound.
Knowledge of Anatomy — Accurate, but unsystematic.
Knowledge of Sensational Literature — Immense. He appears to know every detail of every horror perpetrated in the century.
34. As a child, he made his money growing Christmas trees, and left school at 16 to start a magazine called 'Student', which attracted many notable contributors, including Jean Paul Sartre and James Baldwin. But he couldn't sit still. So at the age of 19 he set up his mail order business and the rest is history. Who?
35. Which word also means “a person who swallows live animals, bugs, etc., as a form of entertainment at fairs”?
36. Ancient Roman gladiators used to do something that a lot of modern day athletes do regularly. The producers of the movie `Gladiator' considered including this in the script but discarded the idea as they felt it would appear unbelievable for the audience. What was this?
37. He was born in Scotland, the son of a Glasgow miner, and as a youth he earned money selling shoes and selling firewood. In 1879, he left Scotland and moved to the United States, where his uncle was a riverboat captain on the Mississippi. In 1882 he staked out a claim and mined copper in Montana; the mine boomed. That combined with his stock gave him 3 cubic acres of money by the late 1940s. His fortune is estimated at 91 multiplijillion, 9 obsquatumatillian, 632 dollars and 62 cents. Who?
38. Which organization's slogan is `We scare because we care.'?
39. He was a tree surgeon born in 1907 in Berlin, New Hampshire. He got a job at the Dupont Chemical Company. He was eager to work with new materials, so he asked if he could purchase any left-over substance. His supervisor at Dupont gave him a black, inflexible slag, a waste product of the oil refining process. He fiddled around with it and still invented X. But X was not welcome at first. Consumers were confused. Store sales lagged. But he came back with demonstrations and the product is world famous now. What did he create or what is X?
40. Forbes magazine called it the most efficient distribution system for a single product. What?
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